(Bloomberg) — Shares in South Korea’s SK Hynix Inc., a key supplier to Nvidia Corp., have jumped more than 90% over the past year and Wall Street is predicting further gains. Most Read from Bloomberg No fewer than 19 analysts have upgraded their forecasts over the past month for the firm, the largest supplier of […]
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Morgan Stanley says ‘crown jewel’ of Citi is worth half the bank’s value
Citigroup Inc. hosted its annual investor day this week, with a big push from CEO Jane Fraser to redefine how it’s biggest segment, services, is valued. Apparently, it worked, as Morgan Stanley analysts today pinned the value of Citi’s services segment, which includes many of the payment rails that connect global finance, to about $56 […]
Citi Sees AI Displacing More Bank Jobs Than Any Other Sector
(Bloomberg) — Citigroup Inc. said artificial intelligence is likely to displace more jobs across the banking industry than in any other sector as the technology is poised to upend consumer finance and makes workers more productive. Most Read from Bloomberg About 54% of jobs across banking have a high potential to be automated, the bank […]
Bank OZK Shares Slide Most Since 2020 as Citi Cuts to Sell
(Bloomberg) — Shares in real estate project lender Bank OZK fell the most in four years after an analyst dealt the stock a double downgrade, citing concerns over a pair of its loans. Most Read from Bloomberg Citi analyst Benjamin Gerlinger downgraded his recommendation on Bank OZK to sell from buy while lowering his price […]
Citi, HSBC, Barclays Ramp Up Demands for Five Days in Office
(Bloomberg) — Citigroup Inc., HSBC Holdings Plc and Barclays Plc are ordering more staffers to report to company offices five days a week as regulatory changes make it trickier for Wall Street to allow working from home. Most Read from Bloomberg Citigroup is requiring about 600 US employees previously eligible to work remotely to commute […]
Here’s what Citi, Piper Sandler analysts expect to see
Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is set to report its fiscal first-quarter 2025 earnings after the closing bell on Wednesday, May 22. Investors will be mainly focusing on growth trends in Nvidia’s data center segment and any updates on the recently announced Blackwell platform. Wall Street analysts project Nvidia’s revenue to reach $24.65 billion for Q1 FY2025, up […]
Citi executive in charge of implementing bank’s restructuring departs
(Reuters) – Citigroup’s Titi Cole, a top executive in charge of implementing its sweeping restructuring plan, is leaving the bank, an internal memo seen by Reuters showed on Tuesday. Cole, as the head of legacy franchises, executed the third largest U.S. lender’s plan to simplify the firm by completing the sales of consumer banking businesses […]
Citi upgrades India to “overweight” citing stable earnings, economic growth
By Bharath Rajeswaran BENGALURU (Reuters) – Citigroup analysts upgraded India to “overweight” from “neutral” in their emerging markets allocation on Friday, citing strong earnings and economic growth momentum. The brokerage expects India’s blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index to rise 7% between now and the end of the current financial year ending March 2025, setting a […]
The U.S. economy is headed for a hard landing, and Fed rate cuts won’t be enough to rescue it, Citi says
Last year’s consensus was that the U.S. economy was headed for a recession, but that didn’t happen. This year’s consensus is that we’ll have a soft landing, where the economy slows but won’t tip into a recession. That could be wrong too. Doubling down on his contrarian view, Citi chief U.S. economist Andrew Hollenhorst told […]
Traders Expect Biggest Fed-Day Move in S&P Since 2023, Citi Says
(Bloomberg) — The options market is more concerned about a potentially big move in the S&P 500 Index off of the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate decision Wednesday than it’s been at any point in almost a year. Most Read from Bloomberg The benchmark index is implied to move 0.95% on Wednesday, when the Fed gives its […]
Citi profit drops as costs rise for employee severance, deposit insurance
By Manya Saini and Tatiana Bautzer (Reuters) -Citigroup’s profit fell in the first quarter as it spent more on severance payments for laid-off employees and set aside money to refill a government deposit insurance fund. Net income fell to $3.4 billion, or $1.58 per share, in the three months ended March 31, the bank said […]