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Rick Green

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European Stocks Fall as Hormuz Crisis Triggers Oil Price Spike

Banks Get Bullish on Private Credit

Also: Donald Trump gets personal with Jamie Dimon on debanking

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Banks Get Bullish on Private Credit

Also: Donald Trump gets personal with Jamie Dimon on debanking

European Stocks Fall as Hormuz Crisis Triggers Oil Price Spike

April 16, 2026

April 16, 2026

Traders Smash Records as Mythos Grabs Spotlight

Also: Losses remain scarce in private credit portfolios

Traders Smash Records as Mythos Grabs Spotlight

April 9, 2026

April 9, 2026

Goldman, Morgan Stanley, UBS Find Upside in Private Credit’s Downturn as War Ebbs

Also: Bankers look to restart business in Middle East

Emirates Iran War

April 2, 2026

April 2, 2026

Powell and Buffett Split on Private Credit Contagion Risk to Banking

Also: Citi wants to buy something; SEC cuts mean it a good time to misbehave

Powell Says Longer-Term Inflation Expectations Remain In Check

March 26, 2026

March 26, 2026

Financial Fallout Will Persist Even When War Is Over

Also: Hong Kong positions itself as a stable alternative

Amy Lo

March 19, 2026

March 19, 2026

Grok Wants to Hire You, HSBC Wants to Cut Jobs

Also: Tech is stressing out traders; buyout targets are dissing leveraged deals

FRANCE-TECHNOLOGY-AI-GROK

March 12, 2026

March 12, 2026

The Smart Money Is Paying Attention to ‘Idiot Lights’: Banking Monitor

Apollo and JPMorgan impose a dose of reality on private credit

Blue Owl BDC Plows Ahead On $400 Million Debt Sale For Tech Fund

March 5, 2026

March 5, 2026

Private Credit Might Be Lousy for Longer

Also: War doesn’t seem to faze financiers, unless they’re in the conflict zone

Key Speakers At Bloomberg Invest

February 26, 2026

February 26, 2026

Dimon’s ‘Dumb Things’ Remark Frames Debate Over Private Credit

Also: AI wants to be an investment banker; sleep is not an option

JPMorgan Chase & Co. CEO Jamie Dimon On Capitol Hill

February 12, 2026

February 12, 2026

Fed Gives Banks a Break on Some Prior Warnings

Also: Mamdani gets a Wall Street bonus, AI slays wealth-manager stocks

House Financial Services Committee Oversight Hearing Of Prudential Regulators

February 5, 2026

February 5, 2026

US Banks Push EU Rivals Toward Bigger Bonuses

Also: Jeffrey Epstein’s wide reach in finance; SpaceX looks around the globe for bank funds

HSBC Holdings Plc's Senior Bankers Hid Behind Co-Head Roles, CEO Georges Elhedery Says

January 29, 2026

January 29, 2026

Goldman and JPMorgan Bosses Get Raises Amid Battle for Dominance

Also: Netherlands scraps caps on bonuses, UBS gets raided, BNP Paribas mulls job cuts

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon Interview

January 22, 2026

January 22, 2026

Bank Breaks the Mold With an All-Women Trading Desk

The small fixed-income desk at Banca Promos is quietly defying Wall Street.

Bank Breaks the Mold With an All-Women Trading Desk

January 15, 2026

January 15, 2026

Goldman Smashes Estimates, but Cards Overshadow JPMorgan, BofA

Also: UBS pushes back on reforms, Morgan Stanley boosts bonuses

Credit Card Signage Ahead Of Earnings Figures

January 8, 2026

January 8, 2026

JPMorgan Relieves Goldman of Apple Card Ahead of Earnings Week

Also: UBS wins on capital and bonds; China gets real on realized losses

Apple Holds Product Launch Event In Cupertino

December 30, 2025

December 30, 2025

A Look Back at ‘Revenge of the Banks’ and What’s Ahead in 2026

Traditional lenders took back some of the turf lost to private asset managers

Grand Opening Of JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s New Global Headquarters

December 24, 2025

December 24, 2025

It’s Christmas Magic: Banks Embrace Crypto and Praise AI

Also: Citigroup and Daiwa expand investment banking in Japan

Anduril Founder Says Defense Supply Chain Must Split From China

December 18, 2025

December 18, 2025

Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Ride the AI Lending Boom

Also: Here comes HSBC’s boss and UBS job cuts; crypto and fintech want to be real banks

Meta Data Centers Ahead Of Earnings Figures

December 11, 2025

December 11, 2025

Fed Blesses PNC Financial’s Plan to Acquire Colorado’s FirstBank

PNC Bank Branch Locations Ahead Of Earning Figures

December 11, 2025

December 11, 2025

For Wall Street, It’s Risk On and On and On

Also: Citi finally gets some respect; Epstein resurfaces all over the Street

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