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☆ Regional banks are expected to pop under a Trump administration. The Street loves these dividend payers
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

President-elect Donald Trump is returning to the White House , and shares of regional banks are surging on his Election Day victory. Western Alliance Bancorp turned up on the list, with a dividend yield of 1.8% as of Tuesday's close. BPOP YTD mountain Popular shares in 2024 Provident Financial Services turned up on CNBC Pro's screen. Provident posted a profit of 36 cents per share, versus analysts' call for 47 cents a share, per FactSet. Shares are up more than 21% in 2024, and as of Tuesday's close, it had a dividend yield of 5%.

Persons: Donald Trump, Scott Siefers, Piper Sandler, Davidson's Gary Tenner, Tenner, Frank Schiraldi, Piper Sandler's Mark Fitzgibbon, Fitzgibbon, —, Fred Imbert Organizations: White, Republicans, Regional Banking, CNBC, Western Alliance Bancorp, Western Alliance, Financial Services, Provident

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Netflix, Apple, CVS Health, Lamb Weston, U.S. Cellular and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Separately, CVS issued third-quarter adjusted earnings guidance between $1.05 and $1.10 per share, far weaker than the FactSet consensus estimate of $1.69 a share. MGP Ingredients — Shares tumbled 26% after MGP Ingredients, a distilled spirits producer, issued preliminary third-quarter earnings and revenue guidance that missed expectations. Earnings of $1.23 per share missed the FactSet consensus estimate of $1.34 in earnings per share. Comerica reported $1.33 in earnings per share, compared to $1.17 per share expected by analysts, according to FactSet. Still, adjusted earnings of 89 cents per share beat the expected earnings per share of 88 cents.

Persons: Lamb Weston —, Jana Partners, Lamb Weston, David Joyner, Karen Lynch, LSEG, LSEG ., Riley, Ally, FactSet, — CNBC's Sean Conlon, Michelle Fox, Alex Harring, Hakyung Kim, Jesse Pound Organizations: Netflix, U.S . Cellular, Telephone, Data Systems, U.S, Cellular, Verizon Communications, CVS, MGP, American, Apple —, Bloomberg, Counterpoint Research, Western, Western Alliance, LSEG, LSEG . Fifth Third, Fifth Third Bancorp, Comerica, Holdings Locations: U.S, China

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: American Express, Procter & Gamble, Netflix, CVS Health and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Hakyung Kim | In Hakyungkim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The household goods maker posted $21.74 billion in revenue while analysts polled by LSEG had estimated $21.91 billion. WD-40 — The maintenance product maker's shares fell 4% after a disappointing fiscal fourth-quarter earnings report. Despite posting a top-line beat of $823 million in revenue versus LSEG analysts' estimates for $808 million, net interest income fell 3% in the third-quarter. Revenue of $9.16 billion fell below the $9.25 billion LSEG consensus forecast. Ally Financial – The digital bank stock fell nearly 1% despite earnings beating analysts' estimates in the third quarter.

Persons: Gamble, LSEG, David Joyner, Karen Lynch, B.Riley, SLB, Schlumberger, FactSet, — CNBC's Pia Singh, Sarah Min, Jesse Pound, Michelle Fox Organizations: Procter, Netflix, CVS, FactSet, Western Alliance Bancorp, Apple, Bloomberg, Crown Holdings, Holdings, Comerica Locations: China

☆ Here are the top small cap picks from UBS if market rally keeps broadening out
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Small-cap stocks have had a shaky start in 2024, but UBS thinks the sector is worth looking at as a potential broader market rally could boost the sector. Year to date, the Russell 2000 index of small companies is up 2% while the S & P 500 has gained 6.6%. "We view the expectations around interest rates coming down as incrementally a more supportive backdrop for SMID stocks," UBS analyst Joseph Parkhill wrote in a note last week, referring to small- to mid-cap stocks. With these factors in mind, UBS analysts compiled their list of high conviction, small- and mid-cap names which the bank believes have a unique investment thesis behind them. U.S.-traded shares of Zurich-based On have surged more than 22% in 2023, bringing the past 12 months' rally to 45%.

