Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Drops From 7-Month High, as Market Volatility Heightens Market Updates Bitcoin News
Ethereum fell from a 7-month high March 24, as traders reacted to further uncertainty within the European banking sector.Shares in Deutsche Bank fell by as much as 13% in today's session, following a spike in the cost of credit default swaps.Bitcoin briefly moved above $28,000 on the news.Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) was back above $28,000 on Friday, as fears of further banking collapses pushed traders towards cryptocurrencies.
Deutsche Bank upgrades Snap to Buy on several strong catalysts By Investing.com
Deutsche Bank upgraded Snap's rating from Hold to Buy, citing strong catalysts for revenue and EBITDA growth.
Key factors contributing to Deutsche Bank's optimistic outlook include the expected revenue boost from Snapchat+, Snap's partnership with Amazon, and inbound advertising from China. [ more ]
Donald J. Trump's defense lawyers will call Eric Trump and other expert witnesses to testify on Trump's behalf in his civil fraud trial.
The trial stems from a lawsuit brought by the New York attorney general, accusing Trump and his sons of inflating asset values to obtain favorable loans and insurance deals. [ more ]
Donald J. Trump's defense lawyers will call Eric Trump and other expert witnesses to testify on Trump's behalf in his civil fraud trial.
The trial stems from a lawsuit brought by the New York attorney general, accusing Trump and his sons of inflating asset values to obtain favorable loans and insurance deals. [ more ]
Donald J. Trump's defense lawyers will call Eric Trump and other expert witnesses to testify on Trump's behalf in his civil fraud trial.
The trial stems from a lawsuit brought by the New York attorney general, accusing Trump and his sons of inflating asset values to obtain favorable loans and insurance deals. [ more ]
JPMorgan Chase & Co. agreed in principle to settle a class-action lawsuit with a victim of Jeffrey Epstein, the bank said in a statement on Monday.The settlement resolves one claim against the largest U.S. bank in a proposed class action by women who say Epstein abused them, and by the government of the U.S. Virgin Islands, where Epstein owned two neighbouring islands and allegedly abused victims in his mansion.
U.S. expected to announce 7th rate hike of 2022 | CBC News
U.S. Federal Reserve Board chair Jerome Powell is pictured in January in Washington.Powell and other Fed officials have said they expect to keep interest rates at their peak for an extended period.(Brendan Smialowski/The Associated Press) After four straight three-quarter-point interest rate hikes, the U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to announce a smaller half-point increase in its key rate Wednesday, a first step toward dialling back its efforts to combat inflation.
San Jose housing project lands construction loan, will replace restaurant
SAN JOSE Hundreds of homes are slated to sprout in San Jose now that a development alliance has landed a big construction loan to build affordable residences that would replace a shuttered and once-popular restaurant.A total of 271 homes are slated to be built at 1007 Blossom Hill Road between Blossom River Drive and Winfield Boulevard in south San Jose, according to public documents.
Bay Area hotel market wobbles in San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland
Fresh signs have emerged that the Bay Area's hotel market is wobbly including efforts to scout for one or more investors willing to take over a faltering loan for a lodging icon that's perched atop San Francisco's famed Nob Hill.The Stanford Court Hotel, a historic lodging site at 905 California Street and one of the best-known hotels in the region, is the focal point of an attempt to find a new holder of the loan on the property, according to a marketing flyer reviewed by this news organization.
Historic San Francisco hotel on famous hilltop flops into loan default
SAN FRANCISCO - One of San Francisco's historic hotels, nestled atop a luxury hilltop, has tumbled into a loan default that means the property faces foreclosure on its delinquent financing, public documents show.
Big Tech is already warning us about AI privacy problems
So Apple has restricted the use of OpenAI's ChatGPT and Microsoft's Copilot, The Wall Street Journal reports.ChatGPT has been on the ban list for months, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman adds.It's not just Apple, but also Samsung and Verizon in the tech world and a who's who of banks (Bank of America, Citi, Deutsche Bank, Goldman, Wells Fargo, and JPMorgan).
