Tag: ANLINS
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Nestle to investigate banking relationships after Credit Suisse collapse
ZURICH, March 28 (Reuters) – Nestle (NESN.S) will examine its banking relationships following the planned acquisition of Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) by UBS (UBSG.S), the food group’s CEO Mark Schneider said on Tuesday. The world’s largest food group was a customer of Credit Suisse, Schneider told broadcaster TeleZueri in an interview to be shown Tuesday evening, […]
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Research shows that China has spent $240 billion on bailing out Belt & Road countries
JOHANNESBURG, March 28 (Reuters) – China has spent $240 billion between 2008 and 2021 to bail out 22 developing countries, with the amount soaring in recent years as more people have struggled to repay loans spent on building of “Belt & Road” infrastructure, according to a study published Tuesday. Nearly 80% of bailout loans were […]
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Exclusive: Citizens Financial eyes bid on SVB private bank, sources say
NEW YORK, March 23 (Reuters) – Citizens Financial Group Inc (CFG.N) is preparing a bid to acquire the private banking business of bankrupt Silicon Valley Bank, two people familiar with the matter said Thursday. Citizens, one of the largest regional banks in the US, is preparing to bid for the auction of the company, which […]
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Exclusive: Walmart lays off hundreds of US employees at five e-commerce fulfillment centers
NEW YORK, March 23 (Reuters) – Hundreds of employees at five US Walmart facilities that fulfill e-commerce orders are being asked to find jobs at other company locations within 90 days, a spokesperson confirmed to Reuters. About 200 workers in Pedricktown, New Jersey, and hundreds more in Fort Worth, Texas; Chino, California; Davenport, Florida; and […]
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US authorities focused on stability, First Republic as Fed meets
March 22 (Reuters) – US authorities will consider moves on Wednesday to further strengthen financial stability, along with scenarios to address the problems regional lender First Republic Bank continues to face. While the recent market turmoil has eased, the Federal Reserve meeting is now at the center of attention, with traders arguing over whether the […]
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Exclusive: EU drafts plan to allow electric cars with combustion engine
Brussels proposes an exception for electric fuel cars from 2035 Germany is still examining EU draft proposal Berlin sees the technological state as problematic Goal to make a decision by Thursday BERLIN/BRUSSELS, March 21 (Reuters) – The European Commission has drawn up a plan to allow the sale of new combustion engine cars after 2035 […]
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Cryptoverse: Bitcoin passes bank stress test
21 March (Reuters) – As the crisis haunts the traditional world of stocks and bonds, bitcoin suddenly looks like a safe haven. The notoriously volatile cryptocurrency seems positively healthy and savory, just as a banking collapse drives markets into the arms of a recession. Bitcoin is up 21% this month, while a choppy S&P 500 […]
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The US banking system is sound, but not all deposits are guaranteed, Yellen tells senators
WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) – The US banking system remains sound and Americans can be confident that their deposits will be there when they are needed, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday, though she denied that recent bailouts following two major bank failures mean there is there was now a general government guarantee for […]
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US organizes ‘material action’ to stop SVB outages
NEW YORK, March 12 (Reuters) – US authorities on Sunday were preparing “material action” to bolster deposits at Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and try to mitigate any wider financial fallout from the sudden collapse of the technology-based startup-focused lender counter. sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Officials in the Biden administration worked all weekend […]
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Silicon Valley Bank employees offered 45 days of work at 1.5 times wages, FDIC email shows
NEW YORK, March 11 (Reuters) – Silicon Valley Bank employees were offered 45 days of work at one and a half times their salary by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, the US regulator that took control of the collapsed lender on Friday, according to an email to employees seen by Reuters. Workers will be enrolled […]