Wall Street on track for record profits
First reported 6 Oct, 09:00 UTCUpdated 18h ago3 sources
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Data: NYSE/Intercontinental Exchange via the New York State Comptroller; Chart Emily Peck/Axios; Note: 2026 projected by the comptroller if first-half growth continues at current pace. First-half 2026 profits were $45.9 billion. Profits are for broker-dealer operations of NYSE member firms and are not adjusted for…
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Data: NYSE/Intercontinental Exchange via the New York State Comptroller; Chart Emily Peck/Axios; Note: 2026 projected by the comptroller if first-half growth continues at current pace. First-half 2026 profits were $45.9 billion. Profits are for broker-dealer operations of NYSE member firms and are not adjusted for…
Profits at New York Stock Exchange member firms reached $45.9B in the first half of 2026, up 51.3% from a year earlier and above the $45.3B New York City had forecast for the full year. This is all while inflation and card debt stay elevated.
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- Wall Street on track for record-smashing $90B year: New York State comptroller (opens New York Post in a new tab)
Wall Street is on track for a record-shattering $90 billion year -- and massive bonuses to go with it, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's office said Tuesday.
- Wall Street on track for record profits (opens Axios in a new tab)
Data: NYSE/Intercontinental Exchange via the New York State Comptroller; Chart Emily Peck/Axios; Note: 2026 projected by the comptroller if first-half growth continues at current pace. First-half 2026 profits were $45.9 billion. Profits are for broker-dealer operations of NYSE member firms and are not adjusted for…
- Wall Street profits surge as inflation and card debt stay elevated (opens The Washington Times in a new tab)
Profits at New York Stock Exchange member firms reached $45.9B in the first half of 2026, up 51.3% from a year earlier and above the $45.3B New York City had forecast for the full year. This is all while inflation and card debt stay elevated.
