PacWest shares slip as debt ceiling fears cloud asset sale optimism
(Reuters) -Shares of PacWest Bancorp fell nearly 3% on Wednesday, reversing course from premarket, as debt ceiling talks impasse overshadowed
2023-05-24 22:51
Cathay Pacific fires cabin crew over alleged discrimination of passenger on flight from China
Cathay Pacific Airways said Tuesday it had fired three cabin crew members after a passenger complained of discrimination on a flight from mainland China, an incident that angered Hong Kong officials and underscored the pressure on the city's flag carrier to please Beijing.
2023-05-24 15:15
PacWest sells real-estate lending unit to Roc360 - WSJ
PacWest Bancorp has struck a deal to sell its real-estate lending arm to Roc360 for an undisclosed price,
2023-05-24 08:18
PacWest Bancorp's plan to sell $2.6 billion real estate loans calms investors
By Niket Nishant (Reuters) -PacWest Bancorp's shares rose nearly 18%, extending gains from the previous session after the lender's plan
2023-05-23 22:24
Corporate bankruptcies are on the rise — and the pain won't end for a while
From Vice Media to Bed Bath & Beyond, bankruptcies are picking up again. Last week, corporate America had its worst 48-hour stretch of bankruptcies since at least 2008, according to Bloomberg. That's never a good comparison.
2023-05-23 04:15
Regional Banks Rallied Last Week. Traders Continued to Short the Sector
Short sellers increased bets against regional banks last week even as the sector notched one of its best
2023-05-23 02:57
PacWest Bancorp to sell real estate loans to Kennedy-Wilson subsidiary
Regional lender PacWest Bancorp said on Monday it entered into an agreement to sell a portfolio of 74
2023-05-22 18:20
How tornadoes, crypto and mudslides pushed up the debt default deadline
The so-called X-date, or the day the US government can no longer pay its bills, may be on an accelerated timeline because the federal government collected less money on Tax Day in April than it had anticipated.
2023-05-20 05:19
What happens when $2 trillion is sucked out of the global economy? It may not be pretty
Central banks have been credited with averting a global depression twice over the past 15 years: Once after the 2008 financial crisis, and again at the height of the coronavirus pandemic.
2023-05-19 23:50
What are the sanctions on Russia and are they hurting its economy?
Western nations have imposed severe measures against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
2023-05-19 19:51
Six Pacific countries at high risk of debt distress - World Bank
WELLINGTON Six Pacific countries are at a high risk of debt distress in part due to government spending
2023-05-18 13:54
Short Sellers Up Regional Bank Bets Even as Lender Concerns Ease
Bets against regional banks continue to pile on even as the sector recovers from the turmoil that shook
2023-05-18 02:46