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Banking News 30 September 2025 - 13 October 2025

JPMorgan Stock Explodes on $10B Security Bet as CEO Warns of 30% Crash Risk

JPMorgan Stock Explodes on $10B Security Bet as CEO Warns of 30% Crash Risk

Market Context: U.S. stocks have run hot in 2025 (S&P 500 +~11–15% YTD on an AI-fueled rally ts2.tech), but volatility is rising. Safe havens surged recently: gold topped $4,000/oz and U.S. Treasury yields ticked down ts2.tech. Traders are bracing for Fed rate cuts later this year even as a shutdown delays key data ts2.tech tipranks.com. In-Depth Analysis: On Oct. 13 JPMorgan laid out a sweeping initiative to shore up domestic supply chains and tech. Reuters reports JPMorgan will “invest up to $10 billion in U.S. companies considered critical to national security and economic resilience” reuters.com. This “security and resiliency” program spans defense/aerospace,
13 October 2025
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Is Wells Fargo the Big Bank to Buy Now? Latest WFC Stock Price, News & Forecasts (Oct 2025)

Is Wells Fargo the Big Bank to Buy Now? Latest WFC Stock Price, News & Forecasts (Oct 2025)

Current Stock Price & Recent Moves Wells Fargo’s stock (NYSE: WFC) trades in the high $70s. It closed $77.62 on Oct 10, 2025 financecharts.com, down about 2.8% that day after a late-day sell-off. This follows an uptrend: over the past 12 months WFC is up ~34% financecharts.com, having rebounded strongly from a spring low around $58.42 financecharts.com. Year-to-date (2025), WFC has risen roughly 12–15% in total, underperforming some high-flying peers but outpacing the broader market. Trading volume has picked up, with an average ~13M shares. Technically, WFC is near the upper end of its 52-week range ($58.4–$86.7) financecharts.com. Short-term indicators
12 October 2025
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Tariffs Fail to Derail European Stock Rally as Markets Bounce Back

Wall Street Braces as Big Bank Earnings Kick Off: Are Markets in for a Surprise?

Banks Kick Off Earnings Season Amid Data Fog With traditional economic reports on hold due to the U.S. government shutdown, Wall Street is zeroing in on banks’ third-quarter results as a proxy for the economy’s pulse. Reuters notes that “investors will look to major banks’ quarterly earnings” to gauge growth, since other data have been interruptedreuters.com. Indeed, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo and Citigroup are scheduled to unveil results this Tuesday (Oct. 14), followed by Bank of America and Morgan Stanley on Wednesdayreuters.com. This cluster of big-bank reports effectively kicks off earnings season. Jim Cramer and other analysts have highlighted these financial results as especially important given the lack of fresh jobs
11 October 2025
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Argentina’s Bank Giant Skyrockets: Why Grupo Financiero Galicia (GGAL) Is Soaring in 2025

Argentina’s Bank Giant Skyrockets: Why Grupo Financiero Galicia (GGAL) Is Soaring in 2025

(All figures USD for ADR unless noted. GGAL is an American Depositary Receipt on Nasdaq, representing shares of Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A., an Argentine company.) A Rollercoaster Year for GGAL Stock It’s been a wild 12-month ride for Grupo Financiero Galicia’s stock. In late 2024, GGAL surged to a 52-week high of $74 amid investor euphoria over Argentina’s new pro-market government finviz.com. In November 2023, libertarian outsider Javier Milei won Argentina’s presidency, sparking hopes of economic reform europarl.europa.eu. International analysts upgraded GGAL aggressively – for example, Morgan Stanley boosted its target to $92 and JPMorgan to $54 as 2024 ended
10 October 2025
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Lloyds Share Price: Can the FTSE‑100 Bank’s Value Keep Surging or Is a Crash Coming?

Lloyds Share Price: Can the FTSE‑100 Bank’s Value Keep Surging or Is a Crash Coming?

