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☆ Jim Cramer: Buy Goldman Sachs on big dips because it's willing to correct mistakes
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Tuesday praised Goldman Sachs for its ability to course-correct after making mistakes, citing a new report about a possible exit of a challenged business. Goldman Sachs is in discussions to sell its credit card partnership with General Motors to Barclays, according to The Wall Street Journal. "I continue to like the stock of Goldman Sachs because ... they make mistakes and then they change," Cramer said on " Squawk on the Street ." Shares of Goldman, where Cramer worked early in his Wall Street career, were modestly lower Tuesday. Cramer's Charitable Trust, the portfolio used by the CNBC Investing Club, doesn't own Goldman but does own Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo .

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Goldman Sachs, Cramer, Goldman, doesn't, Morgan Stanley, Wells Organizations: General Motors, Barclays, Wall Street, Apple, Goldman, Cramer's Charitable Trust, CNBC, The Locations: Cramer's, Wells Fargo

☆ When Tesla shares fall, these 6 stocks tend to rise, according to recent history
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Six stocks in the S & P 500 tend to rise when Tesla shares fall, according to an analysis of recent data by CNBC Pro . The share price performance of these S & P 500 stocks was inversely correlated to Tesla's last month. A correlation of 0 would indicate no statistical link between the EV automaker's stock and the share price of the six companies. The table below highlights the ten stocks in the S & P 500 that had the strongest inverse correlation with Tesla's share price last week (between Apr. 20): Consumer products maker Church & Dwight is the only stock that was inversely correlated to Tesla both in March and last week.

Persons: Wells, Tesla, Emmanuel Rosner, Dwight, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC Pro, Linde, FMC, eBay, Church, Walmart, Tesla, Deutsche Bank, EV, CNBC Locations: U.S

☆ Morgan Stanley tumbles, GE Healthcare climbs — what's driving Thursday's major portfolio stock moves
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB. Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Stocks, Banks, JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, Morgan Stanley, Bausch, Jim, Jim Cramer's Organizations: CNBC, Club, Citigroup, JPMorgan, Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S, Appeals, Federal Circuit, Health, Jefferies, Xifaxan, Bausch Health, Costco, GE Healthcare, Mizuho, Broadcom, Apple, Nvidia, Jim Cramer's Charitable Locations: Wells Fargo, BlackRock

☆ Monthly Meeting Q&A with Jim Cramer: Everything from energy to Costco to embracing sell-offs
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Here are the responses from Jim Cramer and Director of Portfolio Analysis Jeff Marks. (Vincent, New York) Jeff Marks: Due to the elevated power needs data centers require, energy demands will be higher. (Steve, Michigan) Jim Cramer: I don't blame you for switching to CrowdStrike from Palo Alto, but I had Palo Alto CEO Nikesh Arora on last week. Jim Cramer: The numbers are no good here right now. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Jeff Marks, Vincent, Nikesh Arora, I'm, Gwen, haven't, Peter Lynch, Charlie Scharf, Wells, Nick, it's, Rich Galanti, they'll, Stanley Black, Decker, Morgan Stanley, there's, Danaher, Sam, We've, Laxman Narasimhan, Jim Cramer's, Jim Organizations: Investing Club, Coterra, Palo Alto Networks, Palo, Palo Alto, PepsiCo, Coca, Nvidia, AMD, Magellan Fund, Club, JPMorgan, Broadcom, VMWare, Apple, Developers, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC Locations: Vincent , New York, Eaton, China, Steve , Michigan, Palo Alto, Palo, Wells Fargo, Jim , Arizona, Costco, Elizabeth , Pennsylvania, Linda , Ohio, iPhones, Steve , Mississippi, United States

☆ Wells Fargo employees at two branches mount unionization campaign
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A Wells Fargo logo is seen in New York City, U.S. January 10, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 20 (Reuters) - Wells Fargo (WFC.N) employees at two of the bank's branches filed for union elections on Monday, laying the groundwork for potential unionization in an industry that has largely been immune to such labor campaigns. In a petition to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), bankers and tellers at Wells Fargo branches in Albuquerque, New Mexico and Bethel, Alaska declared their intent to join the Communications Workers of America's Wells Fargo Workers United (WFWU). "While we are the first Wells Fargo workers to file for union elections, we will not be the last," said Sabrina Perez, a senior premier banker at Wells Fargo's Albuquerque branch. "We have a deep commitment to invest in and support everyone who works at Wells Fargo ... have significantly improved compensation and benefits for our lower paid employees in recent years," he said.

