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Credit Suisse just couldn’t say no to Archegos Capital

Credit suisse reaches a 5.28 billion usd deal with us department of justice

The widespread and enduring failings in Credit Suisse Group AG’s risk management exposed by the Archegos scandal were laid out in all their gory detail. The Swiss bank has started addressing each weakness one by one. What’s needed is for these measures to coalesce into a total cultural overhaul. The implosion of Archegos Capital Management came fast in March. Credit ...

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Is $695 AmEx Platinum card worth it?

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American Express revamped its Platinum card earlier this month, increasing the annual fee to $695 from $550 and adding various new perks. For those accustomed to spending $550 a year for a credit card, an increase of $145 doesn’t seem like much. Still, Platinum cardholders who continue to be wary of frequent travel or big trips due to Covid-19 and ...

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No good comes from a shrinking population

America’s population may be shrinking. That’s mostly because of Covid, but it’s also part of longer-term trends in fertility that show no signs of abating. These trends, which are worldwide, have already caused major economic dislocation and are likely to continue to do so. First, some data. From 1936 to 1956, the US fertility rate rose from 1.8 to 3.2. ...

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