Evolve Bank CEO fired after propositioning FBI agent who pretended to be a teen boy

In August, Evolve hired Hartheimer, who brought experience in financial regulatory matters, to help the bank recover from the collapse of startup Synapse.
Where the Nexperia auto chip crisis stands now as the U.S., China and EU race to contain fallout

The Nexperia crisis is still threatening vehicle production worldwide.
Interest rate backdrop supports playing offense with bonds, according to Goldman Sachs former ETF head

BondBloxx’s Tony Kelly tackles fixed income opportunities.
New Mexico becomes the first U.S. state to offer free child care to all residents

New Mexico became the first U.S. state to offer free child care in a bid to boost its economy and lift education and child welfare levels.
Lock in the gain? S&P 500 enters final two months of the year up 16%

After one of the best seven-month rallies in memory, how does the risk-reward tradeoff look?
‘Trump effect’ raises hopes for cannabis rally as investors bet on federal reforms, softer marijuana stance

Cannabis stocks could rally on hopes for new hemp regulations and Trump’s possible softer stance on marijuana, fueling investor optimism across the industry.
Berkshire’s operating earnings jump 34%, Buffett buys back no stock and raises cash hoard to $381 billion

Berkshire’s operating profit generated from the conglomerate’s wholly owned businesses including insurance and railroads jumped 34% in the third quarter.
While AI spending is top of mind, online ads are driving a lot of Big Tech’s growth

Meta, Amazon, Alphabet and Microsoft reported quarterly earnings that showed rising digital ad sales and increased AI infrastructure spending.
Bank of America names five stocks with more room to run before they report earnings

Bank of America says buy these five stocks before it’s too late.
These companies reporting earnings next week have momentum on their side

Several companies set to release financials next week have seen rising earnings estimates from analysts, according to a CNBC data analysis.