JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs Group and Morgan Stanley are projected to post a combined $34.8 billion haul from their trading businesses in the first quarter, the most for that period in at least seven years.

The largest U.S. banks are facing shareholder votes on a number of politically charged issues — some backed by conservative groups and others championed by organizations with a more progressive bent.

A federal judge ruled that the bank must keep the $14 billion granted by the Environmental Protection Agency in the recipients' accounts. The Trump administration has been trying to pull back money distributed under President Joe Biden.

The hires, meant to shore up a division that has not been as tech-forward as leadership would like, have included Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan veterans.

Banks' latest annual reports, filed in the early weeks of the second Trump administration, provide a window into how the industry is adjusting to a new political climate.

The hiring comes roughly a month after Ida Liu resigned and the firm embarked on a regional restructuring.

The legendary investor expressed his inclination for equities even after selling large chunks of Berkshire Hathaway's investments in three major banks. "That preference won't change," Buffett wrote in his annual letter to shareholders.

The New York megabank facilitates much of the U.S. government's payment network domestically and internationally, making it a major federal contractor and vulnerable to the Trump administration's scrutiny.

Up from $26 million in 2023, Jane Fraser's compensation last year saw the largest increase so far among heads of big U.S. banks.

Citi's head of wealth said the firm is already working with a quarter of the billionaires in the world through its private bank. Now it just needs them to entrust it with managing more of their money.