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Category: Stocks and Bonds
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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.
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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.
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Investors Warily Approach the End of a Tumultuous Week
The rescues of two ailing lenders provided a tenuous sense of relief in stock markets.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Asian Markets Drop After Credit Suisse Moves to Borrow Billions
Stocks were set to open higher in Europe and the United States after days of volatility, but markets in Asia were down as fears grew about unseen risks.
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Goldman Sachs Draws Scrutiny Over Money Earned on Silicon Valley Bank Deal
Goldman bought a bond portfolio on which the bank had booked a $1.8 billion loss, while also trying to raise capital for the bank in its last days.