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☆ Jasmin Paris: ‘Being a woman was never a barrier,’ says ultrarunner after historic Barkley Marathons finish
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The Barkley Marathons consists of five loops, 20 miles each, along unmarked trails in rural Tennessee, with about 67,000 feet of elevation. David Allan/CNN If accepted into the race, runners get a "letter of condolence." David Allan/CNN Barkley runners jump into a creek and wade through a tunnel that goes under Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary. Instead, it was weeks of training that laid the foundation for Paris’ Barkley success. We know that travel is a huge component of the carbon footprint of running and racing.”Regardless of whether she returns, the Barkley Marathons is an event that Paris will always hold dear.

Persons: CNN — Jasmin Paris, –, Gary Cantrell, “ I’ve, “ I’m, I’ve, Jacob Zocherman Paris, Barkley, ”, It’s, “, ultrarunners, Cantrell, Cantrell –, David Allan, They're, Laz, CNN Barkley, James Earl Ray, Martin Luther King Jr, Harvey Lewis, Paris ’ Barkley, “ It’s, ” – Organizations: CNN, Barkley, ”, CNN Sport, Walmart, BBC, Everest, Paris, Scotland – Locations: ” Paris, British, Everest, Paris, Tennessee, Brushy Mountain, Scotland, Austria, “

☆ Tech firms, Wall Street lead job cuts in Corporate America
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA AND TELECOM SECTORMeta Platforms (META.O):The Facebook-parent said it would cut 10,000 jobs, just four months after it let go 11,000 employees. read moreMicrosoft Corp (MSFT.O):The U.S. tech giant said it would cut 10,000 jobs by the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2023. The company laid off under 1,000 employees across several divisions in October, Axios reported, citing a source. Workday (WDAY.O):The software company will cut roughly 500 jobs, or 3% of its workforce, citing a challenging macroeconomic environment. Morgan Stanley (MS.N):The Wall Street powerhouse was planning to cut about 3,000 jobs in the second quarter ended June 30, Reuters reported in May.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Goldman Sachs, Axios, Pat Gelsinger, Elon Musk, Morgan Stanley, Lazard, Coinbase, cryptocurrencies, Phillips, Johnson, Joseph Wolk, Deborah Sophia, Akash Sriram, Granth Vanaik, Eva Mathews, Yuvraj Malik, Sourasis Bose, Priyamvada, Tiyashi Datta, Manya Saini, Jaspreet Singh, Maju Samuel, Sriraj Kalluvila, Pooja Desai Organizations: REUTERS, TELECOM, Meta, Facebook, IBM Corp, Spotify Technology SA, Spotify, Microsoft Corp, Intel Corp, Reuters, New York Times, Elon, Cisco Systems, HP, Rivian, Match, Dell Technologies, Technologies, U.S . Central Intelligence Agency, Goldman Sachs, Wall, Citigroup, Bloomberg News, BlackRock, Bed, Dow, Johnson, 3M, Thomson Locations: New, Wall, U.S, York, New Jersey, Bengaluru

☆ Schaeffler’s token bump sets up bigger battle
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Staff Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Nov 27 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Schaeffler’s (SHA_p.DE) token bump for Vitesco Technologies (VTSCn.DE) may not ensure a smooth ride. The 3.4 billion euro German industrial group raised its tender price for shares in auto parts group Vitesco by 3% to 94 euros. On that basis the 94 euros tender price is only a 7% premium above fair value. Assuming enough shareholders now tender, the final merger price for any remaining shares will be set by a third-party valuer. Yet Vitesco’s board, backed by three banks including JPMorgan (JPM.N) and Lazard (LAZ.N), have now published fairness opinions saying the company is worth more than 94 euros.

