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Many of the same factors have propelled big banks’ strong performance: a solid economic backdrop with low unemployment, corporate clients’ appetite for executing big deals, and lots of trading activity.

Citigroup stock dove, reversing earlier gains, after the earnings call raised more questions for investors. The bank’s earnings print beat estimates, but during the earnings call Citi maintained its 10% to 11% full-year return on tangible common equity outlook, an important metric for the industry. Citigroup was the worst performing name within the State Street Financial Select Sector ETF, dragging the ETF back to just above the flatline.

Citigroup reported a robust second quarter, with its profits up double-digits. But its stock fell after executives indicated the bank would use the good times to invest in itself. “A stronger environment isn't just upside to report,” Citi CEO Jane Fraser said on a call with Wall Street analysts.

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All three major US stock indexes were up in late-morning trading, as the big banks kicked off earnin

US banks could deliver broad earnings beats as strong capital markets activity, resilient economic conditions and improving wealth management flows support second-half 2026 and fiscal 2027 earnings revisions, Bank of America analysts wrote in a note ahead of the sector’s upcoming earnings...

Investing.com -- Global equity positioning remains broadly supportive, but Citi said regional divergences are becoming more pronounced, with short squeeze risks outweighing the prospect of broad-based investor de-risking.

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Investing.com -- Citi cut its price target on Strategy Inc. to $136 from $260 in a note Wednesday, while maintaining its Buy rating and High Risk designation, after revising its 12-month Bitcoin forecast 27% lower to approximately $81,800.

Citigroup slashed its 12-month forecasts for bitcoin and ether, saying weakening investor appetite, negative ‌exchange-traded fund flows and a lack of progress on ‌U.S. digital asset legislation have hurt the outlook for the two largest cryptocurrencies. The ​brokerage, in a note dated Tuesday, lowered its target for bitcoin to $82,000 from $112,000 and trimmed its ether forecast to $2,240 from $3,175. Bitcoin was last trading at $58,864.27, its weakest level since September 2024, having halved in ‌value from an all-time ⁠high of $126,223.18 in October last year.

The Federal Reserve's pivot to soften Basel III capital requirements marks a fundamental shift, loosening the regulatory noose that has constrained U.S. banks since 2008.

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Investors have had plenty of reasons to question Boeing over the past few years, but Wall Street is starting to separate the company’s defense story from its better-known commercial aviation challenges. Citi is turning more constructive on parts of the aerospace and defense sector after a sharp ...

Boeing (BA) just had one of its worst days in months, and one major bank thinks the panic created a bargain. Most of Wall Street zeroed in on a single number: 200. That was the size of the China jet order President Trump unveiled, according to Reuters, and traders had hoped for far more. The stock ...

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Workday (WDAY) shareholders have had a brutal year, and Wall Street keeps adding to the pile. The enterprise software giant has lost more than half its market value since early 2024, and the downgrades have stacked up across the sector as AI agents reshape how analysts model traditional SaaS ...

Citi just trimmed its price target on Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID) to $14 from $17, while keeping a Buy rating. Analyst Michael Ward cited the company’s Q1 2026 miss and the withdrawal of its 2026 outlook, but argued the medium-term thesis remains intact. For long-term investors, the price target cut reads as a sobering near-term recalibration ... Citi Cuts Lucid Price Target to $14: Q1 Miss, Pulled Guidance Test the Saudi-Backed EV Maker

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Citigroup issued new guidance showing it would take the lender more time to catch up to Wall Street peers than some investors hoped for. Sridhar Natarajan reports on Bloomberg Television.