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Economy, Real Estate

“Boomers Bought Up the Big Homes. Now They’re Not Budging.”

“Baby boomers bought up many of the big homes across the U.S. when they were raising their families. Now they’re staying put, even though their kids are all grown up.  Boomers are on top in a housing market where tight… Continue Reading…

Cryptocurrencies

“El Salvador to transfer ‘big chunk’ of bitcoin to physical vault”

“…El Salvador will transfer “a big chunk” of its bitcoin assets to an offline device that will be stored in a physical vault within the Central American country’s territory, President Nayib Bukele said on Thursday. “We’ve decided to transfer a… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Berkshire shares slip after hitting all-time high on big profit gain”

“…Berkshire’s Class A shares last fell by 2.2%. Earlier in the session, the stock reached an all-time intraday high of $647,039, according to FactSet data. The shares settled at $615,356. Meanwhile, Class B shares declined by 1.9%. At one point,… Continue Reading…

Banking

“Big banks have drastically cut overdraft fees, but customers still paid $2.2 billion last year”

“… …” https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/09/jpmorgan-chase-wells-fargo-cut-overdraft-revenue-to-2-billion-in-2023.html

Business

“Big Lots Stock Falls 31%. The Outlook Is ‘Very Concerning,’ Analyst Says.”

“Big Lots stock was sinking Monday as a Loop Capital Markets analyst downgraded shares of the discount furniture retailer following a Bloomberg report that it is seeking new financing options…” https://www.barrons.com/articles/big-lots-stock-downgrade-analyst-196a3ce9?siteid=yhoof2

Stocks

“Robinhood drops 13% after reporting big declines in trading volume and revenue”

“…Robinhood also reported fewer monthly active users, which fell 16% to 10.3 million in the third quarter from the same period last year. Although third-quarter revenue rose 29% to $467 million, it fell short of the $480 million analysts were… Continue Reading…

Business

“BP Stock Falls After Earnings. It’s Tough for Big Oil to Beat Last Year.”

“BP the oil and gas company, missed analyst estimates for profit in the third quarter. It goes to show how hard it is for Big Oil to keep investors happy after making record profits last year. London-based BP (ticker: BP)… Continue Reading…

Economy, Energy, Stocks

“UAW strike really makes big auto stocks dead money”

“…Large auto makers are losing huge money on the EV transition that is essentially being forced down their throats by worldwide governments. Consider this: before any new contract with the UAW, Ford’s EV unit was slated to lose $4.5 billion… Continue Reading…

Banking

“Big banks have to raise capital by as much as 19% under proposed US rules”

“US regulators are proposing that big banks increase their capital levels to protect against future blowups following a regional banking crisis, one of the most sweeping overhauls of how lenders are regulated since the 2008 financial crisis… …Agency officials said… Continue Reading…

Business

“Ford’s U.S. sales jump 9.9% on big gains for its F-Series trucks”

“…The Detroit automaker Thursday reported sales of 531,662 vehicles from April through June, up from subdued results of 483,688 cars and trucks that were weighed down by supply chain problems in the year-ago period. Sales of Ford’s F-Series trucks jumped 34% during the… Continue Reading…