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Cramer’s lightning round: Charles Schwab is terrific
Amyris Inc: “There’s another company called IFF … that does a better job.” TechnipFMC PLC: “I like that company very, very much. … Maybe wait for a couple day pullback.” Canopy Growth Corp: “If Canopy Growth is good, then that means that you have one more reason to buy Constellation Brands. … I would buy […]
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A ‘shakeout’ among mortgage lenders is coming, according to CEO of bank that left the business
A sign hangs from a branch of Banco Santander in London, U.K., on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg via Getty Images Banks and other mortgage providers have been battered by plunging demand for loans this year, a consequence of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes. Some firms will be forced to exit […]
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SPAC market hits a wall as issuance dries up and valuation bubble bursts
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, August 1, 2022. Source: NYSE The SPAC boom is officially a thing of the past. Not a single special purpose acquisition company was issued in July as the market slowdown turned into a screeching halt, according to CNBC calculations of SPAC Research data. Sponsors who once took advantage of […]
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The $300 billion meme stock that makes GameStop look like child’s play
The Reddit logo is seen on a smartphone in front of a displayed Wall Street Bets logo in this illustration taken January 28, 2021. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Think the meme stock mania is so 2021? Just take a look at AMTD Digital. The little-known Hong Kong-based fintech firm saw its shares skyrocket 126% Tuesday […]
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The death of easy money: Why 20% annual returns are over in crypto lending
PARIS — Celsius and Voyager Digital were once two of the biggest names in the crypto lending space, because they offered retail investors outrageous annual returns, sometimes approaching 20%. Now, both are bankrupt, as a crash in token prices — coupled with an erosion of liquidity following a series of rate hikes by the Federal […]
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Bank stocks are ‘too cheap’ and could outperform S&P 500 after recession strikes, Oppenheimer says
Bank stocks have sold off this year on fears that a looming recession will rock the sector with surging loan defaults. But that reflex is an example of recency bias and ignores a few key differences in the U.S. financial industry after the 2008 financial crisis, Oppenheimer analyst Chris Kotowski said Friday in a research […]
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White House goes on offense to argue that the U.S. is not in a recession
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 28, 2022. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters WASHINGTON — The White House responded to Thursday’s second quarter negative GDP growth with a full slate of events and a well coordinated message: Despite what everyone is […]
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BofA CEO says the strong American consumer is one of the Fed’s biggest obstacles
The American consumer is still strong despite roaring inflation, and that will pose a challenge to the Federal Reserve’s mission to tamp down inflation, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday. “One of the toughest jobs they have is the American consumer is still in pretty good shape,” Moynihan said […]
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JPMorgan analysts say buy Regions and PNC as markets wrestle with recession fears
Big U.S. banks have begun to reap the rewards of higher interest rates as the Federal Reserve combats inflation with a series of hikes, as evidenced by second-quarter results earlier this month. Thanks to higher rates and good loan growth, banks posted a 9% surge in second-quarter net interest income on a quarterly basis. This […]
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The world is growing old at a rapid pace. Here are ways to invest for a gray future
When the coronavirus pandemic first struck in early 2020, some speculated that lockdowns would lead to a boom in American births as couples were forced to stay home. The opposite happened instead: U.S. population growth decelerated in 2020 and even further last year, to the slowest pace in the 246-year history of the nation, according […]
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