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Citigroup decided to make a little bit of difference for its wealthier clients by having a new digital robo-advisor who can help them create their own portfolio. Clients who have at least $50,000 in deposits or investments at the bank automatically qualify for the bank’s Citi Priority package of banking services. It is planned that this package incorporates access to an automated investing program.The program works like most robo-advisors. First, clients have to answer a few questions related...

The effects of the coronavirus as it continues to spread might very well crash the global economy. The virus is already biting hard into financial markets and several businesses worldwide. However, things could very easily get a lot worse. According to former Morgan Stanley Asia chairman Stephen Roach, the coronavirus epidemic could very well lead to a global recession.Coronavirus Might Cause RecessionSpeaking to CNBC’s Trading Nation on Monday, Roach expressed fears that the outbreak could...

2020 could quite easily be a great year for FAAMNG stocks if things continue the way they currently are. FAAMNG comprises Facebook (FB), Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Microsoft (MSFT), Netflix (NFLX), and Google’s parent company Alphabet (GOOG and GOOGL). These are the biggest tech and internet stocks in the world.FAAMNG Stocks in 2020A publication from The Arora Report shows the current money flow into these companies via their stocks. Dividing each stock into several data points, the table...

China is one of the world’s heavyweight countries and much of this is a deliberate effort. The country is known for its eagerness to make specific moves towards growing its economy and becoming a worthy rival of others. For example, it has made significant strides with blockchain technology and it is widely suggested that it could easily lead this sector. Now, there are specific efforts for China to rival Wall Street.China is already a force to be reckoned with politically, as well as...

Now we know that Morgan Stanley is one of the financial behemoths that we don’t want to mess with when they give an opinion. So many pundits in the aviation sector paid close attention when Morgan Stanley gave indications that Virgin Galactic’s stocks will soar after it gave the stock of the aviation upstart higher ratings than many pundits thought necessary. The investment behemoth’s analyst Adam Jonas explained this position:“A viable space tourism business is what you pay for today… but a...

French multinational company Sanofi SA stated on Monday that it will buy biotechnology company Synthorx Inc. for a combined equity value of approximately $2.5 billion. In other words, it will be $65 per share.The acquisition is expected to close in the first quarter in 2020 and the company believes it will strengthen Sanofi’s existing immuno-oncology portfolio.Paul Hudson, who is the CEO of Sanofi, said:“This acquisition fits perfectly with our strategy to build a portfolio of high-quality...

As the crypto markets continue to move on a roller coaster, it seems like adoption is growing steadily. A group of eight former Morgan Stanley core developers announced the launch of Phemex. Phemex is a ‘high-speed’ cryptocurrency derivatives platform that is well-designed for the retail and institutional investors. The new firm is based in Singapore.In a December 4 press release, the former Morgan Stanley developers came with big claims that the platform is ten times faster than the...

OneConnect Financial Technology which is the artificial intelligence and blockchain arm of Ping An Insurance that is easily one of the largest insurance firms in China has come forth with the terms for its IPO valued at $468 Million. Sources indicate that based on the F-1 Filing of its prospectus with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the firm intends to conduct the initial public offering which is aimed at raising between $432 million and $504 million via issuing...

Shareholders of Qualcomm Incorporated (QCOM) stock are definitely happy and smiling to the bank as shares have risen impressively. The company which creates and engineers wireless technology and processing chips for smartphones was one of the most notable jumpers on the S&P 500 yesterday on December 4, as it rose by $2.65% to hit $82.08.In response to the rise, ratings for QCOM were changed to reflect its new status. The rating on Mizuho was promoted to “Buy” from the previous “Neutral”...

American multinational investment bank and financial services company Morgan Stanley has changed its rating on stocks from Roku, the on-demand video streaming platform backed by Fox. Even though Roku has had an amazing year and climbed quite explosively in the stock market with 400% year-to-date YTD returns, Morgan Stanley dropped its Roku rating from equal weight to underweight.In a recent note to the company’s investors titled “It’s All Priced In”, Morgan Stanley analyst Benjamin Swinburne,...