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☆ Buying at all-time highs historically has been a very good strategy, says JPMorgan’s Stephen Parker
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBuying at all-time highs historically has been a very good strategy, says JPMorgan’s Stephen ParkerStephen Parker, JPMorgan Private Bank head of specialized strategies, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the latest market trends, why he sees more room for markets to rally from here, the Fed's rate path decision, inflation outlook, and more.

Persons: JPMorgan’s Stephen Parker Stephen Parker Organizations: JPMorgan Private Bank

☆ Premarket stocks: The rich and powerful are meeting in Davos. Here’s what they’re talking about
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Climate catastrophes: Climate change is a hot topic as leaders meet to discuss balancing economic growth with sustainability. Davos comes just days after scientists around the globe reported that the average temperatures last year reached a new record high. The report also said that cooperation among global leaders on the issue is scarce. So while leaders will likely discuss the use of fossil fuels and green development, there may not be much agreement. Leaders gathered in Davos Sunday to discuss Ukrainian President Zelensky’s 10-point peace plan to end Russia’s war with his country.

Persons: Isaac Herzog, Volodymyr Zelensky, Emmanuel Macron, Li Qiang, Antony Blinken, Jake Sullivan, John Kerry, Satya Nadella, Sam Altman, Jamie Dimon, Brian Moynihan, Larry Fink, Donald Trump, ”, Philipp Hildebrand, CNN’s Richard Quest, ” “, ” Nicolai Tangen, CNN’s, “, Kristalina Georgieva, OpenAI’s Altman, Microsoft’s, Zelensky’s, JPMorgan’s Dimon, Herzog, Klaus Schwab, Tami Luhby, Elon Musk, Bernard Arnault, Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison, Warren Buffett, Nabil Ahmed, ” Ahmed, Jordan Valinsky, Comité Organizations: New, New York CNN, World Economic, National, Business, Microsoft, JPMorgan, Bank of America, BlackRock, Republican, GOP, ” BlackRock, Bank, Norges Bank, International Monetary Fund, IMF, State, Amazon, Oracle, Berkshire Hathaway, Oxfam, Workers Locations: New York, Davos, United States, Iowa, Europe, Taiwan, India, Mexico, China, Covid, Champagne, France

☆ The biggest risks US businesses face in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

But, while businesses have plenty to be grateful for and much to be optimistic about, the coast isn’t clear. Last week, surveys from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) and The Conference Board detailed the biggest risks that businesses are currently worried about. Here are some of the biggest risks for American businesses in 2024. Those financial stresses can reduce the willingness of banks to lend to others businesses and also to consumers,” she said. Bank earnings look really bad this quarter.

Persons: there’s, “, John Maynard Keynes, ”, ” Dana Peterson, Bill Dunkelberg, ” Peterson, ” Suzanne Clark, We’re, Mike Johnson, Chuck Schumer, Fitch, Clark, JPMorgan Chase, Nicole Goodkind, Krystal Hur, FactSet, Martin Luther King Jr, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, DC CNN, Federal, National Federation of Independent Business, Board, US, of Commerce, of American, Conference Board, Conference, CNN, Fed, Corporate, US Chamber of Commerce, chamber’s State of American, AAA, Moody’s Investors Service, US Chamber, Commerce’s, Google, Citigroup, Bank, JPMorgan, FactSet, Revenue, Profit, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Valley Bank, Signature Bank, Bank of America, FDIC, Citi, China’s National Bureau of Statistics, Alcoa, National Statistics, US Commerce Department, US Labor Department, Federal Reserve, University of Michigan, National Association of Realtors Locations: Washington, Wells, Corporate America, chamber’s State, BlackRock, Amazon, Argentina, Japan

☆ Bank earnings look really bad this quarter. Here’s why
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

JPMorgan’s profit was dragged lower by a one-time $2.9 billion charge the bank had to pay related to the crisis. Without that one-time payment, JPMorgan said its earnings would have come in closer to $3.97 per share, blowing estimates away. The bank reported fourth-quarter earnings of 35 cents per share, missing FactSet estimates of 53 cents per share. The bank said that without one-time fees, earnings for the quarter would have been about 70 cents per share. The bank reported an earnings loss of $1.16 per share for the fourth quarter, falling below earnings estimates of 11 cents per share, according to FactSet.

