A handful PacWest Bancorp insiders, including Chief Executive Paul Taylor, bought the bank’s stock late last week after it started to tumble, as SVB Financial Group’s Silicon Valley Bank’s troubles be...
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Stocks of multiple banks get halted for volatility, more than once, to start the trading day
To gauge the panic-like activity of bank investors in the wake of the recent failures of SVB Financial Group’s SIVB, Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank SBNY, -22.87%, investors can check out the N...
Oil and gas stocks suffer broad selloff as crude prices drop in wake of SVB collapse
The energy sector was suffering a broad selloff Monday, as worries that the recent bank failures will trigger an economic slowdown which saps demand for crude oil. The Energy Select Sector SPDR exchan...
Western Alliance Bancorp stock set to suffer record selloff of over 60% to 10-year low in wake of SVB collapse
Shares of Western Alliance Bancorp WAL, -74.87% took a 62.4% plunge toward a 10-year low in premarket trading Monday, adding to last week’s tumble in the wake of the collapse of SVB Financial Group’s ...
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 with bondholders, stakeholders and stockholders to “navigate challenges” created by the decision by ...
First Republic Bank shares slump 60% in premarket trade
First Republic Bank FRC, -14.84% shares fell 60% after the weekend collapse of Signature Bank and Friday’s closure of SVB Financial, even as federal regulators stepped into guarantee those deposits an...
European stocks slip in early trade after U.S. bank bailout package
European stocks declined in early action on Monday, while U.S. stock futures were pointing higher after a turbulent weekend which saw another major bank collapse and a new rescue package get announced...
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? That is one of the debates ranging online over the weekend. Michael Green, chief strategist and ...
First Republic Says Everything Is Fine. Why the Stock Market Is Worried.
First Republic Bank worked to reassure clients about the safety of its business Sunday evening after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank last week sparked fears of contagion in the banking industry. “...
SVB collapse means more stock-market volatility: What investors need to know
It’s all eyes on federal banking regulators as investors sift through the aftermath of last week’s market-rattling collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. The name of the game — and the key to a near-term ma...
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 letup in inflation, leaving few safe places to hide just as systemic risks may be growing. Coming jus...
This Energy Stock Is Rocketing. Its Chairman Just Bought Shares.
Transocean stock has been on a tear, to the point where many investors would think about taking some money off the table. But Chairman Chad Deaton just bought more shares of the offshore-drilling comp...
Opinion: The only market forecast that should matter to stock investors: When does the Fed decide that higher inflation is OK?
By this time last year, every stock market forecast made for 2022 was wrong. The U.S. stock market peaked on the first trading day of 2022 and went downhill from there. This year, every forecast made ...
Silicon Valley Bank collapse: What should you do if your bank closes down?
Silicon Valley Bank, which helps fund technology startups backed by venture-capital firms, has closed its doors. The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation made the decision to c...
Oracle stock falls following forecast as revenue disappoints
Oracle Corp. shares recouped some of their losses in the extended session Thursday after the forecast revenue range bookended the Wall Street consensus, as the software company’s largest business unit...
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 they earn on loans and investments and what they pay for funding has widened. But there are always...
GM stock slips after disclosing ‘voluntary separation program’ resulting in $1.5 billion employee separation charges
Shares of General Motors Co. GM, -1.63% slipped 0.1% in premarket trading Thursday, after the automaker announced a voluntary separation program (VSP) that is expected to lead to an employee separatio...
GE stock jumps toward near 2-year high after affirming 2023 outlook at investor gathering
Shares of General Electric Co. GE, +7.55% rallied 2.6% toward a near two-year high in premarket trading Thursday, after the aerospace, power and renewable energy company affirmed its full-year guidanc...
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 Fed Chairman Jerome Powell set investors straight on his willingness to go to the mat on inflation. Next up is Friday’s no...
Tesla stock falls nearly 3%, heads toward 4th straight loss
Shares Tesla Inc. TSLA, -3.04% slumped 2.8% toward a five-week low in premarket trading Thursday, putting them on track for a fourth straight loss, amid Wall Street concerns over Chief Executive Elon ...
SVB Financial stock plummets toward biggest one-day selloff in 23 years after stock offering, large losses on securities sales
Shares of SVB Financial Group SIVB, +0.16% plummeted 30.6% to pace all of the S&P 500’s SPX, +0.14% premarket losers on Thursday, which puts them on track for the worst one-day performance in 23 y...
JD stock rises after profit beat and dividend initiated, while revenue comes up shy
The U.S.-listed shares of JD.com Inc. JD, +0.88% rose 1.0% in premarket trading Thursday, after the China-based ecommerce company beat fourth-quarter profit expectations and initiated a dividend, but ...
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 said in the past two days. And there’s reason to think they’ll get even more dissatisfied in the wee...
Fed may stutter-step at end of interest rate hiking cycle for first time since 1990
U.S. financial markets are taking a more cautious approach as they forecast future Federal Reserve interest-rate decisions after Chair Jerome Powell said policymakers will likely need to raise interes...
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 a strange time to recommend buying stocks of banks and other financial services companies, but Keefe, Bruyette ...