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10 Friday AM Reads

The Big Picture

My end-of-week morning train WFH reads: • Wall Street Banks Are Using AI to Rewire the World of Finance : Lenders are experimenting with artificial intelligence. These are handmade, low-digit numeric license plates. For a license plate. Not even Warren Buffett is sure what happens next. People are now paying millions.

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Sunday links: policy blunders

Abnormal Returns

wsj.com) Revolut now has a UK banking license. (allstarcharts.com) It's not just the U.S. that is seeing fewer publicly traded companies. apolloacademy.com) Finance How cold-storage operator Lineage ($LINE) became the biggest IPO of 2024 so far. ft.com) Fund management Does your alternatives fund charge fees on gross or net assets?

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Friday links: bearish events

Abnormal Returns

thefinancialbodyguard.com) Banks Citigroup ($C) has shuttered its municipal bond business. washingtonpost.com) Streaming Why production companies are freely licensing content to streamers. (bloomberg.com) Charlie Munger Ten quotes from Charlie Munger including "Take a simple idea and take it seriously."

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Fundamental Analysis of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank

Trade Brains

Fundamental Analysis of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank : The concept of Small Finance Banks (SFB) was introduced in India in 2015. SFBs also promote savings by providing a higher interest rate compared to full-service banks like HDFC and Kotak. In this article on fundamental analysis of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank. Lakh Lives.

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10 Friday AM Reads

The Big Picture

After NPR sent department officials written questions outlining the timeline of events, the federal agency terminated the license with the Chinese company, Dalian Rongke Power Co. Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. . • The U.S. taxpayers millions of dollars ended up in China. Lapham’s Quarterly ).

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10 Friday AM Reads

The Big Picture

But it’s not a bank, and the deposits — technically, they’re risky bonds — are not insured by the FDIC or anybody else. Its savings bonds, if you read its SEC filings, are characterized by “a high degree of risk.” Washington Post ) • Why aren’t teenagers driving anymore?

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Tax Advisor Weekly – April 4, 2025

Harness Wealth

In addition, we look at how the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal Investigation unit is leveraging banking data to detect financial crimes, and examine a proposed 5 percent payroll tax in Washington state that could significantly impact businesses. Did you miss last weeks edition? Wrappe, J.D.,

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