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South_agency | E+ | Getty Images There has been a nationwide increase in “phantom hacker” scams, a type of fraud “significantly impacting senior citizens,” who often lose their entire bank, savings, retirement or investment accounts to such crime, according to the FBI. “Phantom hacker” scams are an evolution of tech support scams, a type of

In this article BAC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Brian Moynihan, CEO of Bank of America, testifies during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing, Sept. 22, 2022. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Bank of America is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings before the opening bell Tuesday. Here’s

Pedestrians walk past a billboard announcing the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund annual meetings, on the side of the International Monetary Fund headquarters in Washington DC on October 5, 2023.  Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images Top economists and central bankers appear to be in agreement on one thing: interest rates will

Yellow taxi cabs drive down a road in Senegal’s capital city of Dakar on Sept. 6, 2023. John Wessels | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — An ambassador of an African country to China has criticized the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank for restrictive lending policies. “The problem is that the ratings we

LIVERPOOL, U.K. – Oct. 11, 2023: Britain’s main opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer applauds a speaker the final day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, northwest England, on October 11, 2023. Paul Ellis | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K.’s main opposition Labour Party last week set out the economic

An aerial view of a container ship leaving the dockyard in Qingdao in east China’s Shandong province. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — China reported a smaller-than-expected decline in exports in September from a year ago, while imports missed, according to customs data released Friday. In U.S.-dollar terms, exports fell by

It may be a risk-taker’s market. Investor and personal finance author Ric Edelman believes it’s a practical strategy to take chips off the table right now. “It comes down to behavioral finance. It comes down to human emotion,” the Edelman Financial Engines founder told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week. “Do you have the stomach? Does

In this article LLY NOVO.B-DK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Two experts see major challenges facing the adoption of new obesity drugs. Dr. Kavita Patel, a physician and NBC News medical contributor, believes fresh data from Novo Nordisk on Ozempic’s ability to delay the progression of chronic kidney disease is among the strongest supporting

In this article MSFT ATVI Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Microsoft logo is seen on a smartphone placed on displayed Activision Blizzard logo in this illustration taken January 18, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Britain’s top competition watchdog on Friday gave the green light to Microsoft’s proposed $69 billion takeover of gaming firm Activision

An EHang all-electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) two-passenger multicopter aircraft, performs an unmanned display flight at a Korean government event at Yeouido island in Seoul on November 11, 2020. Ed Jones | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — Self-driving air taxis are one step closer to reality in China. Guangzhou-based Ehang on Friday said

In this article WFC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Wells Fargo customer uses the ATM at a branch in San Bruno, California, on Aug. 8, 2023. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Wells Fargo on Friday surpassed Wall Street expectations for third-quarter earnings and revenue as the benefit from higher interest rates offset slowing

Jamie Dimon, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., gestures as he speaks during an interview with Reuters in Miami, Florida, U.S., February 8, 2023.  Marco Bello | Reuters JPMorgan Chase delivered strong profits for the third quarter along with a stern warning Friday from its top executive about

In this article JPM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, at the U.S. Capitol for a lunch meeting with the New Democrat Coalition in Washington, D.C., June 6, 2023. Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings before the opening

In this article WFC JPM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jamie Dimon, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., gestures as he speaks during an interview with Reuters in Miami, Florida, U.S., February 8, 2023.  Marco Bello | Reuters American banks are closing out another quarter in which

Mario Tama | Getty Images Inflation was unchanged in September, but price pressures seem poised to continue their broad and gradual easing in coming months, according to economists. In September, the consumer price index increased 3.7% from 12 months earlier, the same rate as in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday. The

In this article 1939-SZ 1398-SZ 1288-SZ 1988-SZ Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Bank of China is one of the major state-owned banks in China. Pictured here is a branch in Shanghai on March 27, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images China’s sovereign wealth fund, Central Huijin Investment, increased its stake in four of

In this article GS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT David Solomon, CEO of Goldman Sachs, during a Bloomberg Television at the Goldman Sachs Financial Services Conference in New York on Dec. 6, 2022. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Goldman Sachs said Wednesday that it agreed to sell its fintech lending platform GreenSky

In this article XOM PXD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Scott Sheffield, CEO of Pioneer Natural Resources. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Pioneer Natural Resources CEO Scott Sheffield said oil prices could move a lot higher if Iran gets involved in Hamas‘ war on Israel. “If Iran enters the war, we’re going to see much higher oil prices,

A woman waits on her bicycle to cross an intersection outside a new shopping mall in Beijing, China, on Sept. 13, 2023. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images News | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s consumer spending still isn’t growing as fast as it did before the pandemic, analysts said. Retail sales for the Sept. 29

In this article HASI SQ TFC RIVN PEP SKX LHX PLTR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A pedestrian walks past a display of Skechers shoes. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Skechers — The shoe company gained 2.6% after UBS reiterated its buy