The S&P 500 is the most recognizable index in the stock market. Many investors use this index as a benchmark to determine if their portfolios are outperforming the stock market. The S&P 500 consists of profitable large-cap companies.While investing in an S&P 500 ETF can simplify your portfolio, these ETFs have a major downside. While you get plenty of good companies, you will also end up with a bunch of duds. Some corporations in the S&P 500 continue to drag the index lower, and it’s only a handful of stock ...

American Express -- a top Berkshire Hathaway portfolio holding -- is an extremely high-quality company.Thanks to his remarkable track record leading Berkshire Hathaway over the decades, Warren Buffett has become a legend in the financial world. It's no wonder that individual investors pay close attention to his moves to find potential ideas for their own portfolios.The conglomerate's massive $367 billion equity portfolio now includes stakes in dozens of businesses. But I think one holding of the Oracle of O ...

American Express Company (AXP) recently signed an agreement with payment solutions provider Worldpay to make onboarding of loyal and high-spending American Express cardmembers more convenient for small businesses, per reports. The move is expected to enhance AmEx’s footprint in the U.K. market.In the past three years, the number of places accepting AmEx cards rose 46%. The latest deal will likely further enhance the number of locations. This February, AmEx introduced its Plan It product in the U.K., which e ...

In-The-Money Countdown subscribers scored a speedy profit with our American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) weekly 5/10 225-strike call recommendation, which they received on Sunday, May 5. Below, we will dive into the telltale signs behind this winning trade.At the time of our recommendation, shares had retraced 38% of their post-earnings reaction, finding potential support at the rising 20-day moving average and their March peak. The rising 50-day trendline, which coincided with with its 20% year-to-date level ...

The integrated payments company is seeing strong momentum across a number of key metrics.Market valuation multiples are elevated. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 are currently trading at price-to-earnings ratios of about 23.2 and 29.5, respectively. That's up from approximately the S&P 500's multiple of approximately 18.4 and the Nasdaq 100's of 26.0 at this time last year. While this multiple expansion has fueled a rewarding run-up in stocks for investors, it's left them with fewer good options for new capital. ...

These three Dow stocks have withstood the test of time and could be excellent additions to long-term investors' portfolios today.The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a front-row seat to the unfolding story of American business. Dating back to the late 1800s, the index tracks 30 of the most influential companies in the stock market and provides investors with a real-time pulse check on the health of the U.S. economy.Although the index has its flaws, it can be an excellent place to unearth companies with solid ...

Core Insights - The article discusses the largest banks in the US by consolidated asset size as of September 30, 2025, highlighting their product offerings and branch networks Bank Rankings - **Chase Bank** is the largest bank in the US with $3.8 trillion in assets, operating over 5,000 branches and 15,000 ATMs, offering a wide range of financial products [3] - **Bank of America** follows as the second-largest bank with $2.7 trillion in assets, providing various products for personal and business customers, and operates more than 3,600 branches and approximately 15,000 ATMs [3] - **Citibank** ranks third with $1.8 trillion in assets, operating 660 branches and over 2,300 ATMs, offering products such as deposit accounts and personal loans [4] - **Wells Fargo**, also with $1.8 trillion in assets, has been serving customers since 1852 and operates more than 4,100 branches and over 11,000 ATMs [4] - **U.S. Bank** is the fifth-largest bank with $680 billion in assets, operating more than 2,100 branches and offering a variety of banking products [5] - **Capital One** has $652 billion in assets, operates 258 branches, and offers a full suite of financial products [6][7] - **Goldman Sachs Bank** has $644 billion in assets, primarily known for its investment banking, operates two branches, and offers online banking services [8] - **PNC Bank** has $564 billion in assets, serving personal and business clients with over 2,300 branches [9] - **Truist Bank** has $536 billion in assets, operates nearly 2,000 branches, and offers a range of financial services [10] - **Bank of New York Mellon** has $367 billion in assets, primarily known for asset servicing and investment management, operating just one domestic branch [10] - **State Street Bank and Trust Company** has $366 billion in assets, serving as a global custodian bank with two domestic branches [11] - **TD Bank** has $351 billion in assets, serving over 10 million customers with 1,100 branches [12] - **Morgan Stanley Bank** has $250 billion in assets, providing financial services to individuals and institutions [13] - **BMO Bank** has $249 billion in assets, operating over 1,000 branches and offering various banking products [14] - **Morgan Stanley Private Bank** has $240 billion in assets, focusing on high-net-worth clients without any branches [16] - **First Citizens Bank** has $233 billion in assets, serving personal and business clients with about 500 branches [16] - **Citizens Bank** has $222 billion in assets, operating nearly 1,000 branches and offering a range of financial products [17] - **Fifth Third Bank** operates over 1,100 branches and has a network of more than 40,000 fee-free ATMs [18] - **American Express National Bank** has $211 billion in assets, focusing on high-yield savings accounts and personal loans [18] - **M&T Bank** also has $211 billion in assets, operating almost 1,000 branches and offering various banking services [19]

In this articleGRMNTSNAXPUPSTGetty ImagesAt American Express, consumers are continuing to open high-fee credit cards and splurge on luxuries like travel. But for lending firm Upstart, there's a strong interest in microloans as cash-strapped Americans try to scrape by.That juxtaposition underscores the growing picture of bifurcation among income brackets in America. And adds to an increasingly popular view that the U.S. is experiencing a "K"-shaped recovery since the end of the pandemic, where higher income ...

American Express is rolling out a business credit card in Nigeria, its first such product in the country.The card offers business owners a spending limit of $10,000 and a repayment period of up to 45 days for international transactions, and comes as a result of a partnership with local neobank O3 Capital, according to a Thursday (May 9) Bloomberg report, which noted that the launch of the card could improve working capital access in the West African nation.“The first-ever American Express Business Card in t ...

These top stocks are showing resilience despite a tough economic environment.The S&P 500, which was flying high during the first three months of 2024, lost some of its gains in April but is still up 8.6% so far for the year. Investors tempered their enthusiasm in recent weeks based on the latest data about inflation, which isn't going down without a fight. The Federal Reserve said it wouldn't raise interest rates right now, but it's also not going to cut them.When there's economic flux, dividend stocks star ...