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☆ Bank of America's guide to the election and stocks that win under Trump or Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Hakyung Kim | In Hakyungkim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Here are some of the ways Bank of America analysts think the upcoming election results could affect the stock market. Harris presidency, split government A victory for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in the White House, plus a Republican-controlled Congress, could be "the best outcome" for online media companies, according to Bank of America analyst Justin Post. He noted that Harris is likely to enforce a potential ban on TikTok — which could boost Meta Platforms and Snapchat . Trump president, split government A win for Republican candidate Donald Trump and a split government would be the best-case scenario for bank stocks, per analyst Ebrahim Poonawala. On the other hand, a Trump presidency would be viewed positively by gig-economy companies, including Uber and Lyft, according to analyst Post.

Persons: –, Harris, Kamala Harris, Justin Post, Lorraine Hutchinson, Donald Trump's, —, Athletica, Joanna Gajuk, Gajuk, Jessica Reif Ehrlich, Ehrlich, Jason Kupferberg, Kupferberg, Dick Durbin's, Donald Trump, Ebrahim Poonawala, Poonawala, Republicans —, Dimple, Trump, Uber, Craig Siegenthaler, Siegenthaler, Rafe Jadrosich, Trump's, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: White, Bank of America, of America, Democratic, Republican, Democrat, Department of Justice, Eagle Outfitters, Urban Outfitters ., Health, Tenet Healthcare, Universal Health Services, Democrats, Agilon, Humana, Big Tech, House, Trump, Republicans, Oscar Health, Centene, GOP, Securities, Exchange, Entertainment, Packaging Corporation of America, American Eagle Outfitters Locations: Hutchinson, U.S, China, Washington

☆ KKM Financial's Essential 40 stock fund is now an ETF
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

KKM Financial has converted its Essential 40 mutual fund into an ETF, joining the growing shift by asset managers to a more tax-efficient fund model. "A lot of the wealth advisors that I work with really have issues with the capital gain distribution typical to a mutual fund." The newly converted KKM fund will trade on the Nasdaq under the ticker ESN. The old mutual fund version of the Essential 40 had a three-star rating from Morningstar. The ETF will have a net expense ratio of 0.70%, equal to that of the old mutual fund.

Persons: Jeff Kilburg, Eli Lilly, Morningstar, They've Organizations: KKM, CNBC, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, Nasdaq, JPMorgan Chase, Waste Management, Morningstar Locations: U.S

☆ 'Weak and pathetic': Trump seethes as Mark Cuban campaigns for Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Former President Donald Trump on Saturday railed against fellow billionaire Mark Cuban, who has been vigorously campaigning for his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris. "Mark Cuban is a Loser," Trump wrote in a Saturday Truth Social post. Trump's insults come several days after Cuban mocked the Republican presidential nominee's tariff proposals at a Harris campaign rally. This election cycle, Cuban has become a regular Harris campaign surrogate as the vice president works to frame herself as a pro-growth capitalist. Meanwhile, Trump has enlisted Elon Musk as his own mega-billionaire campaign surrogate, fueling another rivalry with Cuban.

Persons: Donald Trump, Mark Cuban, Kamala Harris, Trump, he's, Cuban, Hillary Clinton, Harris, Gary Gensler, Elon Musk, Bill Maher Organizations: Democratic, White, Republican, Cuban, Fox, Securities, Exchange Locations: China, Wisconsin

☆ Surge in active ETFs has been 'remarkable,' analyst says. How to know if it's right for your portfolio
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Kate Dore | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

But there has been a surge in actively managed ETFs as investors seek lower costs and more precision, experts say. Active ETFs represented just more than 2% of the U.S. ETF market at the beginning of 2019. There are a few reasons for the active ETF growth, experts say. Still, only a fraction of issuers have been successful in the active ETF market. Active ETFs allow 'tactical adjustments'While passive ETFs replicate an index, such as the S&P 500 , active managers aim to outperform a specific benchmark.

