Finance

Markets

Coca-Cola Sees Glass Half Full Even as Trade War Drains Fizz From Pop Sales

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Coca-Cola was one of several companies whose earnings last week flashed positive signs, despite the hail of uncertainty around tariffs.

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Media & Entertainment

Legendary Short Seller Sees DraftKings as a Betting Favorite

Jim Chanos admits he completely missed the point about sports gambling in America. Nobody cares how much they lose.

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Finance

Consumers Turn to Buy Now, Pay Later to Avoid Further Credit Damage

Many people are using buy now, pay later (BNPL) options to circumvent more rigid aspects of credit cards, The Wall Street Journal reported.

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Banking

Wall Street Takes Back Equity Underwriting Top Spots

American firms like Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan have clawed their way back to the top of the global equity underwriting rankings.

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Finance

Ken Griffin’s Citadel Securities Has Some Tips for SEC

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Top of the list is a warning over the rise of 24-hour trading, just as the Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange pursue it.

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Finance

Buffett’s $300B Cash Pile, Fed by Apple, Spurs Investment Guessing Game

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Buffett acolytes are primed to be receptive to new ideas after Berkshire’s more contrarian bets over the last decade have proven prescient.

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Patent Drop

JPMorgan Chase Could Keep a Closer Eye on Scope Three Emissions

JPMorgan Chase may be looking to track its ESG investments down to the letter.

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Regulation

Washington Wants More Rules, Bankers Have Concerns

Top bosses from eight major financial institutions appeared before a Senate committee to give their opinion on looming banking reforms.

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Regulation

The FTC Starts Probe of Exxon’s Pioneer Acquisition

Exxon’s $60 billion planned acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources has attracted the attention of the Federal Trade Commission.

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Finance

Why Stock Exchanges Want a Piece of Texas, ‘The Wall Street of the South’

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