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(Bloomberg) -- A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker went on trial Tuesday for allegedly paying government officials in Ghana a “holy rain” of bribes to secure a lucrative power plant deal for a client.Most Read from BloombergChip Rout Deepens on Circular Funding, China Competition FearsNvidia’s $750 Billion in Deals Reignite Circular AI FearsApple Set to Make Big Smart Home Push With Siri AI at CenterCitadel Securities Sees Warsh Delivering Surprise Fed HikeSpaceX Rebounds After Briefly Plun

(Bloomberg) -- Meredith Whitney, the former bank analyst who rose to fame for a 2007 report ahead of the global financial crisis, warned that a US “reckoning” is coming in the fourth quarter as one-time economic boosts from the World Cup and residual fiscal spending fade.Most Read from BloombergChip Rout Deepens on Circular Funding, China Competition FearsNvidia’s $750 Billion in Deals Reignite Circular AI FearsCitadel Securities Sees Warsh Delivering Surprise Fed HikeApple Set to Make Big Smart

Global hedge funds are on track for another blockbuster year, as they look to surpass their returns from 2025 after an artificial intelligence boom buoyed first-half ‌performance for money managers across most investment strategies, according to a Goldman Sachs note sent to ‌clients that was seen by Reuters. During the first six months of this year, hedge funds returned an average of 7%, well above the 10-year ​average of 4.1%, according to the Goldman report. "The first half of 2026 was notably strong for risk assets – an equity market rally ‌helped to offset softer fixed income performance, ⁠propelling a 60/40 passive portfolio to a return of 5.7% – but in spite of this, hedge funds continued their run of outperformance," Goldman said.

(Bloomberg) -- One of this year’s hottest themes in the stock market has been the crowds of traders chasing the recipients of all the planned spending on new artificial-intelligence data centers. Most Read from BloombergNvidia’s $750 Billion in Deals Reignite Circular AI FearsChip Rout Deepens on Circular Funding, China Competition FearsCitadel Securities Sees Warsh Delivering Surprise Fed HikeDeepSeek Suspends Fundraising After Viral US-China PostsS&P 500 Wobbles as AI Angst Offsets Oil Decline

Most reporting banks in the US have beaten earnings forecasts for the second quarter, driven by favo

Eli Lilly (LLY) stock has turned into one of the best comeback trades of 2026. Shares closed at $1,196.03 on July 24, up nearly 11% year to date after a rough start dragged the stock below $900 in the spring. Lilly shares have climbed about 39% since the company's first-quarter report, according to ...

(Bloomberg) -- The selloff in SpaceX shares has driven the stock near a level that would imply investors are assigning no value to its artificial intelligence business, according to analysts at Morgan Stanley. Most Read from BloombergRetina Chip Designed to Restore Sight to Go on Sale in EuropeHegseth Turns to UNC, Virginia Tech After Dropping Ivy LeagueApple Plans Overhaul of MacBooks, iMac in Push to Meet AI DemandTrump Rebuilds Tariffs With New Levies on 60 EconomiesSpaceX Turns Away Falcon C

(Bloomberg) -- Scribe Therapeutics Inc., a clinical-stage developer of gene therapies for heart diseases, surged 67% on Friday after raising $128.7 million in an upsized initial public offering.Most Read from BloombergRetina Chip Designed to Restore Sight to Go on Sale in EuropeHegseth Turns to UNC, Virginia Tech After Dropping Ivy LeagueApple Plans Overhaul of MacBooks, iMac in Push to Meet AI DemandTrump Rebuilds Tariffs With New Levies on 60 EconomiesSpaceX Turns Away Falcon Customers in Majo

