Citigroup tops estimates for first-quarter revenue on better-than-expected Wall Street results

Citigroup tops estimates for first-quarter revenue on better-than-expected Wall Street results

Citigroup on Friday posted first-quarter revenue that topped analysts’ estimates, helped by better-than-expected results in the bank’s investment banking and trading operations. Here’s how the company performed, compared with estimates from LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv: Earnings: $1.86 per share, adjusted, vs. $1.23 expected Revenue: $21.10 billion vs. $20.4 billion …

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New ETF looks to profit from municipal bonds

New ETF looks to profit from municipal bonds

A new ETF is trying to capture profits in the municipal funds space. BondBloxx’s Joanna Gallegos is behind the IR+M Tax-Aware Short Duration ETF (TAXX) — which launched less than a month ago.  “When you think about municipal bond portfolios, you really want people to think beyond them and look …

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The wealth of the 1% just hit a record $44 trillion

The wealth of the 1% just hit a record  trillion

Martin Puddy | Digitalvision | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. The wealth of the top 1% hit a record $44.6 trillion …

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Bitcoin jumps 6%, verges on $70,000 to start the week

Bitcoin jumps 6%, verges on ,000 to start the week

Nicolas Economou | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bitcoin spiked to start the final week of March, reclaiming the $69,000 level. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by about 6% at $69,778.60, according to Coin Metrics. Ether jumped 5% to $3,575.01. Most other cryptocurrencies rode the bitcoin wave, …

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