The country’s biggest Wall Street banks are riding high into the third quarter reporting season. Analysts expect profits among six major banks to climb 6% from the third quarter of last year, according to Bloomberg data. “It’s been a good environment,” Barclays analyst Jason Goldberg said. Expectations will be put to the test starting Tuesday…
Warren Buffett is slated to step down as Berkshire Hathaway’s CEO at year-end—100 days from Sept. 23—setting the stage for successor Greg Abel and Berkshire’s investment lieutenants to potentially keep trimming Apple and rebalance an equity portfolio that’s already been shifting, according to new analysis and prior Fortune reporting. The 100‑day clock Buffett told shareholders…
We recently published Top 10 Stocks to Watch After Federal Reserve’s Rate Cut. Oklo Inc (NYSE:OKLO) is one of the stocks analysts were recently talking about. Dimple Gosai, Bank of America clean energy analyst, explained in a program on CNBC why she’s bullish on Oklo Inc (NYSE:OKLO). She has a Buy rating and $92 price…
(Bloomberg) — Global equities are likely to rally even higher as a jump in economic growth expectations is keeping stock bulls firmly in control, according to Bank of America Corp.’s Michael Hartnett. The bank’s latest survey showed a net 28% of global fund managers are overweight equities, the highest in seven months. Opinions about growth…
Bank of America (BAC) has elevated three of CEO Brian Moynihan’s lieutenants, clarifying who at the company has the best shot at running the nation’s second-largest lender once Moynihan steps down. The moves came late Friday, when the Charlotte, N.C.-based bank named Dean Athanasia and Jim DeMare as co-presidents and promoted chief financial officer Alastair…
Job seekers’ confidence in finding new employment has fallen, a new survey reveals. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Survey of Consumer Expectations, the average “perceived probability” of finding a new job after losing one fell 5.8% points to 44.9% among heads of households surveyed in August, the lowest measure on record since 2013…
Eric Trump, one of the final acts in Hong Kong’s biggest gathering of cryptocurrency enthusiasts, praised the city and China during his fireside chat with the organiser of the Bitcoin Asia conference. “There is no question that you have made an unbelievable mark on cryptocurrencies,” said the second son of US President Donald Trump in…
By Kane Wu and Julie Zhu HONG KONG (Reuters) -Chinese video streaming platform iQIYI has hired Bank of America, CICC and JPMorgan to work on a second listing in Hong Kong, which could raise between $200 million and $300 million, said two people with knowledge of the matter. The company plans to file its application…
A new “sentry drone” system is expected to help Hong Kong’s low-altitude economy fly high, providing early alerts about navigation signal interference to ensure flight safety and reduce accidents, the transport minister has said. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan offered the upbeat assessment in a post on her weekly blog on Saturday, saying…
(Bloomberg) — A record share of fund managers see US stocks as too expensive after the sharp rally since April lows, according to a monthly survey by Bank of America Corp. Most Read from Bloomberg About 91% of participants indicated that American stocks are overvalued, the highest ever proportion in data going back to 2001….