WASHINGTON (Reuters) -White House budget director Russell Vought said on Wednesday he wants to close the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months. Vought said the agency is not protecting consumers. People say consumer financial protection - don't we want to protect consumers? Absolutely. This agency wasn't doing it -...

02:35 PM EDT, 10/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Johnson & Johnson ( JNJ ) reported stronger-than-expected Q3 results amid growth in its medical technology and innovative medicine divisions, driving momentum to accelerate underlying revenue growth at the upper end of its 5% to 7% long-term growth plan, RBC Capital Markets said in a note emailed Wednesday. Adjusted operational sales rose 4.4%...

NEW YORK (Reuters) -JPMorgan Chase ( JPM ) and Goldman Sachs ( GS ) are sticking with their businesses in China as escalating tensions with the U.S. loom over global markets, bank executives said on Wednesday. JPMorgan ( JPM ), the largest U.S. bank, is still investing in China even as its operations there evolve, said Vice Chairman Daniel Pinto....

02:32 PM EDT, 10/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Ameriprise Financial's ( AMP ) global asset management group Columbia Threadneedle Investments said Wednesday it entered into a partnership with Long Run Partners to invest in up to $1.5 billion of high-quality non-agency mortgage loans for programmatic securitization. The loans will be sourced by Long Run Partners, Columbia Threadneedle said. Portfolios managed by...