(Bloomberg) -- Spiking energy prices, more US tariffs and mushrooming spending on artificial intelligence are reawakening investors’ inflation fears.Most Read from BloombergRetina Chip Designed to Restore Sight to Go on Sale in EuropeHegseth Turns to UNC, Virginia Tech After Dropping Ivy LeagueApple Plans Overhaul of MacBooks, iMac in Push to Meet AI DemandTrump Rebuilds Tariffs With New Levies on 60 EconomiesAlphabet Falls as $205 Billion Spending Plan Fuels AI Cost FearA week that began with s

(Bloomberg) -- The dollar is heading for its best week in a month as investors return to the traditional haven amid heightened geopolitical tensions.Most Read from BloombergRetina Chip Designed to Restore Sight to Go on Sale in EuropeHegseth Turns to UNC, Virginia Tech After Dropping Ivy LeagueApple Plans Overhaul of MacBooks, iMac in Push to Meet AI DemandTrump Rebuilds Tariffs With New Levies on 60 EconomiesAlphabet Falls as $205 Billion Spending Plan Fuels AI Cost FearThe greenback sits near

(Bloomberg) -- Every few months the most senior traders and salespeople at Barclays Plc head to a one-hour meeting with their boss Adeel Khan. He wants to dissect how individual traders are performing, if and why desks are lagging Wall Street peers and any rosy assumptions his team are making.Most Read from BloombergRetina Chip Designed to Restore Sight to Go on Sale in EuropeHegseth Turns to UNC, Virginia Tech After Dropping Ivy LeagueApple Plans Overhaul of MacBooks, iMac in Push to Meet AI De

(Bloomberg) -- JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s Jamie Dimon never met or emailed the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to the bank’s response to lawmaker’s questions about how much the CEO knew about Epstein and his alleged illegal activities. Most Read from BloombergRetina Chip Designed to Restore Sight to Go on Sale in EuropeHegseth Turns to UNC, Virginia Tech After Dropping Ivy LeagueApple Plans Overhaul of MacBooks, iMac in Push to Meet AI DemandAlphabet Falls as $205 Billion Spending Plan

(Bloomberg) -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. launched products this week allowing investors to quickly cut — or ramp up — exposure to tech industry debt, as concerns mount over hyperscalers’ huge future bond sales for artificial intelligence investments.Most Read from BloombergRetina Chip Designed to Restore Sight to Go on Sale in EuropeHegseth Turns to UNC, Virginia Tech After Dropping Ivy LeagueApple Plans Overhaul of MacBooks, iMac in Push to Meet AI DemandAlphabet Falls a

Things have taken an unexpected turn after Wall Street is split over the most consequential crypto bill Congress has ever considered, and Goldman Sachs, one of the world's largest banks with $3 trillion in assets under management (AUM) just picked a side. Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO ...

The investment bank is reporting records all around, and shareholders are benefiting.

President Donald Trump’s threat of 100% tariffs on generic drugs would seem to be a problem for Teva Pharmaceutical. It might not be.

(Bloomberg) -- Hedge funds’ most popular trade in the US bond market is showing signs of maxing out.Most Read from BloombergRetina Chip Designed to Restore Sight to Go on Sale in EuropeHegseth Turns to UNC, Virginia Tech After Dropping Ivy LeagueApple Plans Overhaul of MacBooks, iMac in Push to Meet AI DemandTrump’s 100% Generic Drug Duty Threatens US Low-Cost SupplyAlphabet’s $205 Billion Spending Target Fuels AI Cost FearsKnown as the basis trade, the strategy involves wagering on the small pr

Wall Street banks are having their best run in over a decade, while Blackstone Inc. (NYSE:BX), heading into its second-quarter earnings today, has missed nearly all of it. Banks Pull Ahead of Private Capital Shares of the largest U.S. private capital groups have slumped more than 15% this year and over 20% in the past […]

(Bloomberg) -- Galaxy Digital Inc. is planning to raise about $3.5 billion from a debut junk-bond sale to fund a data center tied to CoreWeave Inc., extending AI financing’s push into the riskier corners of the US credit market.Most Read from BloombergTrump’s 100% Generic Drug Duty Threatens US Low-Cost SupplyApple to Launch ‘Upgrade’ Device Leasing Program With Klarna to Spur SalesTrump Extends Pardons to Companies, Echoing a 17th Century KingSpaceX Set to Unlock $116 Billion in Shares After IP

For investors who owned artificial intelligence stocks over the past three years, their portfolio has probably done well. But one of Wall Street's most influential banks is now flagging a risk to the AI-heavy positioning that has dominated portfolios. Goldman Sachs released a research note ...

