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Bank of America awards stock to employees after strong 2024 performance, memo shows

The stock awards, which will be issued in addition to year-end incentive awards, would be granted to employees earning an annual total compensation of up to $500,000, covering about 97% of the lender's global workforce. BofA had 213,193 staff at the end of 2024, which means the stock awards will amount to slightly over $1 billion. Earlier this week, BofA's fourth-quarter profit beat expectations, boosted by trading activity.

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Wall Street’s Hedging Craze Gets Second Wind After 2024 Misfire

(Bloomberg) -- In the euphoric markets of 2024, the biggest sin was skepticism. A white-hot runup in risky assets made life miserable for anyone buying into the frenzy of fresh products that Wall Street was hawking to hedge and diversify.Most Read from BloombergNYC Commuters Get New Way to Dodge Traffic: $95 Helicopter RidesThese Homes Withstood the LA Fires. Architects Explain WhyScaramucci, Ackman Donate to Whitney Tilson’s NYC Mayoral RunIn a City of Sprawl, Wildfire Evacuation Is Getting Har

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Viking Well Positioned To Gain Market Share In Global Vacation Market: JP Morgan

JP Morgan analyst Matthew Boss reiterated an Overweight rating on the shares of Viking Holdings Ltd (NYSE:VIK) and raised the price target to $58 from $50. From 2017 to 2019, VIK’s pre-pandemic annual revenue growth averaged approximately 29%, driven by around 23% capacity growth and 5% net yield growth, said the analyst. Looking ahead, the 2025 booking curve is 70% filled with a 7% pricing increase and 12% capacity expansion, leading to an estimated 5% yield growth and a 19% increase in top-lin

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