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☆ 3 common mistakes customers make at a wine tasting, according to a server at a winery
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Katelyn Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementI've been a server at a winery for years, so I've seen guests make their fair share of mistakes. Customers should tip the staff in a tasting room just like they would at a restaurant. As a server, I've always thought of a wine tasting as an opportunity to share my love for the alcoholic beverage with others. Here are some of the biggest mistakes I've seen customers make at a tasting. The best part of a wine tasting is discovering something unexpected that surprises your taste buds.

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☆ How 9 newly minted Goldman Sachs partners celebrated their big day, from shouting across the trading floor to popping Champagne in the office
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Reed Alexander | Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Goldman Sachs is a leading investment bank for corporate dealmaking and trading, and its partners represent less than 1% of roughly 46,000 employees. On average, Goldman's newest partners have spent 16 years rising in the ranks, the bank said last week. "It's like a wedding and birthday wrapped up in one amazing moment that you keep reliving," one new partner said. Here's a glimpse inside the big day of nine of Wall Street's up-and-coming executives, including what they did to mark the occasion. Related storiesI happened to be stepping into a meeting with the Arthur Miller Foundation — an amazing nonprofit that supports theater teachers in schools across NYC and beyond — just as John called.

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☆ Startups are ready to thrive under Trump, but some uncertainty remains in a key corner of the space
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . What's on deck:Markets: The Wall Streeters advising Trump's transition team on key economic appointments . But regulators launched investigations and filed lawsuits against Big Tech during Trump's first term. News briefTop headlinesAdvertisement3 things in marketsChip Somodevilla/Getty Images; Getty; Rebecca Zisser/BIWho Trump is turning to on Wall Street for advice.

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☆ Goldman CEO Solomon reacts to Trump's win, vows to work with the new administration 'in support of sound policies'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon on Wednesday commented on Donald Trump's election victoryIn a memo to staff, he said that the bank looks forward to working with Trump on "sound policies." AdvertisementGoldman Sachs CEO David Solomon spoke out Wednesday on the election of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States. In a memo to the firm's workforce, Solomon congratulated Trump, who defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in a decisive victory. He said the firm was looking "forward to working with the new administration in support of sound policies that enhance economic growth and financial stability." Related Video How Twitter panic took down Silicon Valley BankMayo also expects a Trump administration to boost dealmaking, including M&A and IPOs — potentially to record levels.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, David Solomon, Donald Trump's, Trump, —, Donald Trump, Solomon, Kamala Harris, Mike Mayo, Mayo, Read, –, David, Emmalyse Brownstein, Reed Alexander Organizations: Trump, Service, Valley Bank Mayo, Global Banking, Markets, Asset, Wealth Management Locations: United States, Wells Fargo, Valley

☆ I skip Napa Valley and head to Paso Robles instead. It's California's best-kept secret for wine lovers.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Anneta Konstantinides | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Paso Robles also has more affordable and unique tastings compared to Napa Valley. I've visited Napa over 20 times, but over the past few years, Paso Robles has stolen my heart. AdvertisementAdding to that diversity is the low barrier to entry in the Paso Robles wine industry. Where you can wine and dineAnother reason I keep going back to Paso Robles is the fantastic restaurant scene. The wine-making world is slowly starting to learn about Paso Robles, but the town itself remains a hidden gem.

Persons: Paso Robles, —, You'll, Justin, JUSTIN, I've, Andrew Jones, Neeta Mittal, that's, Mittal, Kunal, Jones, Anneta, there's, Bolognese, Robles Organizations: Service, Recordings, Field, Michelin Locations: California, Napa Valley, Napa, Paso, Paso Robles, Bay Area, Angeles, San Francisco, Tin, Tin City, Silicon Valley, There's

☆ Insider Today: Big Tech battle royale
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Matt Turner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . On the agenda today:Related Video How Twitter panic took down Silicon Valley BankBut first: Takeaways from a big week in Big Tech. All about AI, all the timeGetty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BIThe trillion-dollar giants of Big Tech reported earnings this week, beating estimates and committing billions to AI. The disappearing tech freebiesMint Images - David Arky/Getty, masterzphotois/Getty, Tyler Le/BIAfter years of upping the ante with everything from exercise classes to laundry services, tech companies are clamping down on freebies.

