NYCB gets third credit downgrade as CRE exposure worries spill to Europe

By Manya Saini and Niket Nishant (Reuters) -Embattled New York Community Bancorp faced its third credit-rating cut on Thursday while default worries from exposure to the beleaguered U.S. commercial real estate (CRE) took its toll on lenders in Europe and Asia. Morningstar DBRS on Thursday downgraded NYCB’s credit rating due to “outsized” exposure to CRE,…

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Disney’s investment in Epic Games signals the company has to ‘be there’

By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) -In 2017, Epic Games was among a handful of companies selected to participate in Walt Disney’s Accelerator incubator program, where the game company’s founder held ambitions of incorporating the entertainment giant’s well-known characters into his digital playground. Now, Disney is making a much bigger bet that will make this possible. Disney…

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