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☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Tesla, Ford, Super Micro, Wendy's, Hasbro, Take-Two, Wynn & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Bank of America reiterates Nvidia as buy Bank of America raised its price target on the stock to $1,320 per share from $1,100 following earnings. Deutsche Bank initiates Freshpet a buy Deutsche said it sees "multiple structural tailwinds" for shares of the pet food and health company. Deutsche Bank initiates BellRing Brands as buy Deutsche said it sees a long runway for growth for the food company. " Deutsche Bank initiates Legend Biotech as buy Deutsche said it's bullish on the biotech company's multiple myeloma drug Carvykti. Bank of America reiterates Super Micro Computer as buy Bank of America said Nvidia's earnings report on Wednesday bode well for companies like Super Micro.

Persons: Bernstein, Ford, Morgan Stanley downgrades NetEase, Morgan Stanley, Evercore, BRBR, Wedbush, Jefferies, GDRX, Oppenheimer, Armour, Kevin, Dell, Chubb, Stephens, FHN, Tesla, Argus, it's bullish, bode Organizations: " Bank of America, Nvidia, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, BellRing Brands, JPMorgan, Hasbro, RBC, Norfolk Southern, NSC, GE Vernova, GE, UBS, Eastman Chemical, Eastman, SAP, underperform Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway's, of America, Rockstar Games, NextEra Energy Partners, Argus, Wynn, Biotech, Computer Locations: U.S, China, Berkshire, Macau, Las Vegas, 2H24

☆ The economy is doing well, but it's not strong in my view, says First Horizon CEO Bryan Jordan
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

The economy is doing well, but it's not strong in my view, says First Horizon CEO Bryan JordanFirst Horizon CEO Bryan Jordan joins 'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer to talk quarterly earnings.

Persons: it's, Bryan Jordan, Jim Cramer

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Tesla, Netflix, Cisco, Alphabet, American Eagle & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Barclays downgrades American Express to equal weight from overweight Barclays sees "limited upside" on valuation for the stock. Compass Point downgrades Wells Fargo to neutral from buy Compass sees a more balanced risk/reward for shares of Wells Fargo. Bank of America reiterates Apple as buy Bank of America says its survey checks show App Store growth increasing. Bank of America upgrades Ally Financial to buy from neutral Bank of America said the bank holding company has "credit leverage." Bank of America initiates Frontier a buy Bank of America said the wirelines and cable telecom company has "meaningful potential to outperform."

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Raymond James, Goldman Sachs, Tesla, Goldman, Wells, Wells Fargo, Jefferies, MNDY, Rosenblatt, TeraWulf, TD Cowen, William Blair, Cowen, it's, Wolfe, KBW, DA Davidson, Davidson Organizations: Cisco, Colgate Energy, Resource, Bank of America, Infosys, of America, Barclays downgrades, Express, Barclays, BMO, Realty Trust, Compass, LPL, Nasdaq, Jefferies, RBC, Molson Coors, TAP, Distributors, Google, GE Aerospace, GE, General Electric Company, Apple, Netflix, Frontier Communications, JPMorgan, Eagle Outfitters, Technologies, Steel, Japan's Nippon Steel, Nippon Steel, GOP, Trump, Nvidia Locations: Midland , Texas, Wells Fargo, Freeport, Pittsburgh

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Tesla, Netflix, Marvell, Ollie's, Snowflake, Eli Lilly, Krispy Kreme & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

"We are raising our YE'24 NFLX target price $65 to a street-high $765 driven primarily by a combo of higher '24 and beyond subscriber/ARPU forecasts." "We are upgrading Ollie's Bargain Outlet to a Buy from a Hold rating while raising our price target to $90 from $80, implying 26% upside from current levels." We cut our price target from $2 to $1, still giving ATUS the highest multiple in Cable as optionality. "We are raising our already Street High $330 YE'24 target price $60 to $390 driven primarily by higher premium and to a lesser extent ad supported ARPU forecasts." Jefferies adds Pepsi to the franchise picks list Jefferies said it sees opportunity internationally for Pepsi and raised its price target to $209 per share from $199.

