2023 a mixed bag for Wall Street, U.S. economy

[ad_1] 2023 a mixed bag for Wall Street, U.S. economy – CBS News Watch CBS News It has been a blockbuster year for investors, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite all up with double-digit gains. However, the Federal Reserve battled the worst inflation in decades with several rate … Read more

Senate weighs bill to strip failed bank executives of pay

[ad_1] A bill that would take back pay from executives whose banks fail appears likely to advance in the Senate, several months after Silicon Valley Bank’s implosion rattled the tech industry and tanked financial institutions’ stocks.  The Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday heard the bipartisan proposal, co-sponsored by Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Tim Scott … Read more

What you need to know about recent bank failures. Is your money safe?

[ad_1] Recent turmoil in the banking industry may have you worried about your money. Shares of PacWest, a small regional bank based in Los Angeles, plunged almost 40% Thursday after the company confirmed it may put itself up for sale. Anxiety over potential bank runs has sent shares of smaller banks tumbling. A bank run … Read more

Bank woes mount as investors bail from regional lenders

[ad_1] The future of PacWest Bancorp hangs in the balance as investors pull back from regional lenders following the sudden collapse of three prominent banks in a matter of weeks.  Shares of the $44 billion bank continued to slide Thursday, tumbling 60% to an all-time low of $2.57 and with trading briefly halted due to … Read more

PacWest shares crumble as Wall Street shuns midsize banks

[ad_1] In what is by now a familiar pattern, the fate of another regional lender hangs in the balance as investors bail from the sector following the sudden collapse of three prominent banks in a matter of weeks.  Shares of PacWest Bancorp crumbled after the close of trading on Wednesday, diving 55% to $2.88 amid … Read more

U.S. stocks fall as beleaguered banks tumble again

[ad_1] Stocks fell Tuesday as shares of beleaguered banks tumbled again and worries about the economy worsened. The rising fear sent yields sinking in the bond market, while Wall Street waits for the Federal Reserve’s latest move on interest rates and Washington edges closer to what would be a catastrophic default on U.S. government debt. The … Read more

What happens to First Republic Bank’s stock and deposits now?

[ad_1] First Republic Bank was teetering for weeks before it was seized early Monday by regulators, who then accepted a bid from banking giant JPMorgan Chase to acquire almost all of its assets.  That move is leading to a host of questions about what happens next, such as the sale’s impact on depositors and shareholders.  Here’s … Read more

Troubled First Republic Bank seized by regulators, then sold to JPMorgan Chase

[ad_1] Regulators seized control of First Republic Bank early Monday, making it the third financial institution taken under government control this year, then promptly accepted a bid from JPMorgan Chase for all of First Republic’s assets, a California agency said. The state’s Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) said it had taken over San … Read more

First Republic Bank teeters on collapse as regulators circle troubled lender

[ad_1] The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is set to seize control of First Republic Bank, according to multiple reports. Shares of the ailing regional bank cratered on Friday following a CNBC report that it is likely to be seized by federal financial regulators, putting it in jeopardy of becoming the third bank to collapse since Silicon Valley … Read more

First Republic shares continue their free fall amid mounting worries

[ad_1] First Republic Bank’s shares are sliding in pre-market trading after shedding half their value on Tuesday amid fears the regional firm could become the third bank to fail following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. First Republic’s stock tumbled 8.3% in pre-market trading, slipping 67 cents to $7.43. Since the year’s … Read more