Adam Dodd, co-founder of wealth technology app Freetrade, is stepping down as CEO.FreetradeLONDON — The boss of U.K. stock trading service Freetrade is stepping down and leaving the company with immediate effect, the company told CNBC exclusively Monday.Adam Dodds, who co-founded the company with business partners Davide Fioranell and Viktor...
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Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser says low-income consumers have turned far more cautious with spending
Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser said Monday that consumer behavior has diverged as inflation for goods and services makes life harder for many Americans.Fraser, who leads one of the largest U.S. credit card issuers, said she is seeing a "K-shaped consumer." That means the affluent continue to spend, while lower-income Americans...
Buffett says Berkshire sold its entire Paramount stake: ‘We lost quite a bit of money’
OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett revealed that he dumped Berkshire Hathaway's entire Paramount stake at a loss."I was 100% responsible for the Paramount decision," Buffett said at Berkshire's annual shareholder meeting. "It was 100% my decision, and we've sold it all and we lost quite a bit of money."Berkshire owned...
Here’s what changed in the new Fed statement
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy in Washington, D.C., on March 20, 2024.Elizabeth Frantz | ReutersThis is a comparison of Wednesday's Federal Open Market Committee statement with the one issued after the Fed's previous policymaking meeting in...
New Calamos ETF promises ‘100% downside protection.’ Here’s how it works
A new ETF designed to shield investors from the risk of market volatility starts trading on Wednesday. The Calamos S&P 500 Structured Alt Protection ETF (CPSM) promises to deliver investors "100% downside protection" against the index's losses over a one-year outcome period, according the firm's news release.Calamos' head of ETFs Matt...