Persons: —, we'll, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, Sundar Pichai, execs, Mark Zuckerberg, Natalie Ammari, Tesla, James Yates, David Arky, Tyler Le, BI's Graham Flanagan, Matt Garman Organizations: Business, Service, Big, Big Tech, Apple Apple, underwhelmed, Apple Intelligence, Meta Meta, Nvidia, Microsoft Microsoft, United States Army, Amazon Locations: Big Tech, China, Italy, Spain, New Zealand, Hawaii

☆ Commercial real estate is flashing signs that the worst of the distress is over, Blackstone president says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The worst is behind the commercial real estate sector, according to Blackstone's Jon Gray. AdvertisementThe worst of the commercial real estate turmoil looks to be over, Blackstone president Jon Gray says. Related stories"We said in January, publicly on earnings, that we thought commercial real estate was bottoming. So they're saying to themselves, 'Real estate, oh, I got all this troubled real estate. "If you were an investor in real estate after the financial crisis, you would have made a lot of money.

Persons: Blackstone's Jon Gray, there's, Blackstone, Gray, —, Jon Gray, Goldman Sachs, we've, didn't Organizations: Service, Blackstone Locations: CRE, Europe, Asia

☆ In an all-hands, Intel CEO addresses employee concerns about the US election and CHIPS Act funding
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Helen Li | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

An Intel employee raised concerns about the upcoming US election's impact on CHIPS Act funding. Intel invested billions in US factories but hasn't received CHIPS Act grants yet. AdvertisementIntel CEO Pat Gelsinger addressed an employee-submitted question about whether the upcoming US election would affect Intel's CHIPS and Science Act funding at an all-hands meeting on Friday. He also addressed the delay of CHIPS Act funding distribution. Government leaders are also monitoring the CHIPS Act funding delays.

Persons: hasn't, Dow Jones, —, Pat Gelsinger, Gelsinger, I've, Semafor, Mike DeWine, Stephen Ezell, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Dow, maniacally Organizations: Intel, Nvidia, Dow, Service, US Commerce Department, Bank, Bloomberg, Congress, Government, White, Information Technology, Innovation Foundation, Life Sciences, Dow Jones Locations: New Mexico , Arizona , Ohio, Oregon, Washington ,, Ohio, New Albany

☆ Warren Buffett's Bank of America position goes under wraps. Here's what could happen next
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-13 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Berkshire Hathaway's Bank of America stake has finally been cut to below the key 10% threshold, keeping Warren Buffett's next potential moves under wraps for a few months. The first 700 million shares had a low cost basis of only about $7 per share, while the average cost of the next 300 million shares was in the $30s, Goldberg estimated. "When we sell something, very often it's going to be our entire stake," Buffett said in 2020 when he entirely dumped his holdings in airlines. Still, Buffett sounded negative towards banking following 2023's regional bank crisis that took down Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First Republic Bank. It's gotten changed by [the regional bank crisis].

Persons: Warren Buffett's, Brian Moynihan, Jason Goldberg, Buffett, Goldberg, It's, That's, digitalization, fintech, Goldman Sachs, Wells Organizations: Berkshire Hathaway's Bank of America, Bank of America, Barclays, Federal, Bank, Signature Bank, First Republic Bank, JPMorgan, U.S . Bancorp Locations: Berkshire, Charlotte, Wells Fargo, U.S

☆ How Warren Buffett decides when to sell a stock, and why he might be dumping Bank of America
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

