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Wells Fargo & Co. finally escaped a Federal Reserve asset cap that has restricted its size for more than seven years, unleashing the firm from the unprecedented punishment in a major win for Chief Executive Officer Charlie Scharf. The bank’s shares surged.

The Fed said in a statement Tuesday that Wells Fargo met all conditions required by an enforcement action imposed on the bank in 2018 to remove the restriction. The central bank completed its review of Wells Fargo’s remediation efforts and third-party assessments, as well as its own assessment of the bank’s corporate governance and risk management programs, it said.
The hotly anticipated verdict closes the door on nearly a decade of scandals at the fourth-largest US lender and allows the bank to pursue growth again. Since the cap was imposed in February 2018, it became the most-feared punishment in banking and caused Wells Fargo to miss out on about $39 billion in profits by one measure.

The Fed said that other elements of the 2018 enforcement action will remain in place for now. 
Today's show features:
Bloomberg News US Finance Team Leader Sally Bakewell on Wells Fargo being released from a Federal Reserve asset cap that has restricted its size for over seven years
Bloomberg Radio and Television Anchor Alix Steel on Meta's deal to buy nuclear power from Constellation Energy to help run its AI platforms
Bloomberg News National Security Team Leader Nick Wadhams on President Donald Trump’s decision to attend the upcoming NATO summit and NATO’s push to boost European to air defenses
Katy Kaminski, Chief Research Strategist of AlphaSimplex on key trends to watch in the equity and bond markets
Eric Clark, Chief Investment Officer at Accuvest Global Advisors on consumer-focused ETFs and investing strategies

Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: <a href="http://bit.ly/3vTiACF">http://bit.ly/3vTiACF</a>. Wells Fargo &amp; Co. finally escaped a Federal Reserve asset cap that has restricted its size for more than seven years, unleashing the firm from the unprecedented punishment in a major win for Chief Executive Officer Charlie Scharf. The bank&rsquo;s shares surged. The Fed said in a statement Tuesday that Wells Fargo met all conditions required by an enforcement action imposed on the bank in 2018 to remove the restriction. The central bank completed its review of Wells Fargo&rsquo;s remediation efforts and third-party assessments, as well as its own assessment of the bank&rsquo;s corporate governance and risk management programs, it said. The hotly anticipated verdict closes the door on nearly a decade of scandals at the fourth-largest US lender and allows the bank to pursue growth again. Since the cap was imposed in February 2018, it became the most-feared punishment in banking and caused Wells Fargo to miss out on about $39 billion in profits by one measure. The Fed said that other elements of the 2018 enforcement action will remain in place for now. Today's show features:
<ul>
<li>Bloomberg News US Finance Team Leader Sally Bakewell on Wells Fargo being released from a Federal Reserve asset cap that has restricted its size for over seven years</li>
<li>Bloomberg Radio and Television Anchor Alix Steel on Meta's deal to buy nuclear power from Constellation Energy to help run its AI platforms</li>
<li>Bloomberg News National Security Team Leader Nick Wadhams on President Donald Trump&rsquo;s decision to attend the upcoming NATO summit and NATO&rsquo;s push to boost European to air defenses</li>
<li>Katy Kaminski, Chief Research Strategist of AlphaSimplex on key trends to watch in the equity and bond markets</li>
<li>Eric Clark, Chief Investment Officer at Accuvest Global Advisors on consumer-focused ETFs and investing strategies</li>
</ul>

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Wells Fargo Asset Cap Lifted by Fed, Paving Way for Growth 

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For a few brief, shining moments, the dream of Milton Friedman must have seemed closer to reality in corporate America than ever before. Donald Trump had been reelected president, and the tax cuts and regulatory loosening he’d promised were on the horizon. Whatever leverage ordinary workers had managed to scrape together in the years following the Covid-19 pandemic had mostly been quashed, and surely the incoming administration would take care of what remained. Gone, too, were the days when executives would have to evince corporate disapproval of racism or sexism or homophobia if they didn’t feel like it, as many of them had been goaded into doing during #MeToo or the Black Lives Matter movement. They could get out of talking about politics—which is not quite the same as getting out of politics, period—and get back to maximizing shareholder value however they pleased..

Bloomberg Businessweek Senior Reporter Amanda Mull discusses how corporations have largely avoided criticizing Trump, with some leaders only speaking out after extreme circumstances, such as the killing of a Minnesota man by CBP agents, and even then their statements have been muted and avoided direct condemnation.

For a few brief, shining moments, the dream of Milton Friedman must have seemed closer to reality in corporate America than ever before. Donald Trump had been reelected president, and the tax cuts and regulatory loosening he&rsquo;d promised were on the horizon. Whatever leverage ordinary workers had managed to scrape together in the years following the Covid-19 pandemic had mostly been quashed, and surely the incoming administration would take care of what remained. Gone, too, were the days when executives would have to evince corporate disapproval of racism or sexism or homophobia if they didn&rsquo;t feel like it, as many of them had been goaded into doing during <a href="#MeToo" data-auto-tag="#" data-tag-id="1001" data-destination="#MeToo">#MeToo</a> or the Black Lives Matter movement. They could get out of talking about politics&mdash;which is not quite the same as getting out of politics, period&mdash;and get back to maximizing shareholder value however they pleased..
Bloomberg Businessweek Senior Reporter Amanda Mull discusses how corporations have largely avoided criticizing Trump, with some leaders only speaking out after extreme circumstances, such as the killing of a Minnesota man by CBP agents, and even then their statements have been muted and avoided direct condemnation.