Deutsche Bank backs Nvidia's bet to make money on software
German financial giant Deutsche Bank is backing Nvidia's ambitions to someday make hundreds of billions from software that enables a variety of services and applications running on its GPUs.The oft-controversial banking behemoth announced on Wednesday it has formed a "multi-year innovation partnership with Nvidia to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in the financial services sector."
Deutsche Bank powers new banking apps with Nvidia AI acceleration | TechTarget
Deutsche Bank is looking to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) acceleration technology from Nvidia to power financial services applications.The bank hopes AI will improve its efforts to serve customers worldwide and enable it to build new data-driven products and services, increase efficiency and recruit tech talent.
Deutsche Bank settles lawsuit with Epstein accusers for $75 million
Jeffrey Epstein, pictured in 2017, was a client of Deutsche Bank from 2013 to 2018 well after he was convicted as a sex offender.AP Deutsche Bank has put an end to a proposed class-action lawsuit that alleged the lender knowingly benefited from facilitating Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking ring even after he was a convicted sex offender.
Vauxhall-maker bosses to meet UK minister to discuss claims Brexit rules could destroy car industry - business live
Filters BETA Key events (2)UK (4)EU (4)Stellantis (3)Vauxhall (3) An economics academic has warned there is an existential threat to the UK car industry.David Bailey, professor of business economics at the Birmingham Business School, told the BBC Today programme that the stricter rules and increased tariffs set to come into force next year would put British manufacturers at a competitive disadvantage: I think there is a kind of existential threat to the UK car industry.
Banks aren't out of the woods yet and neither is the economy. Here's why
Markets seesawed severely this week when two of the US economy's most prominent leaders gave seemingly contradictory statements on the health of the banking sector.Expect more turbulence ahead.Fresh off of the Federal Reserve's decision on Wednesday to hike interest rates by a quarter point, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said in the central bank's post-meeting press conference that all depositors' savings are safe.
Banking crisis lingers as contagion fears take aim at Deutsche Bank | CBC News
Shares in Deutsche Bank fell sharply on Friday, as fears about vulnerabilities in Germany's largest lender sent investors for the exits.Deutsche Bank shares were off 14 per cent on the German stock exchange, and have now lost a fifth of their value since the start of March.The drop in the share price on Friday comes amid a steep rise in the cost of financial derivatives pegged to the bank, known as credit default swaps.
What impact has a year of war in Ukraine had on Germany's economy?
It will come as no surprise to most people to learn that the war in Ukraine has had a significant impact on the German economy and individual wealth, as energy prices exploded and inflation rose to a post-war high in 2022.Now, almost a year after the start of the war, the true scale of the economic impact on Germany has become clear.
It will come as no surprise to most people to learn that the war in Ukraine has had a significant impact on the German economy and individual wealth, as energy prices exploded and inflation rose to a post-war high in 2022.Now, almost a year after the start of the war, the true scale of the economic impact on Germany has become clear.
Oracle execs are all smiles following a stellar showing for their cloud operations in the latest full quarter, and Larry Ellison is obviously feeling a little dizzy, telling the world - or anyone who would listen - that Big Red's cloud never fails.Founder and CTO of the Texas-based business, Ellison bottles the Koolaid he asks employees to drink, but last night on a conference call to discuss earning for Q2 ended 30 November, he appeared to have a bellyful himself.
14 Million Records Stolen in Data Breach at Latitude Financial Services
Australian financial services company Latitude Financial Services now says that roughly 14 million records were stolen in a cyberattack earlier this month.The incident was disclosed in mid-March, when the company started notifying roughly 300,000 customers of a data breach impacting their personal information.
Latitude Financial Services Data Breach Impacts 300,000 Customers
Australian financial services company Latitude Financial Services is notifying roughly 300,000 customers that their personal information might have been compromised in a data breach.A subsidiary of Deutsche Bank and KKE operating since 2015 and headquartered in Melbourne, Latitude is the largest non-bank lender of consumer credit in Australia, also offering services in New Zealand, under the brand Gem Finance.
