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Dive Overview: Wealth technology platform Envestnet has agreed to be acquired by Bain Capital and Reverence Capital in a $4.5 billion going-private deal. The company made the announcement on Thursday. Under the terms of the transaction, approved by Envestnet’s board of directors, the company’s shareholders will receive $63.15 in cash for each common share they own. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter, subject to regulatory and Envestnet shareholder approval. Dive Insights: BlackRock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton and State Street Global Advisors are among the minority partners. Envestnet After the transaction is completed. Bain Capital Acquisition It will…

The Mar Pietra Compound in Delray Beach, Florida, is for sale for $60 million.Daniel PetroniThe owners of a waterfront mansion in Delray Beach, Florida, are poised to break local price records with a home that offers old-school Italian flair above ground and hidden character below ground.While the upper floors are adorned with 300 stone columns, vaulted ceilings, and even frescoes painted in Florence, Italy, the home’s basement is packed with modern luxuries, including a supercar gallery, a sparkling tequila bar, and a steel safe filled with piles of cash.The two distinct design themes are incorporated into a limestone-clad home on…

Here’s a look at the biggest movers in premarket trading: Wells Fargo — Shares fell 6% after the bank reported second-quarter net interest income of $11.92 billion, down 9% from a year ago. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had expected net interest income to be $12.12 billion. Wells Fargo also reiterated its full-year outlook for net interest income to fall 7% to 9%. JPMorgan Chase — The bank fell 1.6% despite second-quarter earnings beating expectations. Revenue of $50.99 billion fell short of the $49.87 billion expected by analysts surveyed by LSEG. Earnings per share of $4.40 may have fallen short of…

Citigroup Inc. on Friday reported second-quarter profit that beat Wall Street expectations, helped by a 60 percent increase in investment-banking revenue and higher profits in its services division.The third-largest U.S. bank reported profit of $1.52 a share for the three months ended June 30. Analysts had expected $1.39, according to LSEG data. The upbeat earnings report came two days after U.S. regulators fined Citi $136 million for “inadequate” efforts to resolve data management issues identified in 2020. Regulators also demanded that Citi show it was dedicating sufficient resources to those efforts.Citi had already booked fines and additional investments related to…

The wholesale price index rose more than expected in June as Wall Street waited to see when the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates.The Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday that the producer price index rose 0.2% last month. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had expected it to rise 0.1%. The producer price index has risen 2.6% over the past year.The PPI is a measure of the prices producers can get for goods and services on the open market. In June, rising prices for services offset falling prices for goods.The figure was up from May’s figure, which was…

US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell made the remarks during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs in Washington, DC, US, Tuesday, July 9, 2024.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMarkets are currently confident that the US will cut interest rates in September, but economist Carl Weinberg says the Federal Reserve has strong reasons to hold off on any rate cuts.Money market expectations of a rate cut at the Fed’s autumn meeting rose from about 70% to more than 90% on Thursday, after the weaker-than-expected consumer price index, according to LSEG data.Fed Chairman Jerome Powell had…

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Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, speaks at the Economic Club of New York (ECNY) event in New York, USA, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesJPMorgan Chase The company released its second-quarter results before the market opened on Friday.Here’s how the company’s report compares with forecasts from Wall Street analysts surveyed by LSEG:Earnings: $4.40 per share, may differ from estimate of $4.19 per share. Revenue: $50.99 billion, versus estimate of $49.87 billion.Will economic cracks start to show in JPMorgan Chase’s results?JPMorgan has recently passed a number of stress tests, both real and…

The key to this earnings season is the consumer. The U.S. economy has held up over the past two years thanks to a strong consumer that has continued to spend even amid rising inflation and interest rates. Of course, the impact has not been even. The pressures facing lower-income consumers have been cushioned by strong spending from middle- and upper-income consumers. But recently, there have been signs of widespread weakness. More companies are reporting changes in spending habits as savings dwindle and the labor market softens. For example, just this week, PepsiCo beat expectations in its second-quarter adjusted earnings per…

Skyscrapers are seen rising in the West Coast New District in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China on July 6, 2024.Noor Photo | Noor Photo | Getty ImagesBEIJING — China’s real estate problems may be serious, but analysts expect the upcoming third plenary session to focus on other areas, such as high levels of local government debt and promoting advanced manufacturing.The highly anticipated policy conference, scheduled for Monday through Thursday, is a mega gathering of China’s Communist Party’s top brass that usually takes place only once every five years. The plenary session was widely expected to take place last fall but was…