Persons: Marvell, it's, Bernstein, Mizuho, Wells, Piper Sandler, Krispy, JPMorgan, Eli Lilly, LLY, Stifel, Rosenblatt, Snowflake, Jefferies, underperform KBW, Daiwa, Tesla, KBW, Monness Crespi Hardt Organizations: Netflix, Bank of America, Apple, Amazon Web Services, RBC, Eaton, Piper, JPMorgan, Technologies, Cable, Spotify, BMO, Royal Bank, Pepsi, Fox, Fox News, Digital, Citi, Express, American Express Locations: NY, McDonald's, USA, Toronto, Snowflake, U.S

☆ Banks are in limbo without a crucial lifeline. Here's where cracks may appear next
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Most of the banks deemed to be potentially challenged are community lenders with less than $10 billion in assets. These banks need to either raise capital, likely from private equity sources as NYCB did, or merge with stronger banks, Graham said. There are other signs of mounting stress among smaller banks. They ranged in size from $90 billion in assets to under $1 billion, according to Fitch. He predicts a surge in merger activity from lenders between $3 billion and $20 billion in assets as smaller firms look to scale up.

Persons: Klaros, Steven Mnuchin, Brian Graham, Graham, you've, PacWest, Banks, Jerome Powell, Powell, Fitch, Brendan Mcdermid, I've, Chris Caulfield, West, Spencer Stuart, You've, Frank Sorrentino, Stephens, It's, that's, Sorrentino Organizations: Silicon Valley Bank, Federal Reserve, Klaros Group, York Community Bank, ex, Fitch, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Traders, New York Stock Exchange, Reuters, U.S, First Republic, Mercer Capital, Bank, Dominion Bank, Capital, Regulators Locations: Silicon, California, New York City, U.S, Toronto, West Monroe, FirstSun, Seattle

☆ The 'feminization of wealth' is coming as the boomer wealth transfer boosts the economic power of women
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Aruni Soni | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Of all the ways the baby boomer wealth transfer is expected to reshape everything from housing to the stock market, it could have another big impact: making women a lot wealthier. According to Ellevest, which focuses on wealth management and financial planning for women, a lot of it is going to be inherited by women in a shift the firm is calling the "feminization of wealth." For one, as women live longer than men, there's a shuffling of wealth from boomer husbands to their wives. In total, about $84 trillion is expected to be passed down to younger generations in the Great Wealth Transfer by 2045. As women control more wealth, those corners of the economy will adapt to their needs.

Persons: —, Sallie Krawcheck, Krawcheck, Tracy Bell, Bell, It's, Gen Organizations: Service, Boomers, Business, Bank of America, Contemporary, First Horizon, Bank of America Private Bank Locations: America

☆ Capital One’s acquisition has $1.4 billion breakup fee if rival bid emerges, but none if regulators kill deal
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Capital One 's blockbuster takeover proposal for Discover Financial includes a $1.38 billion breakup fee if Discover decides to go with another buyer, but no such fee if U.S. regulators kill the deal, people with knowledge of the matter told CNBC. Capital One said late Monday it had an agreement to purchase rival credit card player Discover in an all-stock transaction valued at $35.3 billion. Watchers of the Capital One agreement are taking particular interest in whether U.S. banking regulators will allow it to happen. Neither side will owe the other a breakup fee if regulators block the acquisition, which is said to be typical for bank deals. The deal happened after Capital One approached Discover, and didn't include a wide search for all possible bidders, according to one of the people.

Persons: Richard Fairbank, — CNBC's Alex Sherman Organizations: Discover Financial, CNBC, Capital, Discover, Mobile, U.S . Department of Justice, Regulators, Bank, Federal Reserve, Currency, The Justice

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Netflix, Nvidia, Uber, Tesla, Microsoft, Amazon & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Here are Wednesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Citi reiterates Chipotle as buy Citi raised its price target on Chipotle to $2,699 per share from $2,292. "We are launching coverage of NKLA with an Outperform rating and a $2 price target." Polestar : On a Road to Nowhere - Initiating Coverage with a target price of $1.15, Underperform." Citi upgrades Sunoco to buy from neutral Citi said the oil and gas company is "compelling." Citi reiterates Microsoft as buy Citi raised its price target on the stock to $470 per share from $432 and said "ramping GenAI should keep growth accelerating."

