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“This Magnificent Fintech Stock Is Down 30% This Year, but 1 Wall Street Analyst Sees It Going 72% Higher”

“…The average Wall Street consensus price target for SoFi stock is a more modest 29%, but John Hecht at Jefferies has a price target of $12 — 72% higher than today’s price. That was actually a price cut from $15. As… Continue Reading…

Economy, Energy

“Oil Holds Above $90 After Middle East Tensions Push Brent Higher”

“…The global benchmark Brent earlier pierced $91 a barrel, before trading little changed. The focus has shifted to a dramatic repricing of geopolitical risk, after Israel increased preparations for a potential retaliation by Tehran to a strike on an Iranian… Continue Reading…

Economy

“America will be left with ‘severe, irreversible scars’ if national debt goes unchecked. Now, a blockbuster report warns the [debt] is higher than believed…”

“National debt is fast becoming the thorn in the side of the American economy that nobody wants to extract—and it will continue to cause damage, sending the U.S. into financial crisis and 10 years of stagnation. That is increasingly the opinion of… Continue Reading…

Economy

Higher Prices Incoming: Supply Chain Disruptions Due To Baltimore Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse

“…The Port of Baltimore processed a record 1.1 million containers of cargo in 2023, according to state data. That made it the ninth-busiest port in the nation based on U.S. trade volume, wrote Ryan Petersen, chief executive of Flexport, a supply chain… Continue Reading…

Business

“Volvo shares jump 26% on higher sales, plans to stop Polestar funding”

“Volvo Cars shares surged more than 26% on Thursday after the Swedish automaker announced it will stop funding subsidiary Polestar Automotive. The group announced it may hand stewardship of ailing luxury car brand Polestar over to majority Volvo shareholder, China’s Geely Holding,… Continue Reading…

Business

“British fintech Wise reports 280% jump in profit as higher interest rates boost income”

“…Wise reported revenue of £498.2 million, up 25% year-on-year, in the half-year ended on Sept. 30, 2023. Including interest income, the company’s total income stood at £656 million for the period, up 58% year-on-year. Before tax, company profit came in… Continue Reading…

Banking

“JPMorgan Chase tops profit expectations on higher rates, benign credit”

“…Here’s what the company reported: The bank said profit surged 35% to $13.15 billion, or $4.33 a share, from a year earlier. That per-share figure includes 17 cents in securities losses and 22 cents in legal expenses. It wasn’t  immediately clear which items… Continue Reading…

Business

“Procter & Gamble tops earnings, revenue estimates even as higher prices drive some consumers away”

“… Here’s what P&G reported compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv: P&G reported fiscal first-quarter net income attributable to the company of $4.52 billion, or $1.83 per… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“Fed’s Kashkari: 40% chance of needing ‘meaningfully’ higher rates”

“A “soft landing” for the U.S. economy is more likely than not, Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari said on Tuesday, but there is also a 40% chance that the Fed will need to raise interest rates “meaningfully” to… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“S&P 500 opens higher Monday to kick off a busy week of earnings…”

“The S&P 500 edged higher Monday as investors awaited a batch of key earnings reports and a major policy decision from the Federal Reserve. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.16%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rose 0.29% and… Continue Reading…