BREAKING NEWS Core prices come in cooler than expected as inflationary pressures ease slightly LSE - Delayed Quote • GBp abrdn Asian Income Fund Ord (AAIF.L) Follow Compare 221.60 +1.60 +(0.73%) As of 2:34:49 PM GMT. Market Open. Related News BlackRock assets reach record $11.6 trillion in Q4. Stock rises. BlackRock (BLK) shares gain after the asset manager released fourth quarter results, showing profit increased 21% from 2023 while assets under management hit a record high of $11.55 trillion. Morning Brief Co-Hosts Seana Smith and Brad Smith break down what investors need to know about BlackRock's earnings report. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Morning Brief here. This post was written by Naomi Buchanan. JPMorgan notches another record year of profits The nation's largest bank earned $14 billion in the final quarter of 2024 due largely to a Wall Street revival, pushing its annual haul to an all-time record $58 billion. JPMorgan COO to step down in June: Jamie Dimon's succession in focus JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon's succession plans, or lack thereof, are in focus after president and COO Daniel Pinto announced he will step down in June and fully retire in 2026. Puck founding partner William D. Cohan sits down with Julie Hyman and Josh Lipton to discuss what investors can expect from Dimon's succession. "I don't think Jamie Dimon really wants to go anywhere," Puck says, adding the CEO looks "like a man who was very comfortable, wasn't anxious to go anywhere, wasn't giving any indication whatsoever that he had chosen a successor." "Yes, it's very important that he... solve the bank's problems ... But he's he's not going to live forever," Puck notes, calling that succession is "a hugely important decision." Puck has previously told Yahoo Finance that finding a successor is one of the "most important thing[s]" a chief executive can do. Watch the video above to learn more about Puck's expectations for Dimon's succession. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination here. This post was written by Naomi Buchanan. Quantum computing stocks rebound after massive sell-off as industry exec says opportunity is 'real' Quantum computing stocks rebounded Tuesday after a massive sell-off fueled by Big Tech CEOs expressing skepticism. The stocks recovered as D-Wave CEO Alan Barrett said quantum computing is "real." It's growth, not inflation keeping rates higher: Strategist US stocks (^GSPC, ^IXIC, ^DJI) are up following cooler-than-expected inflation data from December's Producer Price Index (PPI) print. Horizon Investments Chief Investment Officer Scott Ladner joins Wealth to explain why a strong economy doesn't lead to a bad stock market and that elevated interest rates are not due to inflation. "The primary driver of these higher rates we've seen over the last month is not inflation worries. It's not inflationary types of things — it is growth," Ladner explains. Ladner warns investors not to ignore non-US equities, recalling past misjudgments from 2017 when the consensus was that US stocks would outperform due to factors like deregulation and tariff pressures. Additionally, Ladner speaks on technology (XLK) and financials (XLF) as strong sectors, with tech driven by AI and deregulation benefiting small financials. Major banks kick off earnings season with JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Wells Fargo (WFC), Citi (C), Goldman Sachs (GS), Bank of America (BAC), and Morgan Stanley (MS) set to report quarterly results throughout the week. "This is happening right now. Technology, you have to be a part of it... you can't be underweight [with] tech coming in for the next several years at least," Ladner says. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Wealth here. This post was written by Josh Lynch This earnings season will show the 'haves' and the 'have-nots' With Big Bank earnings around the corner, Rational Dynamic Brands Fund portfolio manager Eric Clark joins Morning Brief with Seana Smith and Brad Smith to discuss his expectations for earnings season. "I think the banks will be fine. Goldman [Sachs] (GS) should probably paint a pretty good picture," Clark says, noting, "We're more focused on the asset managers. There's a big trend in wealth management with money migrating from public equities and public fixed income over to privates." "Those asset managers have had pretty decent pullbacks here, making some pretty attractive entry points as we head into earnings," he adds. Blackstone (BX) is the first asset manager to report on January 30. The portfolio manager says this earnings season will be put the "haves and the have-nots" categories on display, adding, "I think it's going to be a bifurcated market with earnings because expectations are a little high going into the year." Editor's note: Clark mentions Apollo Global Management, which is the majority owner of Yahoo, Yahoo Finance's parent company. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Morning Brief here. This post was written by Naomi Buchanan. Quantum Leap? Rigetti's 22% Stock Surge Tempered by Leadership's Call for Measured Expectations Rigetti Computing emphasizes technology over hype, calling for patience amid growing investor enthusiasm for quantum computing Core CPI Inflation Eases; S&P 500 Rallies As Fed Rate-Cut Hopes Brighten Consumer price index data for December showed that core price pressures eased more than expected. The S&P 500 powered higher as Wall Street weighed the CPI's implications for Federal Reserve policy as well as positive earnings reports from Dow Jones giants JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs. Going into this morning's report, markets didn't expect the next Fed rate cut to come before June. Quantum Computing Stocks Jump On D-Wave, Carahsoft Partnership Quantum computing stocks led by D-Wave Quantum popped on Wednesday continuing their roller coaster ride in 2025. Here’s Why Quantum Stocks, Including RGTI and IONQ, Are Surging Today Quantum stocks are climbing in early trading after Microsoft (MSFT) and Nvidia (NVDA) both made announcements regarding the technology yesterday. Among the quantum names rallying this morning are Rigetti Computing (RGTI), D-Wave Quantum (QBTS), and IonQ (IONQ). 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Bitcoin jumped near $99,000 early Wednesday from its Tuesday level around $96,000. Crypto prices traded lower Monday as the sell-off on the December jobs report and a jump in inflation expectations extended through the weekend. OS Therapies Announces Phase 2b Clinical Trial of OST-HER2 Achieves Primary Endpoint with Statistical Significance in the Prevention of Recurrent, Fully Resected, Lung Metastatic Osteosarcoma NEW YORK, January 15, 2025--OS Therapies, Inc. (NYSE-A: OSTX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing immunotherapies and targeted drug conjugates for cancer treatment, today announced positive data from a Phase 2b clinical trial (NCT04974008) of OST-HER2 (OST31-164) - the Company’s HER2-targeted immunotherapy candidate in the rare pediatric-designated indication of prevention of recurrent, fully resected, lung metastatic osteosarcoma. 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