Persons: Chipotle, Daiwa, Wells, Morgan Stanley, it's, Baird, Nikola, Bernstein, Biogen, Webster, Redburn, Tesla, Apple, Morgan Stanley downgrades PagerDuty, Gordon Haskett downgrades Uber, Gordon Haskett, Oppenheimer, PulteGroup, Wolfe Organizations: Citi, Verizon, Netflix, Amazon, EV, Devices, AMD, UBS, Apple, Uber, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, Barclays downgrades, Barclays, Microsoft, BMO, HSBC, Stellantis, Entertainment, Nvidia, Wolfe Alpha, Valero, Phillips Locations: H1'24, Nowhere, China

☆ Jim Cramer picks his best regional banks coming out of earnings
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Friday gave investors his take on which regional banks came out of earnings reports looking the best. It was a tough year for regional banks in 2023 after a series of failures in the spring. The sector started to make a comeback toward the end of 2023, but now many in the group have "gone cold," Cramer said. That's good news for the regional banks here, especially since the economy's holding up just fine." Citizens Financial Group 's earnings were in line with expectations, but its outlook for the rest of the year was more encouraging.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Cramer, Huntington, Huntington Bancshares Organizations: Federal Reserve, T Bank, Citizens Financial, Management

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Apple, Humana, Taiwan Semiconductor, Birkenstock and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing — U.S.-listed shares of the semiconductor company popped 9.79% on the back of a fourth-quarter profit and revenue beat . Fastenal earned 46 cents per share on revenue of $1.76 billion, while analysts polled by StreetAccount forecast 45 cents per share on $1.75 billion in revenue. Adjusted earnings per share were 32 cents, versus the 27 cents expected from analysts polled by StreetAccount. KeyCorp — The Cleveland-based bank dropped 4.62% after reporting fourth-quarter adjusted earnings per share of 3 cents, down from 38 cents a year prior. Kinder Morgan — Kinder Morgan shares slid 1.42% after the natural gas pipeline operator reported fourth-quarter revenue of $4.04 billion, missing the LSEG consensus estimate of $4.41 billion.

Persons: Sekisui, Hertz, Morgan Stanley, Fastenal, Birkenstock, KeyCorp —, Kinder Morgan — Kinder Morgan, CNBC's Lisa Han, Samantha Subin, Alex Harring, Yun Li, Pia Singh, Sarah Min Organizations: Apple —, Nasdaq, Bank of America, Apple, CVS Health, MDC Holdings, MDC, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Taiwan Semiconductor, Nvidia, Qualcomm, Devices, Spirit Airlines, JetBlue, Citi, StreetAccount, Horizon, Discover Financial, Wolfe Research, JPMorgan Locations: KeyCorp — The Cleveland, Singapore

☆ 3 reasons to consider Robinhood Gold for your savings
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Any active investor knows the name Robinhood — but do you know about Robinhood Gold? Robinhood Gold is a suite of features and tools that span both non-retirement brokerage accounts and IRAs held within Robinhood. Here are three reasons you might want to consider Robinhood Gold for your money:1. Open a Robinhood Gold account today. The cash sweep program and Robinhood Gold are offered through Robinhood Financial LLC.

Persons: IRAs, Goldman Sachs, it's, Gold Organizations: Gold, HSBC, Citibank, Bank of Baroda, US Bank , Bank of India, Truist Bank, T Bank, First Horizon Bank, EagleBank, CIBC Bank, IRA, Morningstar, Nasdaq, Robinhood, Robinhood Financial Locations: Robinhood, Wells Fargo

☆ These regional banks are at greatest risk of being taken over by rivals, according to KBW
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A trio of regional banks face increasing pressure on returns and profitability that makes them potential targets for acquisition by a larger rival, according to KBW analysts. Banks with between $80 billion and $120 billion in assets are in a tough spot, says Christopher McGratty of KBW. The remaining lenders, including East West Bank, Popular Bank and New York Community Bank each have higher returns and could end up as acquirers rather than targets. "Not every bank is as profitable as others and there are scale demands you have to keep in mind." The moves broadly take measures that applied to the biggest global banks down to the level of institutions with at least $100 billion in assets, increasing their compliance and funding costs.