Persons: Morningstar, Stephen Welch, Welch, Jon Ulin Organizations: Getty, Exchange, U.S, Morningstar, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, Ulin, Wealth Management Locations: Boca Raton , Florida

☆ BlackRock's ETF chief says 75% of its bitcoin buyers are crypto fans new to Wall Street
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"It was for the ETF wrapper," she told CNBC on stage at the Permissionless Conference in Utah. The total market cap of all eleven spot bitcoin ETFs now tops $63 billion, with total flows of nearly $20 billion. Of the 80% of direct investors, Cohen told CNBC that 75% had never before owned an iShare, one of the best-known and largest ETF providers on the planet. "As it turns out, we have done a lot of education of crypto investors on the benefits of the ETP wrapper." Before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission green-lit spot bitcoin funds in January, investors had a few ways to buy and custody cryptocurrencies.

Persons: Samara Cohen, Cohen, Bitcoin, Coinbase, bitcoin ETPs Organizations: BlackRock, CNBC, Permissionless Conference, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission Locations: U.S, Utah, Wall

☆ Battle of the billionaires: Harris deploys Mark Cuban as Elon Musk stumps for Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Seitz-Wald-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Alex Seitz-Wald | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

The Grinch is the one that's going to be putting these small business out of business." Unlike Musk, who has donated nearly $75 million and counting to Trump-aligned groups, Cuban is not a political donor. Ben Wikler, Wisconsin's Democratic Party Chair, praised Cuban's "talents" and said he has credibility to reach voters on business and economic issues. But I trust her.”None of this, however, is unfamiliar territory for Cuban, who played a similar role in 2016 for Clinton’s ultimately unsuccessful campaign against Trump. Before that campaign, Trump and Cuban had a hot-and-cold relationship.

Persons: Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Mark Cuban, Hillary Clinton, Cuban, Harris, Doug Emhoff, Harris —, —, He’s, Kamala, Trump, Zoe Lofgren, Ben Wikler, Cuban's, Wikler, Jim Watson, Musk, ” Cuban, Chuck Todd, “, Elon, ‘ There’s, ”, Theo Von’s, Diddy, knifed Trump, I’d, Von, Clinton’s, Clinton, Stephen Colbert’s, “ Donald, Gennifer, ” Trump, Bill Clinton, — Trump, Mandel Ngan, Jeff Hauser, Lina Khan, Alexandria Ocasio, “ Harris ’ Organizations: Elon, IGN, Cuban, Venture, SpaceX, Trump, Commission, Equis Research, Wisconsin's Democratic Party, Getty, NBC News, NBA, Dallas Mavericks, Democrats, “ Major League Baseball, Security and Exchange Commission, SEC, Fox News, Department of Health, Human Services, Federal Locations: Wisconsin, Phoenix, Michigan, La Crosse , Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, AFP, Cuban, United States, Harris, Alexandria, Cortez

☆ FBI arrests Alabama man for SEC X hack that spiked price of bitcoin
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

FBI agents on Thursday arrested an Alabama man for his alleged role in the Jan. 9 hack of the Securities and Exchange Commission's X account, which sent the price of bitcoin spiking by more than $1,000, the Department of Justice announced. The tweet said, "Today the SEC grants approval for #Bitcoin ETFs for listing on all registered national securities exchanges." Shortly afterward, the SEC regained control of its social media account, and announced the tweet was false and the result of a hack. A day after the hack, the SEC approved rule changes that allowed the creation of bitcoin ETFs in the United States. Council, who used the online handles "Ronin," "Easymunny," and "AGiantSchnauzer," allegedly was paid in bitcoin by co-conspirators for his role in the hack.

Persons: Eric Council Jr, Gary Gensler Organizations: Securities, Exchange, Department of Justice, Northern, Northern District of, Prosecutors, SEC, BTC, DOJ, Council, FBI Locations: Alabama, Northern District, Northern District of Alabama, United States

☆ Mark Cuban will campaign for Kamala Harris in 3 key swing states
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Billionaire Mark Cuban is hitting the stump for Kamala Harris. AdvertisementWhile former President Donald Trump turns to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Vice President Kamala Harris has a billionaire of her own to help the campaign's home stretch. Harris will stump with billionaire investor and former "Shark Tank" star Mark Cuban on Thursday in Wisconsin. Cuban's campaign appearances come amid speculation that the billionaire might aspire to join Harris' administration if she wins the election. During a previous press call hosted by the Harris campaign, Cuban conceded that Gensler's actions remain an open wound.

