Apple offers high-yield savings to card customers as deposit competition heats up

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Apple Inc is seeking to attract U.S. savers with a new high-yield deposit account it announced on Monday with partner Goldman Sachs Group Inc amid increased competition among financial institutions for consumer dollars. Apple said users of its Apple Card can earn 4.15% on savings accounts, or 10 times higher than…

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US House Speaker McCarthy pitches budget cuts for debt limit vote

By Richard Cowan and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Monday outlined spending cuts he said his fellow Republicans would demand in exchange for voting to raise the federal government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, avoiding a potentially catastrophic default. His proposals included cutting spending to last year’s levels, capping…

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Soundgarden, singer’s widow settle court fight over unreleased recordings

By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – Grunge music pioneers Soundgarden and Vicky Cornell, the widow of lead singer Chris Cornell, have settled a legal dispute over the late singer’s unreleased recordings, according to a joint post from their Instagram accounts on Monday. They said the “amicable” settlement marked a new partnership between Soundgarden and Cornell’s estate…

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BlackRock to kick off sales of securities of failed banks – Bloomberg News

(Reuters) -Asset manager BlackRock Inc is launching a months-long process on Tuesday to help the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp offload $114 billion of assets it picked up recently from failed banks, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing emails. Earlier this month, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) retained BlackRock’s unit to sell the securities portfolios…

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Exclusive-Fox investors seek records in possible step toward suing directors

By Jody Godoy and Helen Coster (Reuters) – Fox Corp shareholders are demanding company records that may show whether directors and executives properly oversaw Fox News’ coverage of former President Donald Trump’s election-rigging claims, sources told Reuters, in what could be a prelude to lawsuits seeking to make directors liable for costs. Investors are using…

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US financial institutions hit by deposit flight as clients seek higher returns

(Reuters) -Deposits at three financial institutions fell in the first quarter as the industry’s biggest crisis in more than a decade prompted a flight of funds, with customers seeking better returns elsewhere. Deposits at custodian bank State Street Corp and regional bank M&T Bank Corp fell 3% each, while those at Charles Schwab Corp shrank…

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Exchanges and asset managers square off over EU market rules

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Stock exchanges and asset managers have squared off ahead of European Union negotiations this week over how much information investors should be given to find the best deals on Europe’s fragmented stock markets. The European Parliament and EU states begin negotiations on Tuesday on finalising reform of the bloc’s…

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