British businessman jailed after taking phone to Himalayan yoga retreat'
A British oil executive was jailed in India after bringing a banned satellite phone to a yoga retreat.Fergus MacLeod, who works for the oil giant Saudi Aramco, says he spent a week locked up in an Indian jail after taking the phone on the retreat in the Himalayas.Mr MacLeod said he had been unaware of the ban, which was introduced after such devices were used by terrorists who attacked Mumbai in 2008.
Mini-budget will not lead to promised growth, leading economists tell MPs
Senior economists have dismissed Liz Truss's chances of reaching 2.5% economic growth in the next few years, as they said her government's "guerrilla tactics" in last month's mini-budget played a major role in spooking markets.
Kwarteng to announce 30bn of tax cuts in mini-budget - reports
Kwasi Kwarteng is preparing to announce £30bn of tax cuts in an effort to ease the pressure of the cost of living crisis and boost economic growth, according to reports.
EU leaders play down bank risks as economy weakens
European Union leaders Friday played down the risk of a banking crisis developing from recent global financial turbulence and hitting the economy even harder than the energy crunch tied to Russia's war in Ukraine.After a meeting in Brussels, the EU government heads said lenders in Europe are generally in sound health and in a position to weather a combination of rising interest rates and slowing economic growth.
Germany's Scholz says EU banking system 'stable' DW 03/24/2023
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said during an EU summit on Friday said that Europe's banking system is "stable."The leaders of the eurozone countries were meeting the head of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, to discuss the potential fallout of several major banks collapsing in the US and Switzerland.
The King and Queen Consort were due to begin the first state visit of the King's reign on Sunday but the trip was shelved after a night of violent nationwide demonstrations.The Times reports that there were fears anti-Macron protesters would target the Versailles banquet.The Daily Telegraph reports that the King's trip to France had been part of a Government strategy to renew historic ties with Europe following Brexit.
More misery for borrowers as interest rates expected to rise again
Homebuyers and borrowers face more misery from rising Interest rates on Thursday as the Bank of England seeks to calm inflation despite data showing that prices eased slightly in November.In what will heap further pressure on mortgage-holders, the nine members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will make a decision that could push up the amount that millions of borrowers have to pay their banks every month.
Mortgages could spike again as interest rates set for biggest rise since 1980s
The Bank of England is expected to unveil the biggest interest rate rise since the 1980s on Thursday as it tries to control the runaway inflation which is battering British households.In a crunch meeting, the nine members of the Monetary Policy Committee will make a decision that could push up the amount that millions of mortgage holders have to pay their banks every month.
The Bank of England (BoE) has announced it is making an emergency intervention to calm currency markets still reacting adversely to the tax-slashing mini-Budget chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng unveiled on Friday.
The Bank of England (BoE) has announced it is making an emergency intervention to calm currency markets still reacting adversely to the tax-slashing mini-Budget chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng unveiled on Friday.
Eustice dodges question on non-dom status of cabinet ministers
Environment secretary George Eustice has insisted he's not "the accountant for cabinet colleagues" as he was quizzed on whether fellow ministers had ever held non-dom status.
Deutsche Bank shares drop amid global jitters over banks
Shares in Deutsche Bank, Germany's largest lender, fell sharply on Friday, dragging down major European banks as fears about weaknesses in the global financial system send fresh shudders through the markets.Deutsche Bank shares were off 12.8% in midday trading on the German stock exchange.The drop follows a steep rise in the cost of financial derivatives, known as credit default swaps, that insure bondholders against the bank defaulting on its debts.
Global markets sink after sharp selloff in US bank stocks
Markets in Europe and Asia tumbled Friday following a sharp selloff in banking stocks in the United States as a major tech lender said it had to sell shares to plug a hole in its finances.SVB Financial Group (SIVB), which is partnered with nearly half of all venture-backed tech and health care companies in the United States, was forced to raise capital after it sold part of its portfolio of US Treasuries at a loss to cover a rapid decline in customer deposits.
