Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers on Thursday praised workers at a New Mexico branch of Wells Fargo for becoming the first branch of the nation’s fourth-largest bank to unionize. “Your success brings the fight for the Dignity of Work directly to Wall Street’s front door,” said Sen. … Read more
During the December Monthly Meeting , we took questions directly from Investing Club members. Here are Jim Cramer’s and Director of Portfolio Analysis Jeff Marks’ responses. Their answers have been edited for clarity. 1. What price would you recommend buying Eli Lilly ? (Mary) Jim Cramer: I can see people wanting to buy some at … Read more
U.S. stocks have been trending higher since the Investing Club’s November Monthly Meeting as markets celebrate signs of cooling inflation and a seemingly less hawkish Federal Reserve . The S & P 500 has jumped 5.2% since the market close on the Nov. 15 meeting day through Monday’s close. Equities have sustained a rally after the … Read more
The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield retreated on Tuesday, reversing course from the previous day’s trade and continuing a general downward trend over the past week. The yield on the benchmark 10-year note was down 5 basis points at 3.907%, having fallen below 4% on Thursday to hit its lowest point since July. Yields move inversely … Read more
Evan Spiegel, CEO and co-founder of Snap Inc. Adam Galica | CNBC Shares of Snap notched their highest price in over a year on Monday after analysts at Wells Fargo released a bullish report on the stock. The analysts upgraded the shares from equal weight to overweight and raised their price target from $8 to … Read more
U.S. Treasury yields were fractionally higher on Monday, as investors look ahead to this week’s Federal Reserve policy meeting. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note was 3.1 basis points higher at 4.277%. The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond was 2 basis points higher at 4.35%. Yields move inversely to prices. Traders are … Read more
People pass by a Wells Fargo bank on May 17, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Wells Fargo was snared in an industrywide probe into mortgage bankers’ use of loan discounts last year, CNBC has learned. The discounts, known as pricing exceptions, are used by mortgage personnel to help secure deals … Read more
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, speaks on artificial intelligence during a Bruegel think tank conference in Brussels, Belgium January 20, 2020. Yves Herman | Reuters Shares of Google popped more than 5% Thursday, a day after the company announced its latest artificial intelligence model called Gemini that will compete with products from OpenAI, … Read more
Morsa Images | Digitalvision | Getty Images Current SSI asset limits ‘lock people in poverty’ Current SSI asset limits are extremely low — $2,000 for individuals and $3,000 per couple. Those thresholds apply to all kinds of assets, including cash, bank accounts, investments and household goods. Beneficiaries who go over the limits are suspended or … Read more
Charlie Scharf, CEO, Wells Fargo, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California on May 2, 2023. speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California on May 2, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf said Tuesday that low staff turnover means … Read more
