Biotech firm Recursion to buy smaller peer Exscientia for $688 million
Recursion Pharmaceuticals (RXRX.O), opens new tab, a biotech firm which uses artificial intelligence to discover new drug candidates, has agreed to buy smaller […]
KBC upbeat on interest income as loan demand picks up
Belgian bank KBC (KBC.BR), opens new tab on Thursday raised its 2024 growth forecasts for lending and net interest income (NII) after they drove […]
Lender Banco do Brasil posts 8% rise in second-quarter adjusted profit
State-controlled lender Banco do Brasil (BBAS3.SA), opens new tab reported on Wednesday 8.2% year-on-year growth in its second-quarter adjusted net profit. The bank posted […]
Traders lose billions on big volatility short after stocks rout
A wager that stock markets would stay calm has cost retail traders, hedge funds and pension funds billions after a selloff in […]
US consumer watchdog probes major US banks over Zelle scam, WSJ reports
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is investigating major U.S. banks for their handling of customer funds on the peer-to-peer payments platform Zelle […]
UK wealth manager Quilter’s half-year profit beats forecasts
British wealth manager Quilter (QLT.L), opens new tab beat half-year earnings forecasts on Wednesday and reported stronger net inflows of cash, as more wealthy […]
ABN Amro cautious on NII growth into 2025 amid expected rates decrease
Dutch lender ABN Amro (ABNd.AS), opens new tab said on Wednesday it does not see a significant positive trend in net interest income into […]
Lender Itau Unibanco reports higher profit, credit acceleration
Brazil’s Itau Unibanco (ITUB4.SA), opens new tab, Latin America’s largest private lender, on Tuesday posted second-quarter profit that was up 15.2% from a […]
Citigroup wealth executive hired from BofA leaves after months, source says
A Citigroup (C.N), opens new tab executive who joined the bank from Bank of America (BAC.N), opens new tab in April is leaving Citi, one source […]
Tech sell-off creates opportunities to buy cheaper, HSBC Wealth CIO says
The sharp sell-off in tech stocks has created opportunities to buy into profitable companies at a cheaper price, the chief investment officer of HSBC’s […]
Online brokerages Futu, UP Fintech suspend night trading of U.S. stocks
Online brokerages Futu Holdings and UP Fintech Holding , known for helping Chinese investors buy global stocks, have told clients that night […]
Italy’s Monte dei Paschi lifts guidance as turnaround strategy yields results
State-owned Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena (BMPS.MI), opens new tab on Tuesday raised its profit outlook and dividend payout goal through 2028, […]