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U.S. stock market sectors reclassified, with big shifts to financials from tech
The U.S. stock market, which has experienced elevated volatility due to recent bank fears, saw a reclassification of its sectors after Friday’s close.
What’s at stake for stocks, bonds as Federal Reserve weighs bank chaos against inflation fight
Markets 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.
U.S. stock-market futures edge higher after historic deal to rescue Credit Suisse
Stock 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.
Here’s why UBS’s deal to buy Credit Suisse matters to U.S. investors
Financial 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.
‘Not a 2008 redux,’ but BlackRock is ready for opportunities amid ‘damage’ of rate hikes and recession
There are 'financial cracks from rapid rate hikes,' not a 2008-style banking crisis, says BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager.
Breaking U.S. stocks open lower with First Republic leading regional banks lower
U.S. stock indexes opened lower on Friday, giving back some of Thursday's gains as investors still assessed the health of the banking sector after First Republic Bank was rescued by a group of major U.S. lenders. The Dow J...
Tail risk ETFs see sharp gains as U.S. stocks fall amid investor anxiety over banks
Shares of exchanged-traded funds focused on tail risk were moving higher Wednesday amid rising worries over the banking sector.
Soaring bond-market volatility makes it impossible to say what stocks are worth as banking jitters persist
The fallout from the closure of three U.S. banks in the span of a week is making it near-impossible for analysts to determine a fair valuation for stocks as volatility in the U.S. government bond market surges to its highe...
GBTC jumps this week while Grayscale CEO ‘encouraged’ after oral arguments in court battle with SEC over spot bitcoin ETF
Grayscale’s bitcoin trust has jumped this week, while the firm’s chief executive officer is feeling encouraged about its legal battle to convert the investment vehicle into an exchange-traded fund.
Bank ETFs bounce as this regional banking fund sees ‘record’ trading volume over recent days
Exchange-traded funds focused on bank stocks bounced Tuesday as investors appeared to be wading back into the beleaguered banking sector amid strong trading volume in the ETFs.
Corrected Bank debt swoons as Fed moves to contain fallout from SVB, Signature Bank collapses
Bonds issued by banks and other U.S. financial institutions are feeling the heat from the collapse of sudden California's Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in New York.
VIX keeps climbing after government intervention fails to ease investor anxiety
Government intervention isn't keeping market anxiety at bay.
Why bank ETFs are tanking despite regulators taking emergency steps to backstop depositors
Exchange-traded funds that invest in bank stocks were tanking Monday, after the U.S. government took emergency action to bolster confidence in the banking system following a run on Silicon Valley Bank.
SVB collapse means more stock-market volatility: What investors need to know as U.S. rescues depositors
Traders cheer a deal that makes Silicon Valley Bank depositors whole. Investors are still sifting the fallout from the 2nd-largest bank collapse in U.S. history.
U.S. and U.K. regulators consider ways to help SVB depositors, FDIC auctioning assets: reports
The U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is reportedly holding an auction for the assets of failed Silicon Valley Bank of California this weekend, while discussions are also said to be underway involving the Federal...
Bank ETFs fall amid concerns over SVB and ‘crack’ in financial system after rate hikes
Exchange-traded funds that buy bank stocks continued to slide Friday amid concerns over a run on Silicon Valley Bank.
Why financials may become the ‘new crowded’ sector after looming classification changes in stock market
Stock-market investors face changes in sector classifications this month, with shifts expected in areas such as information technology and financials, according to Wall Street analysts.
These stocks fared the worst as Powell pushed the market down Tuesday
Bank stocks were hit hard, as investors braced for a longer cycle of interest rate increases. Electric vehicle makers also stumbled.
Breaking U.S. stocks open modestly lower as investors await Powell testimony
U.S. stock indexes opened modestly lower on Tuesday as traders awaited Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's testimony before Congress on the state of the economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 5 points, leavin...
U.S. stock valuations revisit levels as ‘extreme’ as when 2022 bear market began, warns Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Investors should be cautious as valuations in U.S. stocks have climbed back to levels as high as when the 2022 bear market began, according to Morgan Stanley Wealth Management.
