Morgan Stanley on Friday told its army of financial advisors that it will soon allow them to offer bitcoin ETFs to some clients, a first among major Wall Street banks, CNBC has learned. The firm’s 15,000 or so financial advisors can solicit eligible clients to purchase shares of two exchange-traded bitcoin funds starting Wednesday, according … Read more
Customer shopping for school supplies with employee restocking shelves, Target store, Queens, New York. Lindsey Nicholson | UCG | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Now, as the central bank sets the stage to lower interest rates for the first time in years when it meets again in September, consumers may see their borrowing costs … Read more
AI-generated responses are becoming more common, whether travelers know or not. Westend61 | Getty Images An automated financial advisor called PortfolioPilot has quickly gained $20 billion in assets in a possible preview of how disruptive artificial intelligence could be for the wealth management industry. The service has added more than 22,000 users since its launch … Read more
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Market slides : The S & P 500 gave back earlier gains and fell throughout Tuesday afternoon, led lower by the mega-cap tech stocks. Ahead of the … Read more
Gaurav Kochar, Fund Managers, Mirae Asset Investment, says for banks with very strong liability franchises, large private banks, the large PSU banks, deposit mobilisation is not that big a challenge. While the challenge is real for all banks, but the larger banks relatively are better placed in this given that they have the distribution and … Read more
Nifty Bank, which has been underperforming in the last few weeks, looks ready for a smart recovery in the short term. “Going forward, a move above 51,500 might induce a decent rally towards 52,500. On the lower end, support is placed at 51,000,” says Rupak De, Senior Technical Analyst, LKP Securities. Edited excerpts: How would … Read more
Gautam Adani’s power transmission unit has selected investment banks to arrange a share sale that could raise at least Rs 50 billion ($597 million), according to people familiar with the matter. Adani Energy Solutions Ltd. are working with advisers including ICICI Securities Ltd., Jefferies Financial Group Inc. and SBI Capital Markets to prepare for the … Read more
Banco Santander posted a 20% year-on-year hike in second-quarter net profit underpinned by growth in its retail, wealth and consumer activity, after firm revenues and margin management in Europe and Brazil. The company’s net profit attributable to the parent group came in at 3.207 billion euros ($3.48 million), in line with a consensus from analysts … Read more
Deutsche Bank offices in the City of London on July 2, 2024, in London, U.K. Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images Germany’s largest lender Deutsche Bank on Wednesday snapped a 15-quarter profit streak with a narrower-than-expected loss, as it made a provision for an ongoing lawsuit over its Postbank division. Net loss attributable … Read more
Nadya Lukic | E+ | Getty Images Most Americans may not even remember the last time they wrote a check. Only 15% of adults said they wrote a few checks a month in 2023, according to a recent report by GoBankingRates. At the time of the late November survey, 46% of the more than 1,000 … Read more
