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Investing.com -- The Justice Department has issued subpoenas to several major U.S. banks, including JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America, requesting information about whether they improperly closed customer accounts for political reasons, according to a Wednesday report by the Wall Street Journal.

The subpoenas from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington, D.C., led by Jeanine Pirro, expand President Trump's effort to find evidence that banks discriminated against conservatives and politically controversial industries, including his own family.

The president said last year that JPMorgan and Bank of America cut him off from bank accounts and denied him new ones after his first riots in the Capitol on January 6th.

In August, Trump signed an executive order directing banking regulators to investigate whether financial institutions engaged in "politicized or unlawful debanking" and take appropriate action, including financial penalties. Pirro's office is now requesting information from some of the largest banks, including Wells Fargo, the report said.

Banks have stated they do not close accounts for religious or political reasons.

The review had primarily been the responsibility of the Office of Comptroller of the Currency, a Treasury Department bureau that oversees the nation's largest banks. Trump's executive order also instructed regulators to refer matters to the attorney general as necessary.

Regulators at the OCC had not sent referrals to the Justice Department and Pirro's office opened its investigations independently, according to the report. The OCC and U.S. attorney's office are coordinating on their investigations, the report said.

The subpoenas, some sent last year, ask banks to provide a list of people who were allegedly "debanked" and information about why the bank decided to close their accounts, the report said.

The OCC in December released a preliminary report saying it found early evidence of debanking by the nine largest banks. The agency said affected industries included oil and gas, coal, firearms manufacturers and the adult entertainment business.

Pirro's office is investigating whether banks' actions may have violated laws including the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, a statute traditionally used to prosecute bank-related fraud, the report said.

Trump in January sued JPMorgan and its chief executive, Jamie Dimon, saying the bank improperly closed his accounts for political reasons following the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. The Trump family last year also sued Capital One, saying the bank notified Trump-affiliated businesses in 2021 that it was closing more than 300 accounts.

The banks have denied they acted illegally in closing the accounts.

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Capital One has gotten torched over the last six months - since December 2025, its stock price has dropped 23% to $183.03 per share. This was partly due to its softer quarterly results and may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.

Is there a buying opportunity in Capital One, or does it present a risk to your portfolio? Check out our in-depth research report to see what our analysts have to say, it’s free.

Why Is Capital One Not Exciting?

Even though the stock has become cheaper, we’re sitting this one out for now. Here are three reasons you should be careful with COF, plus one stock we’d rather own.

1. EPS Barely Growing

We track the long-term change in earnings per share (EPS) because it highlights whether a company’s growth is profitable.

Capital One’s EPS grew at a weak 4.6% compounded annual growth rate over the last five years, lower than its 15.7% annualized revenue growth. This tells us the company became less profitable on a per-share basis as it expanded.Capital One Trailing 12-Month EPS (Non-GAAP)

2. Substandard TBVPS Growth Indicates Limited Asset Expansion

Tangible book value per share (TBVPS) is a crucial metric that measures the actual value of shareholders’ equity, stripping out goodwill and other intangible assets that may not be recoverable in a worst-case scenario.

To the detriment of investors, Capital One’s TBVPS grew at a weak 1.4% annual clip over the last two years.Capital One Quarterly Tangible Book Value per Share

3. Previous Growth Initiatives Haven’t Impressed

Return on equity, or ROE, quantifies financial firm profitability relative to shareholder equity — an essential capital source for these institutions. Over extended periods, superior ROE performance drives faster shareholder wealth compounding through reinvestment, share repurchases, and dividend growth.

Over the last five years, Capital One has averaged an ROE of 9.7%, uninspiring for a company operating in a sector where the average shakes out around 10%.

Final Judgment

Capital One isn’t a terrible business, but it doesn’t pass our bar. Following the recent decline, the stock trades at 8.8× forward P/E (or $183.03 per share). While this valuation is optically cheap, the potential downside is big given its shaky fundamentals. We’re pretty confident there are more exciting stocks to buy at the moment. Let us point you toward the Amazon and PayPal of Latin America.

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It's the most wonderful time of the year -- if you love shopping on Amazon(NASDAQ: AMZN). The e-commerce giant is having its annual midyear blowout sale from June 23 to June 26. Amazon will offer discounts across its marketplace to shoppers who subscribe to its Prime membership.

More than 180 million Americans subscribe to Prime, making Prime Day a truly nationwide retail event. It also makes Prime Day an excellent indicator of how strong U.S. consumers are midway through 2026. Here are the companies that win or lose on Prime Day, and why the stakes are high for much of Wall Street.

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Which companies win or lose on Amazon Prime Day?

Amazon's Prime Day has a massive gravitational pull on consumer spending. According to Adobe Analytics, last year's event generated roughly $24.1 billion in total online sales across U.S. retailers. That's more than twice what Americans spent online for Black Friday later that year. For many companies, a strong Prime Day bodes well for business, and that goes far beyond the brands that sell on Amazon.

