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“sony raises forecast on PlayStation gaming growth but profit drops 31% in first quarter”

“Sony on Wednesday reported a 31% fall in profit in the first fiscal quarter as its life insurance unit dragged on its bottom line, but the company raised full-year sales forecasts on the back of expected strength for its PlayStation gaming… 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, Economy

“JPMorgan Chase takes over First Republic after U.S. seizure of ailing bank”

“Regulators took possession of First Republic on Monday, resulting in the third failure of an American bank since March, after a last-ditch effort to persuade rival lenders to keep the ailing bank afloat failed. JPMorgan Chase , already the largest… Continue Reading…

Economy

“U.S. GDP rose at a 1.1% pace in the first quarter as signs build that the economy is slowing”

“Growth in the U.S. slowed considerably during the first three months of the year as interest rate increases and inflation took hold of an economy largely expected to decelerate even further ahead. Gross domestic product, a measure of all goods… Continue Reading…

Banking

[Banking] “First Republic’s dramatic slide continues, stock falls 35% as bank looks for rescue deal”

“First Republic ’s stock sank again on Wednesday as investors kept an eye on a potential rescue deal for the troubled regional bank. Shares were down more than 35% in morning trading, extending losses of nearly 50% on Tuesday. The… Continue Reading…

Business

“General Motors’ U.S. sales jump 18% in the first quarter”

“General Motors said on Monday that its first-quarter U.S. sales rose 18% from a year ago, to just over 600,000 vehicles delivered, as it continued its rebound from the supply chain problems that limited global auto production in 2021 and… Continue Reading…

Banking

“First Citizens to Buy SVB After Biggest Failure Since 2008”

“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…

Real Estate

“Home sales spike 14.5% in February as the median price drops for the first time in over a decade…”

“Sales of previously owned homes rose 14.5% in February compared with January, according to a seasonally adjusted count by the National Association of Realtors. That put sales at an annualized rate of 4.58 million units. It was the first monthly… Continue Reading…

Real Estate

“84% of recent first-time home sellers have regrets…”

“Timing is everything, especially when it comes to real estate. But finding the perfect time to sell your home — especially if it’s your first time — may be a challenge as the residential real estate market fluctuates. A recent… Continue Reading…

Banking

“US Regional Banks Remain Under Pressure as First Republic Sinks”

“…Regional banks were among the hardest hit as the KBW Regional Banking Index sank 7.7%, its sharpest plunge since June 2020. The rapid selloff came even as the Treasury Department, Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said they were… Continue Reading…