Persons: Mark Cuban, Kamala Harris, Harris, —, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Doug Emoff, Trump, Gary Gensler, Cuban Organizations: Service, Trump, Securities and Exchange, cryptocurrency, Cuban, Politico, SEC, Dallas Mavericks Locations: Wisconsin, Cuban, Harris, Arizona, Michigan, Butler , Pennsylvania

☆ A quant research leader from Two Sigma's vaunted 'techniques' squad is leaving for Cubist
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A senior Two Sigma quant researcher is leaving for Cubist. Kan Huang co-led a key machine-learning unit known as techniques forecasting. Jin Choi, Huang's interim cohead, has been named sole head of the long-running techniques group. AdvertisementA senior leader in one of Two Sigma's key research units is leaving the firm for quant rival Cubist Systematic Strategies, according to people familiar with the matter. Huang is a leader of a Two Sigma unit that develops machine-learning models and other advanced strategies from various data sources and trading signals.

Persons: Kan Huang, Jin Choi, —, Steve Cohen's, Huang, Ken Baron, Choi, John Overdeck, David Siegel, Scott Hoffman, Carter Lyons, Ali, Milan Nekmouche, Jian Wu Organizations: Sigma, Service, Bloomberg, Sigma Investments, Securities and Exchange Commission, Wall Street

☆ RTX subsidiary Raytheon to pay more than $950 million to settle foreign bribery, export control fraud probes
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Raytheon Technologies headquarters building is seen at dusk in Arlington, Virginia, on Jan. 20, 2024. The Raytheon subsidiary of defense contractor RTX agreed Wednesday to pay more than $950 million to settle U.S. Department of Justice investigations into an alleged government contract fraud scheme, violations of foreign bribery laws and the Arms Export Control Act. More than $22 million of that settlement will be offset by Raytheon's settlement with the DOJ. The company as part of the DOJ settlement also agreed to enter into deferred prosecution agreements involving that conduct in federal district courts in Brooklyn, New York, and Massachusetts. We are committed to working closely with the incoming independent monitor to improve and further enhance our ethics and compliance program."

Persons: RTX, Kevin Driscoll, Driscoll Organizations: Raytheon Technologies, Raytheon, U.S, Department of, Control Act, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, DOJ, State Department, Defense Department, Patriot, SEC, Raytheon Company Locations: Arlington , Virginia, Qatar, Brooklyn , New York, Massachusetts, Brooklyn

☆ Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway hikes its SiriusXM stake to 32% after Liberty deal
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Warren Buffett walks the floor and meets with Berkshire Hathaway shareholders ahead of their annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3rd, 2024. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway continued to increase its stake in SiriusXM , now owning 32% of the New York-based satellite radio company. Berkshire hiked its bet after billionaire John Malone's Liberty Media completed its deal in early September to combine its tracking stocks with the rest of the audio entertainment company. Buffett's firm first bought Liberty Media's trackers in 2016 and started piling into SiriusXM's tracking stocks in the beginning of 2024 after the deal announcement in a likely merger arbitrage play. Meanwhile, the Liberty transaction, which reduced share count by 12%, could cause the company to pause stock buybacks until 2027, which will likely weigh on shares, the analyst said.

Persons: Warren Buffett, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, John Malone's, Ted Weschler, Todd Combs, Sebastiano Petti Organizations: Berkshire Hathaway, Securities and Exchange Commission, Berkshire, John Malone's Liberty Media, Atlanta Braves, Liberty, JPMorgan Locations: Omaha , Nebraska, SiriusXM, York, The Omaha , Nebraska

☆ Trump or Harris? Here are the 2024 stakes for airlines, banks, EVs, health care and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-13 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +18 min

