BLOOMBERG First Republic Bank shares rallied in US premarket trading after falling to a record low, as investors ponder what’s next for the struggling midsize lender following an offer of help from JPMorgan Chase & Co. The stock jumped as much 27% in US premarket trading, with fellow regional lenders including Western Alliance Bancorp and PacWest Bancorp also rising. The ...

BLOOMBERG Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that the US government could repeat the drastic actions it took recently to protect bank depositors if smaller lenders are threatened. “Our intervention was necessary to protect the broader US banking system, and similar actions could be warranted if smaller institutions suffer deposit runs that pose the risk of contagion,” Yellen will say, according ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company (Adnic) has approved the distribution of 40% cash dividends (AED0.40 per share, implying total cash dividends of AED228 million) for the financial year ended on December 31, 2022, after concluding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday. Shareholders discussed and approved all items on the agenda for the AGM, including Adnic’s ...