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[ad_1] Super-regional banks could be an overlooked way for investors to get in on the rally among bank stocks, according to HSBC. Shares of the larger shops on Wall Street such as Goldman Sachs , JPMorgan Chase , Wells Fargo and Citigroup have all outperformed the S & P 500 so far in 2025, and over the past 12 months. A combination of hope for looser regulations as well expectations for a rise in deal-making during President Donald Trump’s second term have been key catalysts for the sector . Shares of JPMorgan Chase have climbed more than 18% in 2025,…

[ad_1] CNN  —  Paramount’s owner-in-waiting, David Ellison, met with journalist entrepreneur Bari Weiss on Friday about a possible tie-up between CBS News and her startup The Free Press. The pair met on the sidelines of an annual gathering of media moguls in Sun Valley, Idaho, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Ellison has been holding talks with Weiss in recent weeks as he awaits Trump administration approval of the pending merger between Paramount and his firm, Skydance Media. Once the merger takes effect, Ellison will oversee Paramount, including its storied CBS News division. Ellison has been tight-lipped about…

[ad_1] TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 hits Moscone West in San Francisco from October 27 to 29, bringing together 10,000+ startup and VC leaders for three days of bold ideas, groundbreaking tech, and future-shaping conversations. One of the most highly anticipated sessions happening on one of the two AI Stages will spotlight where AI hardware is heading next, featuring a live look at the robotics and autonomous systems pushing boundaries in real time. In this session, two of the field’s most visionary builders, Raquel Urtasun and Jeff Cardenas, will take the stage to explore the current and future state of AI hardware.…

[ad_1] Good morning. It’s the last day of Amazon’s Prime Day sale, so time is running out to snag some of the best deals of the summer. The Reviews team at BI has gathered the best discounts for your home, kitchen, closet, and more — and they’ve tested all the items, too.In today’s big story, welcome to the age of office paranoia, where layoffs, AI, and job insecurity are terrorizing workers.What’s on deck:Markets: JPMorgan says retail investors will lead a stock-buying spree in the second half of 2025.Tech: A new city is vying to steal San Francisco’s Big Tech crown.Business:…

[ad_1] Tom Lee, managing partner and head of research at Fundstrat Global Advisors, speaking on CNBC’s “The Exchange” on Oct. 31, 2023.Adam Jeffery | CNBCTom Lee’s Fundstrat Capital rose to prominence with timely macroeconomic calls on the market, and now his new ETF is flexing the firm’s stock picking prowess.The Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap ETF (GRNY) is quickly emerging as one of the most popular and successful active stock funds of the year. The fund hit $1.5 billion in assets under management just eight months after its launch last November, rapidly growing in an industry where some funds…

[ad_1] “Always day 1” is one of six core cultural principles at TikTok. The slogan, meant to inspire agility and urgency, might sound familiar. It was coined by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.Business principles aren’t the only thing TikTok has taken from Amazon.When TikTok officially launched its e-commerce platform Shop in the US in 2023, it went on a hiring spree, poaching dozens of Amazon staffers to work in its Bellevue, Washington, offices, located a few blocks from some Amazon offices. By the end of 2024, TikTok had 1,700 employees there, according to the city’s estimates.So many TikTok Shop employees came…

[ad_1] A handful of companies with earnings slated for next week tend to exceed Wall Street’s estimates and get a bump in their share prices. Asset management heavyweight BlackRock is among these names. Earnings season for the second quarter could portray a period of slow growth. Analysts have lowered their earnings per share estimates for the quarterly period and have continued to lower them for 2025 as market concerns about tariffs and inflation remain, according to FactSet senior earnings analyst John Butters. Moreover, Butters found the estimated year-over-year earnings growth rate for the S & P 500 is 5% for…

[ad_1] That luxury watch you’re saving up for could be more than wrist candy if you’re looking to diversify your investment portfolio.Watch marketplace Bob’s Watches published a report on Thursday that analyzed 15 years of its Rolex sales data, including over 50,000 transactions. The data shows the evolution of Rolex prices on the secondhand market, and the models that had a strong return on investment.Several models soared in value from 2010 to 2025 — one increased over 600% during the time period, and another has a resale value of over $20,000 today.Overall, the high-end watch market has the lowest volatility of…

[ad_1] When OpenAI was having its ChatGPT moment in 2022, Joe Scheidler, co-founder and CEO of Helios, was tackling a different kind of challenge: Helping build the White House’s newly authorized cybersecurity office and navigating the complexities of public-private coordination on cyber policies. His current co-founder, Joseph Farsakh, was also at the State Department, working on Yemen Houthi peace negotiations. The two overlapped in national security discussions and started trading notes on how large language models might transform public policy on a day-to-day level.  On the level the White House operates, critical decisions are often made using a patchwork of…

[ad_1] The second-quarter earnings season will kick into high gear next week, bringing with it an opportunity for options traders to make a profit, according to Goldman Sachs. John Marshall, head of derivatives research at Goldman, said in a note to clients Wednesday that his team thinks investors can find success by betting on outsized moves for stocks around the time that they report their latest earnings. “One of our preferred options strategies ahead of earnings is buying straddles on names where options implied moves are inexpensive relative to their typical earnings-day move,” Marshall said. “When applied strategically across a…