When Warren Buffett, the ultimate buy-and-hold investor, sells a stock, it often sends a negative signal about the underlying business and maybe even the entire industry. "We're more reluctant to sell them than most people," Buffett said of his large positions at Berkshire's annual meeting in 2009. Bank of America sales Many top holdings in Berkshire Hathaway's equity portfolio are decades old — Buffett has held Coca-Cola shares since 1988 and American Express since 1991. Buffett said bank failures in 2008 during the Global Financial Crisis , and again in 2023, lessened confidence in the system, made worse by poor messaging by regulators and politicians. At the time, Buffett foresaw more bank failures down the road , but stuck with his Bank of America investment, partly because he personally negotiated the original deal and admired CEO Brian Moynihan.

Persons: Warren Buffett, Buffett, — Buffett, Goldman Sachs, Wells, BofA, digitalization, fintech, It's, Brian Moynihan Organizations: Herald, Buffalo News, Bank of America, American Express, Oracle, JPMorgan, U.S . Bancorp ., Silicon Valley Bank, First, Signature Bank Locations: Omaha, Berkshire, BofA, Wells Fargo, U.S, U.S . Bancorp . Berkshire, Bank, Silicon, First Republic, saviors

☆ Women face bias and disparities in healthcare. Digital tools could help meet their needs.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-06 | by ( Sarah Sloat | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Historically, women's healthcare has been impaired by challenges like bias and a lack of specialized providers. For years, healthcare systems weren't designed for women, and there are still gaps in research and treatments for women's health issues. AdvertisementWith this reality in mind, Joanna Strober cofounded Midi Health, a website designed to help people experiencing menopause and perimenopause access specialists. Interventions can range from lifestyle coaching to prescription medication, and Midi providers can refer patients to in-person treatments when needed. Midi Health is on its way toward doing that; the company closed a $60 million Series B round in April.

Persons: Ashlee Wisdom, Wisdom, Smisha Agarwal, Agarwal, they're, Joanna Strober, Strober Organizations: New York University, Health, Center for Global Digital Health Innovation, Johns Hopkins University, Women's Health, US National Institutes of Health, Midi Health, Midi, Silicon Valley Bank Locations: Black

☆ 3 reasons why recession alarms are flashing a false positive, market vet says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Fresh anxiety might also spring from the fact that the yield curve is finally disinverting, which is a recessionary signal on its own. "In other words, the Credit Crisis Cycle may be on pause this time." AdvertisementStable credit conditions also contradict a typical reason for why the yield curve inverted in the first place. They are usually correct, Yardeni noted, but not this time around. AdvertisementBut when this happens, shorter-term Treasurys typically roll off quicker than longer ones, Yardeni noted.

Persons: —, Ed Yardeni, Yardeni Organizations: Service, Business, Federal Reserve, Federal, Valley Bank, ICE

☆ I got laid off at 65 and couldn't afford my Bay Area mortgage. Now, I work for myself while traveling the world.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Tony Woodall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewI began my career in the financial services industry in 1985 in the warehouse at Fannie Mae Software Systems. I moved to the Bay Area and began my subsequent career in financial services. We couldn't recover before the Federal Reserve took us into receivership, making us the second-largest bank failure in history. The biggest problem was my homeWithout a full-time job, I could no longer afford the mortgage on my home in the Bay Area. Tony WoodallAfter Portugal, I joined friends in Medellín, Colombia, an inexpensive haven for digital nomads.

