Shares of Western Alliance Bancorp WAL, -74.87% took a 62.4% plunge toward a 10-year low in…
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Hercules Capital said it has ‘ample liquidity’ to support requirements, but stock keeps falling
Hercules Capital Inc. HTGC, -11.14% looked to reassure investors on Monday by saying it was working…
Did the Fed plant the seeds of destruction of Silicon Valley Bank?
Were the seeds of Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse planted by the Federal Reserve’s rapid rate increases?…
What’s next for stocks after SVB collapse and as crucial inflation reading looms
Investors are preparing for the release of a U.S. consumer-price index that may show no meaningful…
Hedge funds and banks offer to buy deposits trapped at Silicon Valley Bank
Hedge funds are offering to buy startup deposits at Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) for as little…
“The government has about 48 hours to fix a-soon-to-be-irreversible mistake”: Bill Ackman warns some businesses may not be able to meet payroll after SVB’s failure
“The government has about 48 hours to fix a-soon-to-be-irreversible mistake. By allowingSVB Financial to fail without…
10 banks that may face trouble in the wake of the SVB Financial Group debacle
As interest rates have risen, many banks have become more profitable because the spreads between what…
This fund has increased its dividend for 56 straight years. Now it’s snapping up GE.
Markets are nearing the end of a tough week, with one more hurdle to go after…
Stock market could ‘take it hard’ as expectations grow for a 6% fed funds rate
U.S. stock investors are clearly not too happy with what Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has…
Bed Bath & Beyond says it now has about $360 million in proceeds from Feb. equity offering called ‘most unusual’ by one analyst
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. BBBY, -3.60% said Wednesday it has received about $135 million in…
Powell’s comments slammed markets. Here’s what one bank sees for stocks, bonds.
The market really took Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s words at face value on Tuesday. Short-term…
Bond-market recession gauge plunges to triple digits below zero on way to fresh four-decade milestone
One of the bond market’s most reliable gauges of impending U.S. recessions plunged further below zero…
Opinion: Powell will have to push rates even higher for the Fed to get inflation to 2%
Inflation is proving tougher to curb than Federal Reserve Chairman Powell anticipated, and despite indicators that a…
European Central Bank chief economist Lane says rate rises will continue after March
Philip Lane, the chief economist of the European Central Bank, said interest-rate rises will have to…
Stock market faces crucial test this week: 3 questions to decide rally’s fate
There will be no rest for investors this week as they await a marquee report on…
How investors can learn to live with inflation: BlackRock
Growth stocks may have led the early 2023 rally, but stubbornly high inflation means that won’t…
Global financial markets have had a rough time since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but it is not over yet
A year after Russia invaded Ukraine and set off the bloodiest conflict in Europe since World…
Nearing retirement? Here’s how to shift your portfolio from growth to income.
Over the decades, perhaps you’ve been very good at saving your money and investing it for…
Biden taps former Mastercard executive Banga to lead World Bank
The White House announced Thursday that President Joe Biden has decided to nominate Ajay Banga, a…
Tempted to chase fat yields in money market accounts? Why it might not pay to switch.
The yield chase is on. After more than two years of historically low interest rates, savers…
The bond market’s worst-case scenario isn’t a Fed rate of 6%. It’s this.
A doomsday scenario for bonds in 2023 wouldn’t be the fed-funds rate reaching 6% by July.…
Stock market saw worst day of 2023 because it’s unclear where rates will peak
Rising Treasury yields appeared Tuesday to finally catch up with a previously resilient stock market, leaving…
Invest right now in the stock market? Why bother when cash could be king
The harder question for investors nearly a year into the Federal Reserve’s inflation fight is whether…
Generous Bond Yields Prove There Is an Alternative to Stocks
Return with us to ancient times, when dinosaurs ruled, at least in technology terms. It was…
These money and investing tips can hold up your portfolio if the market melts down
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KBW recommends buying these 11 financial stocks, including First Republic, following federal backstop for banks
On a Monday following high-profile bank failures on Friday and Sunday, it may seem to be…