Persons: Banks, Christopher McGratty, McGratty, Zions Organizations: Comerica, Zions, Western Alliance, Webster, East West Bank, Popular Bank, New York Community Bank, Banking

☆ Cramer: Diversification is crushing investors this year. Will 2024 be different?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

The stock of Club holding Morgan Stanley (MS) dropped to $70 from $100 before bouncing back to $80 when interest rates recently peaked. Morgan Stanley and Schwab did nothing bad or shameful, but their multiples are shadows of their former selves. At least Morgan Stanley has a nice dividend yield of 4.25%. Key, Huntington, First Horizon, Morgan Stanley and Schwab are all good franchises that are regarded as cheap. The Morgan Stanley headquarters is seen in New York City on Jan. 17, 2023.

Persons: It's, Huntington Bancshares, Stephen Steinour, Chris Gorman, Bryan Jordan, Morgan Stanley, That's, Charles Schwab, Schwab, We're, Macy's, Albert Bourla, Myers, Meyers, Eli Lilly, let's, Mills, Campbell Soup, WK Kellogg, McCormick, Neutrogena, Johnson, Edwards, Zimmer Biomet, Becton Dickenson, Baxter, BAX, Ford, Hess, Tesla, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Michael M Organizations: Dominion, Federal Reserve, Nordstrom, Pfizer, Bristol, Myers, Hostess Brands, Novo Nordisk, PepsiCo, Hershey, Brands, Spice, Johnson, Moderna, American Electric Power, Duke Energy, Motors, JetBlue, EOG Resources, ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil, Nvidia, Apple, Federal Trade Commission, CNBC, Santiago, Getty Locations: Huntington, Memphis, Tennessee, Toronto, United States, Celgene, Bristol, New York City

☆ Bank stocks could be the hot year-end trade if peak rates prove a 'mini clearing event'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

It's time to pick positions in bank stocks heading into year end as peak rates could be a "mini clearing event" for the sector, according to Bank of America. "While we are careful to not [get] carried away, peak interest rates do have potential to serve as a mini clearing event for bank stocks," BofA's Ebrahim Poonawala wrote in a Sunday note. Regional banks are down by 27% this year, and have continued to face intense scrutiny due to their exposure to commercial real estate. "Best case, peak rates could mark near term bottom in bank stocks vs. S & P." To be sure, there remain issues in the sector. Bank stocks are highly tied to the broader economy and their loans could take a hit if the U.S. falls into a recession.

Persons: BofA's Ebrahim Poonawala, JPMorgan Chase, KRE, Poonawala, NIM, it's, Bryn Talkington, Talkington, Morgan Stanley, Bill Gross, Gross Organizations: Bank of America, Bank, Citigroup, JPMorgan, Regional Banking, P Bank, Federal Reserve, Capital Management, West Bancorp, Truist Financial, Citizens, Apple Locations: Wells Fargo, U.S

☆ Bill Gross sees lower interest rates offering a tailwind to regional bank stocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Longtime investor Bill Gross said Thursday that regional banks are poised to bounce back with the tailwind of falling interest rates. "Regional banks … benefit from lower interest rates," Gross said on CNBC's " Last Call ." Many of these banks including Bank of America, including Schwab, have long-term bond positions … a 2% or 3% rise in prices is beneficial for them." Gross also noted that regional bank shares are now very cheap, and many of them offer hefty dividends. The SPDR S & P Regional Banking ETF (KRE) , which tracks 140 regional banks, has fallen about 28% this year.

