TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s manufacturing activity contracted for a fifth straight month in March as output and new orders remained under pressure, a survey showed on Friday, suggesting the[...]
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March 24, 2023
Customers Bancorp weighs making an offer for Silicon Valley Bank – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) -Customers Bancorp Inc is exploring a deal for all or part of the failed Silicon Valley Bank, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The Pennsylvania-ba[...]
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Yellen tries to assuage investor fears as bank stocks slide
By David Lawder, Kanishka Singh and Sinéad Carew (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sought to reassure jittery investors that American bank deposits were safe and promised policymakers ha[...]
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Dealmakers expect pick-up in activity despite ‘brick wall’ facing M&A
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Anirban Sen NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Some of the most prominent rainmakers in the world of corporate mergers struck a note of optimism about dealmaking on Thursday, eve[...]
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