Persons: Stephanie Keith, Wells, Sabrina Perez, Wells Fargo's Saul Van Beurden, Niket, Anil D'Silva, Shounak Organizations: REUTERS, National Labor Relations Board, Communications Workers, America's Wells Fargo Workers United, Labor, Detroit Three, Wells, Wall Street, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Wells Fargo, Albuquerque , New Mexico, Bethel , Alaska, America's Wells, United States, Wells, Albuquerque, Bengaluru

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Investors spooked by hot inflation report
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Shreyashi Sanyal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

People walk outside of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on September 05, 2023 in New York City. This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Earnings season kicks off Friday with reports from JPMorgan Chase , Citigroup and Wells Fargo . [PRO] Wall Street's favorite bank stocksInvestors aren't holding their breaths as banks kick off the third-quarter earnings season in earnest Friday.

Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, CNBC, CPI, Bank, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Google, CNBC Pro Locations: New York City, Europe, Wells Fargo, Mountain View , California

☆ Bank earnings kick off with JPMorgan, Wells Fargo amid concerns about rising rates, bad loans
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Just as they did during the March regional banking crisis, higher rates are expected to lead to a jump in losses on banks' bond portfolios and contribute to funding pressures as institutions are forced to pay higher rates for deposits. The issue constrains the bank's interest revenue and has made the lender the worst stock performer this year among the top six U.S. institutions. Expectations on the impact of higher rates on banks' balance sheets varied. Still, others including KBW and UBS analysts said that other factors could soften the capital hit from higher rates for most of the industry. There's also concern that higher interest rates will result in ballooning losses in commercial real estate and industrial loans.

Persons: Jamie Dimon, Marco Bello, Christopher McGratty, David Konrad, McGratty, Morgan Stanley, Betsy Graseck, Konrad, Gerard Cassidy Organizations: JPMorgan Chase &, Reuters, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Bank, Silicon Valley Bank, First, Bank of America, Comerica, Fifth Third Bank, KeyBank, UBS, RBC Locations: Miami , Florida, U.S, Wells Fargo, Silicon, First Republic

☆ The market doesn't know how to gauge the Mideast war — what investors should consider
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The fighting caused an expected rise in U.S. and global oil prices. Reaction in the U.S. bond market, which was closed Monday for Columbus Day, will have to wait another day. The market does not know how to factor in what's happening in the Mideast, Jim Cramer said Monday afternoon. Concern about wider fallout from the Hamas-Israeli conflict is likely to put a floor under oil prices for the time being. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

Persons: Brent, Jim Cramer, Jim, Stocks, Jim Cramer's, Yahel Gazit Organizations: Hamas, West Texas, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Columbus, Ukraine, U.S, Wells, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC, AFP, Getty Locations: Israel, U.S, Saudi, United States, Gaza, Iran, Wells Fargo, Tel Aviv

☆ House Republicans subpoena Citibank over info shared with FBI after Jan. 6
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Lauren Feiner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, conducts the House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Report of Special Counsel John Durham, in the Rayburn Building, Washington, D.C., June 21, 2023. The subpoena, obtained exclusively by CNBC, came after Jordan previously requested that several financial institutions, including Citibank, provide the information voluntarily. Citibank was the only bank that had not voluntarily complied with the committee's request, according to a source familiar with the investigation. The bank's lawyers told the committee it would only do so under a subpoena, according to Jordan. WATCH: House committee investigating Jan. 6 riots release never-before-seen footage of insurrection

Persons: Jim Jordan, John Durham, Jordan, BofA, Jan Organizations: D.C, WASHINGTON —, Citibank, U.S, Capitol, CNBC, Bank of America, JPMorgan, PNC, U.S . Bank, Fox, YouTube Locations: Ohio, Rayburn, Washington, Truist, U.S, Wells Fargo, Jordan

☆ UBS to pay $1.4 billion over fraud in residential mortgage-backed securities
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Swiss bank UBS agreed to pay a combined $1.4 billion in civil penalties over fraud and misconduct in its offering of residential mortgage-backed securities dating back to the global financial crisis, federal prosecutors announced Monday. The cumulative recoveries in the cases now total $36 billion, according to the Justice Department. UBS' settlement is nearly the same as the value of the residential mortgages it originated between 2005 and 2007, the year it stopped issuing residential mortgage-backed securities. UBS originated $1.5 billion in residential mortgages in those three years, the bank previously said in a 2018 statement challenging the Justice Department allegations. "The vast majority of loans underlying the 40 RMBS listed in the complaint were originated by other financial institutions," UBS said at the time.

