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Lazard CEO and former OMB Director under President Obama Peter Orszag joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss President Trump's tariff policy, state of U.S. trade negotiations, state of the economy, the Fed's interest rate decision, M&A and regulatory environment, Trump's budget plan, the country's fiscal trajectory, and more.

Lazard Inc.'s stock retreated on Friday after the investment bank said that its deal backlog has grown but that an elevated level of economic uncertainty is making it difficult to predict how the second quarter will play out.

Peter Orszag, Lazard CEO, joins 'Money Movers' to discuss the company's quarterly earnings results, how to tell clients how to respond to recent trade news, and much more.

Lazard Inc. (NYSE:LAZ ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 25, 2025 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Peter Orszag - Chairman, Chief Executive Officer Mary Ann Betsch - Chief Financial Officer Evan Russo - Chief Executive Officer, Asset Management Alexandra Deignan - Head of Investor Relations and Treasury Conference Call Participants Mike Brown - Wells Fargo James Yaro - Goldman Sachs Ben Rubin - UBS Ryan Kenny - Morgan Stanley Alex Jenkins - Citizens JMP Brendan O'Brien - Wolfe Research Operator Good morning everyone and welcome to Lazard's first quarter 2025 earnings conference call. This call is being recorded.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Lazard (LAZ) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Lazard (LAZ) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.56 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.29 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.66 per share a year ago.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE:LGI) is confirming today, pursuant to its Managed Distribution Policy, as previously authorized by its Board of Directors, a monthly distribution of $0.14646 per share on the Fund's outstanding common stock. The distribution is payable on May 22, 2025 to shareholders of record on May 12, 2025. The ex-dividend date is May 12, 2025. The Fund will pay a previously declared distribution today, April 22, 2.

Get a deeper insight into the potential performance of Lazard (LAZ) for the quarter ended March 2025 by going beyond Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimates and examining the estimates for some of its key metrics.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lazard, Inc. (NYSE: LAZ), the preeminent global financial advisory and asset management firm, announced today that Patrick McHenry has joined as Senior Advisor, effective April 23, 2025. McHenry brings over 20 years of experience as an elected official and leading voice on U.S. economic and financial policy. His appointment underscores Lazard's commitment to expanding its capacity to help clients navigate the increasingly complex intersection of business, politics, an.

Lazard is strengthening its footprint in the United Arab Emirates by opening an office in the capital city of Abu Dhabi which will serve as the investment bank's main financial advisory hub in the country, it said on Tuesday.