‘It’s always in people’s minds’

‘It’s always in people’s minds’

Several Tesla electric vehicles are parked in front of a Tesla service center in the Kearny Mesa region, in San Diego, California, U.S., October 31, 2023.  Abhirup Roy | Reuters Marko Sustic has bet big on Tesla this year. The investor, who also happens to work in the European auto industry, bought Tesla shares nearly … Read more

What investors need to know about single-stock ETFs

What investors need to know about single-stock ETFs

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters More than a year after single-stock exchange-traded funds hit the U.S. market, risk-seeking investors continue to dive in. Single-stock ETFs were first introduced in Europe in 2018. There are now nearly four dozen single-stock ETFs in the U.S., many of … Read more

Tesla cut China EV prices more than BYD did for its flagship Han sedan

Tesla cut China EV prices more than BYD did for its flagship Han sedan

BYD’s Han electric car, pictured here at the 2021 Shanghai auto show, is one of the most popular new energy vehicles in China. Evelyn Cheng | CNBC BEIJING — Tesla cut prices for its electric cars in China by more than BYD did for its flagship Han sedan, according to analysis Wednesday from U.S.-based firm … Read more

Asian family offices bet big on risk — but that could be changing

Asian family offices bet big on risk — but that could be changing

Singapore city skyline on September 18, 2016. Rustam Azmi | Getty Images News | Getty Images Asia’s family offices used to have a far bigger appetite for risks compared to their global counterparts — but that could be changing, according to a recent survey. A Citi Private Bank global survey in the third quarter of … Read more

How one asset management firm adopted a new framework for ESG

How one asset management firm adopted a new framework for ESG

ESG investing, which stresses environmental, social and corporate governance yardsticks when building a portfolio, has long struggled with a lack of transparency and differing metrics across companies — making it difficult for investors to gauge the impact of their investments. Now, San Francisco-based asset manager Newday Impact Investing believes that using what it calls an … Read more

Meta’s stock wrapping up record year, spurred by cost cuts

Meta’s stock wrapping up record year, spurred by cost cuts

Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during the Meta Connect event at Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 27, 2023. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images Last year at this time, Meta was navigating a crisis of confidence that had pushed its stock price to its lowest since 2016. Sales were … Read more

Banks close record number of branches in 2021, led by Wells Fargo

A man walks past a Wells Fargo Bank branch on a rainy morning in Washington. Gary Cameron | Reuters U.S. banks closed a record number of retail branches in 2021 as customers increasingly turn to digital banking and the industry consolidates. On net, U.S. banks shuttered 2,927 branches last year, according to S&P Global Market … Read more