Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO), TotalEnergies SE (TTE) and U.S. Bancorp (USB), as well as a micro-cap stock Flanigan's Enterprises, Inc. (BDL).
Banks are using "credit risk transfers" with private equity firms to help alleviate their regulatory burdens and protect against future losses.
Higher deposit costs are eating into profits of regional banks. That pressure is not likely to abate anytime soon as the Fed dials back its expectations for rate cuts in 2024.