The discussion about whether the markets were at the top lasted an entire day, after Tuesday’s recovery put the bears back in their dens. Positive news about the vaccine could broadcast Wednesday’s session. Looking a little further are the strategists at Goldman Sachs, led by David Kostin. They estimate that …
Read More »Citigroup Earnings Beat Forecasts. Business revenue was strong.
Text size Cindy Ord / Getty Images Citigroup reported better-than-expected results for the second quarter, but the news failed to raise the stock. Earnings for Citigroup (ticker: C) totaled $ 1.3 billion, or 50 cents a share, better than the 35 cents stock analysts expected, but 73% below earnings of …
Read More »NCino Stock Rockets 150% after the Fintech IPO
Text size Ncino headquarters. Courtesy of nCino. NCino, which provides cloud-based software for financial institutions, experienced more than a 150% increase in its shares on its first day of trading. NCino shares opened at $ 71 and were trading at $ 77.20, a 150% increase in the Nasdaq stock market …
Read More »Major banks are hauling ‘big fees’ on debt and equity underwriting during the coronavirus crisis
Cash could be king during a crisis. But for the major investment banks that help the Federal Reserve do “whatever it takes” to maintain the flow of credit during the pandemic, the ace in the hole has been capital market commissions. Drink JPMorgan, Chase & Co. JPM, + 0.57%, which …
Read More »Fed Bullard says there could be a sharp drop in unemployment “if we play our cards right”
There is a possibility that the unemployment rate will drop sharply in the next six months, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said Tuesday. In his webcast comments to the New York Economic Club, Bullard noted that many Americans are still informing the government that they are on a temporary …
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