Persons: Thomas Stierle, David Einhorn’s, Neil Unmack, Warren Buffett, George Hay, Streisand Neto Organizations: REUTERS, Staff, Reuters, Vitesco Technologies, JPMorgan, Lazard, X, Thomson Locations: Frankfurt, Germany, China, Rome

"It's pretty simple - you can't make a big business decision today without a geopolitical perspective," Orszag said in an interview at the Reuters NEXT conference in New York. Lazard has a geopolitical advisory unit that analyzes world events and their potential impact on clients' businesses. Orszag set an ambitious goal of doubling the investment bank's revenue by 2030. Some investment banks have laid off thousands of employees and cut other costs after several quarters of lethargic dealmaking. [1/5]Peter Orszag, CEO of Lazard, speaks with Reuters journalist Lananh Nguyen during the ReutersNEXT Newsmaker event in New York City, New York, U.S., November 9, 2023.

Persons: Peter Orszag, Orszag, Lazard, lethargic, Lananh Nguyen, Brendan McDermid, dealmaking, Brian Moynihan, Obama, We're, Leela de Kretser, Mark Porter, Emelia Organizations: Reuters NEXT, Wall, Reuters, REUTERS, Bank of America, reuters, Thomson Locations: China, Ukraine, New York, New York City , New York, U.S

☆ Lazard quarterly profit misses estimates on dealmaking drought
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 26 (Reuters) - Lazard (LAZ.N) on Thursday missed Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profit, as the independent investment bank's advisory business reeled from a prolonged slump in dealmaking activity. Lazard's bigger rivals, JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) and Morgan Stanley (MS.N), reported weakness in their investment banking segments earlier this month. Lazard reported an adjusted profit of $10 million, or 10 cents per share, in the three months ended Sept. 30, compared with $106 million, or $1.05 per share, a year earlier. Analysts on average has expected a profit of 16 cents per share, according to LSEG data. Reporting by Jaiveer Singh Shekhawat in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini GanguliOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Morgan Stanley, Lazard, Peter R, Orszag, Jaiveer Singh, Shinjini Organizations: Lazard Ltd, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Lazard, JPMorgan Chase &, Revenue, Thomson Locations: New York, U.S, Wall, Bengaluru

☆ Goldman Sachs forays into geopolitical advisory business
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The logo for Goldman Sachs is seen on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, New York, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 26 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs (GS.N) on Thursday launched an institute to offer its clients insights on geopolitics and technology, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters. The Goldman Sachs Global Institute will be led by Jared Cohen and George Lee, partners at the U.S. banking heavyweight, the memo said. Apart from Goldman Sachs, independent investment firm Lazard (LAZ.N) has been advising its clients on geopolitical risks. The Goldman Sachs Global Institute will partner with leaders across businesses to engage with clients on a range of topics from the U.S.-China relationship, conflicts in Europe and the Middle East and shifting supply chains, the memo added.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Andrew Kelly, Goldman, Jared Cohen, George Lee, Lazard, Jaiveer Singh, Shilpi Majumdar Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Reuters, Goldman Sachs Global, Goldman Sachs Global Institute, U.S ., Thomson Locations: New York City , New York, U.S, Ukraine, China, Europe, Bengaluru

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Arm, Apple, Nvidia, Starbucks, CVS, Planet Fitness and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Evercore ISI upgrades CVS to outperform from in line Evercore ISI said in its upgrade of the drugstore chain that the stock is attractive. Daiwa upgrades Dell to outperform from hold Daiwa said in its upgrade of Dell that "AI is starting to kick in." JPMorgan downgrades Planet Fitness to neutral from overweight JPMorgan downgraded Planet Fitness due to leadership changes and "ongoing systemic challenges." TD Cowen reiterates Nvidia as outperform TD Cowen said it's even more bullish on the stock after attending a recent conference. TD Cowen downgrades Starbucks to market perform from outperform TD Cowen said in its downgrade of the coffee giant that it's concerned about China pressures.

