A strong stock market and a vibrant economy that never fell into recession have boosted earnings at financial institutions.

After a couple of years of uncertainty, there’s pent-up demand for mergers, stock and bond sales and other complex transactions.

The accounts certainly look traditional, except they also come from a non-banking global brand.

But institutional investors, consumers and other stakeholders could continue to hold companies accountable.

They’ve been among the most aggressive employers when it comes to bringing workers back into face-to-face contact.

The firm says it wants to change the lives of “One Million Black Women,” but that’ll take more than a monetary investment.

The National Association of Manufacturers is among them, going so far as to call for President Trump’s early removal from office.

But if we’re in for a double-dip recession, they’ll need to set aside billions more than they currently have on hand.

Economists often look to previous elections to model upcoming ones, but 2020 continues to break the mold.

The investment bank wants boards to include more people from chronically underrepresented groups.