(Bloomberg) -- Global banks are poised to reap a windfall from SoftBank Group Corp.’s unprecedented borrowing binge as they fund the debt-laden conglomerate’s enormous artificial intelligence bet.Most Read from BloombergApple to Launch ‘Upgrade’ Device Leasing Program With Klarna to Spur SalesChina AI Sensation Moonshot’s Gamble on Big Models Pays OffYemen’s Houthis to Impose Maritime Blockade on Saudi ArabiaTrump Vows 50% Tariff on Canadian Goods Using Depression-Era LawUS Allies in Persian Gul

July 21 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs has created a new platform as it looks to expand its private market offerings for wealthy clients, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Tuesday.

Record revenue and earnings driven by M&A surge and AI infrastructure investment cycle.

(Bloomberg) -- One of the most enduring foreign-exchange bets is off to its best run in decades as surprisingly muted volatility across asset classes has investors piling into carry trades.Most Read from BloombergYemen’s Houthis to Impose Maritime Blockade on Saudi ArabiaChina AI Sensation Moonshot’s Gamble on Big Models Pays OffTrump Vows 50% Tariff on Canadian Goods Using Depression-Era LawMoonshot’s Kimi K3 May Be More About Memory Than ComputeUS Strikes Iran in Escalating Campaign After Troo

(Bloomberg) -- China’s unemployment among young people could be headed for levels last seen more than three years ago, as a record number of graduates prepare to enter the labor market at a time when AI is threatening to displace more entry-level jobs.Most Read from BloombergYemen’s Houthis to Impose Maritime Blockade on Saudi ArabiaChina AI Sensation Moonshot’s Gamble on Big Models Pays OffMoonshot’s Kimi K3 May Be More About Memory Than ComputeUS Strikes Iran in Escalating Campaign After Troop

(Bloomberg) -- Brent crude could rally to more than $120 a barrel by the fourth quarter if disruptions to flows through the Strait of Hormuz persist, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc., although that’s not the bank’s base case.Most Read from BloombergSaudi-Led Coalition in Yemen Vows to Protect Ships From HouthisUS Strikes Iran in Escalating Campaign After Troops KilledIran Says Mediators Stepping In After Days of US ClashesMoonshot’s Kimi K3 May Be More About Memory Than ComputeChina AI Sens

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(Bloomberg) -- Hedge funds pulled back from US tech stocks at a record pace over the past two months, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s Prime Services desk.Most Read from BloombergUS Strikes Iran in Escalating Campaign After Troops KilledThousands of Trucks Haul Iraq’s Oil Through Syria in Sign of Hormuz LegacyUS Strikes Iran to ‘Punish’ It for Attack That Killed 2 TroopsTrump Silent So Far on Iran Plans as US Death Toll Hits 17FCC Near Rulings Against Disney Over ‘The View,’ TV LicensesTh

(Bloomberg) -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is looking to sell new preferred shares just days after a metric determining risk and value in these securities hit its lowest level since the global financial crisis.Most Read from BloombergUS Strikes Iran in Escalating Campaign After Troops KilledThousands of Trucks Haul Iraq’s Oil Through Syria in Sign of Hormuz LegacyUS Strikes Iran to ‘Punish’ It for Attack That Killed 2 TroopsTrump Silent So Far on Iran Plans as US Death Toll Hits 17FCC Near Rulings