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Bank stocks rose this week on seemingly good news out of PacWest Bancorp (NASDAQ: PACW) and as the large and super-regional banks breezed through the Federal Reserve's annual stress testing.

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Shares of PacWest Bancorp (NASDAQ: PACW) are trading nearly 5% higher as of 10:40 a.m. ET today after having been up as much as 11% earlier this morning. The bank said in a regulatory filing that it

The Federal Reserve is slated to release its 2023 stress-testing results on Wednesday, June 28. Stress testing is a big deal for the largest and most complex banks in the country because it helps

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Several cryptocurrencies and crypto stocks rose today after BlackRock (NYSE: BLK), the largest asset manager in the world, filed to launch a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF).

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Shares of Fate Therapeutics (NASDAQ: FATE) were up by 23.7% for the week as of Friday afternoon, after being as high as 30.8% for the week, according to data provided by S&P Global Market

Turkish e-commerce company Hepsiburada (NASDAQ: HEPS) was on the move in the latter part of this trading week. Much of this action was spurred by an analyst's recommendation upgrade pushing the

Shares of the small-cap biotech BridgeBio Pharma (NASDAQ: BBIO) were down by 7.2% on moderate  volume as of 1:09 p.m. ET Thursday. The big loss came after JPMorgan Chase released a cautionary note

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Shares of Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) traded nearly 5% higher as of 2:54 p.m. ET today after the bank updated its financial guidance at an industry conference this morning and said it would be

When volatility picks up on Wall Street, smart investors typically turn to dividend stocks. That's because publicly traded companies that pay a regular dividend are usually profitable on a recurring

Shares of several super-regional bank stocks declined today after KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) provided disappointing guidance at an investor conference this morning.

Shares of KeyCorp traded more than 5.5%

Shares of the John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE: BTO) were up by 6.7% this week as of 11 a.m. ET Friday, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence, trading at about $28 per share

Like bargain stocks? There are certainly plenty of them out there now. That's particularly true among banking names. Between general economic malaise and a souring lending environment, investors are