By Niket Nishant and Manya Saini (Reuters) – Traders shorting New York Community Bancorp’s stock were sitting on more than $42 million of losses on Wednesday after the lender’s better-than-expected profit forecast for the next two years sent shares surging, data from Ortex show. The rally marked a rare bright spot for NYCB, which has…
(Reuters) -U.S. prosecutors are examining financial transactions at Block, NBC News reported on Wednesday, citing two people with direct knowledge of the matter. NBC reported that federal prosecutors were discussing with a former employee alleged widespread compliance lapses at Square and Cash App, the company’s two main units. Areas under investigation include whether the company…
By Alexander Cornwell ABU DHABI (Reuters) – The United States, Britain and the European Union are pressing the United Arab Emirates to show it is cracking down on firms evading sanctions imposed on Russia over the war in Ukraine, according to three sources aware of the diplomatic outreach. American, British and EU officials visited the…
