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Jamie Demon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, declared on Wednesday that his company would leave China at the behest of the US government. During a discussion about a possible future conflict over Taiwan at the Deal Book Summit, Demon declared, “If the American government makes me leave China, I’m leaving China.” “You would take all

For the first time in twenty years, the U.S. economy is “back to normal,” but according to IBM Vice Chairman Gary Cohn, the market is outpacing the expected rate of interest rate reductions. According to CME Group’s Fed Watch tool, the market is narrowly pricing a first rate reduction from the Federal Reserve in May

The Commerce Department released a report on Wednesday that showed the U.S. economy grew at an even faster rate than previously indicated in the third quarter. This was due to higher government spending and better-than-expected business investment. According to the department’s second estimate, the gross domestic product—a measure of all goods and services produced during

For the fourth time in the past five weeks, mortgage rates dropped last week, and buyers seem to be taking notice. However, current homeowners’ desire to refinance dropped precipitously. This resulted in a virtually unchanged overall volume of mortgage applications last week, up just 0.3% from the week before, as per the seasonally adjusted index

According to a letter from the activist investor on Wednesday, Elliott Investment Management has acquired a $1 billion stake in Phillips 66 and is vying for up to two board seats in an effort to boost the business’s performance. Wednesday afternoon trading saw a more than 4% increase in Phillips 66’s shares. The market value