Rob Copeland
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Wall Street’s Titans Can’t Wait for Trump 2.0
The financial world sees plenty of opportunity in the return of President-elect Donald J. Trump. For now, Wall Streeters are looking past the risks.
Wall Street Financiers Queue Up for a Chance at Billions in Saudi Oil Cash
Are you an international business titan on the hunt for billions of dollars of Saudi oil cash? Prepare for “a mind game.”
Jamie Dimon Privately Supports Kamala Harris. He Just Won’t Say So.
JPMorgan’s chief executive has told associates of his support for the vice president, and his dislike of Donald Trump. But fearful of blowback, he won’t...
Profits Leap at Goldman Sachs as Banks See Steady Economy
The investment bank earned more than expected in the latest quarter, a theme for other big banks, too.
The Trump-Harris Election Is Creating Anxiety on Wall Street
Among deal makers with fortunes at stake, the consequences of a Harris or a Trump win are increasingly murky.
After Fierce Lobbying, Regulators Soften Proposed Rules on Banks
A top Federal Reserve official said that blowback to proposed rules on capital requirements led him to “relearn the lesson of humility.”
Morgan Stanley Is Fined for First Republic C.E.O.’s Stock Sales
James Herbert was permitted to sell nearly $7 million of shares before First Republic Bank’s demise last year, Massachusetts regulators said.
How to Keep Your Money Safe if Your Online Lender Is Not a Bank
The collapse of a little-known intermediary named Synapse Financial Technologies has put a spotlight on the risk that customers face when using popular banking start-ups.
Goldman Sachs’s Revamp Takes Shape With Another Profit Haul
The Wall Street investment bank earned $3 billion in the second quarter, more than double the tally from a year earlier.
Synapse Bankruptcy: When a Fintech Isn’t a Bank and Savings Accounts Are Frozen
For unsuspecting depositors of online financial start-ups, the unraveling of a little-known intermediary has separated them from their life savings.