July 2023
The U.S. banking system could be on a verge of a “seismic shift” (from CNBC on July 10)…
The whirlwind weekend in late April that saw the country’s biggest bank take over its most troubled regional lender marked the end of one wave of problems — and the start of another. After emerging with the winning bid for First Republic, a lender to rich coastal families that had $229 billion in assets, JPMorgan
“Bubble expert” Jeremy Grantham estimates the market has a 70% chance of crashing in the next few years (from Fortune on July 5)…
A legendary investor whose expertise lies in major stock crashes says the market is heading toward a burst bubble, akin to the crises seen in 1929 and 2000. British billionaire Jeremy Grantham is cofounder of investment management company GMO, which reportedly handles a near $65 billion in assets. Grantham, estimated to be worth $1 billion