Persons: Goldman Sachs downgrades Lazard, Goldman Sachs, Truist, Daiwa, Chris Rondeau —, —, TD Cowen, Cowen, it's, Raymond James, downgrades Deere, KeyBanc Organizations: Barclays, CVS, Dell, Holdings, JPMorgan, Nvidia, Technology, Apple, Micron, Citi, GE Healthcare, GE, General Electric, " Bank of America, Bank of America, China SSS, Evercore, Deere Locations: Royal Caribbean, China

☆ Wall Street banks shed jobs to ease cost pressures
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Morning commuters walk on Wall Street in New York's financial district October 30, 2014. Others, like Citigroup (C.N), are preparing to cut jobs as part of a structural revamp targeted to remove complexity. It also laid off nearly 1,000 employees from First Republic Bank, the collapsed lender it had acquired from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. The bank laid off about 3,200 people earlier this year in its biggest headcount reduction since the 2008 financial crisis. Lazard (LAZ.N) -The New York-based investment bank said it would cut around 10% of its workforce in 2023.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Wells, Mike Santomassimo, Santomassimo, Charles Schwab, Lazard, Jaiveer Singh, Maju Samuel Organizations: REUTERS, Banking, Citigroup, JPMorgan, First Republic Bank, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, Reuters, Financial Times, Bloomberg News, Wall Street, UBS Group, Credit, Thomson Locations: New, U.S, New York, York, Bengaluru

Peter Orszag, incoming CEO of financial advisory Lazard, speaks at the 2023 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 2, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Two weeks before Peter Orszag takes the helm as CEO of Lazard (LAZ.N), he is already setting an ambitious goal for the investment bank to double its revenue by 2030. Orszag outlined his plans for the 175-year-old firm in a memo to employees on Thursday, including a raft of personnel changes. The revenue aspirations are being locked in at a time when sluggish dealmaking has weighed on earnings and prompted Lazard to eliminate 10% of its workforce. Boosting revenue in asset management will require better distribution, improved investment performance and potentially an acquisition, Orszag wrote in the memo.

Persons: Peter Orszag, Lazard, Mike Blake, ”, Orszag, Alexandra Soto, Chris Weideman, Lananh Nguyen, Varun Organizations: Milken, Global Conference, REUTERS, Lazard, Reuters, Apollo Asset Management, U.S, Thomson Locations: Beverly Hills , California, U.S, Europe, East, Africa

☆ Citigroup's business heads in revamped structure
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The Citigroup Inc (Citi) logo is seen at the SIBOS banking and financial conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada October 19, 2017. He is an alum of the London Business School and the London School of Economics. In 2021, he became the global head of Citi's treasury and trade solutions arm. ANDY SIEG, WEALTH The incoming head of Citi's wealth management unit starts on Sept. 27, after running Bank of America's powerhouse Merrill Lynch Wealth Management division since 2017. He was previously the head of the consumer bank in Asia and Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Persons: Chris Helgren, Jane Fraser, SHAHMIR, Khaliq, Fraser, ANDREW MORTON, Morton, Lehman, PETER BABEJ, ANDY SIEG, Merrill, GONZALO LUCHETTI, Niket, Lananh Nguyen, Chizu Organizations: Citigroup Inc, Citi, REUTERS, Citigroup, London Business School, London School of Economics, Morton, Heath, Lehman Brothers, Citi Asia Pacific, Deutsche Bank, Lazard, of America's, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, JPMorgan Chase, Bain & Company, Thomson Locations: Toronto , Ontario, Canada, Fraser, Jarrow, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Bengaluru

☆ Lazard quarterly profit slumps as Wall Street's dealmaking drought persists
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

July 27 (Reuters) - Lazard (LAZ.N) reported a second-quarter profit on Thursday that fell 76% as the boutique investment bank's advisory business reeled from a prolonged slump in dealmaking activity. Dealmaking has been on ice during the past 12 months amid heavy capital markets volatility and the U.S. Federal Reserve's tightening of monetary policy. Global mergers and acquisitions activity fell 36% year-on-year in the second quarter as high interest rates and a stand-off over the U.S. debt ceiling kept dealmakers on edge. The slump in dealmaking has affected some of Wall Street's largest investment banks, with some of them announcing job cuts and other cost-cutting measures. Revenue at Lazard's financial advisory segment fell 15% to $344 million in the second quarter, while its asset management arm saw a 1% rise in revenue.

