As Americans have raised concerns about rising prices, a possible recession, a cooling labor market and an ongoing government shutdown in recent months, economists have warned the U.S. economy may be “K-shaped,” with spending trends becoming divided among low- and high-income consumers.

Wall Street's optimism going into 2025 looks like it was right on the money. Most everyone's year-end bonuses, which will be doled out early next year, are going up. That's according to projections published Wednesday from compensation consulting firm Johnson Associates.

Major financial services firms such as Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Wells Fargo have expanded operations in Dallas, Texas, where the firms have thousands of workers.

Stock valuations — seen by many as flying too close to the sun — took a hit on Tuesday after a chorus of bank execs spoke up to throw their weight behind that view. Chief among them were Morgan Stanley CEO Ted Pick and Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon.

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The Wall Street Journal's editorial board trashed President Donald Trump's call to nuke the filibuster on Monday, arguing the GOP would be "dumb" to heed it.

Wall Street's main indexes inched higher on Wednesday, after a stronger-than-expected private payrolls report and an ongoing court hearing on U.S. tariffs buoyed investor sentiment, while technology stocks steadied following a sharp sell-off.

Wall Street chief executives said investors should brace for an equity market drop of more than 10% in the next 12 to 24 months, and that such a correction may be a positive development.