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Goldman Sachs Profit Rises on Jump in Dealmaking and Lending

The bank reported record annual revenue in its core Wall Street engine of investment banking and trading. Morgan Stanley also benefited from a surge in dealmaking activity.

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Fed's Goolsbee: Investigating as a Pretext Because of a Rate Disagreement 'Is a Mess'

Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said anything that is infringing or attacking the independence of the central bank "is a mess."

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Trump's Mortgage Bond Plan Is Bad News for Fannie and Freddie Stocks

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shares have slumped as investors fear the administration may keep the companies under government control rather than pursue an IPO.

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Philly Fed's Paulson Says Rate Cuts Can Wait, Shows Support for Powell

In her first interview with a national outlet since taking the job, Anna Paulson says the central bank chair has been "very effective."

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Fed's Schmid Says Inflation Warrants Keeping Interest Rates Unchanged

Schmid, one of three dissenters in Federal Reserve's decision for quarter-point rate cut in December, said that with inflation above the Fed's 2% target for more than four years policymakers don't have room to be complacent.

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Wall Street Powers Nation's Biggest Banks to Record Year

Revenues were up across the board of the leading financial firms, with trading, banking and lending all busy.

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BlackRock Caps 2025 With Record $14 Trillion in Assets

The world's largest money manager posted net income of $1.13 billion, down 33% from a year earlier.

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Investors Flock to Buy Eurozone Government Bonds Even as Supply Jumps

Continued diversification away from U.S. assets is supporting the trend, which has taken hold despite expectations that gross eurozone supply will rise to a record high this year.

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H.I.G. Collects $1.87 Billion to Back European Lower-Midmarket Companies

The U.S. firm wrapped up a fast-paced fundraising on strong investor demand for European midsize businesses.

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Biotech Venture Limped Through 2025. A Brighter 2026 Beckons.

Venture capitalists point to a surge in M&A and a glint of revival in the IPO arena as signs of better days ahead.

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It's Not Time to Dump Megabank Shares Just Yet

Investors have sold big-bank stocks in the wake of earnings, but the outlook is still bright.

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Swedbank Shares Climb After U.S. Justice Department Closes Probe

Shares rose as much as 6.8% before somewhat paring back gains. The stock has risen nearly 50% over the past year.

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Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk

Find insight on consumer lending, BlackRock, IPOs and more in the latest Market Talks covering Financial Services.

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January 16, 2026 00:15 ET (05:15 GMT)