Persons: Goldman Sachs Organizations: UBS, U.S . Department of Justice, Justice Department, The, Bank of America, Citigroup, General Electric, JPMorgan, Wells, Wells Fargo . Credit Suisse Locations: Wells Fargo ., Swiss

☆ Oakmark Funds' Bill Nygren is one of the top value managers with double-digit returns — for decades
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Bill Nygren at Oakmark Funds is one of the top value-focused fund managers on Wall Street today with a long-term track record of success. The University of Wisconsin and University of Minnesota grad has managed the Oakmark Select Fund since 1996 and the Oakmark Fund since 2000. The $18 billion Oakmark Fund touts a similar track record, returning an annualized 12.2% over the last 15 years and 12.7% since 1991. The Oakmark Fund's five largest positions account for only 15% of assets, and its largest, Google-parent Alphabet , takes up less than 4%. Nygren holds just 50-60 positions in the Oakmark Fund, so that each of his high-conviction bets has a greater impact on the fund's performance.

Persons: Bill Nygren, Morningstar, It's, Nygren, Charles Schwab Organizations: University of Wisconsin, University of Minnesota, Oakmark Fund, Google, Oakmark, Capital, Bank of America Locations: Charlotte, Wells Fargo

☆ Wells Fargo beats second-quarter expectations. Here's what the pros are saying
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Christina Falso | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Market Movers rounded up the best reactions from investors and analysts on Wells Fargo . The pros discussed the bank's latest quarterly results, which beat Wall Street's estimates for earnings and revenue. Wells Fargo also forecast that its net interest income will be better than expected for the year. Shares initially jumped following the earnings release Friday morning, before giving up gains and closing 0.3% lower. Wells Fargo is currently held in Jim Cramer 's Charitable Trust portfolio.

Persons: Wells, Wells Fargo, Jim Cramer Organizations: Trust Locations: Wells Fargo, Wells

☆ Bill Nygren buys this regional bank with strong deposits, says 'inappropriate role' of short selling contributing to fears
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Oakmark Funds' Bill Nygren scooped up shares of Truist Financial during the first-quarter banking rout that saw the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank . According to Nygren, investors are laser-focusing on Truist's mortgage portfolio and overlooking its insurance brokerage business. TFC 1D mountain Truist shares pop on Friday The bank recently sold 20% of its insurance brokerage business to private equity group Stone Point Capital . Beyond Truist, Nygren sees several opportunities in the sector. No 'spiraling fundamental problem' Despite some resurfacing bank fears, Nygren expects the sector to fair okay over the long haul.

☆ The bad loan term that's back for banks trying to spot a recession
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-23 | by ( Tim Mullaney | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

If there wasn't enough banking jargon to blind you, it's time to learn a new piece of it: Welcome to the industry's era of the "criticized loan." "Criticized loans could be paying or performing but a loan could be singled out because of its collateral." At Bank of America, criticized loans to office building projects rose to $3.7 billion out of $19 billion in office loans. But office buildings represent only a quarter of the bank's commercial real estate loans, and all CRE is just 7% of the bank's total loans and leases. "It's almost impossible for us to see office [losses] more than 4 or 5 percent of office loans.

☆ Wells Fargo, UnitedHealth and more: CNBC's 'Halftime Report' traders answer your questions
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Christina Falso | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

On Thursday's "Ask Halftime," our traders answered questions from CNBC Pro subscribers about stocks and ETFs during this period of heightened market volatility, including whether to buy, sell or hold individual companies. Stephanie Link of Hightower Advisors talked about why she owns Wells Fargo . Jim Lebenthal of Cerity Partners talked about Raytheon Technologies and Lockheed Martin . Lebenthal noted that one key difference between the two firms is that Raytheon has commercial aerospace exposure and Lockheed does not. Finally, Blue Line Futures' Bill Baruch discussed UnitedHealth and why it is a staple in his portfolio.

☆ If you like big banks, there's an ETF for that.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Kevin Schmidt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Roundhill Investments launched its new Big Bank ETF (BIGB) on Tuesday in response to the banking crisis. The fund includes no regional banks but holds equally weighted positions in six institutions: Bank of America , Citigroup , Goldman Sachs , JPMorgan Chase , Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo . Comparably, the SPDR S&P Bank ETF (KBE) holds a 0.35% ratio. The launch of the ETF comes as larger banks are increasingly being seen as relative safe havens in the sector, while regional bank stocks remain volatile this week. "With these sector ETFs in general, and more concentrated ETFs, you really want to make sure you want to overweight them."

