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☆ Investment banking has made a multibillion-dollar rebound, but it's too early to pop the Champagne
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Hayley Cuccinello | Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Major banks like Goldman Sachs walloped Wall Street expectations thanks to dealmaking fees. Investment banking has made a comeback, and bigger bonuses are in the cards, too. The biggest banks on Wall Street reported a huge boost in dealmaking fees this quarter after a two-year slump. Investment bank revenue surged 30% on average at Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citigroup, and Morgan Stanley, according to Wells Fargo analyst Mike Mayo. Morgan Stanley's investment bank revenue surged 56% year over year to $1.46 billion, beating Wall Street expectations.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, —, Morgan Stanley, Wells, Mike Mayo, Sharon Yeshaya, Morgan, Global's Nathan Stovall, corporates, Stovall, David Ellison's Skydance, JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon, David Solomon, Mayo, Cole Smead, There's, Jon Gray, anecdotally, Gray, David Stowell, Stowell, I'm, it's, Alan Johnson Organizations: Investment, Service, Wall, JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citigroup, Citi, Mars, Paramount, David Ellison's Skydance Media, Wall Street, Smead Capital Management, Blackstone, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, underwriters, Johnson Associates Locations: Wells Fargo, Mayo

☆ 'Bridgerton' fans are praising the disability representation in season 3, including an 'autistic-coded' character
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Read previewWarning: Spoilers ahead for "Bridgerton" season three, part one. Fans are lauding season 3 for its representation of people with disabilitiesZak Ford-Williams as Lord Remington on season three of "Bridgerton." — Michelle Birkby (@michelleeb) May 16, 2024Today is Global Accessibility Awareness day and @bridgerton season 3 premier day. Francesca Bridgerton is autistic. Francesca isn't explicitly stated as being on the autism spectrum in Julia Quinn's 'Bridgerton' novels or on the TV seriesHannah Dodd as Francesca Bridgerton on season three, episode two of "Bridgerton."

Persons: —, Penelope Featherington, Nicola Coughlan, Colin Bridgerton's, Luke Newton, Francesa Bridgerton, Hannah Dodd, Francesca, Dodd, Jess Brownell, Zak Ford, Williams, Lord Remington, Dolores Stowell, Kitty Devlin, Queen Charlotte, Golda Rosheuvel, Dolores, Lady Stowell, Sophie Woolley, Penelope, Colin ., Whistledown —, Michelle Birkby, — Chanel 🏒, emington,, ady, ord, J, ady V, eason, ord J ohn, ong, ohn, tirling, ove, ike Organizations: Service, Business, Netflix, ust Locations: isible

☆ House of Lords says the UK needs to be competitive on artificial intelligence
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | 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 EmailHouse of Lords says the UK needs to be competitive on artificial intelligenceBaroness Tina Stowell, chair of the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee, discusses the U.K.'s competitiveness in artificial intelligence.

Persons: Lords, Tina Stowell Organizations: Lords Communications, Digital Committee

REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman/File PhotoHOUSTON, July 21 (Reuters) - A U.S. court set Oct. 23 as the start date for a long-expected auction of shares in Venezuela-owned refiner Citgo Petroleum's parent to pay creditors with judgments against the South American nation. U.S. Judge Leonard Stark in Delaware this week accepted a recommendation by a court official in charge of organizing the auction. Proceeds from any sale of PDV Holding shares would be used to pay off creditors previously cleared by the court. Any sale of Citgo without the participation of Venezuela would be "hurtful," Pedro Tellechea, Venezuela's oil minister, said on Friday. "It's not a PDVSA asset.

Persons: Jonathan Bachman, Judge Leonard Stark, PDV, Pedro Tellechea, Horacio Medina, Stark, Venezuela's, Hugo Chavez, PDVSA, Marianna Parraga, Gary McWilliams, Richard Chang, Grant McCool Organizations: Citgo Petroleum, REUTERS, South, Petróleos, PDV, U.S . Treasury Department, PDVSA, Crystallex, ConocoPhillips, Siemens Energy, Tree Investments, Inc, Huntington Ingalls Industries, ACL1 Investments, Rusoro, Koch Industries, Thomson Locations: U.S, Stowell , Texas, Venezuela, South American, PDV, Delaware

The business, which is valued at an estimated $3 million, buys about 80% of its cars at auctions around the country. "I never know what I'm going to come home with and that's half the thrill, half the fun," he said. More than 9 million cars are sold at auctions around the U.S. every year, according to the National Auto Auction Association. Many of those sales come from Stowell's online followers on YouTube and other social media. Watch this video to learn how Stowell built his $3 million business buying cars at auctions.

☆ How I built my $3 million business buying cars at auctions
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( Emily Lorsch | Tala Hadavi | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow I built my $3 million business buying cars at auctionsCraig Stowell owns Flying Wheels, a car dealership in Danville, New Hampshire. Valued at an estimated $3 million, Stowell's business buys about 80% of its cars at auctions around the country. Flying Wheels reached $1.3 million in sales last year. Many of those sales came from his online followers on YouTube and other social media. Watch this video to learn how Stowell built his $3 million business buying cars at auctions.

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