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Wealthy Chinese keep spending while others cut spending, survey finds

Wealthy Chinese keep spending while others cut spending, survey finds

Pictured is a science fiction-themed installation at Maison Hermes in Shanghai, China, November 28, 2022. Edition of the future | Edition of the future | Getty Images BEIJING — Wealthier Chinese were more likely to spend this year, while poorer people cut spending even more, McKinsey and Company found in a survey released Thursday. The …

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SF's downtown condo market is cratering, with units selling at cut prices

SF’s downtown condo market is cratering, with units selling at cut prices

San Francisco’s sluggish, post-COVID recovery is hammering the downtown condo market, with owners increasingly willing to sell at a discount amid ongoing tech layoffs and office closures, according to a new report of the Compass real estate brokerage firm. According to the report, median condo sales prices in the Greater Downtown and South of Market …

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Wall Street's biggest banks cut bonuses by up to 30%

Wall Street’s biggest banks cut bonuses by up to 30%

(Bloomberg) – Across Wall Street, this year’s gloomy expectations for banker bonuses are quickly proving true, as a slump in deals ends the industry’s war for talent and corporations regain the upper hand in fixing wages. Bloomberg’s Most Read JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp. and Citigroup Inc. are all considering cutting bonus …

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What to know about the West's new efforts to cut Russia's oil revenues

What to know about the West’s new efforts to cut Russia’s oil revenues

A tanker is moored at the Sheskharis complex, part of Chernomortransneft JSC, a subsidiary of Transneft PJSC, in Novorossiysk, Russia, October 11, one of the largest petroleum and petroleum products facilities in southern Russia . The deadline is approaching for Western allies to agree on a price cap for Russian oil. PA hide caption toggle …

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House Republicans don't really have a plan to cut inflation, but economists say it could be a good thing - The Boston Globe

House Republicans don’t really have a plan to cut inflation, but economists say it could be a good thing – The Boston Globe

But these are all longer-term initiatives. They don’t really have a short-term plan, and even if they did, they’re unlikely to get any significant legislation through the Democratic-controlled Senate and the former president’s veto pen. Biden. “To be honest, taming President Biden’s continuing raging inflation will be difficult,” Texas Rep. Kevin Brady, a key player …

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