Persons: Dealmaking, Lazard, Manya Saini, Shounak Dasgupta Organizations: Lazard, U.S, Thomson Locations: U.S . Federal, dealmaking, Wall, Bengaluru

☆ Deal-making is set to return to Wall Street soon, and Morgan Stanley says you should buy this stock now to benefit
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A return to deal-making on Wall Street suggests there's a buying opportunity in financial advisory firm Lazard , Morgan Stanley said. Analyst Ryan Kenny upgraded Lazard to overweight from equal weight and raised his price target, saying it's poised to benefit from growing merger and acquisition activity. Time to be nimble and get ahead of it," Kenny wrote Wednesday. LAZ 1D mountain Lazard shares 1-day Lazard shares are underperforming this year, down more than 1%. The analyst's $43 price target, raised from $36, is 31% above where shares closed Tuesday.

Persons: Lazard, Morgan Stanley, Ryan Kenny, it's, Kenny, Michael Bloom Organizations: Advisors, Lazard

☆ Lazard fires senior banker for inappropriate behavior -source
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

NEW YORK, July 3 (Reuters) - Investment bank Lazard (LAZ.N) terminated a managing director for inappropriate behavior over the weekend, according to a source familiar with the situation. Incoming CEO Peter Orszag sent a memo to staff this weekend informing them that the company had dismissed a managing director in the bank's financial advisory unit, the source said. Lazard took action after investigating the behavior, which occurred at a personal event at which employees were present, the source said, without naming the banker. Orszag currently leads Lazard's financial advisory unit overseeing deals. Reporting by Lananh Nguyen; Editing by Leslie AdlerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Peter Orszag, Lazard, Orszag, Lananh Nguyen, Leslie Adler Organizations: YORK, Investment, Lazard, Bloomberg News, Thomson

NEW YORK/LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) - Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity fell 36% year-on-year in the second quarter, but investment bankers and lawyers expressed optimism that the stock market's recovery will gradually restore chief executives' dealmaking confidence. "Global uncertainty is what is impacting M&A most - it just makes people uncomfortable. It's easier to say, I'll pass on a deal - nobody gets fired for passing on a deal. M&A volumes in the United States declined by 30% to $318.4 billion, while Europe and Asia Pacific volumes shrank 49% and 24% respectively. Not a single so-called mega-deal, which typically refers to transactions worth over $25 billion, was signed during the quarter.

Persons: Michael Aiello, Weil, Raymond McGuire, Steve Baronoff, Bunge, John Collins, Morgan Stanley, there’ll, Ethan Klingsberg, Deringer, Manolo Falco, Scott Miller, Sullivan, Cromwell, Howard Ellin, Flom, Dwayne Lysaght, Eric Schiele, Kirkland, Ellis, Anirban Sen, Andres Gonzalez, Stephen Coates Organizations: Manges LLP, Lazard Ltd, Bank of America, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Magellan Midstream Partners, Viterra Ltd, Carrier Global, Investment, Citigroup Inc, JPMorgan Chase, Antitrust, U.S . Federal Trade Commission, Horizon Therapeutics, Thomson Locations: United, Europe, Asia, Skadden, Slate, New York, London

Morgan Stanley co-presidents Ted Pick and Andy Saperstein are widely viewed as the front-runners for the top job, with Pick seen as having a slight edge, the person said. A Morgan Stanley spokesperson declined to comment, as did Gorman, Pick, Saperstein and Simkowitz when contacted directly. SUCCESSION PLANNINGSince taking the helm, Australian-born Gorman, 64, has transformed Morgan Stanley through a series of major deals into a wealth management powerhouse that aims to manage $10 trillion in assets. Pick, 54, heads Morgan Stanley's institutional securities group, overseeing areas including investment banking, equities and fixed income. Saperstein, 56, is in charge of the wealth management unit that has bolstered Morgan Stanley's profits in recent years.

