Banking

“Fed’s New Backstop Shields Banks From $300 Billion of Losses”

“…There were some concerns that the taxpayer could now be on the hook for covering losses suffered by banks and that questionable management and investments were now being protected by the government. Banks, for example, now can limit accepting losses… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Terran Orbital stock surges after winning $2.4 billion contract to build satellites for Rivada”

“Terran Orbital shares surged in early trading on Wednesday, after the company announced a $2.4 billion contract to build communications satellites for Rivada Space Networks. The spacecraft builder will design, manufacture and deploy 288 satellites for Rivada out of Terran’s… Continue Reading…

Business

“Home Depot says it will spend $1 billion to give hourly workers a raise”

“Home Depot on Tuesday said it will spend an additional $1 billion to give its hourly employees a raise, as retailers and restaurants compete for workers. The home improvement retailer announced the wage investment as it reported fourth-quarter earnings. It… Continue Reading…

Business, Energy

“Glencore Pays Out $7.1 Billion as Coal Drives Record Profit”

“Glencore Plc will return more than $7 billion to shareholders in dividends and buybacks after the commodities giant reported another blockbuster profit driven by its coal and trading divisions… Glencore’s core profit rose 60% to a record $34.1 billion, of… Continue Reading…

Economy

“U.S. credit card debt jumps 18.5% and hits a record $930.6 billion”

“On the heels of another rate hike this week by the Federal Reserve, credit card annual percentage rates are already near 20%, on average, and set to climb even higher. At the same time, more consumers are leaning on credit to afford increasingly expensive… Continue Reading…

Energy

“Exxon smashes Western oil majors’ earnings record with $56 billion profit for 2022”

“Exxon Mobil Corp posted a $56 billion profit for 2022, the company said on Tuesday, taking home about $6.3 million per hour last year, and setting not only a company record but a historic high for the Western oil industry.… Continue Reading…

Business

“Most Adani shares continue bloodbath as Asia’s richest man loses $28 billion in a month”

“Founder Gautam Adani, the richest man in Asia and once second only to Elon Musk, fell out of the world’s top five richest to seventh place on the Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index. His net worth fell $27.9 billion year-to-date, the index… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Chevron annual profit doubles to record $36.5 billion, but fourth-quarter miss hits shares”

“Chevron on Friday posted a record $36.5 billion profit for 2022 that was more than double year-earlier earnings, but the bottom line fell shy of Wall Street estimates, undercut by asset writedowns and rising costs. The second-largest U.S. oil producer’s… Continue Reading…

Business

“Citadel’s $16 Billion Win Tops Paulson’s Greatest Trade Ever”

“The top 20 hedge fund firms collectively generated $22.4 billion in profit after fees, according to estimates by LCH Investments, a fund of hedge funds. Citadel’s gain was the largest annual return for a hedge fund manager, surpassing the $15… Continue Reading…

Business

“SpaceX raising $750 million at a $137 billion valuation, investors include Andreessen-Horowitz”

“Elon Musk’s re-usable rocket maker and satellite internet company, SpaceX, is raising $750 million in a new round of funding that values the company at $137 billion, according to correspondence obtained by CNBC. Last month, Bloomberg first reported that SpaceX was allowing… Continue Reading…