Why Investors Should Hold Onto Megabank Stocks–For Now
The Wall Street Journal·2026-01-16 20:29
Will 2026 be as good as last year for Wall Street's M&A bankers. I think it might be. Here's why.[music] By my count, Wall Street's mergers and acquisitions advisers earned almost $15 billion in fees across the top five Wall Street banks last year. That's a really good year. It's not quite as good as things were in 2021 when there was kind of that post-pandemic [music] catch-up, but overall it was still a pretty extraordinary year.But now, political uncertainty is re-entering the chat. [music] affordability ...