Global banking giant HSBC wrote down its 19% stake in Bank of Communications, a large Chinese bank, by $3 billion leading to a $153 million loss for the last quarter.
GDI
Gross Domestic Income has been running well below GDP figures since late 2022, and was just 1.5% in the third quarter of 2023, its most recent release.
US Debt Expense
The U.S. government is expected to pay an additional $1.1 trillion in interest over the coming decade. Interest costs are on pace to surpass defense this year as one of the largest government expenses in the budget. Only Social Security and Medicare are forecast to be bigger burdens in the coming years.
CLO Delinquencies
The vast majority of late payments on CLO loans haven’t led to foreclosure. Still, the large number of late payments shows the strain on borrowers and the growing risk of losses for lenders.
LYFT Error
Lyft shares soared over 60% in after-hours trading Tuesday after its earnings release accidentally added an extra zero to a key profitability metric. Lyft’s release said one of its profit margins was expected to expand by 500 basis points—or 5 percentage points—in 2024. That margin was only expected to expand by 50 basis points, the company’s chief financial officer later clarified on a call with analysts.
FDIC Sale
In one of the largest distressed deals, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. agreed to sell $17 billion worth of loans seized from the failed Signature Bank to a venture including Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust in a deal that valued the portfolio at about $12 billion.
Distressed Opportunities
Overall, global real-estate funds operated by private-equity firms were sitting on $544 billion in cash as of the second quarter of last year—a record level and up from $457 billion at the end of 2022. The largest increase was in so-called opportunistic funds, which often search for distressed opportunities.
Tech Leadership
Silicon Valley investors, executives and CEOs are banding together to host fundraising events for local candidates, pouring money into city ballot initiatives and using their influence to try to sway public opinion.
Hilton SLH
Hilton announced a new partnership with Small Luxury Hotels of the World. The SLH partnership will let Hilton customers book stays at participating properties in the SLH portfolio of 560 luxury boutique hotels in 90 counties.
World Cup
FIFA announced that MetLife Stadium, outside New York, will stage the final match of the world’s biggest sporting event, the 2026 World Cup Final, as the home of the NFL’s Jets and Giants edged out bids from Los Angeles and Dallas.