Shares of banks and other financial institutions fell as traders braced for volatility in global markets around U.S. election time.

Credit-card processor Visa plans to lay off around 1,400 employees and contractors by the end of the year, as part of a plan to streamline its international business.

JPMorgan Chase is pursuing people who the bank says committed check fraud by withdrawing large sums of cash from deposit accounts during a TikTok craze.

SoFi Technologies notched its fourth straight quarter of profitability.

Shares of Carl Icahn's IEP investing firm plunged after the hedge fund's core holding CVR suspended its dividend.

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