In a significant development, fears over the Federal Reserve’s aggressive moves to tame inflation might tip the economy into recession have pushed up costs to insure bonds of Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup, which have hit a two-year high. Following… Read More ›
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Citigroup faces billions in losses due exposure to Russian market
Executives of Citigroup Inc have warned, the bank faces billions of dollars in losses from its Russian business even as it continues to help some of its 200 staff in Ukraine to leave the country. Towards the end of last year,… Read More ›
US Appeals Court revives Libor rigging claims against big banks
In a significant development a U.S. appeals court has revived a litigation wherein large banks had been accused of conspiring to rig the Libor interest rate benchmark, including during the 2008 financial crisis, to boost their profits at investors’ expense… Read More ›
COVID-19’s Delta variant slammed breaks on US third quarter growth
During the third quarter, it is likely that the U.S. economy grew at its slowest pace in more than a year with the Delta variant of COVID-19 acting as a drag against the economy. The US Commerce Department’s advance gross… Read More ›
Brazilian unicorn fintech Nubank seeking valuation above $55 billion for upcoming US IPO
According to two sources familiar with the matter at hand, Brazil’s Nubank is seeking a valuation above %55.4 billion in its planned U.S. initial public offering. In Nubank’s recent funding round, led by Berkshire Hathaway Inc, Nubank was valued at… Read More ›
Citigroup hires veteran tech banker Dhiren Shah
According to an internal memo from Citigroup, the bank has hired Dhiren Shah, a veteran tech banker, from Credit Suisse Group AG, as it doubles down on investing in its tech franchise. Shah’s departure from Credit Suisse marks the latest… Read More ›
Berkshire Hathaway-backed Brazilian digital bank Nubank hires bankers for upcoming US IPO
According to a source familiar with the matter at hand, Brazilian digital bank Nubank, which has the backing of Berkshire Hathaway, has hired Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup to help lead its U.S. initial public offering. Earlier in June,… Read More ›
Uruguayan payment startup DLocal valued at $6.06 billion, raises $617.65M in US IPO
In a statement, Uruguayan payment startup DLocal said, it had raised $617.65 million through its initial public offering. The company had priced its 29.4 million shares at $21 each above its indicated price range of $16-$18. The IPO valued DLocal… Read More ›
Trump Administration mulling options to include China’s Ant Group to Entity List
According to two sources familiar with the matter at hand, the U.S. State Department has submitted a proposal to the Trump administration to add China’s Ant Group to its Entity List. The development comes at a time when when the… Read More ›
Jane Fraser named as Citigroup’s CEO
In a significant development, Citigroup Inc has named Jane Fraser, the head of its consumer banking division, as its next CEO, marking her as the first woman to break the glass ceiling to lead a major Wall Street bank. With… Read More ›