Persons: Russell, Joseph Parkhill, Roger Federer, Jay Sole, Brody Preston, Preston, WAL, Joshua Chan, There's, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: UBS, Federal, LSEG, Western Alliance Bancorp Locations: ., Zurich, Phoenix, Aramark, Wall

☆ What’s really going on with bank stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Word quickly spread on Wall Street that the regional bank was under pressure, igniting a bout of selling of other bank stocks over fears of contagion. The KBW Regional Banking Index closed down 6% on Wednesday. Unlike many fellow regional banks, it held on to the vast majority of its deposits. He also highlighted that the banks’ losses were tied to faulty office building loans. The selloff that hit other regional bank stocks is “likely overdone given idiosyncratic factors tied to NYCB,” Bank of America analysts said in a note on Thursday.

Persons: Zions, NYCB, Thomas Cangemi, Chris Marinac, Janney Montgomery Scott, CNN he’s, ”, ” NYCB, That’s, It’s, isn’t, ” Marinac, “ Organizations: New, New York CNN, Federal Reserve, New York Community Bancorp, Western Alliance Bancorp, York Community Bancorp, Bank, CNN, ” Bank of America, Aozora Bank, First Republic, Valley Bank Locations: New York, ZION, York

☆ U.S. regional banking shares tumble for second straight day
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The KBW Regional Banking Index slipped 4.8% after seeing its biggest single-day decline since the collapse of Signature Bank in March last year. NYCB shares lost another 13.4% of their value and were last trading at $5.60. The frenzied selling in banking shares has rekindled fears about regional lenders, even as many analysts and investors said the problems at NYCB were mostly unique. Western Alliance Bancorp's shares fell nearly 11%, while those of Valley National Bancorp dropped 8.8%. Comerica's shares fell 5.8%.

Persons: NYCB, Martin Rauchenwald, Arthur D, Steven Alexopoulos, Alexopoulos, Moody's, Western Alliance Bancorp's Organizations: New York Community Bank, U.S, New York Community Bancorp, Signature Bank, Flagstar Bank, Jefferies, Western Alliance, National Bancorp Locations: Yonkers , New York, U.S, NYCB

7:08 a.m.: BTIG upgrades Block to buy, bullish on Cash App and Square growth Analyst Andrew Harte upgraded Block to buy from neutral, saying margins are poised to expand. His $85 price target implies shares could gain more than 23%. Braziler's new price target of $72, higher by $10, suggests about 2.7% potential upside over the next 12 months. That is equivalent to $12B revenue or 800k units," wrote analyst Srini Pajjuri. Morgan Stanley raised its price target on Citigroup to $65 from $46, implying upside of 20.1% over the next 12 months.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Andrew Harte, Harte, Cash, — Pia Singh, Timur Braziler, …, Braziler, WAL, Oppenheimer, Brian Nagel, Nagel, Raymond James, Adam Tindle, Tindle, CrowdStrike, Batya Levi, Levi, EBITDA, Raymond James downgrades, Srini Pajjuri, Fred Imbert, Goldman Sachs Morgan Stanley, Betsy Graseck, Graseck, Goldman Organizations: CNBC, Bank of America, Citigroup, UBS, Spotify, Western Alliance, Alliance Bancorp, Palo Alto Networks, AMD, BofA, Global Banking, Markets Locations: Wells Fargo Wells, CY23, Basel

