U.S. regional banks will probably stockpile more rainy-day funds and stay conservative on stock buybacks as losses from commercial real estate (CRE) loans are expected to pressure their earnings, analysts said. As regional lenders prepare to report second-quarter results next week, they continue to face tough scrutiny from investors over potential weakness from CRE and […]
As seen in the Ugandan newspaper, The Monitor, Uganda generated an additional Shs44 billion from oil tax revenues during the June 30, 2023 financial year. This figure contained in the Petroleum Fund Report for the period relayed that Uganda made a total of Shs125.9 billion in oil tax revenues, during the period under review, a 54% increase […]
The gap in returns between the S&P 500 and the index’s equal-weighted counterpart is at its widest in 15 years, underscoring the need to diversify beyond AI heavyweights such as Nvidia. The S&P 500 is at record levels mostly due to a handful of megacap stocks such as Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab and Nvidia (NVDA.O), opens new […]
China’s Ping An Insurance is considering convertible bond sale worth up to $5 billion, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter. The bond sale could raise between $2 billion and $5 billion, according to one of the sources. A deal is expected in the next few weeks, the sources added. They could not be named discussing confidential information. In a Hong Kong Stock Exchange filing on […]
July 10 (Reuters) – BNP Paribas (BNPP.PA), opens new tab has entered into a comprehensive partnership agreement with Mistral AI, covering all its current and future commercial models, the French bank said on Tuesday. The deal, which expands a relationship that started in September, will see BNP Paribas implement Mistral AI’s large language models across multiple business […]
LONDON, July 9 (Reuters) – Anglo American (AAL.L), opens new tab has hired three banks for the sale of its steelmaking coal assets, which analysts value at as much as $5 billion and is part of a broader restructuring to fend off an approach from rival BHP (BHP.AX), opens new tab, two sources close to the matter said […]
July 8 (Reuters) – HSBC (HSBA.L), opens new tab has been fined HK$24 million ($3.07 million) for offering incentives to “unregistered intermediaries” to get clients to join its Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) scheme in 2020 and 2021, Hong Kong’s pension regulator said. The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) also said that it disqualified Yip Sze Ki, […]
TOKYO—Japan would love to strengthen the yen, with the currency’s value at a nearly 38-year low. And it owns one of the world’s biggest dollar stashes. Many analysts say Tokyo is getting ready to redirect some of those government-controlled dollars back into yen assets, a decision that could ripple through global financial markets, given the sums […]
LONDON, July 9 (Reuters) – As HSBC (HSBA.L), opens new tab prepares to name its third CEO in nine years, the bank is exploring financial incentives and reallocating key projects to retain those who miss out on the top job, two people with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters. Europe’s biggest bank could reassign its technology transformation […]
Devon Energy DVN -1.65%decrease; red down pointing triangle has agreed to acquire Grayson Mill Energy, a oil-and-gas producer in the Williston Basin, in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $5 billion. The Oklahoma City-based Devon said Monday that it would pay $3.25 billion in cash and $1.75 billion in stock to acquire Grayson Mill, which operates drilling rigs in […]