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Leadership News 17 November 2025 - 4 December 2025

HSBC Bank Today: New Chair, AI Ambitions and Asia Pivot Shape the 2026 Outlook (4 December 2025)

HSBC Bank Today: New Chair, AI Ambitions and Asia Pivot Shape the 2026 Outlook (4 December 2025)

Key Takeaways 1. Who HSBC Is in December 2025 HSBC Holdings plc remains one of the world’s largest banking groups. As of 30 September 2025, the bank reported total assets of about US$3.23 trillion and serves customers in 57 countries and territories, with a particularly heavy tilt toward Asia despite its London headquarters. HSBC Management’s formal guidance is that, excluding exceptional items, the group aims to deliver a mid‑teens return on average tangible equity (RoTE) each year from 2025 to 2027, while keeping its core equity tier 1 (CET1) ratio within a 14–14.5% band and paying out around 50% of earnings as dividends in 2025. HSBC+1 That backdrop matters
4 December 2025
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HSBC Holdings Plc stock on 4 December 2025: new chair, AI push and stress‑test comfort reshape the outlook

HSBC Holdings Plc stock on 4 December 2025: new chair, AI push and stress‑test comfort reshape the outlook

HSBC Holdings Plc stock is trading close to multi‑year highs as investors digest a flurry of developments: a surprise appointment of a new group chair, a major generative‑AI partnership, solid stress‑test results from the Bank of England, and lingering legal costs from the Bernard Madoff case. Here’s what all of that means for HSBC’s share price, valuation and stock outlook as of 4 December 2025. Where HSBC stock trades today On the London Stock Exchange, HSBC’s primary listing (ticker: HSBA) closed on 4 December 2025 at about 1,070.6p per share, essentially flat on the day. Over the past 12 months
4 December 2025
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Trump’s Next Fed Chair: Markets Bet on Kevin Hassett While Economists Rally Around Chris Waller

Trump’s Next Fed Chair: Markets Bet on Kevin Hassett While Economists Rally Around Chris Waller

Published December 3, 2025 As Donald Trump edges closer to naming the next chair of the US Federal Reserve, the contest has crystallised into a stark choice: Kevin Hassett, the president’s trusted economic lieutenant and the clear betting-market favourite, versus Christopher Waller, the career central banker many economists say is better suited to run the world’s most important central bank. On December 2, Trump said he will unveil his pick “early next year,” tightening the timetable for a decision that could reshape US monetary policy, financial markets and the Fed’s independence for years. Reuters+2Hindustan Times+2 Trump says his Fed choice
3 December 2025
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Elon Musk Backs Indian Talent and H‑1B Visas, Tells Founders “Be a Bully”

Elon Musk Backs Indian Talent and H‑1B Visas, Tells Founders “Be a Bully”

Elon Musk has used a high‑profile appearance on Zerodha co‑founder Nikhil Kamath’s “People by WTF” podcast to deliver a three‑part message that resonates across India and the US: America has “benefitted immensely” from Indian talent, the H‑1B visa should be fixed rather than scrapped, and young Indian entrepreneurs should “be a bully” in the sense of being unapologetically value‑creating.The Times of India+1 The conversation lands at a volatile moment for skilled immigration: President Donald Trump’s new $100,000 fee for many new H‑1B visa petitions, a deepening political backlash against the programme, and fresh proposals in Congress to both tighten and expand it.The Indian
30 November 2025
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Oracle in 2025: AI Cloud Mega‑Deals, New Co‑CEOs and a High‑Stakes Transformation

Oracle in 2025: AI Cloud Mega‑Deals, New Co‑CEOs and a High‑Stakes Transformation

Updated November 28, 2025 Oracle is racing to reinvent itself as an AI infrastructure giant, signing massive cloud deals with OpenAI and Meta, unveiling new AI databases and superclusters, and restructuring its workforce—all while facing mounting debt and fresh security and legal risks. Oracle’s reinvention: from database giant to AI infrastructure heavyweight Oracle Corporation, long known as the company behind the relational database, is in the middle of its most aggressive transformation in decades. In 2025 the company has: The result is a company trying to vault from “traditional enterprise software vendor” into the front rank of AI infrastructure builders—alongside
28 November 2025
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Opendoor Technologies (OPEN) Stock Today: New CEO’s 10X Ambition, Warrant Dividend and Legal Backdrop – 26 November 2025

Opendoor Technologies (OPEN) Stock Today: New CEO’s 10X Ambition, Warrant Dividend and Legal Backdrop – 26 November 2025

Opendoor Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: OPEN) continues to be one of 2025’s wildest rides on Wall Street. On 26 November 2025, the iBuying and real‑estate tech stock is trading around the $7.7–$7.8 level, modestly higher on the day and miles above its summer lows below $0.60.INDmoney+1 Today’s trade comes against a backdrop of fresh commentary on the company’s new CEO and his plan to “10X” the business, an ongoing afterglow from a special warrant dividend, and renewed focus on a $39 million investor settlement that underscores Opendoor’s risk profile.Finviz+2Finviz+2 OPEN stock price on 26 November 2025 As of Wednesday, 26 November
26 November 2025
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Commonwealth Bank’s AI-Focused CIO Gavin Munroe to Exit in December 2025 as Tech Leadership Is Split in Two

Commonwealth Bank’s AI-Focused CIO Gavin Munroe to Exit in December 2025 as Tech Leadership Is Split in Two