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris face off in the ABC presidential debate on Sept. 10, 2024. The previous Trump administration didn't pursue those types of consumer protections. In contrast, Democrats, including Harris, have historically supported EVs and incentives such as those under the Biden administration's signature Inflation Reduction Act. Meanwhile, Harris, if elected, can build on existing efforts of the Biden administration to deliver savings to more patients, they said. Trump also led multiple efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, including its expansion of Medicaid to low-income adults.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, he's, Harris, Joe Biden's, Trump, Pete Buttigieg, Jonathan Kletzel, didn't, — Leslie Josephs Banks Big, JPMorgan Chase, Biden, Tobin Marcus, it's, Sen, JD Vance, they're, Lindsey Johnson, Hugh Son, Pablo Di Si, EVs, Joseph Spak, Harris hasn't, Mike Wayland, Drugmakers, Trump hasn't, Mariana Socal, Annika Kim Constantino, David Zaslav, John Malone, Time Warner, Simon, Simon & Schuster, Marc DeBevoise, Jonathan Miller, Elon Musk's, Musk, I'm, MAGA, I'm Dark MAGA, —, TikTok, — Lillian Rizzo, Alex Sherman, Michael Lynn, — Amelia Lucas Organizations: ABC, Getty, U.S, Trump, Treasury, Justice Department, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial, Bureau, CNBC, The Biden Department of Transportation, Democratic, American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Spirit Airlines, Industry, Boeing, JPMorgan, Securities and Exchange Commission, Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Biden, Wolfe Research, Bank, Republican, Bankers, Democratic Party, Consumer Bankers Association, Republicans, Volkswagen Group of America, Automotive News, Environmental Protection Agency, UBS, Mike Wayland Health, Commonwealth Fund, Medicare, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Annika Kim Constantino Media, Paramount Global, Skydance, Warner Bros, Discovery, Allen & Co, Sun, Media, Disney, Fox Corp, Time, Simon &, Random, MGM, FCC, Integrated Media, Twitter, Capitol, White, Lawmakers, Meta's Facebook, Alex Sherman Restaurants, National Restaurant Association, National Labor Relations Board, Social Security, Washington Post, Cornell University Locations: United States, PwC, JetBlue's, U.S, China, Ohio, Michigan, California

☆ Why Roblox investors are shrugging off a blistering short-seller report
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Roblox stock closed at $41.60 on Friday, slightly above where it was earlier in the week when Hindenberg published its research. Related storiesIn the wake of the report, Wall Street and investors seemed to largely stick by the company. AdvertisementRoblox, which primarily makes its money from sales of online currency and items, has been working to grow its advertising business. The report could hinder Roblox's ad businessDespite Roblox's nearly immediate stock recovery and support from Wall Street, the report and related issues could have implications for Roblox's advertising business. Its ad business is barely a rounding error today, but Roblox is still not profitable, so it's trying hard to change that.

Persons: Hindenburg, —, Roblox, It's, Hindenberg, Piper Sandler, Ron Kerbs, Roblox's, Roblox isn't, Jeremy Goldman Organizations: SEC, Wall, Service, Hindenburg, Securities, Exchange, Wall Street, Wedbush Securities, WPP, New, Bloomberg Businessweek, Walmart, Warner Bros . Pictures, Facebook, YouTube Locations: Roblox

☆ OpenAI's AI-adjusted earnings numbers have echoes of Groupon and WeWork
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Alistair Barr | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Is it OK for an AI company to exclude the cost of training its AI models when it reports earnings? Related storiesFor an AI company like OpenAI, training models will be an ongoing process. The world is constantly evolving, and new data is being generated, which will have to be incorporated into AI models' understanding. Let's call it "AI adjusted earnings" for an AI company. They are a private company," McKenna said.