☆ The 4 most important things we're watching in the stock market this coming week
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Fortunately, we'll get useful information in the coming weeks as earnings season ramps up and updated inflation data is released. We really want to see more supply come into the market to provide some relief on shelter costs. Looking to next week, we'll get a several key economic updates and a ramp up of earnings releases. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio. If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, we'll, Procter & Gamble, we've, We're, we're, We'll, Forex, Brown, BRO, Zions, CrossFirst, Johnson, Lockheed Martin, Horton, ERIC, Baker Hughes, Abbott, ABT, Clark, BOK, Monro, Simmons, United Community Banks, Lam, Ethan Allen Interiors, Raymond James Financial, Sherwin, Williams, Northrop, Murphy, Arthur J, Levi Strauss, LEVI, Booz Allen, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, John Gress Organizations: Nasdaq, Microsoft, Nvidia, Tesla, Apple, Bank of America, Reserve, Procter, Gross, Citigroup, of Hawaii, United Airlines, Logitech International S.A, AGNC Investment, Agilysys Inc, Great Southern Bancorp, Enterprise Financial Services, Independent Bank, Home Bancorp, RBB Bancorp, TrustCo Bank Corp, Gamble Co, Verizon Communications, 3M Company, General Electric Co, GE, RTX Corporation, Halliburton Company, HAL, Lockheed, Ericsson, Bank, GATX Corporation, MakeMyTrip, National Bancorp, Synchrony, Webster, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation, Invesco PLC, Peoples Bancorp Inc, Sandy Spring Bancorp, Netflix, Texas Instruments Incorporated, Steel Dynamics, Canadian National Railway Company, NBT Bancorp, East West Bancorp, Covenant Logistics Group, Inc, Hanmi, National Bank Holdings Corporation, Premier Financial, QCR Holdings, Renasant Corporation, Triumph, Veritex Holdings, ASML, SAP, Textron, Oriental Education, Technology Group, First BanCorp, General Dynamics, OFG Bancorp, Prosperity, TE Connectivity, United Community, Blue Foundry Bancorp, Capitol Federal, HBT, Teledyne Technologies, Business Machines, IBM, Las Vegas Sands Corp, Lam Research, United Rentals, Berkley Corp, Crown, International, Packaging Corporation of America, Seagate Technology plc, CACI, Swift Transportation Holdings, Ameriprise Financial, Concentrix Corporation, First Bank, Liberty Energy, Pathward Financial, Columbia Banking, CSX, American Airlines Group, NextEra Energy Inc, Alaska Air Group, Dow Chemical Co, Valero Energy, Southwest Airlines Co, Nextera Energy, Williams Co, Union Pacific, Applied Industrial Technologies, Mobileye, Northrop Grumman, Comcast, Nokia, TAL Education, McCormick & Company, Intel, Visa Inc, Gallagher, Co, KLA Corporation, Western Alliance, Mobile, L3Harris Technologies, Western, Olin Corporation, American Express Co, Booz, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding, Colgate, Palmolive Co, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC, Gamble's Locations: Procter &, U.S, China, ZION, Freeport, Kimberly, Las, W.R, Chicago

☆ Morning Bid: Stocks struggle as yields rise, tech earnings loom
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsA look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. It failed to impress bond markets, however, as U.S. 10-year yields crept back up to 4.967% having surged almost 30 basis points last week alone. The scale of U.S. borrowing is also likely a concern given Washington last week reported a $1.695 trillion budget deficit for fiscal 2023, fully 23% higher than the prior year and above all pre-pandemic shortfalls. Higher bond yields are also testing valuations for equities and promise pain for any company that misses the market's earnings expectations this week. Key developments that could influence markets on Monday:- No major data scheduledEditing by Jacqueline WongOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Wayne Cole, It's, Jacqueline Wong Organizations: Western Alliance, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Israel, Nikkei, Bank of Japan, European Central Bank, Microsoft, Intel, IBM, General Motors, General Electric, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Wayne, Asia, Israel, Gaza, Iran, Lebanon, United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Britain, Washington, Japan

☆ This regional bank stock can rally more than 20%, Piper Sandler says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Investors should pick up shares of sold-off Western Alliance Bancorp , according to Piper Sandler. Analyst Matthew Clark initiated coverage of the bank stock at overweight with a $60 price target. Clark's price target signals shares could rally 21.9% over the next year. He said Western Alliance has focused on holistic and deep relationships. Western Alliance shares have fallen more than 17% this year.

Persons: Piper Sandler, Matthew Clark, Clark, Michael Bloom Organizations: Western Alliance Bancorp, Western, Western Alliance, WAL

☆ U.S. bank stocks fall on Fitch downgrade warning, tougher oversight worries
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A person waits on the Wall Street subway platform in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York City, U.S., August 20, 2021. The warning followed rival Moody's downgrading 10 mid-sized lenders earlier this month, citing funding risks and weaker profitability. Among the mid-sized lenders, Western Alliance Bancorp (WAL.N) and PacWest Bancorp (PACW.O) fell 8.4% and 1.6%, respectively. The S&P 500 banks index (.SPXBK) was down 2.1%, hitting its lowest in a month. Separately, Discover Financial Services (DFS.N) shares fell 8.3% to $94.10, a day after its CEO stepped down.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, Banks, Wells, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman, Morgan Stanley, MS.N, Michael Burry's, Niket, Arun Koyyur Organizations: Financial, of, REUTERS, CNBC, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, Bank of America, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Western Alliance Bancorp, PacWest Bancorp, Michael Burry's Scion Asset Management, Comerica, Discover Financial Services, Thomson Locations: of Manhattan , New York City, U.S, Bengaluru

REUTERS/Adrees LatifNEW YORK, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Michael Burry, the money manager made famous in the book and film "The Big Short," held bearish options against the broad S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 Index at the end of the second quarter, according to securities fillings released on Monday. Put options convey the right to sell shares at a fixed price in the future and are typically bought to express a bearish or defensive view. Michael Lewis' nonfiction book "The Big Short" was released in 2010 and the movie version came out in 2015. The S&P 500 (.SPX) is up roughly 17% for the year to date while the Nasdaq 100 (.IXIC) is up nearly 39% over the same period. Burry, who frequently turns over his portfolio, drew wide attention last August when he dumped all of his long positions and bought a stake in prison company Geo Group Inc (GEO.N).

