Business

“GM to invest more than $1 billion to produce new heavy-duty pickups”

“DETROIT – General Motors plans to invest more than $1 billion in two Michigan plants for production of next-generation heavy-duty trucks, the company said Monday. The investment includes $788 million to prepare its Flint Assembly plant to assemble next-generation heavy-duty gas and… Continue Reading…

Business

“Mark Zuckerberg’s fortune has surged this year – and nobody on the rich list comes close to his $44 billion gain”

“…Mark Zuckerberg has seen his fortune surge this year – and nobody on Bloomberg’s rich list comes close to his $44 billion gain so far in 2023. The Meta CEO has made more than anybody else on Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index this year,… Continue Reading…

Banking, Real Estate

“PacWest to Sell $2.6 Billion Real Estate Loans at Discount”

“PacWest Bancorp, one of the US lenders engulfed in the regional banking turmoil, agreed to sell a $2.6 billion portfolio of real estate construction loans amid efforts to shore up liquidity. Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc. will purchase the group of 74… Continue Reading…

Banking

“JPMorgan Chase raises key revenue target to $84 billion after First Republic takeover”

“JPMorgan Chase raised a key performance target on the heels of its government-brokered takeover of First Republic earlier this month. The bank will generate about $84 billion in net interest income this year, New York-based JPMorgan said Monday in slides… Continue Reading…

Banking

“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…