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Business, Stocks

“Nikola shares sink after its $100 million stock offering priced at 20% below market”

“Electric heavy-truck maker Nikola said that its planned $100 million secondary stock offering, announced on Thursday after U.S. markets closed, has priced at $1.12 per share – 20% below the stock’s closing price of $1.40. Shares fell more than 15%… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Wall Street bonuses dropped 26% in 2022 after record 2021”

“Wall Street bonuses fell 26% to an average $176,700 in 2022 from a record in 2021, according to a report from New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli published on Thursday. A worsening economic environment and stalled deal markets weighed on… Continue Reading…

Banking

“First Citizens to Buy SVB After Biggest Failure Since 2008”

“First Citizens BancShares Inc. agreed to buy Silicon Valley Bank after a run on deposits wiped out the company in the biggest US bank failure in more than a decade… The deal to settle SVB’s fate could help tamp down… Continue Reading…

Real Estate

“Anxiety Strikes $8 Trillion Mortgage-Debt Market After SVB Collapse”

“So-called agency mortgage bonds are widely held by banks, insurers and bond funds because they are backed by the mortgage loans from government-owned lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The bonds are far less likely to default than most debt… Continue Reading…

Business, Stocks

“Union Pacific Stock “Potential To Double” After CEO Ousted; Railroad Stocks Steady After Ohio Disaster”

“…Soroban Capital Partners on Sunday publicly called for the ouster of the railroad’s CEO, Lance Fritz. A letter from the New York-based hedge fund projected that a change to ‘best-in-class’ leadership would result in a doubling of Union Pacific stock… Continue Reading…

Business

“Billionaire investment guru Warren Buffett issues stark inflation warning: ‘Fiscal deficits have consequences’ – after rate rose to 5.4% and Wall Street saw its worst week of 2023”

“Billionaire investor Warren Buffett sent out a clear warning to his shareholders as the Fed‘s inflation measure jumped to 5.4 percent over the last month. In his much acclaimed annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, Buffett, 92, warned that ‘huge and entrenched… Continue Reading…

Business, Stocks

“Rolls-Royce shares soar by 23% after annual results crush expectations”

“Shares of London-listed aviation manufacturer Rolls-Royce soared Thursday, after the company sharply beat expectations with a 57% year-on-year increase in underlying profit, driven by its civil aerospace and power systems. Its stock was up by 23% at roughly 1:30 p.m.… Continue Reading…

Business

“Nestle plans price hikes after inflation eats into profits”

“The world’s biggest food group Nestle will raise prices further this year, Chief Executive Mark Schneider said on Thursday, after more expensive ingredients contributed to full-year net profit missing analyst expectations…. The maker of Nescafe instant coffee and KitKat chocolate… Continue Reading…

Business

The Future Of Fraud: “Terrifying Microsoft AI can build a robo-clone of your voice after just 3 seconds”

“Your voice could be digitally cloned and used to impersonate you, thanks to a creepy new AI called VALL-E. AI has unveiled an artificial intelligence system capable of mimicking any human voice based on just three seconds of audio. It can then be… Continue Reading…

Business

“Duck Creek Technologies surges more than 30% after reaching takeover deal with Vista”

“Insurance tech company Duck Creek Technologies has reached a takeover deal with Vista Equity Partners, sending its stock soaring on Monday morning. Terms of the pact call for Vista to pay $19 per share in cash, or about $2.6 billion. Shares of… Continue Reading…