Persons: —, Tony Woodall, Woodall, you'll, I'm, I've Organizations: Service, Fannie Mae Software Systems, Business, realtors, Bank, LinkedIn, Bay Area, First Republic, Federal Reserve, Social Security Locations: Fannie, Atlanta, San Francisco, Bay, Silicon, California, Camino de Santiago, Spain, Portugal, Portuguese, Colombia, Medellín, Germany

☆ 31-year-old Harvard grad just won a gold medal for the U.S. in the Olympics—in a sport she learned 6 years ago
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Gold medalist Kristen Faulkner of Team United States poses on the podium during the Women's Road Race on day nine of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Trocadero on August 04, 2024 in Paris, France. Kristen Faulkner ended a 40-year-drought for the U.S. in the Paris Olympics — in a sport she picked up for fun six years ago. On Sunday, the 31-year-old became the first American rider to win gold in the women's road race since Connie Carpenter did so in the 1984 Los Angeles games. She didn't start competitive cycling until 2017 when she moved to New York to work as a venture capitalist. She told the Associated Press that her career as a venture capitalist has been instrumental in her success as a professional athlete.

Persons: Kristen Faulkner, Connie Carpenter, Faulkner, Faulkner wasn't, Taylor Knibb, she's Organizations: Team United, Olympic Games, Paris Olympics, Harvard University, NBC News, Team USA, Silicon Valley Bank, Wall Street, American Continental, Associated Press Locations: Trocadero, Paris, France, Angeles, Homer , Alaska, Kenai, New York, Silicon, North America, San Francisco

☆ Regional bank earnings reports may not matter as group rips higher on rate cut optimism
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Regional bank stocks are breaking out, and they may be able to continue to climb even if second-quarter earnings results are modest. The SPDR S & P Regional Bank ETF (KRE) has risen for six straight trading sessions, and on Monday it closed at its highest level since December. KRE 1Y mountain This regional bank ETF is at its highest level since December. The group still trades below historical valuations more than a year after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, Bank of America said. Notable regional bank earnings reports this week include Citizens Financial Group on Wednesday, M & T Bank on Thursday and Fifth Third Bancorp on Friday.

Persons: Ebrahim Poonawala, Banks, Poonawala, Goldman, Ryan Nash, Nash, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: P Regional Bank ETF, Federal Reserve, Fed, Bank of America, Silicon Valley Bank, Western Alliance, WAL, York, Citizens Financial Group, T Bank, Fifth Third Bancorp Locations: Silicon

☆ JD Vance's history shows how he splits from Republicans on some key issues
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

On Monday, former President Donald Trump selected the Republican senator from Ohio to serve as his running mate. He went from a "Never Trump Republican" to Trump's pick for vice president, and he supports a range of conservative issues, from increased tariffs to opposing abortion rights. When it comes to raising taxes, Vance also hasn't ruled out that possibility. Related storiesStill, on other issues like trade, abortion, and education, Vance has stayed behind Trump's policies. He also aligns with his party on issues like gun control, rejecting Democratic efforts for stricter gun laws.

Persons: JD Vance, Donald Trump, Vance, Trump, Hitler, Democratic Sen, Sherrod Brown, Elizabeth Warren, He's, Warren, Biden, Lina Khan, Khan, hasn't Organizations: Service, Corporate America, Republican, Business, GOP, Democratic, Trump, Biden, Federal Trade Commission, Big Tech Locations: Ohio, Silicon

☆ It’s not just Bob Menendez: Americans really love gold bars
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Menendez maintains his innocence and plans to appeal the verdict, he told reporters outside the Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday. The discovery that Menendez owned a hoard of gold bars stunned many people. And now even Costco sells gold bars. The two kilograms and 11 ounces worth of gold bars Menendez and his wife possessed would have been worth over $185,000 as of Tuesday, according to Goldprice.org data. Other people who prefer to keep gold under their own roof store it in a gun safe or floor safe, he added.

Persons: Sen, Bob Menendez, Menendez, Jonathan Rose, ” Rose, ’, ”, Rose, it’s Organizations: New York CNN, Bank, Genesis Gold, Western Alliance, CNN, Costco, Dow, IRS Locations: New York, Manhattan, Beverly Hills , California

☆ We are upgrading our rating on Wells Fargo as investors dump stock post-earnings
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Wells Fargo Why we own it : We bought Wells Fargo as a turnaround story under CEO Charlie Scharf. We are more excited by the outperformance of non-interest income than we are disappointed with the miss on net interest income. However, the team added, many of the factors driving net interest income are uncertain heading into the second half of the year. We don't like to see guidance misses, but bank interest income estimates depend on interest rates, which Wells Fargo has no real control over. Non-interest income increased 12% thanks to higher asset-based fees driven by an increase in market valuations.

