Goldman Sachs Group Inc

The Morgan Stanley digital sign is seen at the company's Times Square headquarters in New York, U.S., on Friday, Jan. 12, 2016.John Taggart | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMorgan Stanley promoted a tech executive in its wealth management division to become the bank's first head of firm-wide artificial intelligence, CNBC has learned.The bank is elevating Jeff McMillan, a veteran of the New York-based bank, to help guide its implementation of AI across the firm, according to a memo sent Thursday from co-presidents Andy Saperstein…

Mathisworks | Digitalvision Vectors | Getty ImagesCorporate America has a message for Wall Street: It's serious about cutting costs this year.From toy and cosmetics makers to office software sellers, executives across sectors have announced layoffs and other plans to slash expenses — even at some companies that are turning a profit. Barbie maker Mattel, PayPal, Cisco, Nike, Estée Lauder and Levi Strauss are just a few of the firms that have cut jobs in recent weeks.Department store retailer Macy's said it will close five…

Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesGoldman Sachs abandoned an ill-fated push into consumer banking in late 2022, but an investment in a Texas energy retailer means its reach into American homes is about to grow.Rhythm Energy, a Houston-based electricity provider overseen and owned by a Goldman Sachs private equity fund, has won approval from federal authorities to expand from its home market into the more than dozen states where deregulated power firms operate, CNBC has learned.That covers energy networks, mostly in…

Stephen Squeri, chairman and chief executive officer of American Express Co., speaks during an Economic Club of New York event in New York, US, on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022.Stephanie Keith | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAmerican Express CEO Stephen Squeri on Friday said the credit card company saw "good consumer spending" during the holidays and signs of strong overall health for U.S. spending.In particular, delinquency rates were "lower than they were in 2019," Squeri told CNBC's Scott Wapner in an interview at the American…

Ted Pick, co-president of Morgan Stanley, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in New York, US, on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMorgan Stanley's new CEO Ted Pick on Thursday expressed confidence that his bank will hit financial targets of $10 trillion in client assets and a 20% return.Pick, a three-decade Morgan Stanley veteran who took over this month, said he has three priorities: sticking to the strategy laid out by predecessor James Gorman, maintaining the bank's culture and…

Goldman Sachs on Tuesday posted fourth-quarter results that topped analysts' expectations on better-than-expected asset and wealth management revenue.Here's what the company reported versus what Wall Street analysts surveyed by LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv, expected:Earnings: $5.48 per share; it wasn't immediately clear if that was comparable to the $3.51 estimate of analysts surveyed by LSEG.Revenue: $11.32 billion vs. $10.8 billion expected, according to LSEGGoldman said earnings for the quarter jumped 51% to $2.01…

Jane Fraser, CEO of Citigroup, attends a hearing on Annual Oversight of Wall Street Firms before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Dec. 6, 2023. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesCitigroup reported fourth-quarter earnings before the opening bell Friday.Here's what the company reported compared with what Wall Street analysts surveyed by LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv, were expecting:Earnings: adjusted 84 cents a share, may not compare…

Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, testifies during the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled Annual Oversight of Wall Street Firms, in the Hart Building on Dec. 6, 2023.Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesJPMorgan Chase reported fourth-quarter earnings before the opening bell Friday.Here's what the company reported compared with what Wall Street analysts surveyed by LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv, were expecting:Earnings per share: $3.04, may not compare with expected $3.32…

Jane Fraser CEO, Citi, speaks at the 2023 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, May 1, 2023.Mike Blake | ReutersCitigroup warned investors late Wednesday that charges tied to the decline of the Argentine peso as well as the bank's reorganization came in far higher than disclosed by the company's CFO just weeks ago.The bank said its fourth-quarter results, scheduled to be released Friday morning, were impacted by $880 million in currency conversion losses from the peso and $780 million in…

Bristol Myers Squibb on Friday announced it agreed to buy biopharmaceutical company Karuna Therapeutics for $14 billion in cash, or $330 per share.Karuna's stock popped more than 47% on the news Friday morning, hitting around $317 a share. Bristol Myers Squibb shares rose more than 3%.The deal will help expand Bristol Myers' drug pipeline after competition from a generic offering caused demand for the company's blood cancer drug Revlimid to tumble in its third quarter.The boards of directors at both Bristol Myers and…