US banks in ‘go-mode’ under Trump, says JPMorgan executive

• Cash is king, says under-fire AMC chief executive after equity raise

  Adam Aron, the chief executive of AMC Entertainment, took to social media over the weekend to address angry shareholders following the sale of $184 million of stock.
  
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• JPMorgan Chase is the best performer among U.S. banks. What that means for investors.

  Now that the largest six U.S. banks have reported their fourth-quarter results, it is clear that investors are continuing to celebrate the group’s performance. And although the banks have varying ...
  
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  US earnings latest: JPMorgan and BNY set to close at peaks as banks rally

  Shares rise in morning trading as Wall Street banks report bumper earnings
  
  Financial Times - 6d
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  JPMorgan Chase posts record profit as the bank's massive scale pays off

  JPMorgan Chase on Wednesday posted record quarterly and annual earnings and revenue, reinforcing the company’s status as the biggest and most profitable bank in U.S. history.
  
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• JPMorgan Chase posts record profit as the bank’s massive scale pays off

  The bank said profit rose 50% to $14 billion in the fourth quarter as noninterest expenses fell 7% from a year earlier.
  
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  Axos Financial: how the US bank became one of Trump’s biggest backers

  The online lender has thrived as it helped extend $400m in loans with its biggest individual investor, Don Hankey. As the dust started to settle after the deadly 6 January Capitol attack in 2021, ...
  
  The Guardian - Jan. 13
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  Blinken says Trump's push for US to take control of Greenland is 'not going to happen'

  Outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is advising the world not to waste a lot of time on what President-elect Donald Trump has been saying about Greenland
  
  ABC News - Jan. 8

• Will US markets keep rising under Trump?

  Economic uncertainty and frothy valuations jar with investor optimism
  
  Financial Times - Jan. 7

• Bank of America’s stock could go up 20% in 2025, says this analyst

  UBS’s Erika Najarian upgrades Bank of America to buy from neutral
  
  MarketWatch - Jan. 7

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  Public accounts committee accuses tax authority of pushing taxpayers too quickly toward digital services
  
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• Provision of UK public services disrupted by government buildings ‘left to crumble’

  Spending watchdog says maintenance backlog totals £49bn, dominated by schools, NHS and MoD properties
  
  Financial Times - 4h

• FirstFT: Taiwan lawmakers risk provoking Trump’s ire with defence funds freeze

  Also in today’s newsletter, Huawei challenges Nvidia’s AI chip dominance in China, and US president threatens to trigger a global tax fight
  
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• Labour needs to compromise on employment rights

  Raising both UK payroll costs and worker protections is a deterrent to hiring
  
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• UK to launch digital driving licences to boost growth

  New app will also include documents showing criminal record checks and proof of eligibility for state benefits
  
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