(Reuters) – Investment banking is expected to experience a slowdown in the first half of 2025 as market volatility creates uncertainty for CEOs, boards and sponsors planning to negotiate and launch deals, Morgan Stanley Research said in a note on Thursday. We now expect capital markets activity to remain subdued for the first half of […]
JPMorgan engineers’ efficiency jumps as much as 20% from using coding assistant
By Haripriya Suresh BENGALURU (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of JPMorgan Chase software engineers increased their efficiency, delivering products 10% to 20% faster by using a coding assistant tool developed by the bank, its global chief information officer Lori Beer said. The gains present “a great opportunity” for the lender to assign its engineers to […]
Trump’s 200% Tariff on European Alcohol: How It Could Reshape Markets & Portfolio Strategies
A new trade war battleground is emerging, and this time, it’s hitting European wines, champagnes, and spirits—a $40 billion industry with deep ties to the hospitality sector. In a major escalation of trade tensions, President Donald Trump has threatened a 200% tariff on European alcoholic beverages, following the European Union’s 50% retaliatory tariff on American whiskey […]
Tesla says it can be a target to retaliatory tariffs
(Reuters) – Elon Musk’s Tesla said in a letter to the US trade representative Jamieson Greer that President Donald Trump’s trade war could make it a target for retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. “As a U.S. manufacturer and exporter, Tesla encourages USTR to consider the downstream impacts of certain proposed actions taken to address unfair […]