NEW YORK, March 23 (Reuters) – Hundreds of workers at five U.S. Walmart facilities that fulfill e-commerce orders are being asked to find jobs within 90 days at other company locations, a spokesperson confirmed to Reuters. About 200 workers at Pedricktown, New Jersey, and hundreds of others at Fort Worth, Texas; Chino, California; Davenport, Florida; … Read more
March 22 (Reuters) – Citigroup Inc (C.N) CEO Jane Fraser on Wednesday expressed confidence in U.S. banks after a series of closures rattled investors and fueled turmoil in global financial markets. “The banking system is pretty sound,” and large and regional banks are well-capitalized, Fraser told the Economic Club of Washington D.C. on Wednesday. “This … Read more
March 21 (Reuters) – An attorney for SVB Financial Group (SIVB.O) told a judge on Tuesday it was seeking cooperation from regulators who seized its Silicon Valley Bank unit and removed $2 billion of its cash, which was needed to sustain operations. SVB Financial, which filed for bankruptcy on Friday, had said in court papers … Read more
First Republic Bank tumbles on suspending dividend SVB Financial seeks bankruptcy protection FedEx jumps on full-year profit forecast raise Indexes down: Dow 1.19%, S&P 1.10%, Nasdaq 0.74% NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) – Wall Street closed lower on Friday, marking the end of a tumultuous week dominated by an unfolding crisis in the banking sector … Read more
WASHINGTON, March 15 (Reuters) – The Biden administration has demanded that TikTok’s Chinese owners divest their stakes in the popular video app or face a possible U.S. ban, the company told Reuters on Wednesday. The move, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, is the most dramatic in a series of recent steps by U.S. … Read more
Feb retail sales, producer inflation fall Credit Suisse U.S. shares hit record low Regional bank stocks fall sharply Indexes down: Dow 1.30%, S&P 1.23%, Nasdaq 0.91% March 15 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks dropped on Wednesday as turbulence at Credit Suisse renewed fears of a banking crisis, while data hinting at economic weakness kept alive hopes … Read more
NEW YORK, March 15 (Reuters) – First Republic Bank (FRC.N) spoke to at least one private equity firm about raising capital before it secured financing from JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) and U.S. authorities intervened with support for the industry, two sources familiar with the matter said. The conversations, which have not been previously reported, … Read more