Persons: JPMorgan Chase, FactSet, ”, “ Organizations: New, New York CNN, JPMorgan, FactSet, Revenue, Profit, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Valley Bank, Signature Bank, Bank of America, Citigroup, FDIC, Citi, CNN, Federal Deposit Insurance, FS, ” Locations: New York, Argentina, United States

☆ Here are JPMorgan’s top stock picks heading into December
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

JPMorgan Chase added a key information security stock to its list of favorite stock picks for December and parted with three names, including HP , from November . The firm added CyberArk to its Analyst Focus List, as well as biopharmaceutical firm Cytokinetics . The JPMorgan list covers its best stock ideas that fit into three categories: growth, value and short investment ideas. Here are some of the other top picks on the JPMorgan list. CYBR YTD mountain CyberArk stock.

Persons: JPMorgan Chase, Nicholas Rosato Jr, Rosato, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: JPMorgan, HP, Palo Alto Networks, North

This year’s DealBook Summit will include conversations with global leaders and powerful figures from Wall Street, Silicon Valley and Hollywood. Jamie Dimon has been the chief executive of JPMorgan Chase since 2006 and its chairman since 2007, making him one of Wall Street’s longest-serving banking leaders. Bob Iger returned as Disney’s chief executive last year, after stepping down from the role in 2020. David Zaslav orchestrated Discovery’s takeover of WarnerMedia and became the chief executive of the new company, Warner Bros. The transaction helped transform his modest cable television company into an empire that includes the Warner Bros. movie and TV studios, HBO and CNN.

Persons: Andrew Ross Sorkin, Kamala Harris, Ms, Harris, Biden’s, Tsai Ing, Tsai, Elon Musk, Musk, Jamie Dimon, Jensen Huang, chipmaker, Bob Iger, Long, Iger, Lina Khan, Khan, ”, David Zaslav, Jay Monahan, LIV Golf, Monahan, Kevin McCarthy, Mr, McCarthy, Shonda Rhimes, Rhimes Organizations: Wall, Israel, Elon, SpaceX, JPMorgan Chase, First, Nvidia, Fox, Marvel, Pixar, Hollywood, ESPN, Federal Trade Commission, Columbia Law, WarnerMedia, Warner Bros, HBO, CNN, Republican, Republican Party, Shondaland, Netflix Locations: Silicon Valley, Hollywood, United States, California, San Francisco, Gaza, Taiwan, China, First Republic, Saudi

☆ I Tried Some Intense CEO Morning Routines So You Don’t Have To
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Ray A. Smith | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

For years, chief executives have told me the energy, drive and creativity they get from their morning is what drives them. So I decided to take on the challenge of a lifetime: Try a CEO’s morning routine for one day. On a Tuesday, I was JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon and up before dawn reading five newspapers, research reports and getting in a workout. On a Wednesday, call me Nasdaq Chief Executive Adena Friedman. And on a Thursday, I stepped into Hollywood executive Nathan Brown’s shoes.

Persons: Jamie Dimon, Adena Friedman, Nathan Brown’s Organizations: Nasdaq, Hollywood

☆ Judge Approves JPMorgan’s $290 Million Settlement With Epstein Victims
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Matthew Goldstein | More About Matthew Goldstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A federal judge on Thursday approved a settlement of a class-action lawsuit in which JPMorgan Chase will pay $290 million to sexual abuse victims of Jeffrey Epstein who claimed that the bank ignored warnings about the disgraced financier. The money being paid by JPMorgan, the nation’s biggest bank, could provide compensation to nearly 200 victims of Mr. Epstein, according to a legal filing. JPMorgan and lawyers for the victims reached a preliminary settlement in June, averting a potential civil trial in federal court in Manhattan. The judge, Jed Rakoff, gave final approval to the deal after holding an afternoon hearing to assess the fairness of the settlement to the victims. Some, including one who said she was just 13 when Mr. Epstein first sexually assaulted her, wrote about continuing to suffer from depression, anxiety, panic attacks and eating disorders.

