Calls to Investigate Short Sellers Intensify as Bank Crisis Deepens
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Calls to Investigate Short Sellers Intensify as Bank Crisis Deepens

Jamie Dimon is the latest to urge action against the traders who have targeted the regional lenders and made huge profits.
Smaller Banks Are Scrambling as Share Prices Plunge
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Smaller Banks Are Scrambling as Share Prices Plunge

Investors are not convinced that regional banks including PacWest and Western Alliance can remain viable. Some are actively betting on their demise.
PacWest’s Plunge Reignites Fears About America’s Regional Banks
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PacWest’s Plunge Reignites Fears About America’s Regional Banks

The regional lender said it is weighing its options, after its shares fell despite assertions by the Federal Reserve that the recent bank crisis is contained.
Markets Expect Fed to Raise Rates Despite Bank Turmoil
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Markets Expect Fed to Raise Rates Despite Bank Turmoil

A ‘shock pause’ by the central bank would spook an already jittery market, one analyst said, even as shares in regional lenders fall.