Wall Street banks had a great quarter, and the boom times are just starting

• Citigroup swings to fourth-quarter profit, tops estimates on investment banking strength

  The fourth-quarter report comes after a year where Citi's stock rose almost 37%, outperforming the S&P 500.
  
  CNBC - 1d

• Big US banks set for $31bn quarterly profit as Wall Street business booms

  Trading activity boosted in final quarter of 2024 by Donald Trump’s election win
  
  Financial Times - 3d
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  One-quarter in new poll say Biden was 'good' or 'great' president

  Only one-quarter of Americans said President Biden was a “good” or “great” president, getting lower approval numbers than President-elect Trump at the end of his first term and former President ...
  
  The Hill - 6d

• Wall Street gets off to a bumpy start to 2025. How investors can prepare for more volatility ahead.

  A sharp selloff in the world’s largest bond market sent shockwaves through the U.S. financial markets this week, leaving investors to ponder if that choppiness will persist throughout the new year.
  
  MarketWatch - 6d

• Updating a 12th-Century Palazzo, Where the Walls Had Secrets

  When two architects renovated the once-grand floor of a palace in Genoa, Italy, their goal wasn’t period perfection: “We didn’t want to live in a museum.”
  
  The New York Times - Jan. 7

• Wall Street notches another win as Fed's Barr clears the way for gentler banking regulator

  With Barr's resignation, a more precise image of incoming bank deregulation is forming.
  
  CNBC - Jan. 7
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  Exodus by Wall Street Banks From Climate Group Worries Advocates

  The end of the year saw five of the six largest U.S. banks leave the Net-Zero Banking Alliance, as conservative pressures discouraged their climate change policies.
  
  Inc. - Jan. 6
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  Gold set to rally further this year, say Wall Street banks

  Yellow metal expected to continue to benefit from buying by global central banks
  
  Financial Times - Jan. 2

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• Apple has worst day since August following reports of China, AI struggles

  Apple reports December quarter results on Jan. 30.
  
  CNBC - 1h

• Trump tariffs on Canada could jeopardize oil and gas exports to U.S., says trade chief

  President-elect Donald Trump's threatened tariffs could prompt Canada to pursue dollar-to-dollar retaliation or an export tax on oil and gas bound for the U.S.
  
  CNBC - 1h

• Snap shares drop as FTC refers MyAI chatbot complaint to the DOJ

  Snap shares closed down 5% on Thursday after the Federal Trade Commission said it would refer a complaint against the company to the Department of Justice.
  
  CNBC - 1h

• SpaceX loses Starship mid-flight, but catches booster again after launch

  SpaceX launched the seventh test flight of its Starship rocket on Thursday.
  
  CNBC - 4m

• These five Republicans are ready to derail Trump's tax cuts over the SALT cap

  President-elect Donald Trump's signature tax cut bill could hinge on a House Republican fight over state and local tax deductions.
  
  CNBC - 4h

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• SpaceX loses Starship mid-flight, but catches booster again after launch

  SpaceX launched the seventh test flight of its Starship rocket on Thursday.
  
  CNBC - 4m

• Most mutual funds don’t beat the market — but what’s ‘the market’ anyway?

  The S&P 500 is a high bar for fund managers. The Dow? Not as much.
  
  MarketWatch - 7m

• The ‘January defect’ could slam stocks if buyers don’t step up quick

  For the bulls to reassert control, the S&P 500 would have to rally to all-time highs.
  
  MarketWatch - 7m

• Is Trump’s bitcoin embrace the biggest ‘pump-and-dump’ ever?

  The U.S. government buying bitcoin at inflated prices would do nothing to pay off America’s debt.
  
  MarketWatch - 14m

• Top Supreme Court lawyer charged with tax evasion related to poker winnings

  Lawyer Tom Goldstein co-founded SCOTUSblog, which chronicles Supreme Court cases. He has appeared dozens of times before the high court.
  
  CNBC - 18m