Persons: Jeffrey Epstein, Epstein, Jed Rakoff Organizations: JPMorgan Chase, JPMorgan Locations: Manhattan

☆ These are JPMorgan’s favorite stock picks heading into November
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

JPMorgan Chase parted with four stocks in its list of favorite picks heading into November, including an upscale athletic retailer. The bank made a single addition for November on its Analyst Focus List, highlighting food service stock Aramark . The bank also removed mortgage company NMI Holdings from the focus list, as well as oncology firm Revolution Medicines . Other stocks on the focus list include Capital One , included as a value stock, with a $111 per share price target. AMZN YTD mountain Amazon stock.

Persons: JPMorgan Chase, Andrew Steinman, Richard Shane, NMI, Eric Joseph, Doug Anmuth's, Mark Murphy, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: JPMorgan, NMI Holdings, Medicines, Amazon, Microsoft

☆ Wall Street’s glum rainmakers deserve more love
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( John Foley | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Morgan Stanley’s (MS.N) investment banking revenue in the third quarter was its worst since 2009, at just over $1 billion. The rapid rise in interest rates, which makes traditional lending more lucrative for so-called universal banks, adds to the glum aura around investment banking. Reuters Graphics Reuters GraphicsInvestment banking isn’t the biggest part of any bulge-bracket firm’s revenue, but it’s disproportionately profitable. Goldman made nearly $8 billion more from investment banking in 2021 than in the last four quarters. Declining volatility in markets is great for deals, but it’s nowhere near as good for banks’ trading desks, which tend to thrive on choppy conditions.

Persons: Caitlin Ochs, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley’s, Goldman, Morgan Stanley, James Gorman, Jane Fraser, David Solomon, they’re, Peter Thal Larsen, Oliver Taslic Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Reuters, Exxon Mobil, Chevron, JPMorgan, Citigroup, Reuters Graphics Reuters Graphics Investment, Hamas, Goldman, Bank of America, Barclays, Citi, Thomson Locations: New York City, New York, U.S, catnip, Israel, China

☆ US judge approves Deutsche Bank $75 million settlement with Epstein accusers
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Luc Cohen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Deutsche Bank on Friday won final approval from a U.S. judge for a $75 million settlement it reached with victims of Jeffrey Epstein who had accused the German company of facilitating the late financier’s alleged sex trafficking. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Deutsche bank is seen in Hong Kong, China July 8, 2019. Epstein had been a Deutsche Bank client from 2013 to 2018, after being a JPMorgan Chase client for 15 years. Deutsche Bank has said it made an error in taking on Epstein as a client. Rakoff granted preliminary approval to New York-based financial services company JPMorgan’s $290 million settlement over similar claims in June.

Persons: Jeffrey Epstein, Tyrone Siu, Jed Rakoff, ” Rakoff, Epstein, Jane Doe, David Boies, Rakoff Organizations: YORK, Deutsche Bank, Friday, Deutsche, REUTERS, U.S, JPMorgan Chase, JPMorgan, U.S . Virgin Locations: U.S, Hong Kong, China, Manhattan, York, New York

☆ Saudi is wild card in Middle East’s new turmoil
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( George Hay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the 18th consultative meeting of the leaders of the GCC & the Gulf summit with the central Asian countries C5, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 19, 2023. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Oct 18 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Mohammed bin Salman is the wild card in the Middle East’s new conflict. Saudi Arabia also needs prices above $85 a barrel in order to balance its budget. Saudi Arabia also needs to consider the views of international investors, though. For now, Saudi Arabia can count on the support of global bankers and fund managers.

