Wells Fargo & Co
Bank of America calls this stock one of the ‘most compelling’ big lenders to own
This year’s stock sell-off hasn’t spared banks, with the KBW Bank Index down more than 20%, roughly in line with the decline of the broader S & P 500. Shares of big American banks have dropped despite rising interest rates, which help them boost the profitability of their core lending activities. That’s because investors are […]
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Sen. Warren asks bank regulator to reject TD’s $13.4 billion acquisition after customer-abuse report
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on security in Afghanistan and in the regions of South and Central Asia, in Dirksen Building on Tuesday, October 26, 2021. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Lawmakers led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren asked a key regulator to block Toronto-Dominion […]
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Evercore ISI says buy these four bank stocks to play the coming Fed rate hikes
Banks have sold off this year on concern that a possible recession will boost loan losses for the group. The KBW Bank Index has lost 15% this year — less than the S & P 500 decline of 17% — and industry bellwethers including JPMorgan Chase recently traded at 52-week lows. Despite the stock selloff, […]
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Prices are surging, but people are still paying top dollar to watch live sports
People are changing their spending habits as prices surge at rates not seen in four decades, making choices that favor experiences. That means big demand for live sports. Demand for sports attendance is usually “unresponsive to price changes,” said Dennis Coates, a sports economics professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. “Good times, bad […]
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Investing Club: Here’s how much each company in our portfolio is exposed to China
Shanghai and Beijing have retained, if not tightened, many Covid-related restrictions on business and travel. In this picture, workers disinfect a residential community on May 11, 2022, in Beijing, China. Beijing Youth Daily | Visual China Group | Getty Images Source
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Strategist says U.S. stocks are undervalued right now — and names his top picks to buy the dip
Morningstar’ s David Sekera thinks the market sell-off is looking overdone — and reveals the tech stocks he thinks are attractive right now, as well as his picks to ride the return of consumer spending. After years of beating the market, tech stocks have been slammed this year as expectations of aggressive tightening by the […]
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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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Heavily shorted online used car seller Carvana surges nearly 25%, is halted several times
A Carvana used car “vending machine” on May 11, 2022 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Shares of online used car retailer Carvana surged Thursday amid a wild trading session in which several heavily-shorted stocks popped. The stock closed up 24.7%. Trading was halted at least four times Thursday. Carvana’s share price had […]
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GM shares hit new 52-week low following Wells Fargo downgrade
Mary Barra, Chair and CEO of the General Motors Company (GM), speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, on May 2, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images DETROIT — Shares of General Motors on Thursday hit a new 52-week low and opened at their lowest price since November […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Ford, General Motors, Tapestry and more
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Ford (F), General Motors (GM) – Ford fell 2.8% in premarket trading while GM slid 3.4% after Wells Fargo double-downgraded both stocks to “underweight” from “overweight.” Wells Fargo said 2022 could represent a profit peak for legacy automakers, with the shift toward electric […]
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