Producer Price Index (PPI) Explained: Final Demand vs. CPI
Learn how the Producer Price Index (PPI) measures wholesale inflation, how final demand differs from CPI, and how pipeline costs feed into the Fed’s PCE gauge.
Skydance Issues 471M Warrants: Why SKYD Slid on NYSE Ex-Date
Skydance distributed 471.3M warrants to Class B holders following its WBD merger. Here is how the NYSE ex-dividend price cut and dilution hit SKYD.
Morgan Stanley Q3 Profit Rises to $4.9B on Record Wealth Inflows
Morgan Stanley reported Q3 2026 net revenues of $20.3 billion and net income of $4.9 billion, driven by $232 billion in net new wealth assets.
Breakeven Inflation Explained: How Bonds Forecast CPI
What the breakeven inflation rate is, how to calculate it from nominal Treasuries and TIPS, and how bond markets price future inflation expectations.
BlackRock Reaches $15.5T AUM as Private Markets Inflows Surge
BlackRock reached a record $15.5 trillion in AUM in Q3 2026 as private markets net inflows reached $15.3 billion and infrastructure deployment accelerated.
Goldman Sachs Q3 Profit Surges 33% on Equities and M&A Boom
Goldman Sachs reported Q3 2026 net earnings of $5.29 billion as equities trading jumped 72% and investment banking fees reached $3.22 billion.
Provision for Credit Losses: How Banks Calculate ACL and CECL
Learn how banks calculate the provision for credit losses under CECL, build the allowance for credit losses (ACL), and absorb loan charge-offs.
Bank of America Hit With $1.2B Penalty Over AML Failures
U.S. regulators fined Bank of America over $1.2 billion for anti-money laundering failures, triggering a 17-cent per share hit to Q3 earnings.
UnitedHealth Lifts 2026 Outlook as Q3 Operating Profit Jumps 52%
UnitedHealth Group reported Q3 2026 operating earnings of $6.6B on $112.7B in revenue, cutting its medical care ratio to 88.4% and raising full-year adjusted EPS guidance.
How to Read the CFTC Commitments of Traders (COT) Report
Learn how to read the CFTC Commitments of Traders (COT) report, decode commercial hedgers vs speculators, and interpret institutional futures positioning.