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JPMorgan Chase on Wednesday unveiled a new $50 billion share repurchase program and raised its quarterly dividend after the Federal Reserve found the industry remained well capitalized under its annual stress test. The biggest U.S. bank by assets said it will increase its quarterly dividend 10% to $1.65 per share, subject to board approval, and authorized the buyback program effective July 1. "The Board's intended dividend increase is supported by our consistent investment in our business and strong financial performance," JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said in a statement. "As always, we are prepared for a wide range of scenarios, including the hypothetical 2026 supervisory severely adverse scenario." Goldman Sachs likewise increased its quarterly payouts, saying that its dividend will rise 11% to $5 per share, citing the firm's strong earnings and capital position. Wells Fargo said it expects to raise its dividend by 11% to 50 cents per share, while Morgan Stan...

Here’s How SAP SE (SAP) is Navigating AI Challenges Soumya Eswaran Tue, June 23, 2026 at 5:53 AM PDT 3 min read SAP Aoris Investment Management, a specialist international equity manager, released its Q1 2026 investor letter for Aoris International Fund . A copy of the letter is available to download here . The fund invests in high-quality, wealth-generating businesses managed by prudent and capable teams, targeting an annual return of 8 12% after fees over a 5 7-year market cycle. During the March quarter, international equity markets, as represented by the MSCI AC World Accumulation Index ex Australia, decreased by 5.8% in AUD terms. In local currencies, the decline was 2.8%. The Portfolio’s Class A (Unhedged) returned -13.7% after fees, underperforming its benchmark by 7.8%, while the Class C (Hedged) dropped 10.1%, 7.3% less than its benchmark. These results marked significant negative returns overall and against the benchmark. Investor concerns grew in the quarter, especially reg...

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Tuesday that it's filing suit against Kentucky. The action comes after the state sued prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket , asserting the companies were operating illegal gambling platforms. Kentucky is the ninth state the CFTC has sued in the agency's battle to defend what it said is its exclusive jurisdiction to regulate prediction markets. Front Office Sports was first to report the federal government's lawsuit on Tuesday. "Kentucky is the latest state attempting to shut down federally-regulated event contracts," said CFTC Chair Michael Selig in a press release announcing the lawsuit. "As I've consistently pledged, the CFTC is firmly committed to maintaining its exclusive jurisdiction over prediction markets, and today's lawsuit against Kentucky is yet another example of the Commission protecting its federal interests." Notably, Kentucky is the first state with a Republican attorney ...

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: CBRS, MU, FDX, WEN Skip Navigation Markets Business Investing Tech Politics Video Watchlist Investing Club PRO Livestream Menu Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: Cerebras The semiconductor company dropped 11% after posting its first earnings report since going public in May. Cerebras reported a first-quarter loss of 22 cents on revenues of $193.4 million. The company also said core gross margin is expected to shrink to between 36% and 38% in the second quarter, compared to 46.5% in the first. FedEx Shares shed about 6.5% even after the company posted better-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter results . Those numbers reflected the last before FedEx spun off its freight business. Micron The memory stock was rising more than 2.5% in premarket trading, rebounding from its 13% fall on Tuesday. It was also climbing ahead of the company's earnings, which are set to be released Wednesday after the bell. Memory stocks It w...

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Prediction market platform Kalshi's CEO Tarek Mansour confirmed the company is in the early stages of planning a potential IPO in an appearance on CNBC's " Squawk Box ." Mansour said a public markets debut of the company won't come this year, but that it makes sense for Kalshi at this stage of its growth to begin thinking about an IPO. "A company of our financial profile with the rate of growth that we're seeing, that sort of conversation has to happen," he said. "People start asking that question. And we're basically thinking about it, but obviously, we don't have an answer yet." The Information reported last week that Kalshi was in early talks for a potential IPO, though noted that a listing was unlikely to come until late 2027 or 2028. Mansour on Wednesday did not get specific with a timeline beyond stating that an IPO won't happen in 2026. Kalshi has experienced huge growth over the past year. At the end of June 2025, the c...

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US current account deficit widens more than expected in first quarter FILE PHOTO: Shipping containers are stacked at the port of Los Angeles in Long Beach, California, U.S., March 10, 2026. REUTERS/Caroline Brehman/File Photo Reuters Reuters Wed, June 24, 2026 at 6:29 AM PDT 2 min read WASHINGTON, June 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. current account deficit widened more than expected in the first quarter amid a shortfall on the primary income balance, government data showed on Wednesday. The Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis said the current account deficit, which measures the flow of goods, services and investments into and out of the country, increased $5.8 billion, or 2.6%, to $226.8 billion last quarter. More from Yahoo Scout How significant is the current account deficit historically? What caused the U.S. current account deficit to widen? What is the primary income balance shortfall impact? How does the current account deficit compare to forecasts? Data for the fourth...

