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“UBS Is the Biggest Winner From Banking Turmoil With $35 Billion Gain”

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…

Business

“Pfizer Sells $31 Billion of Bonds in Fourth-Largest Deal Ever”

“Pfizer Inc. sold $31 billion of debt in the fourth-largest US bond sale ever, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. The pharmaceutical giant raked in over $85 billion in orders for the eight part investment-grade deal, which… Continue Reading…

Banking

“Wells Fargo reaches $1 billion shareholder settlement over recovery from scandals”

“Wells Fargo & Co has agreed to pay $1 billion to settle a lawsuit accusing it of defrauding shareholders about its progress in recovering from a series of scandals over its treatment of customers…” https://finance.yahoo.com/news/wells-fargo-reaches-1-billion-040526887.html And people use this bank… Continue Reading…

Business, Economy

“Blackstone, Thomson Reuters Selling $3 Billion of LSE Group Stock”

“A consortium of investors including Blackstone Inc. and Thomson Reuters Corp. are looking to sell £2.4 billion ($3 billion) worth of stock in London Stock Exchange Group Plc, two months after their last disposal of the company’s shares. The group,… Continue Reading…

Business

“Britain blocks Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard”

“Britain’s top competition regulator on Wednesday moved to block Microsoft’s acquisition of video game publisher Activision Blizzard. The measure marks a major blow for the U.S. tech giant, as it seeks to convince authorities that the deal will benefit competition.… Continue Reading…

Banking

“Bank of America has raked in $15billion in new deposits after SVB collapse”

“SVB imploded late last week after depositors tried to withdraw $42 billion from the institution, with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) taking over the bank over the weekend. Meanwhile, the New York Department of Financial Services took possession of Signature Bank on… Continue Reading…

Banking

“Fed’s New Backstop Shields Banks From $300 Billion of Losses”

“…There were some concerns that the taxpayer could now be on the hook for covering losses suffered by banks and that questionable management and investments were now being protected by the government. Banks, for example, now can limit accepting losses… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Terran Orbital stock surges after winning $2.4 billion contract to build satellites for Rivada”

“Terran Orbital shares surged in early trading on Wednesday, after the company announced a $2.4 billion contract to build communications satellites for Rivada Space Networks. The spacecraft builder will design, manufacture and deploy 288 satellites for Rivada out of Terran’s… Continue Reading…

Business

“Home Depot says it will spend $1 billion to give hourly workers a raise”

“Home Depot on Tuesday said it will spend an additional $1 billion to give its hourly employees a raise, as retailers and restaurants compete for workers. The home improvement retailer announced the wage investment as it reported fourth-quarter earnings. It… Continue Reading…

Business, Energy

“Glencore Pays Out $7.1 Billion as Coal Drives Record Profit”

“Glencore Plc will return more than $7 billion to shareholders in dividends and buybacks after the commodities giant reported another blockbuster profit driven by its coal and trading divisions… Glencore’s core profit rose 60% to a record $34.1 billion, of… Continue Reading…