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has announced a major shake-up at the top of its technology organisation, confirming that Group Executive Technology and Group Chief Information Officer (CIO) Gavin Munroe will leave the bank on 22 December 2025 to pursue opportunities outside the organisation.commbank.com.au+1 In the interim, CBA is adopting a dual-CIO structure: Both will report directly to CEO Matt Comyn, pending regulatory approval, effectively splitting responsibility for one of the most advanced banking tech stacks in the region.commbank.com.au+2iTnews+2 The news, first reported by outlets including the Australian Financial Review and iTnews, immediately positions CBA’s tech transition as one of
24 November 2025
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ANZ CEO Nuno Matos, Ralph Hamers Near‑Miss and ANZ Premier League Darts Finals: What’s Making Headlines on 22 November 2025

ANZ CEO Nuno Matos, Ralph Hamers Near‑Miss and ANZ Premier League Darts Finals: What’s Making Headlines on 22 November 2025

ANZ’s boardroom intrigue over its choice of Nuno Matos, a costly cultural overhaul and record fines collide with the high‑stakes climax of the new ANZ Premier League darts tournament in Brisbane. Australia’s ANZ brand is in the spotlight on two very different stages this weekend. In Melbourne and Canberra, new ANZ chief executive Nuno Matos is trying to convince investors, regulators and politicians that he can fix a troubled banking culture after years of misconduct and record fines.Reuters+1 In Brisbane, the Dabble Darts PDC ANZ Premier League has just crowned its inaugural champion, with Simon Whitlock winning a dramatic Finals
22 November 2025
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SiriusXM Names New CFO Zac Coughlin as It Doubles Down on In‑Car Growth, Free Listening and Podcast Power

SiriusXM Names New CFO Zac Coughlin as It Doubles Down on In‑Car Growth, Free Listening and Podcast Power

As Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ: SIRI) reshapes itself for a tougher audio landscape, the company is making a series of high‑impact moves that all point in the same direction: cars, cash flow and premium content. Over the past few weeks SiriusXM has: Here’s how all of that fits together — and what it means for investors, automakers and listeners. Zac Coughlin Takes the Finance Wheel at SiriusXM On November 18, SiriusXM announced that Zac Coughlin will become the company’s next Chief Financial Officer, succeeding Tom Barry on January 1, 2026. Barry will step down as CFO on December 31, 2025
20 November 2025
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Elon Musk Smashes Records by Hitting $500 Billion Net Worth—How He Got There and What It Means

Elon Musk’s $1 Trillion Tesla Pay Deal Faces New Scrutiny as Older Package Threatens Years of Profits

Published: November 20, 2025 Elon Musk’s record‑shattering pay at Tesla is back under the microscope — and this time, the biggest threat to the carmaker’s bottom line may not be his newly approved $1 trillion package, but the previous deal that a judge already threw out. A new analysis from Reuters warns that if Tesla loses its appeal over Musk’s 2018 compensation plan, it could be forced to book around $26 billion in stock‑based expenses over just two years — an accounting hit large enough to wipe out years of reported profits. Reuters At the same time, fresh coverage and interactive tools from The Washington Post and
20 November 2025
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Tech Titans Hit Stratospheric Highs: Apple & Microsoft Smash $4T, Nvidia Eyes $5T Amid AI Frenzy

Tim Cook Succession at Apple: John Ternus Emerges as Frontrunner as Board Steps Up Planning (Nov. 17, 2025)

Apple is accelerating CEO succession plans as Tim Cook turns 65; hardware chief John Ternus is widely viewed as the leading internal candidate, with any announcement unlikely before January earnings. Dateline — Nov. 17, 2025 Apple has intensified its CEO succession planning as it prepares for the possibility that Tim Cook could step down as early as next year, according to multiple reports this week. The Financial Times first reported the shift; Reuters added that Apple’s board and senior executives have “recently intensified” preparations and that hardware engineering chief John Ternus is seen as the most likely successor. Apple declined
17 November 2025
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Jeff Bezos Returns to the CEO Seat: Inside Project Prometheus, the $6.2 Billion AI Manufacturing AI Startup

Jeff Bezos Returns to the CEO Seat: Inside Project Prometheus, the $6.2 Billion AI Manufacturing AI Startup

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is stepping back into an operational role as co-CEO of Project Prometheus, a new AI startup with $6.2 billion in funding that aims to transform manufacturing for computers, cars, and spacecraft. Here’s what we know so far and why it matters. Jeff Bezos is back in the day-to-day game For the first time since stepping down as CEO of Amazon in July 2021, Jeff Bezos is preparing to run a company again — and it’s not Amazon, Blue Origin, or any existing arm of his empire. According to a report in The New York Times, relayed
17 November 2025
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Stock Market Today

South32 share price drops 4% in ASX rout — what investors watch before results

South32 share price drops 4% in ASX rout — what investors watch before results

7 February 2026
South32 shares fell 4.1% to A$4.41 Friday as Australian miners dropped in the worst ASX session since April 2025. The S&P/ASX 200 lost 2%, erasing almost A$70 billion in value. South32’s half-year results and interim dividend decision are set for Feb. 12. Markets reopen Monday with investors watching for further volatility.
Wesfarmers share price: what to watch on ASX next week as results loom

Wesfarmers share price: what to watch on ASX next week as results loom

7 February 2026
Wesfarmers shares closed down 1.33% at A$85.04 on Friday, following a sharp drop in the S&P/ASX 200, which fell 2% for its steepest one-day loss in 10 months. Investors are watching for Australia’s household spending data next week and Wesfarmers’ half-year results due Feb. 19.
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