(Reuters) – Two New York Community Bancorp directors, Lawrence Savarese and David Treadwell, resigned from the board in March, the embattled lender said in a filing on Wednesday. Savarese chaire[...]
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March 21, 2024
Accenture flags IT industry spending gloom with fiscal 2024 forecast cut
(Reuters) – IT services provider Accenture cut its fiscal-year 2024 revenue forecast on Thursday as economic uncertainty prompts clients to curb spending on its consulting services, sending its[...]
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Top US bank overseer to unveil merger policy proposal
(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on Thursday is set to become the latest American regulator to propose new policies for mergers among banks amid the instability that co[...]
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ETFS Capital criticizes WisdomTree strategy, launches ‘withhold campaign’ vs board
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) – ETFS Capital asked shareholders of WisdomTree to abstain from re-electing some board members of the U.S. asset manager, saying its stock could surge a[...]
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US existing home sales rise to one-year high in February
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. existing home sales increased to a one-year high in February as supply improved, a trend that together with retreating mortgage rates could support activity during th[...]
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Switzerland surprises with rate cut, who’s next?
By Alun John and Naomi Rovnick LONDON (Reuters) – The Swiss National Bank kicked off rate cuts on Thursday, the week’s second momentous central bank decision after the non-conformist Bank[...]
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Lyft inks deal with Nielsen to measure in-app ads
(Reuters) – Nielsen and Lyft have signed an agreement to measure advertisements on the ride-hailing company’s mobile app, the data analytics firm said on Thursday. Measuring ad performance[...]
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US business activity stable in March; inflation picks up
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. business activity held steady in March, but prices increased across the board, suggesting that inflation could remain elevated after picking up at the start of the ye[...]
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Raiffeisen shares, bonds fall again as US presses bank to drop Russia deal
MILAN (Reuters) – Raiffeisen’s share and bonds fell again on Thursday, after Reuters reported earlier this week that Washington was pressing the Austrian bank to cancel a deal with a sanct[...]
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