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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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...
As Silicon Valley Bank concerns grow, Yellen says she has been ‘working all weekend with our banking regulators to design appropriate policies’ to address depositors
“‘I’ve been working all weekend with our banking regulators to design appropriate policies to address the situation.’” — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen That is Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, speaki...
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...
Silicon Valley Bank CEO Greg Becker cashed out $2 million just before the collapse
The chief executive of Silicon Valley Bank SIVB, -60.41% cashed out stock and options for a $2.27 million net gain in the weeks before Friday’s collapse, public filings show. CEO Greg Becker exercised...
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 as 60 cents on the dollar, Semafor reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter. Bids range ...
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 ...
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...
Stablecoin USDC falls below $1, faces $3.3 billion exposure to Silicon Valley Bank
USDC, a stablecoin that is supposed to trade one-to-one against U.S. dollars, has fallen below $1 on Saturday, after creator Circle said it had over $3.3 billion held at Silicon Valley Bank, which col...
“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 protecting all depositors, the world has woken up to what an uninsured deposit is ...
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...
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...
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...
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 yields rose, and the stock market slumped, with this comment: recent data suggest “the ultimate ...
After weathering pandemic storm, cruise-line stocks offer upside, says Stifel
Like the rest of the travel industry, cruise operators have weathered a pandemic-related storm over the last couple of years, but they now deserve attention from investors, says analyst firm Stifel. “...
U.S. stock futures unable to rebound from latest sell-off as more Powell talk looms
U.S. stock futures were struggling to recover from the latest sell-off as worries about a more hawkish Federal Reserve continued to push up bond yields. How are stock-index futures trading S&P 500...
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 ...