Persons: Wells Fargo, Wells, Charlie Scharf, He's, Scharf, Wells Fargo's, —, It's, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Justin Sullivan Organizations: Wells, Bank of America, Citigroup, Management, Silicon Valley Bank, Consumer, Auto, Corporate, Wealth, CNBC, Getty Locations: Wells Fargo, Wells, NII, Silicon

A branch of First Republic Bank is seen after Jamie Dimon's JPMorgan Chase & Co emerged as the winner of a weekend auction of the bank in San Franciso, California, U.S. May 1, 2023. First Republic failed on May 1, 2023, after a series of Federal Reserve interest rate increases caused large losses in its investment portfolio and led many depositors to move their money elsewhere. In their complaint filed last December, the former First Republic employees alleged that the FDIC had on May 18, 2023, wrongfully stopped making payments under their deferred compensation plan. First Republic failed less than two months after the failures of two other lenders, Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. The case is Harrington et al v FDIC, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No.

Persons: Jamie Dimon's, Hyun Joo Jin, District Judge Haywood Gilliam, Gilliam, Harrington, Jonathan Stempel, Will Dunham Organizations: First Republic Bank, Jamie Dimon's JPMorgan Chase, REUTERS, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, Bank, U.S, District, Federal, First, JPMorgan, Republic, Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, FDIC, Court, Northern District of, Thomson Locations: San Franciso , California, U.S, California, San Francisco, Oakland , California, Northern District, Northern District of California, New York

☆ These bank stocks are cheap and expected to rally
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

These bank stocks are cheap and expected to jump, according to CNBC Pro. The bank stock has underperformed this year, down more than 7%. But it's expected to surge 19% to its consensus price target, and has a forward P/E of 10.6. The stock is expected to gain 17% from here, and looks relatively cheap with its 10.1 forward P/E. It has a forward P/E of just 8.4.

Persons: Wells, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, It's, Stephens Organizations: CNBC Pro, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Silicon Valley Bank, Regional Banking, CNBC, KBW Nasdaq, U.S, Bancorp, U.S . Bancorp, Western Alliance, East West Bancorp Locations: Wells Fargo, Silicon

☆ Investors look to upcoming earnings to keep stock rally going
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —With interest rate cuts on the backburner, Wall Street is looking to corporate earnings to continue powering the 2024 stock market rally. Analysts polled by FactSet expect second-quarter earnings of S&P 500 companies to grow about 8.7% on average from the prior year. Strong corporate earnings have helped the S&P 500 gain a whopping 16% and notch repeated record high closes this year. Since the Fed isn’t likely to cut rates anytime soon, the onus is on strong corporate earnings to continue driving the market rally. Earnings season kicks off July 12 when big banks including JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Citigroup report results.

Persons: FactSet, Jerome Powell, ”, Jeffrey Buchbinder, Wells, Dow, Lisa Shalett, Jessie Yeung, Hanako Montgomery, Junko Ogura, “, Tadashi Matsubara, ” Read, Laura He, Pan Gongsheng, Read Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, Federal, LPL, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, Dow Jones, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, Kanpou, “, Beijing Money, Silicon Valley Bank, People’s Bank of China, prudential Locations: New York, Sintra , Portugal, Wells Fargo, Banks, Japan, Nepal, China, Beijing, Silicon, United States, Shanghai

☆ Chinese government bonds are on fire. That’s ringing alarms bells in Beijing
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Laura He | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“What worries policymakers is the interest rate risk, which will rise once the dominant narrative shifts from deflation to reflation,” Hu from Macquarie said. If that happens, bond yields will rise as investors switch back into riskier stocks. The country’s “4,000 or so small and medium-sized banks” will be particularly vulnerable to the interest rate risk, he added. “The bubble formed by the rush of funds into the bond market is accumulating interest rate risks,” the Securities Times said in an editorial. Economic risksThe rapid decline in Chinese bond yields also poses significant risks to the economy.

