March 22 (Reuters) – A scramble by troubled U.S. lender First Republic Bank (FRC.N) for a capital injection on Wednesday rekindled concerns about the wider banking sector as authorities considered measures to further strengthen the financial stability. As recent market turmoil has eased, the Federal Reserve meeting later today is now a major concern for … Read more
March 21 (Reuters) – A lawyer for SVB Financial Group told a judge on Tuesday it was seeking cooperation from regulators who seized its Silicon Valley Bank unit and withdrew $2 billion from its liquidity, necessary to maintain operations. SVB Financial, which filed for bankruptcy on Friday, said in court papers that the US Federal … Read more
March 21 (Reuters) – Nvidia Corp’s (NVDA.O) chief executive Jensen Huang on Tuesday unveiled a new product to accelerate semiconductor design by deploying a range of new artificial intelligence technologies based on its chips and its software. Huang made the remarks at GTC, the company’s annual conference for software developers. Analysts are waiting for the … Read more
March 21 (Reuters) – As crisis grips the traditional world of stocks and bonds, bitcoin is suddenly looking like a safe haven. The infamously volatile cryptocurrency looks positively buoyant, much like a banking meltdown pushes markets into the arms of a recession. Bitcoin is up 21% this month, while a choppy S&P 500 lost 1.4% … Read more
WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) – Hard-line Republicans in the House of Representatives vowed on Monday to oppose any universal federal guarantee on bank deposits above the current limit of $250,000, throwing a major hurdle to a key tool regulators could deploy if banks rush again. as financial confidence falters. The Republican House Freedom Caucus said … Read more
LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) – Some of the world’s leading flu vaccine makers say they could make hundreds of millions of bird flu vaccines for humans within months if a new strain of bird flu crosses the division. some change. A current outbreak of bird flu known as H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b has killed record numbers … Read more
March 19 (Reuters) – Talks on bailing out Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) continued on Sunday as UBS AG (UBSG.S) demanded $6 billion from the Swiss government to cover costs if it were to buy his struggling rival, a person with knowledge of the talks said. Authorities are scrambling to resolve a crisis of confidence in the … Read more
First Republic Bank tumbles by suspending its dividend SVB Financial files for bankruptcy protection FedEx jumps on boost to full-year earnings forecast Indices down: Dow 1.31%, S&P 1.17%, Nasdaq 0.80% NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) – Wall Street fell on Friday at the end of a tumultuous week marked by the unfolding crisis in the … Read more
March 16 (Reuters) – Several major banks are in talks to deposit billions of dollars at First Republic Bank (FRC.N), sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday, as the U.S. lender became the latest to be swept away by fears of a rapidly worsening banking crisis. The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank last week … Read more
WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) – The U.S. banking system remains strong and Americans can be confident their deposits will be there when needed, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday, although she denied that recent moves emergency following two major bank failures meant that a general government guarantee now existed for all deposits. In his … Read more
