Regional bank earnings may expose critical weaknesses, according to Sheila Bair, former chair of the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Their quarterly numbers begin hitting Wall Street this week. “I’m worried about a handful of them,” Bair told CNBC’s “Fast Money” on Tuesday. “I think some of them are still overly reliant on industry deposits, … Read more
A New York Community Bank stands in Brooklyn on February 08, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images New York Community Bank, the regional lender that needed a $1 billion-plus lifeline last month, is offering the country’s highest interest rate for a savings account. NYCB raised the annual percentage yield offered via … Read more
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., February 7, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters The benefits of scale will never be more obvious than when banks begin reporting quarterly results on Friday. Ever since the chaos of last year’s regional banking crisis that consumed three … Read more
The forces that consumed three regional lenders in March 2023 have left hundreds of smaller banks wounded, as merger activity — a key potential lifeline — has slowed to a trickle. As the memory of last year’s regional banking crisis begins to fade, it’s easy to believe the industry is in the clear. But the … Read more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Southwest Airlines — Shares plummeted nearly 14% after the airline announced it was “reevaluating all prior full year 2024 guidance, including the expectation for capital spending,” citing delivery delays from Boeing. Southwest stated that its first-quarter leisure bookings were weaker than expected. The airline also forecast … Read more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Bally’s — Shares soared more than 25% after hedge fund Standard General made a buyout proposal valuing the casino operator at $15 per share. That’s 41.2% higher than where the stock finished last week. Oracle — Shares added 1.6% ahead of the software giant’s fiscal third-quarter … Read more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Crypto stocks — Stocks connected to cryptocurrencies rose as Bitcoin hit a fresh record high and topped $71,000. Coinbase and Microstrategy rose about 6% and 8%, respectively. Marathon Digital also rose 6%. PDD Holdings — U.S.-listed shares of the Chinese ecommerce company added 4.5% following an … Read more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Nvidia — Shares fell nearly 5% as Nvidia took a breather from its winning streak. Earlier in the session, the stock notched a new 52-week high. The chipmaker has gained 7% week to date and is headed for its ninth-straight winning week. Marvell Technology — The … Read more
New York Community Bank said Thursday it lost 7% of its deposits in the turbulent month before announcing a $1 billion-plus capital injection from investors led by former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s Liberty Strategic Capital. The bank had $77.2 billion in deposits as of March 5, NYCB said in an investor presentation tied to the … Read more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Carvana — Shares gained more than 5% after RBC upgraded the stock to sector perform from underperform. The firm cited a reasonable valuation and a favorable setup for unit acceleration. MongoDB — Shares fell more than 8% after the company issued disappointing first-quarter and full-year guidance … Read more