Persons: Morgan Stanley's, James Gorman's, Gorman, Morgan Stanley, Ted Pick, Andy Saperstein, Pick, Dan Simkowitz, Morgan, Merrill Lynch, You've, you've, Peter Orszag, Kenneth Jacobs, JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, Brian Moynihan, Lananh Nguyen, Paritosh Bansal, Megan Davies, Jamie Freed Organizations: YORK, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, U.S, Attorney's, Southern, of, McKinsey, White House, JPMorgan, Bank of America, Thomson Locations: London, New York, of New York, Australian

[1/4] The iconic Hollywood sign is shown on a hillside above a neighborhood in Los Angeles California, U.S., February 1, 2019. "It's very easy to think all the Hollywood stars or anybody in Hollywood is rich and swimming in money in a swimming pool. The SAG-AFTRA actors union said 97.91% of ballots cast supported strike authorization. But the solidarity from high-wattage talent could be a boost for actors struggling to land enough gigs to make ends meet. Tohn believes only the highest echelon of actors are working all the time.

Persons: Mike Blake, Laz Alonso, Alonso, Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence, Glenn Close, Jackie Tohn, Melanie, MelRose, Rosen, Tohn, ” Tohn, Eric Kripke, Indiana Jones, Harrison Ford, Danielle Broadway, Hanna Rantala, Mary Milliken, Sandra Maler Organizations: REUTERS, Hollywood, of America, Amazon Studios, WGA, SAG, Netflix, CW, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles California, U.S, Hollywood, London

[1/2] A view of the Goldman Sachs global headquarters in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 15, 2021. The latest round of penny-pinching comes as Goldman Sachs management grew more pessimistic about an economic recovery and dealmaking this year. Goldman Sachs investment banking revenue is down 52% in that same period, the Dealogic data showed. Goldman Sachs trades at 0.97 times its book value, lagging rivals Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) which trade at 1.45 times and 1.33 times, respectively, according to Refintiv data. Reuters GraphicsThe headcount reductions and cost cutting do not solve Goldman's fundamental challenges: its reliance on investment banking and trading.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Andrew Kelly NEW, Goldman, David Solomon, John Waldron, Morgan Stanley, pare, Brennan Hawken, Waldron, Saeed Azhar, Lananh Nguyen, Tatiana Bautzer, Andrea Januta, Anna Driver Organizations: REUTERS, Andrew Kelly NEW YORK, Goldman Sachs, Investment, Lazard Ltd, Citigroup Inc, JPMorgan Chase &, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York, U.S, New York, Bengaluru

Venkatakrishnan's intervention underscores the pressure that the British bank is under to protect its U.S. investment banking franchise. Venkatakrishnan promised during the meeting to invest in the investment banking business to boost morale, the sources said. Miller left Barclays to join Jefferies last month, while Barclays only announced a new role for Astier this week, naming him global head of financial sponsors. Still, the exodus that Venkatakrishnan and other Barclays executives have been trying to stem has continued apace. But it was its consumer, cards and payments division, rather than investment banking, that led the charge.

Persons: C.S, Venkatakrishnan, dealmakers, Cathal Deasy, Morgan Stanley, Taylor Wright, Marco Valla, Deasy, John Miller, Jean, Francois Astier, Miller, Jefferies, Jim Rossman, Christopher Ludwig, Pete Contrucci, Evan Rothenberg, Daniel Kerstein, Contrucci, Rothenberg, Kerstein, Milana Vinn, Abigail Summerville, David Carnevali, Svea Herbst, Bayliss, Anirban Sen, Greg Roumeliotis, Christopher Cushing Organizations: YORK, Barclays, Citigroup Inc, UBS Group AG, Jefferies Financial Group Inc, Reuters, Credit Suisse Group AG, UBS, Lazard Ltd, Credit Suisse, Svea, Thomson Locations: Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, United States, New York, Rhode Island

☆ Lazard CEO Jacobs set to step down, Orszag to take helm -source
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Anirban Sen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Jacobs' decision to step down comes after Lazard reported a loss in the first quarter as dealmaking activity slumped. Lazard's stock has lost about 17% this year, giving the independent investment bank a market capitalization of just over $3 billion. Orszag, 54, was previously was head of North America M&A at Lazard and joined the bank from Citigroup in 2016. Jacobs, 64, joined Lazard from Goldman Sachs Group (GS.N) in 1988 and took over as CEO in 2009 after the death of his predecessor, Bruce Wasserstein. The Wall Street Journal first reported on the succession.

