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Leylaynr | E+ | Getty Images U.S. and Canadian banks reported a ten-fold surge in digital scams this year as criminals flock to techniques that rely on duping customers into sending them money, according to cybersecurity firm BioCatch. The sharp rise in reported scams from the first three quarters of 2023 comes as banks have

Pictured here is an AI-generated clip from Vidu’s website. The tool can create videos from text or image prompts. Evelyn Cheng | CNBC BEIJING — Beijing-based Shengshu Technology on Wednesday said that its artificial intelligence-powered text-to-video tool Vidu will now be able to generate videos by combining images. Vidu already allows users worldwide to create

View looking towards the Royal Exchange and in the City of London where the glass architecture of the tower 22 Bishopsgate disappears into mist on 6th November 2024 in London, United Kingdom. Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images Britain’s motor finance industry is in disarray, with analysts warning of worst-case scenarios similar in

Edith Yeung, general partner at Race Capital, and Larry Aschebrook, founder and managing partner of G Squared, speak during a CNBC-moderated panel at Web Summit 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal. Rita Franca | Nurphoto | Getty Images LISBON, Portugal — It’s a tough time for the venture capital industry right now as a dearth of blockbuster

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler testifies before a House Financial Services Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 27, 2023. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler spoke this morning at the Practising Law Institute’s 56th annual conference on securities regulation.  It sounded awfully

[The stream is slated to start at 3 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks Thursday to business leaders in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on monetary policy. Powell is delivering a speech followed by a Q-and-A session. The appearance

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday that strong U.S. economic growth will allow policymakers to take their time in deciding how far and how fast to lower interest rates. “The economy is not sending any signals that we need to be in a hurry to lower rates,” Powell said in remarks for a speech

Pictured here is a Shanghai development under construction on Nov. 4, 2024. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s National Bureau of Statistics is scheduled Friday to release retail sales, industrial production and fixed-asset investment data for October. Retail sales are expected to have picked up to 3.8% year-on-year growth, according to

In this article GS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT David Solomon, Chairman & CEO Goldman Sachs, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 17th, 2024. Adam Galici | CNBC Goldman Sachs is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings before the opening bell Tuesday. Here’s what

Jasper Juinen | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Dutch government on Tuesday said it will reduce its stake in lender ABN Amro by a quarter to 30% through a trading plan. Shares of the Dutch bank traded 1.2% lower at the market open and was last down 0.6% as of 9:15 a.m. London time. The

In this article BAC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Brian Moynihan, CEO of Bank of America Heidi Gutman | CNBC Bank of America topped analyst estimates for third-quarter profit and revenue on better-than-expected trading results. Here’s what the company reported: Earnings: 81 cents vs. 77 cents LSEG estimate Revenue: $25.49 billion vs. $25.3 billion

In this article C Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Citibank building in Canada Square at the heart of Canary Wharf financial district in London on May 7, 2024. Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images Citigroup reported third-quarter results Tuesday that topped Wall Street expectations, with growth in investment banking and wealth

Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba has invested heavily in its fast-growing international business as growth slows for its China-focused Taobao and Tmall business. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba‘s international arm on Wednesday launched an updated version of its artificial intelligence-powered translation tool that, it says, is better than products

In this article MS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Ted Pick, CEO Morgan Stanley, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 18th, 2024. Adam Galici | CNBC Morgan Stanley is set to report third-quarter earnings before the opening bell Wednesday. Here’s what Wall Street expects:

In this article HOOD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT In this photo illustration, the Robinhood Markets, Inc. logo is displayed on a smartphone screen. Rafael Henrique | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Retail brokerage firm Robinhood is launching a new tool for more sophisticated traders as it looks for additional avenues for

LONDON — Cybersecurity firm Wiz is seeking to hit $1 billion of annual recurring revenues next year, the company’s billionaire co-founder Roy Reznik told CNBC, adding that the firm will go public “when the stars align.” Wiz makes software that connects to cloud storage providers like Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure and scans for

Apple CEO Tim Cook introduces Apple Card during a launch event at Apple headquarters on Monday, March 25, 2019, in Cupertino, California. Noah Berger | AFP | Getty Images Apple is in discussions with JPMorgan Chase for the bank to take over the tech giant’s flagship credit card program from Goldman Sachs, a person with

JPMorgan Chase CEO and Chairman Jamie Dimon gestures as he speaks during the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing on Wall Street firms, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 6, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters JPMorgan Chase has created a new global role overseeing all junior bankers in an

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell takes a question from a reporter during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting at the William McChesney Martin Jr. Federal Reserve Board Building on July 31, 2024 in Washington, DC.  Andrew Harnik | Getty Images For all the hype that goes into them, Federal Reserve meetings

WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday enacted its first interest rate cut since the early days of the Covid pandemic, slicing half a percentage point off benchmark rates in an effort to head off a slowdown in the labor market. With both the jobs picture and inflation softening, the central bank’s Federal Open Market