Image source, EPA/Shutterstock Image caption, One man died and about 100 people were injured in the collision on Friday By Danny Fullbrook , Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire and Katy Austin , Transport correspondent Published 24 June 2026, 13:08 BST Updated 4 minutes ago A train driver killed in a crash in Bedfordshire passed a red signal moments before the collision, investigators said. Train driver Shaun Burton , 60, died and about 100 people were injured when one London-bound service crashed into the back of another on Friday. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said in an interim report that Burton's train proceeded past a red signal near the scene of the crash in Elstow, near Bedford at 17:15 BST on Friday. It added that "it is not yet possible to say what indication the driver received" from automatic warning system (AWS) equipment fitted to the train. The RAIB has found the stationary train had come to a stop "unexpectedly" becau...

Image source, Getty Images By Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Published 1 hour ago More than 9bn is owed to councils in unpaid council tax as people continue to struggle with their finances - but some help is going unclaimed. Newly-published data shows that uncollected council tax had risen to 7.4bn in England by the end of March. Data published separately in Scotland and Wales further pushes up the total. Charities say the latest numbers point to a council tax affordability crisis, with a wider group of people struggling to cover essential bills. Although non-payment of council tax can lead to a prison sentence in extreme cases, there are various discounts and support measures in place of which people are often unaware. The latest government data shows that 2.2bn of council tax levied in England during the financial year to the end of March went unpaid. However, 43bn of what was levied during the year was collected, marking a collection rate of 95.6%, according to the Mini...

Defense stocks plummeted on Wednesday after a report that Germany will abandon plans to build six warships, fuelling investor fears that the boost to defense contractors from increased government spending may not fully materialize. Berlin is planning to scrap a multi-billion-euro project to build the F126 frigates, according to the Financial Times, citing two people familiar with the matter. It would have been the biggest warship commission since the Second World War. Instead, Berlin will buy eight smaller Meko A-200 frigates, according to the report. German munition maker Rheinmetall , a big beneficiary of German government contracts, fell as much as 14% in morning trading. The company had been expected to become the lead contractor of the F126 frigate program in a deal worth as much as 12.8 billion euros ($14.5 billion), pending budget committee approval. It would have taken over the contract from Dutch shipyard Damen Naval after years of delays. CNBC has reached out to Rheinmetall ...

This High-Yield Aerospace Stock Just Hiked Its Dividend by More Than 8% Dividends binder by Elena_Dig via Shutterstock Ebube Jones Mon, June 22, 2026 at 4:30 PM PDT 5 min read NOC HEI RTX CW Aerospace and defense companies have been raising dividends across the board in 2026. In May alone, several names in the sector announced notable dividend hikes. Northrop Grumman (NOC) raised its payout by 7%, RTX (RTX) also lifted its dividend by 7%, and Curtiss-Wright (CW) increased its payout by 8%, even as their shares swung sharply amid geopolitical tension tied to the Iran war. That tells you big aerospace and defense companies are still putting real money behind shareholder returns, even in a shaky backdrop. The private aerospace and defense sector now generates nearly $1 trillion in annual revenue, and with the U.S. government pointing to a $1.5 trillion defense budget for 2027, the spending backdrop remains supportive. More News from Barchart Tim Cook Warns Apple Product Price Hikes Are U...

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Global markets operator Cboe has launched its first predictions markets product, the latest financial-markets company working to capitalize on consumer demand in the fast-growing sector. The offering includes binary option contracts based on the Mini-S&P 500 Index, the company said in a press release on Tuesday. Prediction markets, which allows users to speculate on various real-world events such as sports and even political outcomes, have been rising in popularity among investors. The combined monthly global trading volume on Kalshi and Polymarket has risen to about $24 billion in April from less than $5 billion in September last year, according to data compiled by the Pew Research Center. Cboe's contracts are available on Interactive Brokers and will roll out at Charles Schwab over the coming months, the company said. Additional retail brokerage platforms will offer access over time, it added. "We have seen continued customer demand for shorter-dated, outcome-based trad...

Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: FDX, CBRS, KBH Skip Navigation Markets Business Investing Tech Politics Video Watchlist Investing Club PRO Livestream Menu Check out the companies making headlines after the bell : FedEx Shares shed about 6% after revenue in the fourth quarter narrowly beat Wall Street's expectations. The company posted revenue of $25.01 billion, slightly higher than the $24.04 billion analysts polled by LSEG had sought. KB Home The homebuilder added 2% after posting a fiscal second-quarter revenue of $1.11 billion, beating the $1.10 billion analysts had penciled in, per LSEG. On the other hand, KB Home's earnings of 43 cents per share came under the estimated 45 cents. Cerebras The semiconductor company dropped 8% after posting its first earnings report since going public in May. Cerebras reported a first-quarter loss of 22 cents on revenues of $193.4 million. The company also said core gross margin is expected to shrink to between 36% and 38% in ...