Hedge funds are offering to buy startup deposits at Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) for as little as 60 cents on the dollar, Semafor reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter. Bids range ...
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What happened to Silvergate Capital? And why does it matter?
Silvergate Capital SI, -11.27% served as one of the main banks for the crypto industry, prior to its collapse earlier this week. The news came just a week after the firm delayed its annual report to t...
Silicon Valley Bank staff offered 45 days of work at 1.5 times salary by FDIC
Staff of Silicon Valley Bank were offered 45 days of employment at 1.5 times their salary by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, the regulator that took control of the collapsed lender on Friday, Reut...
Bed Bath & Beyond’s $1 Billion Stock Deal: What to Know
It has been a whirlwind for Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.’s meme-stock investors, marked by a credit default, store closings and a last-gasp financing deal that saved the company from chapter 11. The tur...
Bed Bath & Beyond to Shut Down Canadian Stores in Bankruptcy
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.’s Canadian division will shut down its stores under court protection after the company received an unusual lifeline earlier this week to save its U.S. operations from bankru...
Lyft stock melts down after earnings ‘debacle for the ages’
Lyft Inc. isn’t getting too many stars for its latest earnings report, which is helping to send shares down more than 30% Friday morning as numerous bulls head for the hills and fret about the company...
Bed Bath & Beyond Narrowly Avoided Bankruptcy. What Happens Now?
Bed Bath & Beyond fought its way back from the brink of bankruptcy this week, striking a deal that promises a more than $1 billion-dollar lifeline. But while the move should help the embattled ret...
Bed Bath and Beyond Got Millions From an Investor. What’s In It for Them.
Bed Bath & Beyond ‘s move to raise equity has depressed its stock and lifted its bonds as investors try to understand the terms of a dilutive and very complex offering. The troubled retailer, whi...
What Happens to Buybuy Baby if Bed Bath & Beyond Files for Bankruptcy?
As Bed Bath & Beyond faces a growing risk of bankruptcy, the question of what will become of its strongest asset, Buybuy Baby, has loomed large. The chain, which sells strollers, car seats, and ot...
What’s next for Bed Bath & Beyond after defaulting on its loans?
Troubled home-goods retailer Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. disclosed in a filing Thursday that it was in default on loans that have been called in, sending its stock plunging. The filing comes just three...
Bed Bath & Beyond Says Banks Have Cut Off Its Credit Lines
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. said it doesn’t have the funds to repay its banks after they determined the retailer has defaulted on its credit lines. The home-goods chain said Thursday it received a noti...
Bitcoin soars past $23,000 to highest since last September
Bitcoin BTCUSD, +0.59% soared past $23,000 on Saturday, its highest level since September, as the crypto currency market recovered some ground in early 2023. The rally came despite news on Thursday th...
Party City Files for Bankruptcy. Why the Party Won’t Stop for Other Retailers.
Party City ‘s decadeslong jamboree is coming to an end, now that the retailer has filed for bankruptcy protection following years of weak financial results. The company said it filed for voluntary cha...
Former FTX US head denies participation in fraud involving the company
Brett Harrison, former head of the U.S. arm of FTX, distanced himself from the crypto exchange co-founded by Sam Bankman-Fried, which filed for bankruptcy back in November. Harrison, who resigned as F...
Bed Bath & Beyond Ponders Bankruptcy, Exciting the Meme Crowd
What were shareholders thinking? Shares of retailer Bed Bath & Beyond zoomed 179%, to $3.49 this past week, despite the retailer warning of a possible bankruptcy. One explanation: Meme stock mania...
Bahamas Regulator Says It Seized $3.5 Billion in FTX Crypto Assets
Bahamas securities regulators said they seized digital assets valued at $3.5 billion from FTX’s local operation in mid-November as the cryptocurrency exchange spiraled toward collapse, a figure that F...
Clovis Enters Bankruptcy With Deal to Sell Cancer-Drug Candidate to Novartis
Clovis Oncology Inc., maker of the ovarian and prostate cancer drug Rubraca, filed for bankruptcy over the weekend with a proposed deal in hand to sell its rights to a cancer therapy under development...
20 banks that are sitting on huge potential securities losses—as was SVB
Silicon Valley Bank has failed following a run on deposits, after its parent company’s share price crashed a record 60% on Thursday. Trading of SVB Financial Group’s SIVB, -60.41% stock was halted ear...