Persons: Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Mohammed bin Salman, Joe Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s, Biden, Netanyahu, International Energy Agency reckons, Jamal Khashoggi, nix, Larry Fink, JPMorgan’s, Jamie Dimon, Israel, Antony Blinken, Jordan, ” Blinken, ”, “, Hossein Amirabdollahian, Al Jazeera, Peter Thal Larsen, Oliver Taslic Organizations: GCC, Saudi Press Agency, Handout, REUTERS Acquire, Reuters, Hamas, Israel . U.S, MbS, United, Gaza, International Energy Agency, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Saudi, kingdom’s Public Investment Fund, U.S, PGA, Foreign Investment, Telefonica, STC, BlackRock’s, Future Investment, United States, Diplomats, don’t, Palestinian, Israeli, United Arab, Iran’s, Thomson Locations: Saudi, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Iran, Palestinian, Israel ., United States, Gaza, OPEC, Russia, Saudi Aramco, Riyadh, Palestine, United, Amman, Jordan, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Lebanon, America

☆ JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon: ‘This May Be the Most Dangerous Time the World Has Seen in Decades’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( David Benoit | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Jamie Dimon makes anxiety a feature not a bug
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( John Foley | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The mega-bank Jamie Dimon runs is performing strongly, and yet he openly frets and rants about what’s coming: higher interest rates, smothering regulation, recession, war. Lest nerves be soothed by those trends, Dimon lays on caveats with a trowel. Dimon can afford to dwell on the negative because JPMorgan is strong and liquid. If calamity strikes, JPMorgan’s high returns, high capital levels and sheer size make it akin to a safe haven. It also slightly reduced its forecast of expenses and credit-card write-offs from numbers given with second-quarter earnings.

Persons: Jamie Dimon, Marco Bello, delinquencies, Wells, Dimon, Peers, Jane Fraser, hasn’t, Jeffrey Goldfarb, Sharon Lam, Aditya Sriwatsav Organizations: JPMorgan Chase &, Chase, Business The, Miami, REUTERS, Reuters, JPMorgan, Citigroup, Basel, Citi, Reuters Graphics, Thomson Locations: East, Ukraine

☆ We're still calling for S&P 500 to be back at all-time highs by mid-2024: JPMorgan’s Ausenbaugh
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWe're still calling for S&P 500 to be back at all-time highs by mid-2024: JPMorgan’s AusenbaughAndrew Hollenhorst, Citi chief economist, and Elyse Ausenbaugh, JPMorgan Global Wealth Management global investment strategist, join 'Squawk Box' to preview September's CPI inflation data, the Fed's inflation fight, the impact of high Treasury yields on rate hikes, latest market trends, and more.

Persons: JPMorgan’s, Andrew Hollenhorst, Elyse Ausenbaugh Organizations: Citi, JPMorgan Global Wealth Management

☆ ‘Grief and anger.’ US business groups stand up for Israel after attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Business leaders across the United States have expressed outrage and solidarity with Israel after the deadly surprise attack by Hamas. “This past weekend’s attack on Israel and its people and the resulting war and bloodshed are a terrible tragedy,” Dimon told all employees on Sunday in a memo obtained by CNN. “We stand with our employees, their families and the people of Israel during this time of great suffering and loss,” Dimon said. JPMorgan has about 230 to 240 employees in Israel and has asked staff there to work from home for the near future, a person familiar with the matter told CNN. “We extend our heartfelt condolences to the people of Israel and stand in solidarity with them as they battle the scourge of terrorism,” the Chamber said.

Persons: JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, Dimon, ” Dimon, “, ” Kathryn Wylde, ” Wylde Organizations: New, New York CNN — Business, JPMorgan, CNN, Bloomberg News, Partnership, “, World Trade, of Commerce, Israel - America Chamber of Commerce Locations: New York, United States, Israel, New York City, York

☆ The Fed is at odds with itself. That’s a feature, not a bug
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

So, Fed officials are divided, but it doesn’t really matter. Fed officials are still people, and as the saying goes, opinions are like bellybuttons in that everyone’s got one. Fed officials in that committee with voting power have the option to dissent, but it’s only happened twice this cycle. This year’s voters, which are Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan, Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee, Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker, and Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari, will be rotated out next year. Up NextMonday: Fed officials Lorie Logan, Michael Barr and Phillip Jefferson deliver remarks.

