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PacWest Tries to Calm Jittery Markets After 60% Stock Plunge

PacWest Bancorp said core deposits have increased since March and confirmed it’s in talks with several potential investors, seeking to calm markets after a 60% stock rout that made it the new focal point of concern over the health of US regional lenders.

Spanish Football Clubs Expect to Swing to Profit This Season

Football clubs in Spanish top flight football competition LaLiga expect to post a combined profit at the end of this season as business recovers with fans filling up stadiums after pandemic restrictions were lifted.

Goldman’s Role in Failed SVB Deal Under Review in US Probe

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s role in Silicon Valley Bank’s attempt to raise funds in March is under review by US governmental agencies, which are looking into the failed transaction that helped push the US regional-banking system into turmoil.

Brainard Renews Advocacy for Competition After Latest Bank Takeover

President Joe Biden’s top economic aide, Lael Brainard, will double down on the administration’s pledge to champion competition in a speech to an anti-monopoly summit, which takes place after this week’s seizure of First Republic Bank raised fresh questions about consolidation and vulnerability in the banking industry.

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