The Motley Fool

APRIL 18, 2024

For most of the market's more active investors, however, picking stocks can be a lot of fun. Take investment banking as an example. In the meantime, investment banking fees were up 18% year over year and 20% higher than Q4's tally, in step with a slight worldwide rebound from last year's lull in M&A and IPO activity.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Incoming President Donald Trump could not be more bullish for bank stocks , which have trailed the broader market for years. Trump could roll back banking regulation, or simply pay less attention to the banks -- a change from the scrutiny they've received from the Biden Administration. The two largest banks in the U.S.,

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) has faced its share of challenges in recent years, primarily stemming from a slowdown in capital market activities like mergers and acquisitions and initial public offerings and the winding down of its consumer banking franchise. Since then, things have been looking up.

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