BlackRock (NYSE:BLK – Get Free Report) had its target price boosted by equities researchers at Morgan Stanley from $1,261.00 to $1,275.00 in a research note issued to investors on Thursday,Benzinga reports.

So far in 2025, the financials sector has been among those outperforming the overall market as of the Jan. 17 close. The Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSEARCA: XLF), which tracks the performance of financial stocks in the S&P 500,

Sokin has announced another major fundraise, with $15m from BlackRock, that follows a strategic investment of $31m by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital last year.

UK headquartered payments firm Sokin has secured $15m debt funding from funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, enabling the business to continue its rapid growth trajectory. The funding comes just months after Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital acquired a stake in the business with a strategic investment worth $31m.

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Morgan Stanley's CEO signals potential crypto expansion amid regulatory shifts under a pro-crypto administration.

Morgan Stanley's proprietary sentiment indicator has gone into buy territory for the first time since mid-2022. While it can go lower, like it did in March 2020), it does not believe fundamentals warrant a major deterioration in sentiment from here.

BlackRock, Inc. has settled a dispute with Tennessee over its ESG practices, which the state said misled consumers.

The first euro CLO managers to print trades this year moved spreads inside levels from late 2024. The tightest class ‘A’ print came on Friday when BlackRock’s Natixis-arranged reset achieved 125bp.

Mark Wiedman, BlackRock’s top client-facing executive and a possible successor to CEO Larry Fink, said Wednesday he would voluntarily step away from his role in the spring after a 20-year stint at the firm.

IBM's recent earnings report showed that institutional investors benefited the most from its strong Q4 results.

Financial institutions are backing away from publicly aligning their investments with ESG goals, and now is the time to hold them to it.