Goldman Sachs gives senior managers a new perk: ‘flexible vacation’ policy

David Solomon, CEO, Goldman Sachs, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 23, 2020. Adam Galacia | CNBC Goldman Sachs is giving its top managers a new perk more common in the tech industry: the ability to take as much vacation time as they want. The investment bank told managing directors and partners last…

Top Wall Street analysts say these stocks are extremely undervalued

In this article ZI COST CI COUR GDOT Megan Leonhardt | CNBC Friday’s rally gave investors a bit of respite from the latest bout of stock market tumult, but more volatility is likely ahead. It doesn’t help that inflation continues to bite, and the Federal Reserve’s move to raise rates has created further uncertainty. Wall…

Robinhood shares jump 26% after crypto CEO Sam Bankman-Fried acquires stake

Vlad Tenev, CEO and co-founder Robinhood Markets, Inc., is displayed on a screen during his company’s IPO at the Nasdaq Market site in Times Square in New York City, U.S., July 29, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Robinhood shares jumped 26% on Friday, a day after the CEO of a major crypto exchange took a…

Heavily shorted online used car seller Carvana surges nearly 25%, is halted several times

In this article CVNA A Carvana used car “vending machine” on May 11, 2022 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Shares of online used car retailer Carvana surged Thursday amid a wild trading session in which several heavily-shorted stocks popped. The stock was up about 23% around 11:50 a.m. ET. Trading was halted…

MicroStrategy shares are tumbling as the software firm’s bitcoin bet sinks underwater

Rafael Henrique | LightRocket | Getty Images MicroStrategy, the enterprise software maker that’s bet big on bitcoin over the past two years, is now underwater on its holdings of the world’s largest cryptocurrency due to the market tumble. Bitcoin traded around $28,000 apiece on Thursday morning, recovering somewhat from earlier losses that brought the digital…

Retail investors are continuing to buy the dip in tech despite recent turmoil, says TD Ameritrade

In this article 2330-TW ADBE TWTR NVDA AMD Retail investors have continued to buy the dip in the recent market turmoil, even liking tech despite the sector rout, according to brokerage TD Ameritrade’s AJ Kahling. “Our indicators, TD Ameritrade [Investor Movement Index], just came out this morning indicating indeed that the retail traders are continuing…

Grayscale tells SEC that turning biggest bitcoin fund into ETF will unlock $8 billion for investors

In this article GBTC Michael Sonnenshein, CEO, Grayscale Investments at the NYSE, April 18, 2022. Source: NYSE Grayscale, the asset manager running the world’s largest bitcoin fund, met privately with the Securities and Exchange Commission last week in an effort to persuade the regulator to approve the conversion of its flagship fund into an ETF,…

SoFi stock falls after fintech firm accidentally releases first-quarter report early

In this article SOFI Pedestrians walk by the SoFi Technologies headquarters on February 22, 2022 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Shares of SoFi fell sharply on Tuesday and were halted after the company accidentally released its first-quarter results early. The company said the report, which was scheduled for after market close…

Goldman Sachs is shrinking its SPAC business amid regulatory crackdown and market turmoil

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, May 9, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Goldman Sachs is scaling back its business in the once red-hot SPACs as blank-check deals got caught in a double whammy of regulatory crackdown and tough market environment. “We are reducing our involvement…

How Elliott Associates’ proposal to split two businesses at Western Digital may build value

In this article WDC A Western Digital office building is shown in Irvine, California, U.S., January 24, 2017. Mike Blake | Reuters Company: Western Digital (WDC) Business: Western Digital is a leading developer, manufacturer, and provider of data storage devices and solutions and operates in two market-leading franchises: hard disk drives (“HDD”) and NAND flash…

Despite the Fed’s big rate boost, most banks will still pay paltry interest rates

Jerome Powell, Federal Reserver Governor. Katie Kramer | CNBC The Federal Reserve just raised its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point, its largest such move in more than two decades, as it seeks to tame inflation. The central bank’s actions mean that, in an era of sharply rising prices for everything from food…

Elon Musk and Cathie Wood knock passive index investing, saying it’s gone too far

In this article BLK SPY TSLA Cathie Wood, chief executive officer and chief investment officer, Ark Invest, gestures as she speaks during the Bitcoin 2022 Conference at Miami Beach Convention Center on April 7, 2022 in Miami, Florida. Marco Bello | Getty Images Elon Musk and Cathie Wood took aim at index funds in a…