☆ Lazard CEO Ken Jacobs set to step down
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Anirban Sen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Lazard lead director Richard Parsons declined to provide details of the succession plan in a statement. "We have a succession plan that we have had in place for quite some time and our plan is on track," he said. The appetite for mergers and acquisitions has soured in recent months amid volatility in the capital markets, geopolitical tensions and rising interest rates. Investment banking units at large Wall Street firms have cut bonuses and laid off staff in recent months as stock market listings stalled and companies slamming the breaks on deals. The Wall Street Journal first reported on the succession.

☆ Goalkeeper scores from inside his own penalty area in wild ending to Mexican soccer match
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Goalkeeper Santiago Ramírez scored an absurd long-range goal to cap off a wild semifinal between his Atlético Morelia team and Celaya in Mexico’s Liga de Expansión. Trailing 2-1 in the second leg and 3-2 on aggregate, Celaya threw everything forward in a desperate attempt to find an equalizer in stoppage time. With Revuelta and the rest of his teammates attempting to run back to their unguarded goal, Ramírez let fly with a booming kick out of his hands that sent the ball into the opposition net, bouncing just twice in the penalty area on the way. Santiago Ramírez aprovechó que el arquero de los Toros fue a rematar y con este despeje anotó el 1-3 definitivo en el Miguel Alemán. It was a fitting end to a chaotic game that featured five red cards – two for Celaya and three for Morelia – and four goals.

☆ Pressure grows for US regulatory intervention as bank rout deepens
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"Investors are clearly continuing to focus on remaining players that are deemed the weakest," wrote UBS banking analyst Erika Najarian on Thursday. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. did not respond to a request for comment. Critics say increasing deposit insurance could encourage risk-taking, and note regulators have fewer tools to rescue banks following the 2008 financial crisis. The latest crisis began in March when runs on Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank led to their abrupt closures, leading depositors to move their cash to bigger banks. To stem the contagion, regulators took emergency steps to reimburse all customers at the two banks, while the Fed offered lenders additional liquidity.

☆ Factbox: Tech firms, Wall Street lead job cuts in Corporate America
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

read moreSpotify Technology SA (SPOT.N):Music streaming service Spotify is cutting 6% of its workforce, or roughly 600 roles. read moreMicrosoft Corp (MSFT.O):The U.S. tech giant said it would cut 10,000 jobs by the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2023. Workday Inc (WDAY.O):The software company will cut roughly 500 jobs, or 3% of its workforce, citing a challenging macroeconomic environment. Morgan Stanley (MS.N):The Wall Street powerhouse is planning to cut about 3,000 jobs in the second quarter, Reuters reported. MANUFACTURING SECTOR3M Co (MMM.N):The industrial conglomerate said it would cut 2,500 manufacturing jobs after reporting a lower profit.

BEVERLY HILLS, May 2 (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co (WFC.N) CEO Charlie Scharf said on Tuesday the banking industry is "extremely strong" but added he expects more volatility as market participants assess the health of financial institutions. "Talking about regional banks as one - it just makes absolutely no sense," Scharf said at the Milken Institute Global Conference. "Unfortunately, there will be a lot of volatility and turmoil," he said, adding that "the majority of the banks that we look at are still extremely strong." He did not expect more bank failures comparable to the recent collapses of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First Republic Bank. Lazard advised First Republic Bank (FRC.N) before it was seized by regulators and sold to JPMorgan on Monday.

The deal talks went down to the wire, according to two sources familiar with the situation. Four bidders, including JPMorgan, made it to the final rounds of the auction on Sunday night, one of the sources said. The final deal, announced around 3:30 a.m., cements Dimon's reputation as one of Wall Street's most powerful bankers. JPMorgan started a process internally, which looked at various options for First Republic, including an acquisition, according to a source familiar with the matter. The auction dragged out through the night as the FDIC's advisors examined each bid on its merits, a source familiar with the matter said.

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