Banks
What may be behind Buffett’s surprising deep value bet on Citigroup
Count veteran banking analyst Mike Mayo among those on Wall Street surprised by Berkshire Hathaway ‘s recent $2.95 billion wager on Citigroup shares. The move, disclosed Monday in regulatory filings, is Berkshire’s biggest new bet on financials made in the first quarter. Berkshire also took a much smaller stake in online bank Ally Financial . […]
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Goldman Sachs gives senior managers a new perk: ‘Flexible vacation’ policy
David Solomon, CEO, Goldman Sachs, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 23, 2020. Adam Galacia | CNBC Goldman Sachs is giving its top managers a new perk more common in the tech industry: the ability to take as much vacation time as they want. The investment bank told managing directors and partners last […]
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Want to beat the market volatility? A fund manager explains how
Jordan Cvetanovski of Pella Funds Management names the companies to own in uncertain times, some of which did well during the global financial crisis and Covid. Speaking to CNBC Pro Talks last week, he noted that global headwinds are roiling the stock market — and some sectors are set to benefit. Stock exchanges are one […]
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Goldman ‘deal guy’ behind Apple, GM cards leaves for fintech start-up iCreditWorks
iCreditWorks CEO Scott Young, former chief commercial officer of Goldman Sachs Marcus. Courtesy: Goldman Sachs A Goldman Sachs executive known for securing some of the industry’s biggest credit-card deals in recent years has left to join early stage start-up iCreditWorks, CNBC has learned. Scott Young, who was chief commercial officer of Goldman’s Marcus consumer business, […]
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Grayscale tells SEC that turning biggest bitcoin fund into ETF will unlock $8 billion for investors
Michael Sonnenshein, CEO, Grayscale Investments at the NYSE, April 18, 2022. Source: NYSE Grayscale, the asset manager running the world’s largest bitcoin fund, met privately with the Securities and Exchange Commission last week in an effort to persuade the regulator to approve the conversion of its flagship fund into an ETF, CNBC has learned. Turning […]
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HSBC thinks these global energy stocks could be winners — and gives one upside of over 100%
HSBC says a “generational shift” in energy policy could be on the horizon— and names the stocks it thinks could benefit. Source
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UK economy ‘one of the most vulnerable’ in the world right now due to mortgage trends, strategist says
George Clerk | E+ | Getty Images There’s an economic idiosyncrasy in the U.K. that makes it “one of the most vulnerable countries in the world right now,” according to an investment strategist. Mike Harris, the founder of Cribstone Strategic Macro, argues that a major problem for Britain is that its mortgage market is “heavily […]
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Your cash savings may finally yield a higher return — but only at certain banks
Guido Mieth | DigitalVision | Getty Images Banks are starting to pay a higher return on your cash — good news for savers who’ve seen their stockpiles languishing from a gruesome combination of low interest rates and high inflation. However, some banks are moving faster than others. Some, particularly traditional brick-and-mortar shops, may not budge […]
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‘We see a big recession in the making’: Top CEOs are fearing the worst in Europe
Top European CEOs are fearing a euro zone recession as a confluence of economic shocks continues to threaten the outlook for the bloc. Alex Kraus | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — The CEOs of several European blue chip companies have told CNBC that they see a significant recession coming down the pike in Europe. […]
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Despite the Fed’s big rate boost, most banks will still pay paltry interest rates
Jerome Powell, Federal Reserver Governor. Katie Kramer | CNBC The Federal Reserve just raised its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point, its largest such move in more than two decades, as it seeks to tame inflation. The central bank’s actions mean that, in an era of sharply rising prices for everything from food […]
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