Business, Stocks

“Nvidia nears elite trillion-dollar market cap club of Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon”

“…The chipmaker saw its shares surge 25% on Thursday, bringing its market value to just under the $1 trillion mark at around $951 billion per FactSet. It was $755 billion at Wednesday’s close. Nvidia would become the fifth publicly traded U.S.… Continue Reading…

Banking, Real Estate

“PacWest to Sell $2.6 Billion Real Estate Loans at Discount”

“PacWest Bancorp, one of the US lenders engulfed in the regional banking turmoil, agreed to sell a $2.6 billion portfolio of real estate construction loans amid efforts to shore up liquidity. Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc. will purchase the group of 74… Continue Reading…

Business

“Sega to acquire Angry Birds maker Rovio for $776 million”

“Japanese gaming giant Sega announced Monday it has made a 706 million euro ($776 million) offer for the maker of the Angry Birds puzzle game, Finland’s Rovio Entertainment Oyj. The deal would be for the entirety of Rovio’s outstanding shares… Continue Reading…

Banking

“Frank founder criminally charged with fraud over $175 million JPMorgan deal”

“The Justice Department on Tuesday criminally charged Charlie Javice, founder of college financial planning platform Frank, with defrauding JPMorgan Chase out of $175 million.  Javice, 31, is accused of “falsely and dramatically” inflating the number of customers Frank actually had… Continue Reading…

Energy

“A green transition will require trillions of dollars. It’ll be a ‘tall order’ to find the cash…”

n”…According to the International Energy Agency, clean energy investment will need to hit over $4 trillion a year by 2030 in its Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario. Reaching this kind of figure will require a huge effort from both… Continue Reading…

Business

“Chipotle to pay ex-employees $240,000 after closing Maine location that tried to unionize'”

“…Employees at the Chipotle restaurant filed a petition to unionize under Chipotle United in late June, becoming the chain’s first outlet to do so. Prior to the filing, workers had already walked out in protest of working conditions and understaffing.… Continue Reading…

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…

Banking, Economy

“The Trillion-Dollar Question: Could a Coin Save the Day?”

“The debt limit standoff between Republicans and Democrats has elevated questions about creative solutions for averting a crisis, including one that at first blush might seem unthinkable: Could minting a $1 trillion platinum coin make the whole problem go away? What was… Continue Reading…

Economy, Energy

“Why $4 per gallon gas this spring isn’t out of the question”

“Don’t look now, but gas prices are heading back up, and GasBuddy predicts the national average could hit $4 again in a couple of months. The price for a gallon of regular is up more than 13% nationally over the… Continue Reading…