Wells Fargo & Co
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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San Francisco’s slow recovery from Covid has left small businesses ‘hanging on’ for tech workers’ return
A billboard funded by Airbnb shows opposition to Proposition F in downtown San Francisco, California. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images Marshall Luck’s chiropractic and massage practice in downtown San Francisco survived the Covid-19 pandemic thanks to government stimulus money and a hefty amount of debt. But well over two years since lockdowns swept […]
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32% of travelers overspend to earn credit-card sign-on bonuses. Here’s how to avoid that ‘siren song,’ says industry analyst
Virojt Changyencham | Moment | Getty Images Nearly half of consumers holding a credit card with travel perks opened the card to chase the rewards — and a big share of them blew their budgets in the pursuit, according to a new survey. Specifically, 45% travel credit cardholders opened a card solely for its sign-up […]
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Cramer’s lightning round: I like Deere over Mosaic
Mosaic Co: “If you want to be in that group, you should be in Deere, because that’s been able to come back regardless of the cycle of fertilizer.” Novocure Ltd: “It’s still the best thing for experimental and sad brain cancer, and I think it’s going to be the standard for a long time.” Archer-Daniels-Midland […]
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‘What recession?’ Evercore ISI says after bank earnings show consumers are paying their debts
The odds of recession may be rising, but consumers haven’t gotten the memo yet. That’s one of the main takeaways from second-quarter reports from the six biggest U.S. banks. While signs of financial stress and the impact of rising interest rates have begun to appear at banks’ Wall Street operations, the core lending and deposits […]
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Bank of America tops expectations on revenue as lender benefits from higher interest rates
Bank Of America CEO Brian Moynihan is interviewed by Jack Otter during “Barron’s Roundtable” at Fox Business Network Studios on January 09, 2020 in New York City. John Lamparski | Getty Images Bank of America on Monday posted mixed second-quarter results that included the benefit from rising interest rates and about $425 million in expenses […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Pinterest and more
Citigroup offices in New York City. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Pinterest — Shares of the image-sharing social media company surged 16.2% on a report from the Wall Street Journal that Elliott Management has acquired a more than 9% stake. Citigroup — Citigroup rallied 13.2% after second-quarter […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: UnitedHealth, Wells Fargo, Pinterest and others
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: UnitedHealth (UNH) – The health insurer’s stock rose 1.7% in the premarket after its quarterly earnings and revenue beat forecasts, and it raised its full-year outlook. The company’s results were helped in part by a strong performance at its Optum health care services unit. Wells Fargo […]
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Wells Fargo profit falls as the bank sets aside funds for bad loans, company’s shares drop 3%
Charles Scharf Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Wells Fargo said Friday that second-quarter profit declined 48% from a year earlier as the firm set aside funds for bad loans and was stung by declines in its equity holdings. Here are the numbers: Earnings per share: 74 cents, including an 8 cent per share […]
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Jim Cramer says investors should eye these 5 downtrodden stocks
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday said that investors should search for buying opportunities among stocks being hammered by the turbulent stock market. “You could argue that for many groups, this bear market’s simply about working off the excesses of the past two years. … However, for some stocks, the sell-off has even been worse than […]
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