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- Market Extra: Why bond-market volatility is at its highest since the 2008 financial crisis amid rolling fallout from banks
Friday - 03/17/2023 - 03:04 PMThis week's decline in 2-year U.S. and European yields came as the result of “de-risking of portfolios and draining of liquidity,'' according to DWS Group.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Kelley Blue Book: How the new electric vehicle tax credit rules are affecting automakers’ sales
Monday - 03/20/2023 - 04:00 AMNew data show the rules governing the electric car tax credits have boosted some automakers and hurt others.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Kelley Blue Book: How much time do drivers spend with their eyes closed? The results of this study are scary.
Monday - 03/20/2023 - 04:03 AMA new study by AAA suggests that drivers consistently underestimate how tired they are and how much fatigue affects their driving.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - : Fed had expressed its concerns over Silicon Valley Bank for years: reports
Sunday - 03/19/2023 - 05:05 PMSerious weaknesses first found in 2019, WSJ reports; FDIC reportedly to relaunch SVB sale this week in two parts
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - : Flagstar Bank to take over most of Signature Bank’s deposits, FDIC says
Sunday - 03/19/2023 - 07:05 PMFlagstar Bank, a subsidiary of New York Community Bankcorp Inc., on Sunday agreed to assume most of Signature Bank's deposits and some of its loans.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - MarketWatch: Braced for Monday: Markets and investors on edge as UBS moves closer to reported $1 billion all-share deal for Cred
Sunday - 03/19/2023 - 08:59 AMA Sunday report in the Financial Times said the offer price would be 0.25 Swiss francs a share, well below Credit Suisse's Friday closing price of 1.86 Swiss francs on Friday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - : Saudis, Qataris and Norway to see big losses on UBS deal for Credit Suisse
Sunday - 03/19/2023 - 01:10 PMThe Saudi National Bank is nursing big losses after Credit Suisse agreed to be taken over by UBS
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - : ‘We’re seeing bigger gatherings’: Restaurant diners at head of table as consumption fuels China’s otherwise tepid recovery
Saturday - 03/18/2023 - 07:58 PMAnalysts label China‘s economic recovery stable if unimpressive. Medicine and food-service sales key retail outperformance.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - : Mortgage rates fall in latest week. Freddie Mac cites worries over bank closures, and volatility in financial markets
Saturday - 03/18/2023 - 02:41 PMThe 30-year mortgage rate is averaging at 6.6%, Freddie Mac said in its latest weekly survey on Thursday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - : Tech is thriving in D.C.’s backyard — despite lawmakers’ efforts to rein in the industry
Saturday - 03/18/2023 - 09:16 AMTech companies specializing in defense contracts, AI, space, cloud computing and healthcare are thriving in and around Washington, D.C.
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- : Credit Suisse shares slump by two-thirds after UBS deal
Monday - 03/20/2023 - 03:44 AMCredit Suisse shares dropped as much as 65% in early trade after the Swiss bank agreed to be taken over by its rival UBS at a steep discount.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Next Avenue: How do healthcare and Medicare work when you retire abroad?
