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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“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 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...
Labor Market Added 311,000 Jobs In February—But Unemployment Rate Unexpectedly Rose To 3.6%
Topline Amid waves of layoffs continuing to hit some of the nation’s largest employers, the unemployment rate unexpectedly ticked up last month despite the labor market gaining significantly more jobs...
I’ll be 60, have $95,000 in cash and no debts — I think I can retire, but financial seminars ‘say otherwise’
I will be 60 in September, have $95,000 in cash, work part time ($30,000 yearly) for insurance and contribute 10% plus the employer match of 8% to a small 401(k). My home and car are paid for, I don’t...
Biden’s budget wants tax hikes, but expiring Trump tax cuts are the big showdown
For five years, most Americans have seen lower income-tax rates and tapped a bigger standard deduction, but without congressional action before the end of 2025, the rules could still revert to levels ...
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...
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 ...
Medicare and HSAs don’t mix — what near-retirees need to know
Dear Ms. MoneyPeace, I am retiring this year and trying to understand Medicare. At this point I am covered fully by a company plan. I turned 65 last fall and plan to retire in August or September. Wh...
Starbucks CEO Schultz—Under Fire For Labor Conflicts—Agrees To Testify Before Senate Panel After Subpoena Threat
Topline Outgoing Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz will voluntarily testify before a Senate committee later this month, Chair Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Tuesday—avoiding a subpoena from lawmakers investig...
Biden’s Visit To Firefighters Spotlights Union’s Calls To Replace Toxic Protective Gear
As President Biden speaks at a firefighters’ union event, the group is amping up calls to get toxic chemicals out of their gear. getty As President Biden headlines a firefighters’ union event on...
‘I’m holding my breath’: What will happen if the Supreme Court blocks Biden’s student-loan forgiveness plan?
As the Supreme Court debates President Joe Biden’s student-loan forgiveness plan, Americans’ consumer debt continues to rise — and more of it is past due. For Shanna Hayes, 34, who was recently laid o...
GM to Axe Hundreds of Jobs. But It’s Not About Cutting Costs.
General Motors is cutting salaried and executive staff positions, after saying earlier this year that it didn’t plan layoffs. GM (ticker: GM) representatives on Tuesday said the cuts affected a small ...
‘When we retire, we lose a lot.’ How to avoid retirement shock.
When I found myself unexpectedly packaged off by the bank, I was initially very happy. I was planning to leave anyway because the stress was getting to me. When the bank gave me a severance check at a...
Opinion: Marc Benioff’s Salesforce fairy tale is crumbling down around him
Salesforce Inc. has been a unique tech company, able to sell itself as a “family” that has higher ideals than just profit to its employees while generating near-universal praise from Wall Street as we...
Retirees struggling to stay afloat: How to keep health and economic issues from draining your savings
Dorri Olds, a 61-year-old freelance writer and graphic designer, says she has spent nearly all her savings to refurbish her New York City apartment. In an emergency, she says she would sell it and con...
I’m 73 and will only have my 401(k) after retiring. How do I make it last?
I am 73 years old and still employed full time. I will receive no retirement benefits when I leave my job except for a 401(k). My question is: what is the best way to handle this 401(k) without losing...
The Only 401(k) Savers Who Didn’t Lose Money in The Past Year
The only workers whose 401(k) balances grew in 2022 were the Gen Z savers still decades away from retirement, according to new data from Fidelity Investments. While the average nest egg among Fidelit...
One laid-off tech worker’s odyssey: 5 months, 25 interviews, 100 job applications
At times, Todd Erickson’s search for a tech job felt more like an odyssey. But after five months, about 100 job applications and more than two dozen interviews with recruiters and companies — includin...
We’re in our 60s and have lost $250,000 in our 401(k) plans — can we still retire?
I am a 61-year-old female who has worked for the same financial institution since the age of 16. I will have 50 years at the company if I retire at 66. I’ve lost over $150,000 in my 401(k) this past y...
Crypto Labor Market Trends Don’t Echo Traditional Tech, Hiring Experts Say
The crypto and tech labor markets are in a strange place right now—but not in the same way. If you listen to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, you’d think the labor market was thriving across the b...
Carvana Posts Wider Q4 Loss. Used Car Demand Tumbled.
Online used-car dealer Carvana (ticker: CVNA) missed fourth-quarter earnings and revenue expectations and announced plans to cut about $1 billion in costs over the next six months while improving cust...
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 recession could be coming, consumers and businesses apparently haven’t gotten the m...