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Bank balances surged during Covid even as pandemic-era stimulus ended, BofA CEO says
Bank of America’s account holders saw strong growth in their balances during Covid and have yet to spend down their pandemic-era stimulus money, CEO Brian Moynihan told CNBC. In an interview on “Squawk Box” from The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, BofA’s chairman said customers who had between $1,000 to $2,000 before the pandemic, […]
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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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Credit Suisse chairman denies reports of talks to replace CEO Gottstein
The logo of Swiss bank Credit Suisse is seen at its headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland March 24, 2021. Arnd Wiegmann | Reuters Credit Suisse Chairman Axel Lehmann has denied reports that talks have taken place to explore replacing CEO Thomas Gottstein. Bloomberg News reported earlier this month, citing sources close to the matter, that the […]
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China demand must remain weak or we’ll have big trouble in the oil markets, IEA chief says
Speaking to CNBC on Monday, the executive director of the International Energy Agency spoke about the intricacies of the energy transition and the competing challenges that will need to be balanced in the years ahead. Imaginima | E+ | Getty Images The executive director of the International Energy Agency spoke of the current challenges facing […]
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Google, Meta and Amazon will benefit from the Ukraine war, ad guru Martin Sorrell says
Martin Sorrell, founder and chairman of media firm S4 Capital, believes the war in Ukraine has the potential to benefit three of America’s biggest tech firms. “I’m very bullish on the tech giants … because the war will have an impact on them,” Sorrell told CNBC at the World Economic Forum in Davos Monday. He […]
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Oxfam calls for an end to billionaire ‘bonanza,’ say millions are falling into extreme poverty
Olga Shumytskaya | Moment | Getty Images A new billionaire emerged every 30 hours during the Covid-19 pandemic, and nearly a million could fall into extreme poverty at around the same rate in 2022. Those are the sobering statistics recently released by Oxfam. There were 573 more billionaires in the world by March 2022 than […]
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Vaccinated and tested, the rich and powerful descend on the snowless hills of Davos
The World Economic Forum is returning to Davos in May after cancelling previous meetings because of the coronavirus pandemic. Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images The rich, famous and most powerful are once again returning to the Alpine retreat of Davos, Switzerland, next week following a two year coronavirus-induced hiatus that had forced the […]
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