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A 3D map showing the continent of Europe. Constantine Johnny | Moment | Getty Images Venture capital investment into Europe’s tech industry plunged by half in 2023 as investors continued to reel from the effects of high interest rates, according to data from venture capital firm Atomico. However, artificial intelligence was a standout category that

In this article .VIX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Wells Fargo Securities is officially out with its 2024 stock market forecast. Chris Harvey, the firm’s head of equity strategy, sees a volatile path to his S&P 500 to 4,625 year-end target. “It’s really hard to get excited. If we have better [economic] growth, then

In this article CMA ZION FHN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An automatic teller machine (ATM) at the Zions Bank headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah, US, on Monday, July 10, 2023. Kim Raff | Bloomberg | Getty Images A trio of regional banks faces increasing pressure on returns and profitability that makes them

Brian Armstrong, chief executive officer of Coinbase Global Inc., speaks during the Messari Mainnet summit in New York, on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images The crypto industry can finally close the chapter on a litany of scandals and problems after Binance was hit with a historic settlement by the

Cautious investors piling into cash may want to consider other options. According to SPDR Exchange Traded Funds’ Matthew Bartolini, active management can also provide them with stability and income while creating more opportunities for upside. “Active fixed income has been really a consistent engine of support within the active [ETF] construct — not only from

BYD’s Han electric car, pictured here at the 2021 Shanghai auto show, is one of the most popular new energy vehicles in China. Evelyn Cheng | CNBC BEIJING — Chinese electric car company BYD said Friday that it launched its flagship Han sedan in the United Arab Emirates this week. It wasn’t immediately clear when

Plaid’s new head of Europe, Brian Dammeir. Plaid U.S. financial technology firm Plaid has hired former Adyen executive Brian Dammeir as its new head of Europe, the company told CNBC exclusively. Dammeir was previously Adyen’s global head of unified commerce, a role he led out of the Dutch payment company’s San Francisco office. Dammeir oversaw

U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping at Filoli estate on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Woodside, California, on Nov. 15, 2023. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters BEIJING — U.S. President Joe Biden’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping last week has set a bottom line in the relationship which

In this article GS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Patrick Cantlay of the United States plays his shot from the 18th tee during the final round of the Workday Charity Open on July 12, 2020 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. Sam Greenwood | Getty Images Goldman Sachs paid professional golfer Patrick

Binance cofounder and CEO Changpeng Zhao speaks during the 2022 Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, on Nov. 1, 2022. Ben Mcshane | Sportsfile | Getty Images Outflows from Binance have amounted to more than $1 billion in the past 24 hours, not including bitcoin, according to data from blockchain analysis firm Nansen, after founder and

An undated photo of a signage at Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings’ headquarters in the Southeast Asian city-state. Bryan van der Beek | Bloomberg | Getty Images Singapore’s Temasek Holdings warned that scammers are allegedly trying to sell financial investment products or instruments to unsuspecting individuals while posing as agents of the firm’s office in

Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao pleads guilty to felony charges Tuesday related to his failure to prevent money laundering on the crypto exchange platform. King 5 News Seattle After pleading guilty to federal criminal charges and stepping down from his post as Binance CEO, Changpeng Zhao on Tuesday named Richard Teng as the new

Federal Reserve officials at their most recent meeting expressed little appetite for cutting interest rates anytime soon, particularly as inflation remains well above their goal, according to minutes released Tuesday.  The summary of the meeting, held Oct. 31-Nov. 1, showed that Federal Open Market Committee members still worry that inflation could be stubborn or move

Men interact with a Baidu AI robot near the company logo at its headquarters in Beijing, China April 23, 2021. Florence Lo | Reuters BEIJING — Chinese tech giant Baidu reported Tuesday third-quarter revenue that beat expectations, although growth was slower than during the previous three months. The company’s U.S.-listed shares were up around 2%

Apartment blocks under construction in the Nanchuan area of Xining, Qinghai province, China. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s property market, which makes up a substantial chunk of the country’s economy, needs more government support to prevent it from deteriorating further, analysts said. Existing home prices fell in October by the

Thomas Barwick | Digitalvision | Getty Images When it comes to dining, tipping at least 15% to 20% is traditional etiquette, say experts. It seems many Americans disagree. Almost 1 in 5, 18%, of people tip less than 15% for an average meal at a sit-down restaurant — and an additional 2% tip nothing at

BARCELONA, SPAIN – MARCH 01: A view of the MasterCard company logo on their stand during the Mobile World Congress on March 1, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Joan Cros Garcia/Corbis via Getty Images) Joan Cros Garcia – Corbis | Corbis News | Getty Images Mastercard is doubling down on its efforts to detect

Legendary value investor Jeremy Grantham is betting on a special caliber of stocks with his firm’s first active ETF: the GMO U.S. Quality ETF.   And he put GMO partner Tom Hancock in charge of it. “There’s a lot more interest in active ETFs than there was even a few years ago,” Hancock told CNBC’s “ETF

In this article C Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jane Fraser, CEO of Citigroup Inc., during an interview for an episode of “The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations” at the Economic Club of Washington in Washington, D.C., March 22, 2023. Valerie Plesch | Bloomberg | Getty Images Citigroup will soon begin layoffs in CEO

Despite recent encouraging signs on inflation, Boston Federal Reserve President Susan Collins said Friday that more interest rate hikes could yet be needed. “I understand the tendency to really enjoy good news, and there was some good news in some of the numbers — and I think that we need to appreciate that. But I