Persons: we've, Francine McKenna, McKenna, OpenAI, It's, Groupon, WeWork Organizations: Google, Facebook, MarketWatch, Revenue, Big Tech, KPMG Consulting, SAP, Oracle, Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC Locations: It's

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Tesla, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, Fastenal and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Third-quarter adjusted earnings were $1.52 per share, topping the $1.28 per share expected from analysts polled by LSEG. JPMorgan Chase – Shares jumped 4.7% after JPMorgan, the biggest American bank, posted third-quarter results that beat estimates for profit and revenue. BlackRock – Shares climbed 2.8% after the asset manager beat analysts' third-quarter expectations on the top and bottom lines. Bank of New York Mellon – The bank stock dropped 1%, even after the company issued a stronger-than-expected quarterly report. Analysts surveyed by LSEG were expecting $1.42 in earnings per share on $4.54 billion of revenue.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, Walmex –, Fastenal, FactSet, Wells, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett, Natalie Knight, Doug Ostermann, Stellantis, Carlos Tavares, who's, LSEG, Kinder Morgan, Ferrari, BNY, —, Alex Harring, Lisa Kailai Han, Pia Singh, Hakyung Kim, Jesse Pound, Michelle Fox Organizations: San, LSEG, JPMorgan, JPMorgan Chase –, Walmart, Apple Pay, Bank of America, Securities and Exchange Commission, Finance, BlackRock, of, Bank of New York Mellon Locations: San Francisco, LSEG .

☆ Ripple launches crypto storage services for banks in bid to diversify
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

U.S. blockchain startup Ripple made a major foray into crypto custody on Thursday, launching new services aimed at helping banks and financial technology firms to store digital assets on behalf of clients. The crypto custody market is forecast to reach at least $16 trillion by 2030, according to the Boston Consulting Group. Ripple said that custody is one of the fastest-growing areas for the startup, with Ripple Custody posting customer growth of over 250% year-over-year growth this year and operating in seven countries. Last year, Ripple acquired Metaco, a firm that helps other entities store and manage their crypto, in a bid to boost its nascent crypto custody business. The company this year also acquired Standard Custody & Trust Company, another crypto custody firm, to further bolster its efforts.

Persons: Ripple, Aaron Slettehaugh Organizations: CNBC, Boston Consulting, HSBC, BBVA, Societe Generale, DBS, XRP, Trust Company, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC Locations: San Francisco, Swiss

☆ Berkshire slashes Bank of America stake to under 10%, no longer required to disclose frequently
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has reduced its stake in Bank of America to below 10% amid a selling spree that started in mid-July. The move brings his holdings down to 775 million shares, or a stake of about 9.987%. Since the holding is now under the key 10% threshold, Berkshire is no longer required to report its related transactions in a timely manner. The next 13F filing in mid-November will only reveal Berkshire's equity holdings as of the end of September. Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan previously said the market is absorbing the stock, aided by the bank's own repurchasing.

Persons: Warren Buffett, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett, Omaha's, Brian Moynihan, Goldman Sachs, Wells, It's, digitalization, fintech Organizations: Berkshire, Bank of America, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC, JPMorgan, U.S . Bancorp Locations: Omaha , Nebraska, Bank, Berkshire, Wells Fargo, U.S

☆ US sting operation catches crypto firms 'wash trading' to boost token values
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Kelly Cloonan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A tip from the SEC led federal prosecutors to set up a fake company to bust crypto market manipulators. The firms are charged with "wash trading," artificially increasing trade volume to boost token prices. The case marks the first such charges against crypto firms, prosecutors say. The charges are the first in the crypto industry related to "wash trading." The sting charged ZM Quant, CLS Global, and MyTrade with wash trading related to their communications with NexFundAI.

Persons: —, Jodi Cohen, cryptocurrency –, Joshua Levy Organizations: SEC, Service, Securities and Exchange Commission, FBI, CLS Global, NexFundAI, Boston, United Locations: Boston, Saitama

The Department of Justice should investigate four of the nation’s biggest operators of youth residential treatment facilities for civil rights violations and fraud, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., argued Wednesday in letters to Attorney General Merrick Garland. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., led a two-year probe into residential treatment facilities for at-risk youth. Wyden said these were clear violations of federal Medicaid rules prohibiting residential treatment facilities from restraining children to discipline them, and from simultaneously restraining and secluding children. Acadia and UHS have both paid multimillion-dollar settlements in recent years to resolve DOJ probes into their hospitals and psychiatric centers. However, those cases did not focus on youth facilities run by the companies, which Wyden is asking the DOJ to investigate.

