Category: Stocks and Bonds

Markets Extend Gains as Focus Turns to Fed Meeting

Relief over recent financial rescue measures pushed stocks up for a second day, as investors prepared for a pivotal decision on interest rates.
Fate of First Republic Uncertain as Shares Continue to Slide

A $30 billion cash infusion and a frantic effort to sell a stake in the bank to raise additional funds has done little to calm investors and depositors.
Falling Lithium Prices Are Making Electric Cars More Affordable

An unexpected decline in the price of an essential battery material, along with those of other commodities, is good news for buyers. But experts disagree on how long low prices will last.
Investors Greet Emergency Credit Suisse Deal Warily

Swiss regulators announced that UBS, Switzerland’s largest bank, would take over the troubled Credit Suisse.
Hedge Funds That Bet on Credit Suisse Rescue Face Uneven Results

Among the funds to bet on the rescue deal were two that specialize in buying the bonds of companies on the brink of bankruptcy.
WeWork Reaches a Debt Restructuring Deal With SoftBank

The agreement will reduce the unprofitable office space company’s debt, giving it more financial breathing room.
Investors Warily Approach the End of a Tumultuous Week

The rescues of two ailing lenders provided a tenuous sense of relief in stock markets.
Will the Fed Keep Tightening as Banks Fail?

By quietly shedding billions in assets, the Fed is making conditions tighter for banks, home buyers and investors, our columnist says.
Low Rates Were Meant to Last. Without Them, Finance Is In for a Rough Ride.

Economists expected inflation and rates to stay low for years. With Silicon Valley Bank’s implosion, Wall Street is starting to reckon with how wrong that prediction has proved.
Stocks on Wall Street Rally, Even as Worry About Regional Banks Continues

The S&P 500 climbed by midday, but shares of First Republic Bank and other regional lenders continued to slide.
First Republic Bank Is Said to Be Exploring a Potential Sale

With its shares getting pummeled, one of the nation’s bigger banks is searching for options to shore up its finances and calm jittery investors.
U.S. regional banks like First Republic remain a source of worry.

Even as the stock price of Credit Suisse, the giant European lender, recovered after a plunge, shares of some midsize American banks plummeted on Thursday.