Monday - 03/20/2023 - 04:01 AMImagine paying just a 10th of what you'd pay in the U.S. for professional, personal and prompt healthcare. Here's how it works for one expat couple in Ecuador.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Market Extra: Here’s why UBS’s deal to buy Credit Suisse matters to U.S. investors
Sunday - 03/19/2023 - 04:08 PMFinancial markets will tell the story on Monday of whether UBS's more than $3 billion deal for Credit Suisse is enough to calm down at least one side of the Atlantic.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Key Words: ‘Asleep at the switch’: Sen. Elizabeth Warren calls for independent probe of Fed, banking regulations
Sunday - 03/19/2023 - 06:05 PMSen. Elizabeth Warren is calling for an independent investigation of the Federal Reserve and "the whole regulatory system" after the worst banking-sector crisis in more than a decade.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Michael Brush: A small-cap fund guru explains why you need to invest in small companies: they’re the stock market’s undiscovered
Sunday - 03/19/2023 - 07:35 AMChuck Royce, of Royce Investment Partners, has more than 50 years of experience investing in small, lesser-known companies.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Earnings Watch: Bank stocks whipsawed last week but bank profit estimates barely budged
Sunday - 03/19/2023 - 09:01 AMWall Street analysts who try to predict companies' results have been calmer about financial-industry profits overall. At least so far.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - : ‘Enough, it’s hurting our business’: SoFi’s campaign to stop the student-loan payment pause that helps its own customers
Sunday - 03/19/2023 - 07:01 AMThe financial technology company is suing the government and lobbying lawmakers to force its customers to resume making student-debt payments.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - : New Fed bank facility could see up to $2 trillion of usage, JPMorgan analysts say
Saturday - 03/18/2023 - 02:24 PMThe Federal Reserve's new facility set up after the collapse of two U.S. banks last week could see up to $2 trillion of use, according to a new analysis.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Help Me Retire: I’m 38, sold my home for $1.3 million and save my money but I ‘wonder if I’ll ever be able to retire’
Saturday - 03/18/2023 - 09:04 AMHave a question about your own retirement savings? Email us at HelpMeRetire@marketwatch.com
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Big Move: ‘I’ve inherited a house from my deceased aunt in San Francisco. She rented the basement to an older couple for yea
Saturday - 03/18/2023 - 09:20 AMCan I evict tenants who lived in a home I inherited for years without a lease? A reader asks MarketWatch in this week's Big Move column.
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- Dow Jones Newswires: China’s benchmark loan rates remain unchanged
Sunday - 03/19/2023 - 09:41 PMChina's benchmark lending rates were kept unchanged as expected following a hold of key policy rates last week, according to a statement released Monday by the country's central bank.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Livability: Five spring-break destinations for grown-ups
Monday - 03/20/2023 - 04:02 AMA spring break trip isn't just for college kids. These iconic spots offer plenty of decidedly grown-up fun minus the cheap beer and MTV beach parties.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Bond Report: Treasury yields dive as banks angst seen causing Fed to stand pat
Monday - 03/20/2023 - 04:08 AMRush to havens after UBS takeover of Credit Suisse fails to stem contagion concerns
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Market Extra: U.S. stock-market futures edge higher after historic deal to rescue Credit Suisse
Sunday - 03/19/2023 - 06:49 PMStock futures open modestly higher after UBS agrees to buy Credit Suisse in a historic deal brokered by regulators aiming to avert a deeper loss of confidence.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Chuck Jaffe: ‘Someone needs to tell Jerome Powell that this is not a kill-at-all-costs mission.’ Cut interest rates now to prev
Sunday - 03/19/2023 - 07:20 AMA rate cut won't end the war on inflation. It just pauses the battle -- if the Fed has the guts to do it, writes Chuck Jaffe.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Market Snapshot: What’s at stake for stocks, bonds as Federal Reserve weighs bank chaos against inflation fight
Sunday - 03/19/2023 - 11:01 AMMarkets may be in a vulnerable position ahead of the Federal Reserve’s meeting this week, as traders bet the banking crisis could lead to interest-rate cuts over the next year.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - : UBS to buy Credit Suisse for more than $3 billion in deal backed by Swiss government
Sunday - 03/19/2023 - 02:17 PMStruggling Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse has agreed to be bought by its arch-rival UBS at a discount to Friday's close price, after seeing a wave of customer deposits exit the bank.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Margin: SVB swag, like this fleece jacket, is selling for up to $1,000 on eBay
Saturday - 03/18/2023 - 02:28 PMSilicon Valley Bank employees are selling off company merchandise in light of the bank's collapse, with one seller calling a coffee mug 'a piece of history'
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - TaxWatch: My daughter has her heart set on attending a Canadian college. Will my 529 account still receive the tax benefits?
Saturday - 03/18/2023 - 04:39 PM'If we withdraw from the 529 and pay tuition and room and board at this school, will this be considered a qualified withdrawal?'
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Margin: ‘Woke’ is being used to describe everything and nothing. What does it actually mean?
Saturday - 03/18/2023 - 09:29 AMUse of the term woke in Black culture is decades old. Now, mostly white Americans lob it at Disney, BlackRock and others deemed progressive in a pejorative sense. What does it mean?
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