Persons: Adrees Latif, Michael Burry, Michael Lewis, David Randall, Saqib Iqbal Ahmed, Ira Iosebashvili, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Nasdaq, REUTERS, YORK, Scion Asset Management, U.S, Nvidia, HK, Alibaba Group Holdings, Western Alliance Bancorp, First Republic Bank, RealReal Inc, Warner Bros ., Warner Brothers, Scion, Management, Geo Group Inc, Thomson Locations: Square, Midtown New York, New York

☆ Regional bank yields have fallen but plenty are still paying more than 4%
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Scott Schnipper | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Western Alliance Bancorporation of Phoenix left its dividend unchanged at 36 cents a share in May and yields 3%. As of Friday, the bank's common stock still yields 7.1%, albeit down from 8.5% as recently as May. Comerica Bank in Dallas pays a dividend equivalent to a 5.5% yield, down from 7.9% in May. The banks' yields have fallen as the stocks have recovered some of their losses from earlier in the year. To judge the safety of bank dividends, take a look at their dividend payout ratios , which measure the percentage of earnings paid out in dividends.

Persons: Janney Montgomery Scott, Janney, Daniel Cardenas, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: PacWest Bancorp, Western Alliance, Truist Financial Corp, Rhode, Financial, Valley Bank, First Republic Bank, Comerica Bank, Heritage Commerce, Northrim BanCorp, Financial of, National Bancorp of Locations: Phoenix, Charlotte , North Carolina, Cleveland, Dallas, 2H23, Los Angeles, San Jose , California, Alaska, Financial of Ohio, National Bancorp of New Jersey

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Carvana, Goldman Sachs, AT&T and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Goldman Sachs — The banking titan advanced 1.6% despite missing expectations of analysts polled by Refinitiv for earnings and revenue. The company beat expectations for earnings expectations by one cent at $1.81 per share. Elevance Health — The stock rose 6% after Elevance Health beat analysts' expectations on the top and bottom lines in its second-quarter results. J.B. Hunt Transport Services — The transportation and logistics stock rose 1.5% despite a disappointing quarterly report. Qualcomm — Shares rose 2.8% after JPMorgan added the stock to its focus list and said it's one of the firm's best growth idea.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Refinitiv, Goldman, Elevance, J.B, Hunt, Charles Schwab —, ServiceNow, —, Samantha Subin, Hakyung Kim, Sarah Min, Jesse Pound, Michelle Fox, Yun Li Organizations: Joby, JPMorgan, FactSet, Elevance Health, Revenue, Trust, Refintiv, Hunt Transport Services, Refinitiv, Western, Street Journal, U.S . AT, Argus, Qualcomm, Cisco —, Cisco, Bank of America Locations: FactSet, Tahoe

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Interactive Brokers, Western Alliance, Omnicom and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Interactive Brokers — Interactive Brokers slid 2.6% after the brokerage firm's second-quarter earnings missed estimates. The firm reported adjusted earnings of $1.32 per share, weaker than consensus estimates of $1.40 per share, according to Refinitiv. Carvana said Tuesday it will post second-quarter earnings results on Wednesday, moving the date of its report up from August 3. The global marketing company posted second-quarter revenue of $3.61 billion, lower than forecasts of $3.67 billion, according to consensus estimates from FactSet. Western Alliance Bancorp — The regional bank stock declined about 5% after Western Alliance posted second-quarter results.

