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Top financiers and millionaires just met up in the Swiss Alps. And the mood was terrible
The world’s financial elite gathered in Davos, Switzerland this week, and a darkening global economic outlook was the number one talking point. Source
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Large employers face tough hurdles to provide abortion benefits if Roe is overturned
Kim Nguyen felt a sense of pride last fall when her bosses at Alloy committed to pay travel expenses for workers in Texas if they needed to access abortion services, after the state passed new restrictions. “These types of things, especially around equity, diversity, inclusion, access to reproductive rights, [are] front and center for me […]
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Citi CEO Jane Fraser is convinced Europe will fall into a recession
Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser has told CNBC she is convinced Europe is headed into a recession. Speaking at the World Economic Forum Monday, Fraser said that a confluence of factors, including the war in Ukraine and resulting energy crisis, have left Europe vulnerable to a sizeable downturn even as other parts of the world show […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Walmart, Citigroup, Paramount and more
Exterior view of a Walmart store on August 23, 2020 in North Bergen, New Jersey VIEW press | Corbis News | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Walmart — Shares fell about 10.5% after the big-box retailer reported quarterly earnings that significantly missed Wall Street’s expectations. Walmart posted adjusted first-quarter earnings […]
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Citigroup shares jump 7% after Warren Buffett reveals a near $3 billion stake in the struggling bank
Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett. Andrew Harnik | AP The 91-year-old “Oracle of Omaha” scooped up Citi shares while they have been underperforming the rest of the financial sector in the past 12 months. The stock is down nearly 40% while the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund is off by 12% over the […]
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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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Stocks making the biggest moves in the premarket: Walmart, Home Depot, Citigroup and more
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Walmart (WMT) – Walmart slumped 7% in premarket trading after missing bottom-line expectations for the first quarter. The retail giant earned $1.30 per share, 18 cents a share below estimates as inflationary pressures offset the positive impact of better-than-expected sales. Home Depot (HD) […]
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire made a $3 billion bet on Citigroup. Here are his other picks
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway made a few changes to its equity portfolio in the first quarter, including adding a big stake in Citigroup , according to a regulatory filing. The conglomerate bought more than 55 million shares of Citigroup to build a stake worth $2.95 billion as of the end of March, the filing showed. […]
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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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Tesla covers travel costs for out-of-state health care including, reportedly, abortions
Signage outside the new Tesla South Austin showroom within the Yard development in Austin, Texas, U.S., on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021. Mark Felix | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla will cover travel and lodging costs for employees to receive health-care services not offered in the states they reside. The policy, which Tesla said has been […]
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