Pressure grows for regulatory intervention as US bank rout deepens

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Pressure is growing on U.S. regulators to take more steps to shore up the country’s banking sector as a renewed rout in regional lenders’ shares forced PacWest Bancorp to explore options to bolster its balance sheet. Wall Street executives and bank analysts called for regulators to quickly provide more protection for bank deposits…

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Jury convicts Proud Boys members of seditious conspiracy in US Capitol attack

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A jury on Thursday convicted four members of the far-right Proud Boys militia group including its former leader Enrique Tarrio of seditious conspiracy, finding they plotted to attack the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in a failed bid to block Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s election victory….

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Booking Holdings beats profit estimates on strong travel demand

(Reuters) – Booking Holdings Inc reported a better-than-expected profit for the first quarter on Thursday, as the online travel agency benefited from pent-up demand that drove consumers to book flights and hotels despite worries of an imminent recession. Shares of the company rose 1% to $2,630.5 after the bell. Major players in the hospitality industry…

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