That would include payment processing companies such as Visa and Mastercard. People don't shop online with cash, meaning these companies rake in the transaction fees from the event. Prime Day deals often lead to impulse purchases, benefiting credit card companies like American Express and Capital One, as well as Buy Now, Pay Later companies like Affirm, which sits in Amazon's online checkout.

There are some potential losers, too. In a way, Amazon's Prime Day is a power move against its competitors, which, for Amazon, is everyone else. Amazon is attacking traditional retailers that historically feast on the holiday shopping season. Last year, Amazon extended Prime Day to four days for the first time, and, unsurprisingly, it will be four days again this year.

Why the stakes are high across the board

Prime Day has grown large enough to send signals to Wall Street about the typical U.S. consumer. A strong Prime Day means consumers still feel confident enough about their finances to spend on things they may want but don't necessarily need. That can have implications for various industries, from restaurants to home improvement. If Prime Day sales disappoint or the data shows too many people funding their purchases with debt, it can indicate stress in household finances, an ominous sign.

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Either way, Amazon is the runaway leader in U.S. e-commerce, and its Prime Day is one of the major incentives to subscribing to Prime. Amazon's subscription services (Prime) generated $13.4 billion in high-margin revenue in the first quarter of 2026 alone; it's a crucial profit center that enables the company to sell goods at low prices and thin margins, further cementing its e-commerce dominance.

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Wrapping up Q1 earnings, we look at the numbers and key takeaways for the credit card stocks, including American Express (NYSE:AXP) and its peers.

Credit card companies facilitate electronic payments and extend revolving credit to consumers. Growth comes from increasing digital payment adoption, cross-border transaction growth, and value-added services for cardholders and merchants. Challenges include regulatory scrutiny of fees and practices, competition from alternative payment methods, and potential credit losses during economic downturns.

The 6 credit card stocks we track reported a satisfactory Q1. As a group, revenues were in line with analysts’ consensus estimates.

Amidst this news, share prices of the companies have had a rough stretch. On average, they are down 5.3% since the latest earnings results.

Weakest Q1: American Express (NYSE:AXP)

Recognizable by its iconic green logo and the slogan "Don't leave home without it," American Express (NYSE:AXP) is a global payments company that issues credit and charge cards, processes merchant transactions, and offers travel and lifestyle benefits to consumers and businesses.

American Express reported revenues of $17.66 billion, up 11.6% year on year. This print fell short of analysts’ expectations by 5.1%. Overall, it was a slower quarter for the company with a significant miss of analysts’ revenue estimates.American Express Total Revenue

American Express delivered the weakest performance against analyst estimates of the whole group. The market seems disappointed with the results as the stock is down 6.2% since reporting and currently trades at $312.32.

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Best Q1: Bread Financial (NYSE:BFH)

Formerly known as Alliance Data Systems until its 2022 rebranding, Bread Financial (NYSE:BFH) provides credit cards, installment loans, and savings products to consumers while powering branded payment solutions for retailers and merchants.

Bread Financial reported revenues of $1.02 billion, up 4.9% year on year, outperforming analysts’ expectations by 2.3%. The business had an exceptional quarter with a beat of analysts’ EPS and net interest margin estimates.Bread Financial Total Revenue

Although it had a fine quarter compared to its peers, the market seems unhappy with the results as the stock is down 1.1% since reporting. It currently trades at $91.42.

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Capital One (NYSE:COF)

Starting as a credit card company in 1988 before expanding into a full-service bank, Capital One (NYSE:COF) is a financial services company that offers credit cards, auto loans, banking services, and commercial lending to consumers and businesses.

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Capital One reported revenues of $15.23 billion, up 52.3% year on year, falling short of analysts’ expectations by 1.1%. It was a slower quarter as it posted a significant miss of analysts’ efficiency ratio and net interest margin estimates.

As expected, the stock is down 10.7% since the results and currently trades at $180.90.

Read our full analysis of Capital One’s results here.

Visa (NYSE:V)

Processing over 829 million transactions daily and connecting billions of cards to 150 million merchant locations worldwide, Visa (NYSE:V) operates one of the world's largest electronic payments networks, facilitating secure money movement across more than 200 countries through its VisaNet processing platform.

Visa reported revenues of $11.23 billion, up 17.1% year on year. This number surpassed analysts’ expectations by 4.5%. Overall, it was a very strong quarter as it also logged a solid beat of analysts’ EBITDA and revenue estimates.

Visa achieved the biggest analyst estimate beat among its peers. The stock is up 3.6% since reporting and currently trades at $320.30.

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Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF)

Powering over 73 million active accounts and partnerships with major brands like Amazon, PayPal, and Lowe's, Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) provides credit cards, installment loans, and banking products through partnerships with retailers, healthcare providers, and digital platforms.

Synchrony Financial reported revenues of $3.70 billion, flat year on year. This print missed analysts’ expectations by 2.4%. Overall, it was a slower quarter as it also produced a miss of analysts’ net interest margin estimates and a miss of analysts’ revenue estimates.