☆ JPMorgan vs. Bank of America? Analysts say one of the stocks is set to soar 50%
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

It's not just regional bank shares that have been hit by the recent banking crisis — large-cap bank stocks have also tumbled. JPMorgan was down nearly 6% last week, while Bank of America tumbled 8% over the same period. It said big banks are a "big beneficiary" and fundamentals at JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Citi look "rather strong." For those looking to invest, CNBC Pro takes a look at what analysts are saying about JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America in particular. However, Bank of America has only 8% of uninsured deposits as a proportion of its total deposit liabilities.

☆ This new, concentrated ETF lets investors bet on only the biggest U.S. banks
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Jesse Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A new ETF hitting the market this week is aimed at making it easier for investors to gain exposure to large banks, and large banks only. Roundhill Investments' Big Bank ETF (BIGB) will have equal weight positions in just six banks: Bank of America , Citigroup , Goldman Sachs , JPMorgan Chase , Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo . The Financial Select SPDR Fund (XLF) , by comparison, has more than 60 holdings, including regional banks and other financial firms, such as Berkshire Hathaway , which is its largest holding. The new fund could also underperform in the short term if the financial system stabilizes and regional bank stocks enjoy a rebound. Its biggest success by assets is the Roundhill Ball Metaverse ETF (METV) , with more than $400 million in assets.

☆ Silicon Valley Bank signed exclusive banking deals with some clients, leaving them unable to diversify
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-12 | by ( Rohan Goswami | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

All required the companies to open or maintain bank accounts with SVB and use the firm for all or most of their banking services. Silicon Valley Bank had exclusivity clauses with some of its clients, limiting their ability to tap banking services from other institutions, SEC filings show. Upstart held its IPO in 2020, two years after DocuSign's debut. As with Upstart, SVB set strict limits on the value and type of accounts that Sprout could hold elsewhere. The contract included an exception for international bank accounts but required that Limelight use only SVB's business credit cards.

☆ 'We’re alive and kicking': CEO of banking app Dave wants to dispel doubts after this year's 97% stock plunge
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Mobile banking app provider Dave has enough cash to survive the current downturn for fintech firms and reach profitability a year from now, according to CEO Jason Wilk. But Dave is not capsizing, despite a staggering 97% decline in its shares, Wilk said. "We're trying to dispel the myth of, 'Hey, this company does not have enough money to make it through,'" Wilk said. "If you told me that only a few months later, we'd be worth $100 million, I wouldn't have believed you," Wilk said. "It's tough to see your stock price represent such a low amount and its distance from what it would be as a private company."

☆ Sen. Warren says big banks fail to prevent 'rampant' fraud on payment platform Zelle, urges CFPB to tighten regulations
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Chelsey Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Truist reported 9,455 fraud and scam claims on Zelle in 2020 and 22,045 in 2021, according to the senator. Its customers are on track to make 160,977 scam and fraud claims on Zelle in 2022. The value of the scam and fraud claims received by PNC, Truist, U.S. Bank and Bank of America exceeded $90 million in 2020. The data that Wells Fargo released revealed that customers reported fraud and scams on Zelle at a nearly 2.5 times higher rate in 2022 than in 2019. "And that is more than twice as high for Wells customers compared to customers of other banks," Warren wrote.

☆ Funding Worries Are Hitting Some Banks More Than Others
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Telis Demos | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Investors are worried about deposits—a lot more for some banks than others. On the one hand, there are the money-center banks such as Bank of America , JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo . Net interest income for those banks continues to rise, thanks not only to loan growth but also to an expanding spread between funding costs like deposits and the yield on assets like loans. A big advantage for those banks are their vast pools of deposits from consumers and businesses that are used for day-to-day banking. These tend to see the slowest pressure from rising interest rates, while accounts used for savings, investment or just to stash extra cash tend to reprice more quickly.

☆ Bank stocks, once a Buffett favorite, take a back seat at Berkshire Hathaway amid recession worries
▼ + stars: | 2022-04-28 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

In this article BRK.A Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTWarren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. David A. Grogan | CNBCWarren Buffett has begun to unleash Berkshire Hathaway 's massive cash stockpile in recent weeks, snapping up an insurer and multi-billion dollar stakes in energy and computer corporations. Like another top Buffett industry — railroads — banks are part of the infrastructure of the country, a nation he continually bets on. (Watch the 2022 Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders meeting live on Saturday, April 30 at 9:45 a.m. Despite the industry becoming significantly cheaper to own, Buffett reversed many of his wagers, unloading JPMorgan, Goldman and Wells Fargo.

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