Persons: Bill Gross, Gross, Schwab Organizations: Bank of America, Truist, Citizens, Apple, Regional Banking

☆ Bill Gross says it's time to buy these regional bank stocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Billionaire investor Bill Gross said Thursday that he is buying beaten-down regional bank stocks. "Regional bank falling knife has hit bottom. I'm buying TFC, CFG, KEY, FHN," Gross said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. Gross, whose long investing career has included co-founding PIMCO and earning the moniker "The Bond King," has said recently that he was watching regional banks for a potential buying opportunity. The sector has struggled to recover from a March flare-up that saw several midsize lenders fail, including Silicon Valley Bank.

Persons: Bill Gross, Gross Organizations: Twitter, Financial, Citizens, Treasury, Silicon Valley Bank Locations: Silicon

REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Several U.S. regional banks beat analysts third-quarter profit expectations on Wednesday as higher interest rates allowed them to charge more for loans, although rising loan loss provisions and deposit retention costs crimped margins. Shares of several regional banks fell, including M&T Bank and US Bancorp. Regional banks remain a focus of investor scrutiny. The KBW regional banking index (.KRX) is down nearly 24% year-to-date, while the S&P regional bank (.SPCOMBNKS) has also dropped 33% in the same period. Citizens Financial Group (CFG.N) and First Horizon Corp (FHN.N) both reported a decline in their third quarter profit weighed down by rising credit loss provisions and deposit costs.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Chris Marinac, Janney Montgomery Scott, Marinac, Citizen Financial's, Chibuike Oguh, Michelle Price, David Gregorio Our Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, U.S, T Bank, US Bancorp, T Bank Corp, Wall, Bank, Citizens Financial, Horizon Corp, Citizens, Citizen, Thomson Locations: New York, U.S, Silicon

☆ First Horizon CEO: The banking system has reached a very strong and stable point
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailFirst Horizon CEO: The banking system has reached a very strong and stable pointFirst Horizon CEO Bryan Jordan joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss how Jordan would characterize the quarter relative to earlier in the year, what's driving the company's deposit growth, and his thoughts on the current credit environment.

Persons: Bryan Jordan, Jordan, what's

☆ Bank of America says long-term investors should buy these beaten-up bank stocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The recent sharp rise in interest rates has created a buying opportunity in some financial stocks, according to Bank of America. Surging bond yields have the potential to slow the U.S. economy and damage the financial sector, weighing on bank stocks. But Bank of America analyst Ebrahim Poonawala said in a note to clients Wednesday that some stocks have fallen far enough that investors who can stomach the volatility should turn buyers. "We see it as almost impossible in the near term for bank stocks to disconnect with the price action in [U.S. Treasury] yields. The stocks Bank of America highlighted as trading at this attractive level include Wells Fargo , Goldman Sachs , First Horizon and East West .

Persons: Ebrahim Poonawala, Goldman Sachs, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Bank of America, U.S . Treasury Locations: U.S, Wells Fargo

☆ TD's US head says money-laundering probe 'manageable'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) logos are seen outside of a branch in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 26, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsTORONTO, Sept 13 (Reuters) - A U.S. probe into Toronto-Dominion Bank's (TD.TO) anti-money laundering compliance program is "manageable, the bank's head of U.S. retail operations said on Wednesday. TD, Canada's second largest lender, disclosed in August it had been cooperating with U.S. authorities, including the U.S. Department of Justice, in an investigation and said it expected fines and non-monetary penalties. The bank called off the deal because of uncertainty about the timing of regulatory approvals, Salom said at a Barclays conference. "We believe that's a manageable item and in the fullness of time we will be able to resolve."

Persons: Chris Wattie, Leo Salom, Salom, Nivedita Balu, Richard Chang Organizations: Dominion Bank, REUTERS, Rights, Dominion, U.S, U.S . Department of Justice, TD Bank, U.S ., Barclays, Thomson Locations: Toronto, Ottawa , Ontario, Canada, U.S, Canada's

☆ TD expects penalties from US probes on money laundering
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) logos are seen outside of a branch in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 26, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Toronto-Dominion Bank FollowTORONTO, Aug 24 (Reuters) - TD Bank Group (TD.TO) on Thursday said it expects fines and "non-monetary" penalties related to investigations by U.S. authorities over its anti-money laundering compliance program. "The bank is cooperating with such authorities and is pursuing efforts to enhance its Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering compliance program," TD said in the filing. "What I can say ... we are pursuing efforts to enhance our U.S. AML compliance program," he told analysts. The lender scrapped its planned $13.4 billion acquisition of U.S. regional lender First Horizon earlier this year, a move that was cheered by investors amid the U.S. regional banking crisis.