Persons: Mary Daly, Michelle Bowman, ”, Biden, That’s, Michael Feroli, everyone’s, “ It’s, ” Feroli, Esther George, Ed Al, Hussainy, JPMorgan’s Feroli, It’s, Jerome Powell, John Williams, Lorie Logan, Austan Goolsbee, Patrick Harker, Neel Kashkari, Logan, Kashkari, Raphael Bostic, San Francisco Fed’s Daly, – CNN’s Elisabeth Buchwald, Michael Barr, Phillip Jefferson, Christopher Waller Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, CNN, Federal, San Francisco Fed, JPMorgan, Fed, Market Committee, Kansas City, Columbia Threadneedle Investments, Governors, New York Fed, Dallas Fed, Chicago Fed, Philadelphia Fed, Minneapolis Fed, San Francisco, Treasury, PepsiCo, The National Federation of Independent Business, US Labor Department, Federal Reserve, Delta, China’s National Bureau of Statistics, The University of Michigan Locations: San, Kansas, Columbia, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, San Francisco, Walgreens

☆ These are JPMorgan’s top stocks for October
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

JPMorgan added three new stocks to its list of top names for October, including a sports betting company that has had a massive rally since the start of the year. The focus list comprises the top ideas of the bank's equity analysts spanning growth, value and short investment strategies. The bank has a $60 price target, more than 13% above the stock's $52.80 close on Friday. Returning names to the list include value stock General Motors , which is down 3% this year. Analyst Tessa Romero's $26 price target implies shares could rise more than 353% from their Friday close of $5.73.

Persons: Joseph Greff, Robbie Marcus, Greff, Ryan Brinkman's, Tessa Romero's, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: JPMorgan, Boston Scientific, Wynn Resorts, Boston, Motors, United Auto Workers, Ford Motor, Edgewise Therapeutics, Boyd Gaming Locations: DraftKings, Macau, China, UAE

☆ The Fed can hit their 2% objective faster than they think they can, says JPMorgan’s Gabriela Santos
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe Fed can hit their 2% objective faster than they think they can, says JPMorgan’s Gabriela SantosGabriela Santos, JPMorgan Asset Management chief market strategist, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the latest market trends, recession outlook, the Fed's inflation fight, and more.

Persons: JPMorgan’s Gabriela Santos Gabriela Santos Organizations: JPMorgan Asset Management

☆ Jeffrey Epstein leaves small mark on Wall Street
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Jeffrey Goldfarb | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein appears in a photograph taken for the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services' sex offender registry March 28, 2017 and obtained by Reuters July 10, 2019. Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Sept 27 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Wall Street is getting ready to move on from the Jeffrey Epstein saga. It ultimately has cost JPMorgan some $365 million in settlements, including Tuesday’s proposed resolution, while Deutsche is paying out $75 million. Some financiers linked to Epstein, who killed himself while in jail awaiting trial in 2019, also paid a price. He also reached a $63 million deal with the U.S. Virgin Islands to avoid any legal claims linked to the investigations.

Persons: Jeffrey Epstein, Epstein’s, Tuesday’s, Epstein, Billionaire Leon Black, Jes Staley, JPMorgan’s, Wall, Peter Thal Larsen, Sharon Lam Organizations: New York State Division, Criminal, Services, Reuters, REUTERS, Acquire, JPMorgan, United States Virgin, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, Billionaire, Apollo Global Management, U.S . Virgin, Barclays, Thomson Locations: United, United States Virgin Islands

☆ JPMorgan’s top stock guru stays bearish on market, sees headwinds for any risk asset
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"This reasoning is based on market valuations (fundamentals), investor positioning, and various macro and geopolitical considerations." Higher-for-longer interest rates from the Federal Reserve have stoked investor worry on Wall Street. Kolanovic is JPMorgan's chief global market strategist who gained notoriety for correctly calling the post-pandemic rebound in stocks, something very few on Wall Street anticipated. In the near term, the strategist believes stocks could fall further until some of these headwinds subside. Most Wall Street strategists expect the S & P 500 to rebound above 4,300 before the year is out, according to the exclusive CNBC PRO strategist survey .

