Vaccine Makers Prepare Avian Flu Vaccine For Humans “Just In Case”; rich nations lock down their supplies

Vaccine Makers Prepare Avian Flu Vaccine For Humans “Just In Case”;  rich nations lock down their supplies

LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) – Some of the world’s leading flu vaccine makers say they could make hundreds of millions of bird flu vaccines for humans within months if a new strain of bird flu crosses the division. some change. A current outbreak of bird flu known as H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b has killed record numbers … Read more

Critical moment for Credit Suisse talks as UBS seeks Swiss assurances

Critical moment for Credit Suisse talks as UBS seeks Swiss assurances

March 19 (Reuters) – Talks to rescue Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) continued on Sunday as UBS AG (UBSG.S) demanded $6 billion from the Swiss government to cover costs if it were to buy his struggling rival, a person with knowledge of the talks said. Authorities are scrambling to resolve a crisis of confidence in the 167-year-old … Read more

BlackRock’s Hildebrand Reportedly Participated in UBS, Credit Suisse Talks

BlackRock’s Hildebrand Reportedly Participated in UBS, Credit Suisse Talks

March 18 (Reuters) – BlackRock Inc (BLK.N) Vice Chairman Philipp Hildebrand takes part in talks as Swiss officials try to hammer out a deal for UBS Group (UBSG.S) to take over Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN.S), Bloomberg News reported on Saturday, citing unidentified sources. Asked about the report, BlackRock spokesman Ryan O’Keeffe said in a … Read more

Credit Suisse meets to weigh options, under pressure to merge with UBS

Credit Suisse meets to weigh options, under pressure to merge with UBS

March 18 (Reuters) – Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN.S) entered a breakthrough weekend after some rivals grew cautious about their dealings with the bank as regulators urged it to strike a deal with its Swiss rival UBS AG (UBSG.S). Dixit Joshi, chief financial officer of Credit Suisse, and his teams will meet this weekend to … Read more

Wall St Week Ahead: Falling bond yields bolster equities’ appeal ahead of Fed meeting

Wall St Week Ahead: Falling bond yields bolster equities’ appeal ahead of Fed meeting

NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) – Misguided U.S. stocks have gained an unexpected ally in recent days: a historic plunge in bond yields. Yields on US government bonds fell sharply this week, with some durations marking their biggest declines in decades, as investors bet the Federal Reserve would likely rein in its aggressive rate hike … Read more

As a sign of unity, NATO and EU leaders visit the North Sea gas platform

As a sign of unity, NATO and EU leaders visit the North Sea gas platform

TROLL A PLATFORM, North Sea, March 17 (Reuters) – NATO and European Commission chiefs traveled to a North Sea platform on Friday to discuss the security of supplies and infrastructure, a visit highlighting Norway’s importance to gas shipments since Russia’s invasion of Russia. Ukraine. The Troll A platform extracts gas from Norway’s largest gas field. … Read more

Wall Street slips on banking crisis contagion fears

Wall Street slips on banking crisis contagion fears

First Republic Bank tumbles by suspending its dividend SVB Financial files for bankruptcy protection FedEx jumps on boost to full-year earnings forecast Indices down: Dow 1.31%, S&P 1.17%, Nasdaq 0.80% NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) – Wall Street fell on Friday at the end of a tumultuous week marked by the unfolding crisis in the … Read more

US banking system strong, but not all deposits guaranteed, Yellen tells senators

US banking system strong, but not all deposits guaranteed, Yellen tells senators

WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) – The U.S. banking system remains strong and Americans can be confident their deposits will be there when needed, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday, although she denied that recent moves emergency following two major bank failures meant that a general government guarantee now existed for all deposits. In his … Read more

Credit Suisse has launched a $54 billion lifeline to stave off the global banking crisis

Credit Suisse has launched a  billion lifeline to stave off the global banking crisis

March 16 (Reuters) – Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) said on Thursday it would borrow up to $54 billion from the Swiss central bank to bolster liquidity and investor confidence, after a slump in its equities has intensified fears of a global banking crisis. The bank’s announcement, which came in the middle of the night in Zurich, … Read more

Wall Street plummets as Credit Suisse triggers another bank sale

Wall Street plummets as Credit Suisse triggers another bank sale

February Retail Sales, Lower Producer Inflation Credit Suisse US shares hit all-time low Shares of regional banks fall Indices down: Dow 1.82%, S&P 1.55%, Nasdaq 0.88% NEW YORK, March 15 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks fell sharply on Wednesday as turmoil at Credit Suisse rekindled fears of a banking crisis, eclipsing bets of a smaller rise … Read more