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Jan 2025
31m 36s

Big Bank Energy

The Motley Fool
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2024 was a good – very good – year to be a bank. Wall Street thinks 2025 may be even better. (00:14) Matt Frankel and Mary Long break down big bank earnings. They also discuss: - Why comparisons to 2023 give banks more credit than they may deserve. - The split between JP Morgan’s investment banking and consumer businesses. - Growing interest in private cred ... Show More
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