Persons: JPMorgan's Marko Kolanovic, Kolanovic, CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Federal Reserve, Treasury, CNBC PRO

☆ JPMorgan adding India local govt bonds to index to trigger higher inflows
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

India's local bonds will be included in the Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets (GBI-EM) index and the index suite, benchmarked by about $236 billion in global funds according to JPMorgan. JPMorgan said 23 Indian Government Bonds (IGBs) with a combined notional value of $330 billion are eligible. "India's weight is expected to reach the maximum weight threshold of 10% in the GBI-EM Global Diversified (.JPMGBIEMGD), and approximately 8.7% in the GBI-EM Global index," said JPMorgan. Foreign investor buying in Indian bonds has remained tepid with net purchases of $3.4 billion so far in 2023. The Indian rupee rose 0.3% in offshore trade before local markets opened while traders expected local bond yields to fall sharply.

Persons: Thomas White, ”, Sanjeev Sanyal, Aftab Ahmed, Rodrigo Campos, Sarita Singh, Chris Reese, David Gregorio, Christian Organizations: REUTERS, JPMorgan, Government Bond, Global, Council, Securities, DBS, Thomson Locations: India, Egypt, New Delhi, New York

JPMorgan had handled some Russian grain export payments for a few months with reassurances from Washington. However, that cooperation stopped in early August, said Russia's Foreign Ministry, after Moscow quit the Black Sea grain deal in July. UNDERMINING U.N. EFFORTSU.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council on Wednesday that Russia's bombardment was undermining U.N. efforts to help facilitate Russian food and fertilizer exports. To convince Russia to agree to the Black Sea deal, U.N. officials agreed to help Russian exports reach global markets. "It has led many of those whose goodwill is needed, notably in the private sector, to question whether there is any real interest in re-joining the Black Sea Initiative."

Persons: Morgan, Sarah Meyssonnier, Moscow, James O'Brien, ”, O'Brien, Antonio Guterres, Guterres, Sergei Lavrov, Daphne Psaledakis, Humeyra Pamuk, Michelle Nichols, Michael Perry Organizations: JPMorgan, REUTERS, Washington, State Department, Reuters, Wednesday, Foreign Ministry, State Department's Office, United Nations, Security, Black Sea Initiative, United, Russia's, Russian Foreign Ministry, Guterres, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, U.S, Moscow, Ukraine, Washington, Russia, New York, United Nations, Turkey, United

☆ Leaving the office for dead may haunt investors
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Aimee Donnellan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Those moves may herald a requirement for a return to a five-day office week. Average office attendance is only 35%, according to AWA, a consultancy that studied companies in 22 countries during April and May of 2023. Still, a mass exodus of tenants is unlikely as office leases in financial districts like London’s Canary Wharf have around 10 years left. But investors fear that once leases come up for renewal, companies will cull space. If bosses have it their way, office stocks may come back from the dead.

Persons: France’s, BNY Mellon, Jamie Dimon, “, ” BNY Mellon, Francesco Guerrera, Streisand Neto Organizations: Reuters, Boston Properties, Google, JPMorgan, . Tech, Communications, Reuters Graphics, AWA, Alexandria Real, Thomson Locations: London , New York, San Francisco, London, U.S, Alexandria, Britain

☆ Fact Check-Bloomberg report did not name Obama as Epstein’s ‘middle man’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A Bloomberg report did not say former U.S. President Barack Obama was late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s “middle man,” despite online posts that misrepresent the article on revelations from court filings by JPMorgan Chase and the U.S. Virgin Islands. A post on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, said: “BREAKING: President Obama has been named as Jeffrey Epstein’s middle man to JP Morgan according to Bloomberg” (here). Some posts link to an Aug. 16 Bloomberg report with the headline, “Epstein Tapped JPMorgan to Help Goldman Lawyer Open Account” (here). The report mentions a “former Obama White House lawyer,” but it does not name Obama as Epstein’s so-called “middle man” to JPMorgan. A Bloomberg report did not name former U.S. President Barack Obama as Jeffrey Epstein’s “middle man” to JPMorgan.

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