Trump Has Called Bluff on the Era of Good Corporate Citizen

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At least one structured note tied to Blue Owl Capital Inc. is being quoted at just 47 cents on the dollar after the asset manager restricted withdrawals from one of its retail-focused private funds.
The security, which was issued by a subsidiary of Citigroup Inc., is due later this year. Another 2028 note that was offered by a unit of JPMorgan Chase & Co. is quoted at about 68 cents, while a Bank of Nova Scotia instrument partly tied to Blue Owl was at 87 cents, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Structured notes are bonds with embedded derivatives, giving holders exposure to a number of assets, from stock prices to currencies and interest rates. There’s generally no secondary market for those bonds, with prices only coming from the banks that arranged them.

Blue Owl’s stock fell as much as 9.4% in New York on Thursday. The notes were already quoted below face value prior to the announcement about the withdrawal restrictions.The depressed prices underscore the pressure on Blue Owl, whose stock has already fallen by about a quarter this year.

The plan to limit withdrawals signaled a reversal from a previous arrangement to resume redemptions this quarter.

Today's show features:
Olivia Fishlow, Bloomberg News Leveraged Finance Reporter, on Blue Owl Drops as Redemption Halt Stirs Private Credit Concern
Dylan Field, Figma CEO, on earnings and collaboration with Anthropic
Kate Gulliver, Chief Financial Officer of Wayfair, on quarterly earnings and the health of the American consumer
Matthew O’Neill and Perri Peltz, co-producers & co-directors of ‘Can’t Look Away: The Case Against Social Media, on Mark Zuckerberg’s Day in Social Media Addiction Trial

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At least one structured note tied to Blue Owl Capital Inc. is being quoted at just 47 cents on the dollar after the asset manager restricted withdrawals from one of its retail-focused private funds. The security, which was issued by a subsidiary of Citigroup Inc., is due later this year. Another 2028 note that was offered by a unit of JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. is quoted at about 68 cents, while a Bank of Nova Scotia instrument partly tied to Blue Owl was at 87 cents, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Structured notes are bonds with embedded derivatives, giving holders exposure to a number of assets, from stock prices to currencies and interest rates. There&rsquo;s generally no secondary market for those bonds, with prices only coming from the banks that arranged them.
Blue Owl&rsquo;s stock fell as much as 9.4% in New York on Thursday. The notes were already quoted below face value prior to the announcement about the withdrawal restrictions.The depressed prices underscore the pressure on Blue Owl, whose stock has already fallen by about a quarter this year.
The plan to limit withdrawals signaled a reversal from a previous arrangement to resume redemptions this quarter.
Today's show features:
<ul>
<li>Olivia Fishlow, Bloomberg News Leveraged Finance Reporter, on Blue Owl Drops as Redemption Halt Stirs Private Credit Concern</li>
<li>Dylan Field, Figma CEO, on earnings and collaboration with Anthropic</li>
<li>Kate Gulliver, Chief Financial Officer of Wayfair, on quarterly earnings and the health of the American consumer</li>
<li>Matthew O&rsquo;Neill and Perri Peltz, co-producers &amp; co-directors of &lsquo;Can&rsquo;t Look Away: The Case Against Social Media, on Mark Zuckerberg&rsquo;s Day in Social Media Addiction Trial</li>
</ul>

A Blue Owl-Linked Structured Note Is Now Worth Just 47 Cents

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Jeff Vaughn, a former CBS anchor, says a 2022 billboard convinced him that being White and male was becoming a liability, and he sued CBS in 2024 after being fired in 2023. The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is urging White men to come forward with complaints about their treatment by employers looking to diversify their workforces, with EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas saying that anti-discrimination laws apply equally to everyone.
Jeff Green, Bloomberg News Managing Diversity Reporter, writes how white men who sue their employers over perceived discrimination may face career damage, with experts saying that bringing a lawsuit can make it difficult to find a new job, as potential employers can discover the lawsuit with a basic Google search.

Jeff Vaughn, a former CBS anchor, says a 2022 billboard convinced him that being White and male was becoming a liability, and he sued CBS in 2024 after being fired in 2023. The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is urging White men to come forward with complaints about their treatment by employers looking to diversify their workforces, with EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas saying that anti-discrimination laws apply equally to everyone. Jeff Green, Bloomberg News Managing Diversity Reporter, writes how white men who sue their employers over perceived discrimination may face career damage, with experts saying that bringing a lawsuit can make it difficult to find a new job, as potential employers can discover the lawsuit with a basic Google search.

White Men Learn the Hidden Cost of Suing for Discrimination

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Wells Fargo Asset Cap Lifted by Fed, Paving Way for Growth

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