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A rising interest rate spread - i.e. the difference between the interest rate banks pay to depositors and the interest they receive from borrowers - could give bank net margins and stocks a big boost

From March 26 to April 11, the S&P has risen 66% of the time for an average 18% gain or an expected return of 12%.

These index funds are among the most widely followed in different sectors. With possible profit-taking in the near future, keep these index funds in mind.

About a month ago, we highlighted a bearish divergence in the semiconductor ETF (SMH) that indicated a potential rotation away from this growth-oriented group into more value plays. That rotation pl

CNBC's Jim Cramer and David Faber discuss the financial sector and Jefferies Financial's Q1 2021 earnings results.

Bank stocks and financial sector-related exchange traded funds strengthened Wednesday after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen claimed that U.S. banks are healthy enough to pay dividends and repurchase s

The pandemic-ridden 2020 has witnessed the record ETF assets growth

Bank stocks dropped Monday, with a widely watched bank ETF pulling further away from a 13-year high as borrowing costs tracked by the 10-year Treasury yield edged lower. Bank stocks in recent sessions

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4:05pm: US equities end mixed on Fed news US stocks ended a mixed session with the DJIA falling more than 200 points after a Federal Reserve's decision to not extend a pandemic-era capital break fo

Stocks finished mixed Friday, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost ground as a decision by the Federal Reserve not to extend a temporary rule relaxing bank capital requirements pressured the fina

Financial sector-related exchange traded funds were dealt a blow Friday after the Federal Reserve planned to end coronavirus pandemic relief that provided a temporary capital buffer for big banks. On

Investors will be closely watching demand for U.S. government securities in the coming months after the Federal Reserve declined to extend pandemic-related regulatory relief for big U.S. banks, which

CNBC's "Halftime Report" team discusses bank stocks, the market's trading session and more.

The central bank had exempted safe assets from a crucial regulatory requirement, in a bid to keep markets chugging last year.