SVB Financial Group stock plummeted Thursday after it sold assets for a loss following a decline in deposits. The impact rippled through the banking sector, which many investors had assumed was largel...
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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...
SoFi’s banking moves are proving a ‘unique advantage,’ analyst says
SoFi Technologies Inc. continues to win praise for its banking efforts after the digital financial-services company gave an upbeat earnings forecast and touted the benefits of its banking charter for ...
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...
Here’s why Citigroup’s stock stands out among the biggest U.S. banks
The “big six” U.S. banks have all reported their fourth-quarter results, wrapping up a difficult 2022, when soaring interest rates forced a decline in several areas of business. Citigroup Inc. C, -1.7...
JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo earnings show the good, the bad and the ugly of people’s finances. So how are they holding up?
Friday’s wave of big-bank earnings gives an important glimpse into Americans’ finances amid high prices, rising interest rates and recession worries. At first glance, most consumers appear to be keepi...
JPMorgan Reports Earnings Friday. Here’s What to Expect.
JPMorgan Chase will be one of the first big banks to report fourth-quarter 2022 financial results on Friday, and Wall Street expects a mixed bag. Revenue at the bank is forecast to swell to $34.5 bill...
I’m 53, just got laid off, and wondering what to do now. I have $425K saved for retirement, $10K in an HSA, and a property I could sell for an extra $200K in cash. Is getting professional help wise?
Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I was laid off from my job of 12 years. I have a few questions about how to rearrange my future financial plan. I am 53 years old and I plan to go back to work once ...
‘Most economists are predicting a recession in 2023’: I own a rental property. Is it a good time to take out a bank loan and renovate — or should I wait?
Dear MarketWatch, Along with a sibling, I own a rental property of more than 40 rooms in the Caribbean, where we do weekly rentals. It’s near downtown but in need of repairs and renovation. Is this ...
India-Focused Payments Company Ebix Races to Raise Cash Against Debt Deadline
Payments and software company Ebix Inc. is seeking to raise cash to pay back some $600 million in debt due early next year, but time is running short as it awaits regulatory approval for a public offe...
Weighed Down by Opioid Litigation, Endo International Files for Bankruptcy
Text size Dreamstime The generic drugmaker Endo International , which faces thousands of lawsuits related to its alleged role in the opioid crisis, filed for bankruptcy late Tuesday morning, while ann...
Wells Fargo reportedly planning retreat in mortgage business
Wells Fargo is planning a retreat in its mortgage activities, according to a published report. Bloomberg News, citing unnamed sources, reported the number-one mortgage originator of commercial banks i...
Anshu Jain, Who Helped Make Deutsche Bank a Trading Powerhouse, Dies
Anshu Jain, a veteran investment banker who led Deutsche Bank AG during a tumultuous time in the German lender’s history, has died. He was 59. Mr. Jain has been credited with helping build Deutsche Ba...
Deutsche Bank Must Face Lawsuits Alleging It Enabled Ponzi Scheme
Judges in New York and Miami ruled that investor lawsuits could advance against Germany’s Deutsche Bank AG for allegedly ignoring warnings that it was helping finance a real-estate-linked Ponzi scheme...
My mom cosigned student loans for my now-disabled sister. How can we repay them?
How to get out of student loan debt. Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: My mom cosigned my sister’s student loan for her online school, but life got in the way for my sister and because of her mental ...
Student-Loan Processor Navient to Cancel $1.7 Billion of Debts
One of the nation’s largest student-loan processors will cancel the debt of 66,000 borrowers, totaling $1.7 billion, in an agreement with 40 state attorneys general. The agreements resolve all six out...
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...