Synchrony Financial had the slowest revenue growth among its peers. The stock is down 10.2% since reporting and currently trades at $70.54.

Read our full, actionable report on Synchrony Financial here, it’s free.

Market Update

Late in 2025 into early 2026, there was hand-wringing around artificial intelligence. For software companies, the fear was that AI would erode pricing power and compress margins as new tools made it easier to replicate what once required expensive enterprise platforms. Crypto investors had their own version of the same anxiety: if AI agents could trade, allocate capital, and manage wallets autonomously, what exactly was the long-term value of today’s crypto infrastructure?

These concerns triggered a noticeable rotation away from these sectors and into safer havens. But markets rarely dwell on one narrative for long. Spring 2026 came, and the focus shifted abruptly from technological disruption to geopolitical risk. The US’ conflict with Iran became the dominant driver of market psychology, and when geopolitics takes center stage, the script changes quickly. Investors stop debating growth rates and start worrying about oil supply, inflation, and global stability.

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Die Banken beginnen, ihre Personalbeschaffung neu zu denken, da künstliche Intelligenz (KI) Eintrittsrollen reduziert. Die Firma JPMorgan Chase & Co. hat angekündigt, dass sie die Anzahl der Junior-Analysten reduzieren wird. Andere Banken folgen diesem Beispiel und suchen nach Mitarbeitern mit technischen und datenorientierten Fähigkeiten. Die KI-Adoption könnte Produktivität und Kosten senken, aber auch Fragen zur Zukunftsfähigkeit von Führungskräften aufwerfen.

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Die brasilianische FinTech Nu Holdings macht einen CFO-Wechsel, der weit über die Finanzabteilung hinausreichen könnte. Die Firma hat den ehemaligen Visa-Veteranen Rob Livingston als neuen Chief Financial Officer eingestellt, um damit ein Executive mit nordamerikanischer finanzieller Erfahrung einzubringen, während Nubank sein geplantes US-Bank-Projekt aufbaut. Livingston, der zuvor als CFO für Nordamerika bei Visa tätig war und vorher leitende Rollen bei Capital One Financial innehatte, wird am 13. Juli Guilherme Lago ersetzen.

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Nubank hat angekündigt, dass Rob Livingston, ein ehemaliger Senior-Executive bei Visa und Capital One, am 13. Juli 2026 den Posten des Chief Financial Officer übernehmen wird. Dieser Wechsel markiert einen Schritt von einem Finanzleiter, der Nubanks Entwicklung in eine große digitale Bankplattform begleitet hat, zu einem neuen CFO mit tiefem globalen Zahlungs- und Kreditwissen in Nord-, Südamerika und Asien. Wir werden untersuchen, wie die Einführung eines erfahrenen CFO von Visa die Investitionsnarrative und langfristige Wachstumsambitionen von Nu Holdings beeinflussen könnte.

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American Express und Visa betreiben unterschiedliche Geschäftsmodelle. American Express erfasst alle wirtschaftlichen Aspekte eines Transaktionsprozesses, während Visa ein kapitalarmes Modell verwendet, das hohe Gewinne und Kapitalrückzahlungen ermöglicht. Beide Unternehmen haben eine starke Netzwerkeffizienz, die ihre Fortsetzung unterstützt. Konsumausgaben stellen einen erheblichen Teil des US-Bruttoinlandsprodukts dar, daher ist es für Investoren sinnvoll, Möglichkeiten zu finden, um Portfoliounterlagen an Unternehmen zu bilden, die sich auf diesen wichtigen wirtschaftlichen Indikator auswirken. American Express und Visa sind beispielsweise solche Unternehmen, da sie von der Konsumausgaben profitieren. Während des letzten Jahrzehnts haben beide Unternehmen das S&P 500-Index (bis zum 28. Mai) übertrumpft, wobei American Express besser abgeschnitten hat als Visa. Die beiden Unternehmen bieten Investoren zwei verschiedene Möglichkeiten, auf Premium-Konsumausgaben zu setzen. Hier sind die wichtigsten Informationen.

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47% der Kunden erinnern sich daran, dass sie von ihrem Banken finanzielle Beratung erhalten haben. Trotzdem bleibt die langfristige Bindung unkonstant. Top-rangierte Institute verbinden Beratung und Unterstützung durch personalisierte, handlungsorientierte Erfahrungen.

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Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) ist eine der besten Aktien zum Kauf nach Meinung von Goldman Sachs' Conviction List. Die Firma wurde von Goldman auf die Liste gesetzt, um 20 bis 25 unterschiedliche Buy-gewichtete US-Ideen zu hervorzuheben. Der AI-Infrastruktur-Fall hat sich seitdem nur noch größer gemacht. Broadcom berichtete am 4. März Rekordumsatz für das Quartal Q1 2026 von 19,3 Milliarden Dollar, ein Plus von 29% im Vergleich zum Vorjahr, während der AI-Umsatz um 106% auf 8,4 Milliarden Dollar stieg.