Persons: Carvana, Refinitiv Organizations: Omnicom Group, Hunt Transport Services —, Hunt Transport Services, Western Alliance Bancorp, Western Alliance, Revenue Locations: FactSet, Refinitiv

☆ These companies reporting next week have a history of beating earnings estimates
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The new corporate earnings season revs up next week, and some stocks could do well on the back of their reports. The regional bank has beat earnings expectations in 70% of its past reports and typically advances 1.7% on the back of a report. Blackstone Investment firm Blackstone also made the list, with the company beating expectations 70% and 79% of the time for earnings and revenue, respectively. Horton , which is also set to report Thursday, has beat earnings expectations 76% of the time and sales forecasts 70%. The company, which reports Thursday after the bell, has beat earnings and sales expectations 87% and 83% of the time, respectively.

Persons: revs, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, they've, Wells, Jared Shaw, WAL, Blackstone, D.R, Horton D.R, — CNBC's Michael Bloom, Fred Imbert Organizations: Bank of America, Netflix, United, Investors, CNBC Pro, Investment, Western Alliance, Western Alliance Bancorp, Regional Banking, Blackstone Investment, Truland Locations: Horton, Friday's

☆ Wall Street analysts think these 5 bank stocks will do well in the second half
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

All 23 banks that the Federal Reserve subjects to its annual stress test passed the key evaluation after the market closed on Wednesday. Nonetheless, the stress test helped lift major banks stocks, including Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase , on Thursday. Phoenix-based Western Alliance , meanwhile, is 58% below its 52-week high. WAL YTD mountain Western Alliance stock has slipped more than 38% so far this year. Wells Fargo stock has gained almost 3.5% in 2023 after climbing 3.4% on Thursday following the Fed's stress test.

Persons: Wells, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, David Solomon, FactSet Organizations: Federal Reserve, Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, First, KBW Bank, PacWest Bancorp, Western Alliance Bancorp, JPMorgan, CNBC Pro, KBW Bank ETF, Goldman, Western Alliance, Western, Wells, San Locations: U.S, Silicon, GreenSky, Phoenix, Wells Fargo, San Francisco

☆ Premarket stocks: The banking crisis isn't over
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —Amid the US debt ceiling turmoil, a potential recession and the upcoming Fed meeting, Wall Street has a lot on its plate. Even as US lawmakers race to prevent a catastrophic default, the lingering effects of the regional banking crisis have not been completely extinguished. CEO Jamie Dimon said that his company’s emergency intervention had ended the immediate turmoil of the banking crisis. The SPDR Regional Banking ETF (KRE), which tracks a number of small and mid-sized bank stocks, is down about 3% so far this month and over 30% lower so far this year. Analysts are concerned that as rates get higher, the borrowing environment becomes tougher for regional banks, hurting their ability to lend.

Persons: New York CNN —, JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, ”, Janet Yellen, ” Fitch, “, What’s, Goldman Sachs, Joe Biden, Kevin McCarthy, Biden’s, Matt Egan Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, First Republic Bank, Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, JPMorgan, First Republic, Fitch, Governors, Federal Reserve, Banking, PacWest Bancorp, Western Alliance Bancorp, Republican, Treasury Department, CNN, Saudi, Wall Street Journal Locations: New York, Banking, EY, ”, Saudi Arabia, Russia, OPEC, China, Vienna

☆ U.S. banks sink on concerns about office real estate loans
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Sinéad Carew | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Investors worried about potential losses among banks from office real estate loans after comments from executives, including Wells Fargo & Co's (WFC.N) Chief Executive Officer Charlie Scharf and Blackstone President Jonathan Gray at a Sanford C Bernstein investor conference. Meanwhile, Blackstone's Gray talked about "unprecedented weakness" in older office buildings while noting that this segment currently makes up less than 2% of company's equity portfolio in real estate. Rick Meckler, partner, Cherry Lane Investments, a family investment office in New Vernon, New Jersey said "continued concern over loans made to the office market," was hurting bank stocks broadly on Wednesday, citing the Wells Fargo comments. "The implication is that there are those that will suffer even if Wells Fargo is diversified enough," Meckler said. KeyCorp, down 5.5%, was the biggest decliner in the S&P bank index, and Zions was next, down 4.9%.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, Wells, Charlie Scharf, Blackstone, Jonathan Gray, Sanford C, Wells Fargo's Scharf, Blackstone's Gray, Gray, Bernstein, Rick Meckler, Meckler, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Zions, Sinéad Carew, Mehnaz Yasmin, Nick Zieminski Organizations: Citibank, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Banks, Investors, Buyers, Cherry Lane Investments, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase &, Bank of America, Citizens Financial, Western Alliance Bancorp, PacWest Bancorp, Comerica, PNC Financial Services, Fifth Third Bancorp, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York City, U.S, New Vernon , New Jersey, New York, Bengaluru