Persons: “, ”, Pan Gongsheng, SVB, Larry Hu, ” Hu, Macquarie, Hu, Zhang Jiqiang, Ken Cheung Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Silicon Valley Bank, People’s Bank of China, prudential, “, Federal Reserve, Macquarie Group, Zheshang Securities, Securities Times, Japan’s Norinchukin Bank, Huatai Securities, Mizuho Securities Locations: Hong Kong, Silicon, United States, Shanghai, China, Beijing, SVB, outflows

☆ How thousands of Americans got caught in fintech’s false promise and lost access to bank accounts
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Craft had her wages deposited directly into a Yotta account and used the startup's debit card to pay for all her expenses. CNBC reached out to fintech customers whose lives have been upended by the Synapse debacle. Instead of spending years and millions of dollars trying to acquire or become banks, startups got quick access to essential services they needed to offer. They account for 60% of all new fintech account openings, according to data provider Curinos. The FDIC's exact language about whether fintech customers are eligible for coverage: "The short answer is: it depends."

Persons: Natasha Craft, Craft, fintech, Adam Moelis, Sankaet Pathak, Michele Alt, Scott Sanborn, Sanborn, LendingClub, she's, Rick Davies, Taylor Stitch, " Davies, He's, he's, Davies, hasn't Organizations: FedEx, CNBC, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, Synapse, Indiana FedEx, Disney, Bank, Trust, JPMorgan Chase, Klaros, PayPal, Getty, Financial Technology Association, D.C, Block, Regulators, Federal Reserve, FDIC, Oakland, San, OCC Locations: Mishawaka , Indiana, Craft, Oakland , California, New York City, Santa Barbara , California, Maryland, Bristol , Connecticut, Seattle, Tennessee, Yotta, Boston, Washington, fintechs, Silicon, San Francisco

☆ The IMF slams the US with urgent warnings over its debt, deficits, and trade barriers
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In a report last week, it called out high debt, banking vulnerabilities, and trade barriers. These are important downside risks that could impact the global economy, it said. AdvertisementChronic deficits are leading toward a debt-to-GDP ratio of 140% by 2032, IMF said, a situation that needs to be addressed urgently. Advertisement"These create systemic risks to the U.S. and global economy that are entirely avoidable. Meanwhile, Washington's increasingly protectionist approach to trade is a risk to US and global growth, the IMF said.

Persons: —, Washington's, Biden, Trump Organizations: Monetary Fund, Service, International Monetary Fund, IMF, Republicans, Democrats, Silicon Valley Bank, Republican Locations: Washington, Silicon, Basel, China, Beijing, U.S

☆ Federal Reserve says all 31 banks in annual stress test withstood a severe hypothetical downturn
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that the biggest banks operating in the U.S. would be able to withstand a severe recession scenario while maintaining their ability to lend to consumers and corporations. The stress test assumed that unemployment surges to 10%, commercial real estate values plunge 40%, and housing prices fall 36%. "This is good news and underscores the usefulness of the extra capital that banks have built in recent years." The Fed's stress test is an annual ritual that forces banks to maintain adequate cushions for bad loans and dictates the size of share repurchases and dividends. "While banks are well positioned to withstand the specific hypothetical recession we tested them against, the stress test also confirmed that there are some areas to watch," Barr said.

Persons: Michael Barr, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Barr, Banks Organizations: Financial, Valley Bank, Signature Bank, Capitol, Washington , D.C, Federal Reserve, JPMorgan, American Express Locations: Washington ,, U.S

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