Bank Of America, Citigroup, EQT And More On CNBC's 'Final Trades'

On CNBC's “ [Halftime Report Final Trades](https://www.cnbc.com/halftime/),” on Wednesday, Bryn Talkington, managing partner of Requisite Capital Management, said **iShares Ethereum Trust ETF** (NASDAQ: ETHA) is 33% off from its highs reached in the summer.

**Jim Lebenthal**, partner at Cerity Partners, named **Citigroup Inc.** (NYSE: C) as his final trade.

As reported recently, Citigroup on Nov. 20 appointed a new chief financial officer and reshuffled other executive positions as part of a reorganization of its U.S. personal banking business. **Gonzalo Luchetti**, the current head of U.S. personal banking, will take over as CFO in March. **Mark Mason**, the current CFO, will move into a new role as executive vice chair and senior executive advisor to CEO **Jane Fraser**. Luchetti has been with Citi since 2006, while Mason joined in 2001 and has served as CFO since 2019.

**Stephanie Link**, chief investment strategist, head of investment solutions and portfolio manager at Hightower Advisors, picked **Bank of America Corporation** (NYSE: BAC) as her final trade.

Bank of America on Tuesday began formally recommending a 1% to 4% cryptocurrency allocation for its wealth management clients and said it will launch coverage of multiple Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) ETFs starting January 5.

**Joseph M. Terranova**, senior managing director for Virtus Investment Partners, named **EQT Corporation** (NYSE: EQT) as his final trade.

Piper Sandler analyst Mark Lear maintained EQT with a Neutral rating on Nov. 18 and raised the price target from $49 to $50.

**Price Action:**

- iShares Ethereum Trust ETF gained 5.4% on Wednesday.
- Citigroup gained 3.4% to settle at $106.72 during the session.
- Bank of America rose 1.7% to close at $54.09 on Wednesday.
- EQT shares rose 4.4% to close at $61.17 during the session.

<p><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">On CNBC's &#8220;<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/halftime/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Halftime Report Final Trades</a>,&#8221; on Wednesday,</span> Bryn Talkington, managing partner of Requisite Capital Management, said<strong> iShares Ethereum Trust ETF</strong> <a class="ticker-link" data-ticker="ETHA" data-exchange="NASDAQ" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/ETHA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/ETHA">ETHA</a>)</a> is 33% off from its highs reached in the summer.</p>



<p><strong>Jim Lebenthal</strong>, partner at Cerity Partners, named <strong>Citigroup Inc.</strong> <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/C" target="_blank" class="ticker-link" data-ticker="C" data-exchange="NYSE" rel="noopener">(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/C">C</a>)</a> as his final trade.</p>



<p>As reported recently, Citigroup on Nov. 20 appointed a new chief financial officer and reshuffled other executive positions as part of a reorganization of its U.S. personal banking business. <strong>Gonzalo Luchetti</strong>, the current head of U.S. personal banking, will take over as CFO in March. <strong>Mark Mason</strong>, the current CFO, will move into a new role as executive vice chair and senior executive advisor to CEO <strong>Jane Fraser</strong>. Luchetti has been with Citi since 2006, while Mason joined in 2001 and has served as CFO since 2019.</p>



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<p><strong>Stephanie Link</strong>, chief investment strategist, head of investment solutions and portfolio manager at Hightower Advisors, picked <strong>Bank of America Corporation</strong> <a class="ticker-link" data-ticker="BAC" data-exchange="NYSE" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/BAC" target="_blank" rel="noopener">(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/BAC">BAC</a>)</a> as her final trade.</p>



<p>Bank of America on Tuesday began formally recommending a 1% to 4% cryptocurrency allocation for its wealth management clients and said it will launch coverage of multiple Bitcoin <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/BTC-USD" target="_blank" class="ticker-link" data-ticker="BTC" data-exchange="CRYPTO" rel="noopener">(CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>)</a> ETFs starting January 5.</p>



<p><strong>Joseph M. Terranova</strong>, senior managing director for Virtus Investment Partners, named <strong>EQT Corporation</strong> <a class="ticker-link" data-ticker="EQT" data-exchange="NYSE" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/EQT" target="_blank" rel="noopener">(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/EQT">EQT</a>)</a> as his final trade.</p>



<p>Piper Sandler analyst Mark Lear maintained EQT with a Neutral rating on Nov. 18 and raised the price target from $49 to $50.</p>



<p><strong>Price Action:</strong></p>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>iShares Ethereum Trust ETF gained 5.4% on Wednesday.</li>



<li>Citigroup gained 3.4% to settle at $106.72 during the session.</li>



<li>Bank of America rose 1.7% to close at $54.09 on Wednesday.</li>



<li>EQT shares rose 4.4% to close at $61.17 during the session.</li>
</ul>



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