November 15, 2023
“Wholesale prices in October posted their biggest decline in 3½ years, providing another indication that the worst of the inflation surge may have passed. The producer price index, which measures final-demand costs for businesses, declined 0.5% for the month, against… Continue Reading…
May 17, 2023
UBS the Swiss bank that took over Credit Suisse in March, appears to be the biggest winner so far from the turmoil that has rocked bank stocks this year. UBS joins JPMorgan Chase (JPM), HSBC (HSBC) and First Citizens (FCNCA)… Continue Reading…
March 27, 2023
“First Citizens BancShares Inc. agreed to buy Silicon Valley Bank after a run on deposits wiped out the company in the biggest US bank failure in more than a decade… The deal to settle SVB’s fate could help tamp down… Continue Reading…
March 14, 2023
“On Friday, Signature Bank customers spooked by the sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank withdrew more than $10 billion in deposits, a board member told CNBC. That run on deposits quickly led to the third-largest bank failure in U.S. history. Regulators announced late Sunday that Signature was being… Continue Reading…
January 9, 2023
“The Swiss National Bank on Monday reported a loss of 132 billion Swiss francs ($143 billion) for the 2022 financial year, citing preliminary figures. It represents the biggest loss in the central bank’s 116-year history and equates to roughly 18%… Continue Reading…
December 30, 2022
“Tesla Inc. TSLA -0.03%decrease; red down pointing triangle is poised Friday to close the worst year in the stock’s history, having lost more than $700 billion in market valuation amid investor concerns about production disruptions, demand worries and Chief Executive Elon Musk’s focus on Twitter… Continue Reading…
May 5, 2022
“…Nonfarm productivity, a measure of output against hours worked, declined 7.5% from January through March, the biggest fall since the third quarter of 1947. At the same time, unit labor costs soared 11.6%, bringing the increase over the past four… Continue Reading…
May 2, 2022
“…Japanese institutional managers — known for their legendary U.S. debt buying sprees in recent decades — are now fueling the great bond selloff just as the Federal Reserve pares its $9 trillion balance sheet. The latest data from BMO Capital… Continue Reading…
April 13, 2022
“…The producer price index, which measures the prices paid by wholesalers, increased 11.2% from a year ago, the most in a data series going back to November 2010. On a monthly basis, the gauge climbed 1.4%, above the 1.1% Dow… Continue Reading…
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