Wells Fargo will continue to drive its digital capabilities in 2022, building around an enhanced mobile banking suite and rapid growth in real-time payments during the previous year. The $1.95 trillion bank reported fourth-quarter 2021 revenue of $20.9 billion, up 13% year over year. Net income clocked in at $5.8 billion, up 86% year over […]
Citigroup added 5,500 technology workers and increased its tech spend 10% to about $10 billion in 2021. The $2.9 trillion bank reported $3.3 billion in net income for the fourth quarter of 2021, down from $4.3 billion in Q4 2020. Tech and communications spending reached $2.1 billion in Q4, a 3% year-over-year increase and 4% […]
JP Morgan Chase, the largest bank in the U.S., today revealed it will increase by 20% the $12 billion it spends annually on technology, offering a rare glimpse into where it allocates those dollars. The $3.7 trillion bank has slated about half for investments and what it calls “change the bank spend,” Chief Financial Officer […]
Oil Crude prices continue to rally on optimism that the oil market will remain tight as COVID pandemic starts to move into the endemic phase. Money managers are turning very bullish with Brent crude, sending bullish bets to an 11-week high. Today’s oil price rally is very impressive given how strong the dollar is today. […]
US stocks initially rallied after the latest reading of consumer prices showed the biggest gains since 1982, but was nevertheless, in line with expectations. Wall Street was worried that a much hotter inflation report could have not only cemented four Fed rate hikes this year, but potentially made the May FOMC meeting a possibility for […]