Lloyds’ share price explosion: earnings power and rising valuations Lloyds Banking Group (LSE: LLOY) has been one of the standout performers of the FTSE 100. The black‑horse bank’s share price climbed roughly 50 % in the 12 months to autumn 2025 as interest rates remained elevated and the UK economy avoided a deep recessiongoodmoneyguide.com. High rates boost banks’ net interest income (NII)—the difference between what they earn on loans and pay on deposits—and Lloyds reported NII of £6.5 bn in the first half of 2025, a 5 % year‑on‑year increasegoodmoneyguide.com. The rally has left some investors wondering how much upside is left. Lloyds now trades around 13 times
7 October 2025
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Comerica’s Mega Merger Shock: Why CMA Stock Skyrocketed as Fifth Third’s $10.9 Billion Deal Reshaped Regional Banking

Fifth Third’s $10.9 B Comerica Takeover Shakes Up Banking – Will Comerica Park Get a New Name?

A $10.9 B Deal to Create a Top-10 Bank Fifth Third Bancorp, based in Cincinnati, agreed to acquire Comerica Inc. of Dallas in an all-stock transaction valued at $10.9 billionreuters.com. The merger will form the nation’s ninth-largest bank by assets, a financial giant with approximately $288 billion in total assets and a deep footprint across multiple regionsreuters.comts2.tech. Under the deal terms announced October 6, each Comerica share will be exchanged for 1.8663 shares of Fifth Third stockir.53.com. At Fifth Third’s pre-announcement share price, that equates to $82.88 per Comerica share, representing about a 20% premium over Comerica’s recent average trading priceir.53.comts2.tech. When the
6 October 2025
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Capital One Savers Cheated Out of Billions – $425M Settlement Payout Deadline Fast Approaching

Deadline Looms: Capital One’s $425 Million Settlement Could Put Cash Back in Your Pocket—Here’s What You Need to Know

In‑depth report In January 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau accused Capital One of luring savers with promises of “high interest” returns on its 360 Savings account while quietly freezing that rate at 0.3%. The bureau said the bank simultaneously rolled out a 360 Performance Savings account with the same terms and conditions but far better returns—up to 4.3% during the Federal Reserve’s rapid rate hikes eu.usatoday.com. According to the CFPB, Capital One did not notify existing customers about the higher‑earning product and kept them in the dark about the rate differential masslive.com. The bureau’s director, Rohit Chopra, alleged that the practice “cheated families out of billions
2 October 2025
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MainStreet Bancshares (MNSB): Small Bank, Big Moves — Why Investors Are Buzzing /updated: 3:00 PM EDT/

MainStreet Bancshares (MNSB): Small Bank, Big Moves — Why Investors Are Buzzing /updated: 3:00 PM EDT/

Company Overview MainStreet Bancshares, Inc. is a Virginia-based financial holding company that owns MainStreet Bank, a business-focused community bank. As a branch-lite bank, MainStreet operates only six full-service offices (in Fairfax, Herndon, McLean, Leesburg, Clarendon, and Washington D.C.), but supplements its reach with 55,000 free ATMs and comprehensive online/mobile banking ir.mstreetbank.com ir.mstreetbank.com. Its primary customers are small to mid-sized businesses, professionals, and retail consumers in the D.C. metropolitan area reuters.com. MainStreet’s product line includes a full suite of retail and commercial banking services reuters.com. For individuals and businesses it offers checking accounts (regular and interest-bearing), savings accounts, money-market accounts, and certificates of deposit
1 October 2025
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Capital One Savers Cheated Out of Billions – $425M Settlement Payout Deadline Fast Approaching

Capital One Savers Cheated Out of Billions – $425M Settlement Payout Deadline Fast Approaching

Capital One’s $425 million settlement stems from a years-long fight over alleged bait-and-switch tactics. The crux of the case is that Capital One promoted its “360 Savings” account as a top high-yield product, yet kept its rate locked at about 0.30% even as national rates climbed. At the same time, the bank quietly introduced a nearly identical “360 Performance Savings” account, which did pay much higher interest (reaching 4.3% by early 2024) reuters.com consumerfinance.gov. Existing 360 Savings customers were largely kept in the dark – for example, Capital One reportedly removed most references to the old account on its website and
30 September 2025
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SWIFT’s Blockchain Breakthrough: Banks Race to Supercharge Global Payments