Epstein's sex trafficking was aided by JPMorgan, a U.S. Virgin Islands lawsuit says
A file image from 2013 provided by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement shows financier Jeffrey Epstein.AP The government of the U.S. Virgin Islands alleges in a lawsuit filed this week that JPMorgan Chase "turned a blind eye" to evidence that disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein used the bank to facilitate sex-trafficking activities on Little St. James, the private island he owned in the territory until his 2019 suicide.
Donald Trump accused of using his Chicago tower as part of alleged business fraud
One theme throughout New York Attorney General Letitia James' multimillion-dollar fraud lawsuit against former President Donald Trump is that he undervalued property if it would save him money and overvalued property if it helped him get bigger loans.
One year after disappearing, federal informant found dead at Los Angeles high school
Valentin Broeksmit, an informant who worked with federal authorities investigating former President Trump's relationship with the German financial giant Deutsche Bank, was found dead Monday on a high school campus in the El Sereno neighborhood.
Saturday Links: 3.6 Earthquake Near El Cerrito Rocks Bay Area Overnight
If you woke up in the middle of the night to some shakes, that was a 3.6 magnitude earthquake rattling the East Bay and San Francisco early Saturday morning, the US Geological Survey confirmed.[USGS] Fire crews rescued a girl who was stuck in a hollowed-out tree in Campbell on Friday near Los Gatos Creek, the Santa Clara County Fire Department said.
This Landmark Nob Hill Hotel and Its Restaurant Are Changing Owners. Again.
Both the enormous 135-room Huntington Hotel and its mega-charming restaurant the Big 4 are changing hands once again.As first reported by the San Francisco Business Times, a new buyer is about to finalize purchasing the historic property, which is located at 1075 California Street atop Nob Hill, for a whopping $56.2 million in delinquent mortgage from Deutsche Bank.
DJM to Upgrade Torrance Retail Center With $75 Million Loan
DJM's Lindsay Parton and 21221 Hawthorne Boulevard (DJM Capital, Google Maps) DJM Capital plans to renovate a Torrance shopping center with a new $75 million loan.The firm scored the loan from Deutsche Bank last month on the 181,300-square-foot Village Del Amo retail and office complex at 21221 Hawthorne Boulevard, according to property records filed with Los Angeles County.
San Jose office project near Santana Row seeks big tech tenant
SAN JOSE The owner of a big office building near San Jose's iconic Santana Row remains optimistic about the property's prospects despite still seeking the structure's first tenants.One Santana West, perched on a prominent spot across the street from Santana Row, has yet to entice its first tenant, but there's room for optimism, real estate executives recently told Wall Street analysts during a conference call.
Ara Tavitian Scores Refi on The Reef Mixed-Use Development in DTLA
Ara Tavitian has scored a $150 million refinancing deal on The Reef mixed-use property in Downtown L.A., as he pushes ahead with a $1.2 billion redevelopment plan, The Real Deal has learned.
Life science revamp is planned at big Peninsula office building
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO - A major revamp and conversion to a life sciences complex is in the works for a South San Francisco building that was bought this year by a veteran Bay Area developer.
At Prime Minister's Questions, Liz Truss was asked what she would say to first-time homebuyers who had had their mortgage offers withdrawn because of rising interest rates, following the mini-budget of 23 September.
CEO of Deutsche Bank's asset manager resigns after police raid over greenwashing
Deutsche Bank subsidiary DWS said on Wednesday that its chief executive is resigning, hours after authorities raided its offices as part of a probe into claims that the company exaggerated the sustainable credentials of some of the financial products.
Deutsche Bank subsidiary CEO resigns after greenwashing raid
Deutsche Bank subsidiary DWS said Wednesday that its chief executive is resigning, hours after authorities raided its offices as part of a probe into claims that the company exaggerated the sustainable credentials of some of the financial products.