Mar 15 Retail sales drop slightly in February after jump in January spending By Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press America's consumers trimmed their spending in February after a buying burst in January, underscoring the volatility of the economic environment. Continue reading
Mar 14 Ohio sues Norfolk Southern to make sure it pays for toxic train derailment By John Seewer, Associated Press Ohio has filed a lawsuit against railroad Norfolk Southern to make sure it pays for the cleanup and environmental damage caused by a fiery train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border last month. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch 5:03 News Wrap: Inflation shows signs of easing but prices well above where they were last year In our news wrap Tuesday, inflation shows fresh signs of easing but prices are still well above where they were a year ago, millions of Americans bore the brunt of foul weather from atmospheric rivers to nor'easters, the state of… Continue watching
Mar 14 Watch 6:14 High inflation complicates Federal Reserve's response to bank failures By Geoff Bennett, Diane Lincoln Estes, Karina Cuevas Days after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, there are plenty of questions being asked about the health of banks in the U.S. Sheila Bair served as the chair of the FDIC from 2006 to 2011 and… Continue watching
Mar 14 Analysis: Why Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank failed so fast By Vidhura S. Tennekoon, The Conversation Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank failed with enormous speed – so quickly that they could be textbook cases of classic bank runs, in which too many depositors withdraw their funds from a bank at the same time. Continue reading
Mar 14 U.S. inflation eases but stays high, putting the Federal Reserve in a tough spot By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press U.S. consumer price increases eased slightly from January to February but still pointed to an elevated inflation rate that is posing a challenge for the Federal Reserve at a delicate moment for the financial system. Continue reading
Mar 14 Class action lawsuit filed against Silicon Valley Bank parent company By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press The lawsuit against SVB Financial Group, CEO Greg Becker and CFO Daniel Beck was filed in the U.S. district court for the Northern district of California. It is looking for unspecified damages to be awarded to some SVB investors. Continue reading
Mar 14 Silicon Valley Bank's collapse rattles tech industry leaders, entrepreneurs By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press “They were the gold standard, it almost seemed weird if you were in tech and didn’t have a Silicon Valley Bank account,” Stefan Kalb, CEO of Seattle startup Shelf Engine, said during an interview. Continue reading
Mar 14 Stocks rally on Wall Street following inflation report, bank failures By Stan Choe, Associated Press The S&P 500 was 1.5 percent higher in early trading after a report showed inflation is still high but heading lower. Stocks of smaller and mid-sized banks recovered some of their prior plunges caused by worries that customers could yank… Continue reading
Mar 14 Inflation eased in February but remains high, putting pressure on Fed By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press U.S. consumer price increases eased slightly from January to February but still pointed to an elevated inflation rate that is posing a challenge for the Federal Reserve at a delicate moment for the financial system. Continue reading