Fidelity National Information Services Inc. reported second-quarter adjusted net earnings of $582 million, or $1.78 per share, an increase from $544 million, or $1.63 per share, in the year-ago period.
GreenSky Inc. reported second-quarter net income attributable to the company of $12.3 million, or 19 cents per share, up significantly from $5.6 million, or 9 cents per share, in the year-ago quarter.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. confirmed that its unit, JPMorgan Asset Management, bagged the remaining 2% stake it needed to hold majority ownership
Blackstone Group Inc.'s Strategic Capital Group is buying a 10% to 15% stake in buyout firm
Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., asked Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Randal Quarles to disclose whether any suspicious activity was detected during regular bank exams at Capital One Financial Corp. before a data breach
The U.S. Treasury Department accused China of currency manipulation
Former Fed chairs Paul Volcker, Alan Greenspan, Ben Bernanke and Janet Yellen are batting for the central bank's independence from political pressures
Hakop Zakaryan, a former bank branch manager at Wells Fargo & Co., pleaded guilty to one felony count of bank fraud
Big U.S. banks are now digging into the oil-rich Gulf Cooperation Council countries' penchant for borrowing money, The Wall Street Journal reports. JPMorgan, Citigroup Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley are leading bond issuances
Asset managers are now resorting to outsourcing trading operations
In other parts of the world
Asia-Pacific: US labels China a currency manipulator; ANZ drops staff bonuses
Europe: HSBC cutting jobs, reaches €300M settlement; Novo Banco selling €795.8M loans
Middle East & Africa: Banque Saudi Fransi Q2 profit rises; IPO of Egypt's Fawry oversubscribed
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The day ahead
Early morning futures indicators pointed to a higher opening for the U.S. market.
In Asia, Hang Seng dropped 0.67% to 25,976.24, while the Nikkei 225 shed 0.65% to 20,585.31.
In Europe, around midday, the FTSE 100 rose 0.02% to 7,224.90, and the Euronext 100 gained 0.67% to 1,032.69.
On the macro front
The Redbook Index for retail sales and the JOLTS report are due out today.
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