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With the recent inflation data, ebbing rate cut probability, escalating geopolitical tensions and rising U.S. debt levels, the appeal for investing in consumer staple funds increases.

Two months after laying off 3% of its workforce, the Birmingham, Alabama-based Regions Bank posted disappointing Q1 earnings Friday (April 19). The southeastern regional's results were driven by higher expenses despite the headcount reduction, FDIC assessments and an adjustment to its securities accounting.

New bond deals totaling about $28.5 billion were issued by four of the nation's six largest banks: JP Morgan Chase & Co. JPM, +1.82%, Wells Fargo & Co. WFC, +2.77%, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS, +0.45% and Morgan Stanley MS, +0.91%, according to Kenneth Jacques, head of U.S. credit at Informa Global Markets.

The U.S. retail sector is returning to normalcy, driven by robust online sales.

Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL) is set to report first-quarter 2024 earnings Thursday after the closing bell, with analysts watching for sustained cloud growth and any updates on artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives.

Shares of Shopify Inc. took a hit in February after the e-commerce platform warned of higher operating costs. But Morgan Stanley analysts on Friday said investors may have overreacted, arguing that there's still a lot to like about the stock, even as inflation forces consumers to temper their spending habits.

Turning $1,000 into $100,000 takes a bit of luck and a ton of tolerance for risk. But for those seeking potentially life-changing returns, micro-cap growth stocks may offer that lottery ticket-like upside.

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated Q1 2024 Earnings Conference Call April 19, 2024 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Tim Sedabres - VP & Head of IR Stephen Steinour - Chairman, President & CEO Zach Wasserman - Senior EVP & CFO Brendan Lawlor - Deputy Chief Credit Officer Conference Call Participants Manan Gosalia - Morgan Stanley John Pancari - Evercore ISI Scott Siefers - Piper Sandler Steven Alexopoulos - JPMorgan Ebrahim Poonawala - Bank of America Ken Usdin - Jefferies Jon Arfstrom - RBC Capital Markets Peter Winter - D.A. Davidson Matt O'Connor - Deutsche Bank Operator Hello and welcome to the Huntington Bancshares First Quarter Earnings Call.

The Chinese government ordered Apple to remove WhatsApp, Signal, Threads and Telegram from its App Store, according to a report.

Geetha Ranganathan, Bloomberg Intelligence Analyst on US Media, joins to recap Netflix earnings and their plan to end subscriber count. She spoke with Paul Sweeney and Dani Burger on Bloomberg Radio.