SWIFT’s Blockchain Breakthrough: Banks Race to Supercharge Global Payments

Key Facts: – SWIFT has launched a major effort with 30+ global banks and Consensys (Ethereum software firm) to build a blockchain-based shared ledger for cross-border payments reuters.com swift.com. Why SWIFT Is Overhauling Payments For decades, SWIFT (the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) has run the messaging “plumbing” behind bank transfers – a system connecting >11,000 institutions in 200+ countries, moving trillions daily. But traditional cross-border payments remain slow and costly, often taking days via multiple correspondent banks. Crypto advocates even called SWIFT “antiquated” reuters.com. Now, under pressure from crypto stablecoins and looming digital currencies, SWIFT is racing to
30 September 2025
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Crypto Rollercoaster: $162B Wiped Out, EU Banks’ Euro Coin & $400K NFT Heist (Sept 29–30, 2025)

Crypto Rollercoaster: $162B Wiped Out, EU Banks’ Euro Coin & $400K NFT Heist (Sept 29–30, 2025)

Key Facts: Major Crypto Price Movements (Sept 29–30, 2025) Bitcoin and Ethereum extended their late-September sell-off into a sharp dip. Reuters tallied that Bitcoin briefly fell to about $111,000 (before rebounding to ~$115K) and Ethereum to ~$4,000 economictimes.indiatimes.com. Many altcoins were hit even harder: meme and speculative tokens like Worldcoin, FLOKI and Dogecoin plunged over 9% on the week, while XRP and Solana fell 4–7% economictimes.indiatimes.com. In total, roughly $162 billion of crypto value was wiped out in late September as traders liquidated positions economictimes.indiatimes.com. Analysts reported over $1.7B in leveraged long positions liquidated in those days economictimes.indiatimes.com. This volatility
30 September 2025
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Stock Market Today

Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Stock Market Today 07.02.2026

7 February 2026
LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: February 7, 2026, 12:00 AM ESTUpdated: February 7, 2026, 12:18 AM EST Dollar Dips as Stocks Rally and US Data Influences Fed Rate Expectations February 7, 2026, 12:18 AM EST. The **dollar index** fell 0.17%, pressured by a rebound in equity markets reducing demand for the safe-haven currency. Weaker-than-expected U.S. labor market data raised the odds of a Fed rate cut to 18% for March, though consumer sentiment improved to a six-month high, limiting losses. Hawkish comments from Atlanta Fed's Raphael Bostic emphasized maintaining restrictive monetary policy. The dollar faces medium-term weakness amid expectations for rate cuts
Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Seagate shares rose 5.9% to $429.32 Friday after Citigroup raised its price target to $480 and reiterated a buy rating. The gain ended a two-day slide but left the stock 6.6% below its Feb. 3 high. CEO Dave Mosley sold 20,000 shares on Feb. 2 under a pre-arranged plan, SEC filings show. U.S. jobs and inflation data next week are seen as key tests for tech stocks.
Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

7 February 2026
Cummins shares jumped 6.8% to $577.73 Friday, recovering from a nearly 9% post-earnings drop the day before. The company reported Q4 revenue up 1% to $8.54 billion, took a $218 million charge tied to its hydrogen business, and guided for 2026 EBITDA of 17–18% of sales. Demand for data center generators offset weakness in North American truck markets. Analyst reaction was mixed; Truist raised its price target.
Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

7 February 2026
Corning shares surged 8.3% to $122.16 Friday, their highest close since the dot-com era, after Meta agreed to buy up to $6 billion in fiber-optic cables. The stock is up 40% since late 2025, fueled by strong first-quarter guidance and AI data-center demand. Insiders sold shares following the rally, SEC filings show. Investors await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data for rate signals.
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