BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink as revealed he's had discussions with sovereign wealth funds about buying bitcoin..

BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager, is the latest financial firm to back out of a voluntary climate initiative it joined just a few years ago.

Bitcoin ( BTC 1.30%) had a phenomenal year in 2024. The cryptocurrency returned 119%, easily outperforming the 23% gain in the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), which itself is commonly seen as a barometer for the overall U.S. stock market. In fact, only five stocks in the S&P 500 created more wealth than Bitcoin last year.

BlackRock Inc. is tapping into a fast-growing corner of the options-powered ETF world with an offering aimed at Wall Street investors bracing for the S&P 500 to tread water.

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said Bitcoin will hit $700k, while Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said BTC is not a threat to the dollar.

US stocks surged higher Wednesday after an encouraging inflation report and blockbuster profits for some of America’s biggest banks.

The state's attorney general warned Goldman, JPMorgan, BlackRock, and other heavyweights of possible legal consequences to their diversity policies.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wrote on Jan. 23 to the firms saying they appear “to unlawfully advance discriminatory” diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, and demanded they respond to a series of questions about their programs. He said the firms may have breached their fiduciary duties by pursuing an “ulterior political motive or agenda.”

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There are three market triggers that could cause BlackRock to flip its investment strategy, the asset manager said in a note on Monday.

One of the most widely discussed topics on Wall Street over the years has been the question of who will succeed Jamie Dimon as CEO of JPMorgan Chase, a role he has held for nearly two decades. Last week,

BlackRock and JPMorgan Chase are two of the most closely watched succession sagas on Wall Street. With full-year earnings looming, the world’s largest asset manager and largest bank were both roiled by major changes to their long-term succession planning on Tuesday.