/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/B54IQXHT75O3DM4DS7DXNAS6HI.jpg "PacWest shares jump after .6 bln real estate loan sale")
May 22 (Reuters) – Shares of PacWest Bancorp (PACW.O) jumped on Monday after the troubled regional lender announced that it had agreed to sell $2.6 billion worth of real estate construction loans at a discount in a bid to improve its balance sheet. PacWest’s stock rose nearly 20% on the deal, giving the Los Angeles-based … [Read more…]
/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/IYLYKD6XM5LWNFD5DPMYXWNDTQ.jpg "Walmart lifts annual sales, profit view on resilient consumer spending")
May 18 (Reuters) – Walmart Inc (WMT.N) raised its annual sales and profit targets on Thursday as shoppers snapped up its low-priced groceries and other essentials. Shares of the top U.S. retailer by sales rose 1% after it also reported better-than-expected results for the first quarter. Its stock has risen 5.5% in the year to … [Read more…]
OSLO, May 12 (Reuters) – Troubled Swedish real estate group SBB (SBBb.ST) said late on Thursday it had sold most of its shares in construction company JM (JM.ST) for 2.8 billion Swedish crowns ($275.8 million). The transaction gives SBB a much-needed cash infusion after scrapping a share issue earlier this week when ratings agency S&P … [Read more…]