Finance

Rates have been on hold amid market volatility and a slowdown in U.S. growth.

Central bankers will shed more light this week on the risks of either raising interest rates amid global uncertainty or leaving them on hold again as the U.S. economic outlook improves.

The wirehouse will consider the move if “conditions remain as they are or grow worse,” CEO Sergio Ermotti says.

The acquisition hungry firm added nearly 800 independent and employee advisers over the previous year.

Earnings have been soft for the industry's biggest brokerages, but lending has helped bolster performance.

Stung by a 16% year-over-year decline in transaction-based revenue, the wirehouse looks to loans, bank products and a contingent of former Credit Suisse advisers for a bounce back.

The bank suffers net income declines, while volatility causes a slump in trading across the firm.

Despite a challenging operating environment, the broker-dealer’s earnings soar from the previous quarter.

Tidjane Thiam, seeking to reassure investors about his ability to turn around the troubled firm, pledged to continue efforts to cut costs.

The firm suffers declines due to below average market conditions, but sees growth in the rank and file.

The weak performance was due to challenging market conditions, which reduced assets under management and client activity, the bank's CFO said.

Perhaps most dispiriting is that misconduct is even more common in counties filled with elderly, rich people.

Hang on tight. Last week’s break from volatile, loss-inflicting markets may not signal a calmer market phase ahead.

The S&P 500 has fallen 9% since the start of the year as investors have punished stocks over worries about interest rates at home and the economy in China.

The growing list of improbable developments is indicative of a global system that is signaling a major transition -- and far too many portfolios are not yet positioned for this, writes Mohamed A. El-Erian.

Top executives including Morgan Stanley's James Gorman and Wells Fargo's CFO John Shrewsberry said they must develop robos to complement their sales forces.

Consumer activist counters: “There will be a lot of hyperbole from the firms on the effects of the rule and blaming the rule for things that they would have done otherwise.”

The president's proposal aims to get more Americans to start working on a plan for their retirement.

U.S. stocks slump to their lowest levels since mid-October, amid fears that a Chinese economic slowdown will dampen global growth.

Issuers say green bonds are here to stay, and that efforts to increase transparency about the environmental benefits will pay off with a broader investor base and cheaper financing costs.