Economy

Wholesale prices post unexpected decline of 0.1% in February; retail sales fall

Wholesale prices posted an unexpected decline in February, providing some encouraging news on inflation as the Federal Reserve weighs its…

One of the best ways to figure out what the Fed will do next is to look at regional bank stocks

Markets have changed their mind — again — about what they think the Federal Reserve will do next week regarding…

Goldman Sachs cuts GDP forecast because of stress on small banks, which are key to U.S. economy

Goldman Sachs on Wednesday lowered its 2023 economic growth forecast, citing a pullback in lending from small- and medium-sized banks…

Long-awaited Fed digital payment system to launch in July

The Federal Reserve’s digital payments system, which it promises will help speed up the way money moves, will debut in…

Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary blasts SVB’s ‘idiot management’ and ‘negligent directors’ over collapse

Shark Tank‘s Kevin O’Leary has made a career of calling out businesses on their weaknesses, and now bosses at the…

‘It’s a big failure for us.’ Sweden’s largest pension fund invested in both Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank before they failed

Sweden’s largest pension fund, Alecta, is under fire this week for investments it made into now-defunct U.S. regional banks. After…

I had all of my capital held up in Silicon Valley Bank as it collapsed. It showed me that the grittiest entrepreneurs will survive the VC winter

Last weekend, Silicon Valley Bank, the most popular bank in the tech industry, collapsed overnight. Following a sudden stock price…

Elizabeth Warren is among the furious politicians demanding SVB execs return their salaries, bonuses, and $84 million in stock sale profits

After the second- and third-largest bank failures in U.S. history, lawmakers are seeking more than just answers—they want money. In…

Silicon Valley Bank makes a surprising appeal after its collapse: Bring your money back and ‘help us rebuild’

The new chief executive officer of Silicon Valley Bridge Bank Tim Mayopoulos has one ask: that depositors pivot back to…

‘It’s inexplicable’: Critic rips Fed for missing SVB risk with Wall Street ‘publicly screaming about these very issues for many, many months’

The Federal Reserve is facing stinging criticism for missing what observers say were clear signs that Silicon Valley Bank was…