Graeme Harker’s Post

The biggest banks in the US are preparing to report a third quarter marked by shrinking margins and declining profits, according to a new report. JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo release their Q3 earnings on Friday. likely report a nearly 14% drop in earnings per share, reports Reuters, citing data compiled by the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG). Next week, Bank of America is expected to report an approximately 14% drop in earnings per share, Citigroup is expected to report a 20% drop, and Goldman Sachs is expected to report a 35% drop. Read the full story at https://lnkd.in/ec9H47Ba #markets #technology #innovation

What's our risk to Greece? Do you want the full answer, or just the easy bit? In the future risk tools will provide answers that cut across all risk types, and all business areas. For example, if you want to understand your risk to Greece, you will be able to see Greek credit exposures and counterparty risks alongside the market risk associated with Greece. Read the full story on the future of risk management at https://lnkd.in/eTJggZm7 #riskmanagement #innovation #markets

Age of Empires II at 25: the strategy game that inspired a generation of historians Many historians of a certain age admit that Age of Empires II reinforced their passion for the past and got them into the field. Four of them explain what drew them in. Read the full story at https://lnkd.in/esM-FXby #technology #innovation #ageofempires

Do you have a narrative you need to sell? Perhaps you’ve predicted something at work, which you now need to prove. Maybe someone on X said your political opinion was wrong, so you need ammunition for a counter-attack. Data visualizations are the perfect tool for manipulating your audience, whatever the data, whatever your narrative. Read the full story at https://lnkd.in/eZTpWEU9 #datascience #markets #technology

The US economy is seemingly fairing so well that UBS has signaled a potential return to the glory days. The European finance giant believes Uncle Sam is inching closer to a “Roaring ’20s” scenario, placing the likelihood of an incoming booming economic cycle at 50%. The phrase harkens back to the same decade a century ago, when massive economic growth prompted a construction boom and rising prosperity for families. With the benefit of hindsight, the 1920s had the hallmarks of a strong economic cycle: a wider adoption of electricity and automobiles, as well as a postwar boom in consumption. Read the full story at https://lnkd.in/eHVqCiHr #technology #markets #innovation

"Hedge this", "Axe that" In the future, risk applications will go beyond identifying impending doom and start recommending how to proactively mitigate risk. Read the full story at https://lnkd.in/eTJggZm7 #riskmanagement #innovation #markets

Since 2021, hedge fund manager Ray Dalio has published reports on global power dynamics amid evolving geopolitical and economic trends. In particular, Dalio analyzes the future prospects of major nations, shaped by labor market forces, economic stability, and social factors. Looking ahead, many advanced economies are expected to experience slower growth as they grapple with their highest debt levels since World War II. Meanwhile, emerging markets are forecasted to achieve the strongest growth, fueled by rising productivity. This graphic shows annualized 10-year real GDP growth projections, based on analysis from Ray Dalio’s Great Powers Index 2024. Read the full story at https://lnkd.in/eNukDcXY #markets #innovation #technology

Raspberry Pi has cemented its status as one of London’s most successful stock market listings of recent times as it posted a bumper set of profits. Shares in the Cambridge-based computer business – which floated in June at 280p each to much fanfare – surged 6.6 per cent, or 23p, to 371.2p yesterday. The rally came as the group revealed profits hit £16million in the first six months of the year, up 55 per cent from the same period the year before. Read the full story at https://lnkd.in/g9HeqfJi #technology #markets #innovation

Artificial intelligence (AI) has given rise to powerful models capable of performing diverse tasks. Two of the most impactful advancements in this space are Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and Agents, which play distinct roles in improving AI-driven applications. However, the emerging concept of Agentic RAG presents a hybrid model that utilizes the strengths of both systems. Read the full story at https://lnkd.in/eKewhM-N #technology #markets #innovation

It's finally happening. After years of being on the fringes and struggling, #Rust is now slowly entering the mainstream. In February this year The White House put out a report that's 19 pages long that details the importance of using memory-safe languages to enable a safer cyber security future. In particular they call out languages like C and C++ for being unsafe and Rust as being memory-safe. Watch the full video at https://lnkd.in/eikZ28re #technology #innovations