Persons: Chris Wattie, Canada's, Bharat Masrani, TD, Gabriel Dechaine, Denny Thomas, Nivedita Balu, Deepa Babington Organizations: Dominion Bank, REUTERS, Rights Companies, TORONTO, Bank Group, U.S, U.S . Department of Justice, Bank, First, National Bank, DOJ, Thomson Locations: Toronto, Ottawa , Ontario, Canada, Rights Companies Toronto, U.S

"We are seeing evidence of slowing labor markets as evidenced by slowing wage growth, lower job postings and an increase in Canadian unemployment. The country's second-largest bank Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD.TO), however, missed analysts' estimates for quarterly profit, which was hurt by higher expenses, rainy day funds to cover for unpaid loans and weakness in its U.S. business. RBC reported adjusted earnings of C$2.84 per share, beating analysts' estimates of C$2.71 per share, according to Refinitiv data. The bank's earnings were also impacted by a C$306 million payment related to the termination of its First Horizon acquisition. RBC and TD together account for half of the market share among the big six Canadian banks with a market capitalization of C$168 billion and C$151 billion respectively.

Persons: Dave McKay, McKay, May, John Aiken, Kelvin Tran, TD, Nivedita Balu, Manya Saini, Sri Hari, Pritam Biswas, Shilpi Majumdar, Mark Potter, Sharon Singleton Organizations: Royal Bank of Canada, RBC, Barclays, Dominion Bank, Bank of Canada, Thomson Locations: China, Toronto, Canada, Bengaluru

The country's second-largest bank Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD.TO), however, missed Bay Street estimates for quarterly profit hurt by higher expenses and rainy day funds to cover for unpaid loans. The bank's earnings were also impacted by a C$306 million charge related to the termination of its First Horizon acquisition. "The higher interest rate would put pressure on the consumer. The banks set aside more money for bad loans compared to the prior quarter as consumers struggle to make payments amid high costs of living. RBC set aside C$616 million for credit losses, up from C$340 million a year ago, and TD set aside C$766 million, a jump from C$351 million.

Persons: Mark Blinch, Dave McKay, John Aiken, Kelvin Tran, Nivedita Balu, Sri Hari, Pritam Biswas, Shilpi Majumdar, Mark Potter Organizations: Royal Bank of Canada, REUTERS, RBC, Barclays, Dominion Bank, The Bank of Canada, Thomson Locations: Toronto, Canada, Sri, Bengaluru

☆ Laurentian Bank's shares fall after media report that potential top bidders bowed out
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

TD is also not bidding for Laurentian, the report added. The reported move comes weeks after Laurentian, Canada's ninth-largest bank, said it was reviewing strategic options. A spokesperson for Laurentian Bank declined to comment on the report, when contacted by Reuters, saying the bank's "strategic review is still under way" and the "board of directors is actively examining the options available." TD Bank did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Shares of Laurentian, which jumped 27% after reports of a sale earlier this month, have gained about 35% so far this year.

Persons: Rania Llewellyn, Jaiveer Singh, Balu, Shailesh Kuber, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Laurentian Bank of Canada's, Bank of Nova, Dominion Bank, Scotiabank, Globe and Mail, Laurentian, TD, U.S, Barclays, Canada's, Globe, Laurentian Bank, Reuters, TD Bank, Thomson Locations: Laurentian, Montreal, Bank of Nova Scotia, Toronto, Quebec, Bengaluru

☆ First Horizon CEO Bryan Jordan goes one-on-one with Jim Cramer
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

First Horizon CEO Bryan Jordan goes one-on-one with Jim CramerFirst Horizon Chairman, President and CEO Bryan Jordan joins 'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer to talk regional banking, financials and more.

Persons: Bryan Jordan, Jim Cramer Organizations: Horizon

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