Stock options offered employees during the financial crisis are now worth $3 billion; the JPM CEO says he talked with Jeff Bezos about a job two decades ago.

Purchase of data firm and cancellation of a stock buyback rile shareholders; smaller banks are concerned tariffs could hurt business lending.

Goldman’s next CEO pushes for more women in senior roles. Fifth Third’s program to retain new moms is working. And there’s good news and bad news at Bank of America, as it bulks up on female summer interns but pays out millions to an exec fired over sexual harassment claims.

Goldman’s new CEO is expected to instill more corporate discipline; second quarter earnings jumped nearly 40% compared to a year earlier on higher revenues.

The appointment of David Solomon, who will take over for retiring CEO Lloyd Blankfein, has not altered the bank's aggressive plan to build a mobile phone-based bank for consumers in the U.S. and beyond.

The central bank has encountered criticism for allowing three banks to direct funds to dividends and buybacks even though their capital levels fell below required minimums.

After he takes over as CEO Oct. 1, Solomon has some key executive appointments to make, and observers will keep a close eye on the resources he devotes to help the bank accomplish its target of $5 billion in new revenue opportunities by 2020.

David Solomon is officially named as Blankfein’s successor; the British bank is under pressure from an activist shareholder to boost its stock price.

Succession plan could be formalized this week; bankers may be getting nervous about extending construction loans.

The moves are seen as setting the stage for CEO James Gorman’s eventual retirement; banks outside the U.S. are suffering from the greenback’s recent rise.