Persons: Sen, Ron Wyden, General Merrick Garland, Wyden, Healthcare —, ”, Mandel Ngan, Devereux, UHS, “ It’s, ” Leah Yaw, ” Acadia, ” Vivant, Wyden’s, ” Wyden, “ Organizations: Justice, NBC News, — Universal Health Services, Acadia Healthcare, Behavioral Health, Healthcare, DOJ, Getty, Senate Finance Committee, ”, Centers, Medicare, Medicaid Services, Administration, Children, Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC Locations: Acadia, AFP

☆ AOC promises an 'out-and-out brawl' if Harris removes FTC chair Lina Khan as president
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Alice Tecotzky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AOC tweeted in response to Mark Cuban saying Harris shouldn't keep Khan on as chair of the FTC. AdvertisementRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made it clear that when it comes to economic regulation, Vice President Kamala Harris can't please everyone. AOC took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to respond to comments from billionaire and Harris surrogate Mark Cuban. AdvertisementThroughout the election, Harris has leaned on her California roots to woo business and tech leaders, including Cuban, Reid Hoffman, and Laurene Powell Jobs. Should Harris win the election in less than a month, it remains unclear how she'll handle the looming Khan question.

Persons: Mark Cuban, Harris shouldn't, Harris, hasn't, —, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Kamala Harris, Lina Khan, wouldn't, Semafor, Harris hasn't, Khan —, Gary Gensler, Reid Hoffman, Laurene Powell Jobs Organizations: Service, Federal Trade Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission, Cuban, Wall Locations: Alexandria, California

☆ Meet the executive tasked with Citi's hardest challenge: getting the bank's house in order
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Hayley Cuccinello | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

For Selva, leading the Transformation is unlike any test he has faced in his three-decade career at Citi. To do so, he has to solve for Citi's decades of underinvestment in its infrastructure, which affects every business line of the bank. Under Selva, Citi was the No. Related stories"The challenge with the Transformation role is you are accountable yet not responsible," the managing director in the Transformation said. Courtesy of CitiBringing in Ryan, the bank's head of technology and business enablement, to help the bank catch up makes sense.

Persons: Jane Fraser, Anand Selva, Selva, Sen, Elizabeth Warren, We've, Fraser, Gonzalo Luchetti, Luchetti, Kathleen Martin, Martin, Mike Mayo, Tim Ryan, Mayo, Vernon Yuen, Adora Tidalgo, Anand, Jim O'Donnell, Win McNamee, Andy Sieg, Tidalgo, Phil Waxelbaum, Jeffrey Warren, Ryan, Warren, Ashutosh Nawani, Japan Mehta, Mehta, Nawani, Tom Williams, Timothy Coffey, Janney Montgomery Scott, they've, Stephen Biggar Organizations: Citigroup, Citi, Federal Reserve, Currency, OCC, Business, underperformance, BI, Citi ., Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Madurai Kamaraj University, Asia Pacific, divesting, Employees, Merrill Wealth Management, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Russell Reynolds Associates, Securities, Exchange Commission, Bloomberg, Getty, Argus Research Locations: Selva, Chennai, India, Asia, who's, Wells, Madurai, Coimbatore, China, Singapore, New York, Fraser, Europe, Ryan

Pittsburgh CNN —In the years that Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dave McCormick led one of the world’s largest hedge funds, the firm bet millions of dollars against some of the state’s biggest and most iconic companies, financial filings show. For financial institutions, short positions can be lucrative. The fund shorted about four dozen companies from Pennsylvania during McCormick’s tenure, the records show. The fund did invest in stocks of some of the same Pennsylvania companies it shorted in other years, and overall, it reported spending more money buying stocks of Pennsylvania companies than shorting them in four of the five annual reports reviewed by CNN. She argued that the short positions Bridgewater took in Pennsylvania companies didn’t negatively impact employees because they represented a small fraction of each company’s overall value.