☆ Morning Bid: Hopeful ahead of the weekend
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Yoruk Bahceli. Markets are heading into the weekend basking in optimism that a debt ceiling deal to avert a catastrophic U.S. Treasury default will be struck soon. His team have reported progress in talks and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has said a deal is "doable" by Sunday. The S&P 500 is up 1.8% this week, set for its best week since end-March when markets were in panic mode around a banking crisis dragging down the economy. Fed speakers also sounded the alarm; Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan and St Louis Fed President James Bullard said on Thursday U.S. inflation doesn't look like it's cooling fast enough to merit a rate hike pause.

WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told bank CEOs on Thursday that more mergers may be necessary after a series of bank failures, CNN reported on Friday, citing two people familiar with the matter. The Treasury readout did not mention bank mergers, but CNN quoted sources as saying that consolidation was discussed. Yellen told Reuters in an interview in Japan last week that pressures on U.S. regional bank earnings may lead to more concentration in the sector and regulators will likely be open to such mergers. But the report that she gave a similar message directly to bank CEOs, alongside news that talks over the U.S. debt ceiling were at an impasse, had a significant impact on markets on Friday. Two-year Treasury yields initially dropped by some 11 basis points on Friday after the report, while benchmark 10-year yields fell by about five basis points.

Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) constituent Cisco Systems Inc's (CSCO.O) shares fell 4.3% in premarket trading after it said a large backlog of products weighed on demand for new orders from customers. Shares of Walmart Inc (WMT.N) rose 1.7% after the retailer raised its annual sales and profit targets, befitting from inflation-wary consumers trading down to cheaper groceries. ET, Dow e-minis were down 31 points, or 0.09%, S&P 500 e-minis were up 1.75 points, or 0.04%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 15 points, or 0.11%. Bath & Body Works Inc (BBWI.N) gained 13% after the beauty and skincare firm raised its annual profit forecast. Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he welcomed and expected more investment from global chipmakers in the country.

☆ PacWest, Western Alliance lead rebound in US regional lenders
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

May 18 (Reuters) - Battered shares of PacWest Bancorp and Western Alliance Bancorp edged higher premarket on Thursday as the U.S. midsize lenders looked to sustain a recent rebound powered by bets that the worst of the regional banking turmoil was over. PacWest Bancorp (PACW.O), which is currently exploring strategic options, climbed 7.2% and was set to build on a 22% gain recorded for the week till Wednesday. Shares of Western Alliance (WAL.N) climbed 7.2%, also poised to extend their near 27% surge this week after the Phoenix-based lender reported strong deposit growth in an attempt to reassure investors of its financial health after three regional lenders failed in recent months. The KBW Regional Banking Index (.KRX) jumped 7.2% on Wednesday, recording its biggest percentage gain in nearly two years. Among other movers on Thursday, Zion Bancorp (ZION.O) climbed 2.6% and First Horizon (FHN.N) added 2.4%.

May 17 (Reuters) - Shares of U.S. regional lenders jumped on Wednesday on growing investor confidence that the worst of the banking crisis was likely over, following news of strong deposit growth at Western Alliance Bancorp (WAL.N). Arthur Hogan, chief market strategist at B. Riley Wealth, said Western Alliance's deposit growth disclosure was good news for worried investors. "Western Alliance, one of the most hard-hit banks, came out with a filing showing deposit increase. Western Alliance shares, which are down 41% year-to-date, surged 10% to $34.81, erasing losses recorded over the last two weeks. Other regional lenders closed higher: PacWest Bancorp (PACW.O), whose stock has lost nearly 76% of its value year-to-date, spiked 22%.

☆ Wall St rallies on debt ceiling optimism, regional bank rise
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Chuck Mikolajczak | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

President Joe Biden and top U.S. congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday reiterated their determination to strike a deal soon to raise the debt ceiling and avoid an economically catastrophic default. A jump in regional bank shares lifted sentiment, led by a 10.19% surge in Western Alliance Bancorp (WAL.N) a day after the bank said deposits grew by more than $2 billion in the quarter ended May 12. The KBW regional bank (.KRX) shot up 7.28% to notch its biggest one-day percentage gain since Jan. 6, 2021 to close at its highest level since May 1. The S&P 500 banks index also surged 4.46% for its biggest daily percentage gain since Nov. 10. "It is optimism over the debt ceiling.

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