Financials

BlackRock's 1Q Profit Falls 20%

BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, said on Thursday its profit fell about 20 percent during a first quarter that featured a dramatic reversal for markets.

Is Citigroup Better Managed Than JPMorgan Chase?

U.S. stocks are higher in late morning trading on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: $INDU),up 0.66% and 0.69%, respectively, at 11:30 a.m. ET.

JPMorgan Chase 1Q Earnings Top Estimates

JPMorgan Chase, the biggest U.S. bank by assets, reported a 6.7 percent drop in quarterly profit as costs to cover possible sour loans to troubled shale oil companies rose and revenue from trading and investment banking declined.

When Most Trades Are Just a Guess

A lot of the time the market is meandering sideways, attempting to figure out a new direction. In those times, almost every trade is just a guess.

Iceland's PM Resigns Over Panama Papers Revelations

Iceland's Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson is to step down after leaked documents from a Panamanian law firm showed his wife owned an offshore company with big claims on collapsed Icelandic banks, his party said.

How MetLife Trumped the U.S. Government’s ‘Too Big to Fail’ Case

MetLife Inc. scored a major victory on Wednesday for American tax payers and perhaps the U.S. financial system as a federal judge ruled the insurance giant is not “too big to fail” and should not be subjected to the stricter capital requirements implemented after the 2008 mortgage meltdown.