Persons: Dave McCormick, McCormick, “, ”, Kevin Boltz, Democratic Sen, Bob Casey –, Casey, Luke Sharrett, Elizabeth Gregory, Dave, ” Gregory, Bridgewater, ” McCormick wasn’t, Andrew Jennings, Dan Mallinson, “ They’re, ” Mallinson, “ That’s, ” Eric Talley, Talley, I’m, Justin Merriman, McCormick’s, Biden, Bernie Hall, ” Hall, Gregory, Michael M, Eric Hovde of, Tim Sheehy, Bernie Moreno, dogging McCormick, Mallinson Organizations: Pittsburgh CNN —, Bridgewater Associates, The Hershey Company, US Steel, CNN, US Department of Labor, Republican, Hershey, Democratic, Bridgewater, Bloomberg, Getty, McCormick’s, Bridgewater Equity Fund, Labor, Securities and Exchange Commission, Comcast, Penn National Gaming, Emory University School of Law, Penn State, Columbia University, Steel, Japan's, Nippon Steel, Keystone, Nippon, Pennsylvania, United Steelworkers, Senate, Penn Locations: Pennsylvania, Bridgewater, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, China, Eric Hovde of Wisconsin, Montana, Ohio

☆ Trump's Mar-a-Lago, golf resorts are outside Milton's path. But Truth Social's offices are at risk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

But the Sarasota offices of Trump Media, the parent company of Truth Social, are directly in the storm's projected sight line. Mar-a-Lago, the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach and the Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter are all located in Palm Beach County. The Trump National Doral Miami is in Miami-Dade County. Meanwhile, the Truth Social offices are located directly within the zone where Milton is expected to make landfall on the Gulf Coast late Wednesday. Trump is the largest shareholder of Trump Media , a publicly traded company that mainly operates the Truth Social platform.

Persons: Donald Trump's Mar, Trump, Donald Trump's, Milton Organizations: FBI, Lago Club, Trump Media, Truth, Trump International Golf Club, West Palm Beach, Trump National Golf, Trump National Doral Miami, Officials, Coast, Securities and Exchange Commission, CNBC Locations: Palm Beach , Florida, U.S, Florida, Hurricane Milton, Gulf, Sarasota, West Palm, Jupiter, Palm Beach County, Miami, Dade County, Milton

☆ Crypto relationship scams pose 'catastrophic harm,' SEC official says. Here's how to avoid them
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

krisanapong detraphiphat | Moment | Getty ImagesInvestors are at a heightened risk of cryptocurrency scams tied to fake relationships established over social media, dating apps and networking sites, federal officials warn. Last month, the SEC brought its first-ever enforcement actions tied to crypto relationship frauds. Crypto scam losses 'can be huge'Crypto, examples of which includes bitcoin and ethereum, is a digital currency. watch nowThere are "many variations" of crypto investment fraud, but the most prominent last year was the relationship scam, the FBI said. Jules, a victim of a crypto relationship scam, detailed her experience with the crime on a new FINRA podcast.

Persons: krisanapong, Fraudsters, Grewal, CoinW6, Kim Casci, Palangio, Micah Hauptman, Hauptman, Jules, —, Crispin La Valiente Organizations: Finance, FBI, Securities, Exchange Commission's, SEC, LinkedIn, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Consumers, Support, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Consumer Federation of America Locations: Seattle

☆ Warren Buffett has sold about $10 billion of Bank of America stock — after slashing his Apple stake by nearly 60%
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Warren Buffett has sold 23% of his Bank of America stake for about $10 billion since mid-July. AdvertisementWarren Buffett has followed up the surprise paring of his Apple stake by taking a knife to another of his largest holdings: Bank of America. Berkshire has slashed its stake from 1.03 billion shares to 794 million shares, reducing its ownership from 13.2% to 10.2%. Related storiesBuffett might also be rebalancing Berkshire's $300 billion stock portfolio in line with his smaller Apple bet. True to his bargain-hunter reputation, Buffett topped up his Bank of America stake in 2020, when the pandemic-hit stock was trading around $25.

Persons: Warren Buffett, Buffett, —, Berkshire Hathaway, hasn't, he's, Goldman Sachs, There's, Brian Moynihan Organizations: Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway's, Express, Service, Berkshire, Securities, Exchange, Apple, American Express, Oracle, of America, Bank of, JPMorgan Locations: Berkshire, —, Thursday's, Omaha

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