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Deutsche Bank stocks sink

STORY: Deutsche Bank stocks sink DATELINE: March 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: FRANKFURT, Germany CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank AG 2. various of street views STORYLINE: The share prices of Germany's biggest lender Deutsche Bank (DB) plunged on Friday as concerns about the health of European banks are mounting in the wake of the collapse of banks in the United States. DB topped the list of companies that suffered the sharpest decline of their shares on the German stock exchange (Deutsche Boerse), down 8.53 percent at closing on Friday. The share price of Commerzbank AG, the second largest bank in Germany, dropped 5.45 percent. DB has lost some 30 percent of its market value since the onset of worries about the banking sector sparked by the shutdown of the U.S. Silicon Valley Bank about two weeks ago. There is still no sign that investors' nervousness about European banks is abating. The slump of share prices of DB and Commerzbank is believed to

U.S., Europe in bank turbulence, triggering fears globally

STORY: U.S., Europe in bank turbulence, triggering fears globally DATELINE: March 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of banks in U.S. and Europe 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GIORGIO DI GIORGIO, Professor of macroeconomics and monetary policy at Rome's LUISS University 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LARRY BENEDICT, CEO & founder of The Opportunistic Trader 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): BREDAN AHERN, Chief Investment Officer of U.S.-based asset management firm Krane Funds Advisors STORYLINE: U.S. financial markets have been quite volatile recently after the near-simultaneous collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, Silvergate Bank and Signature Bank challenged confidence in the financial system. The turmoil has sent shockwaves across the banking industry and caused the stock prices of European banks to plummet. The biggest victim so far was Credit Suisse. The second-largest Swiss banking group has secured an emergency loan from the country's central bank after its shares

Growing fallout from U.S. bank failures sparks worries across banking sector

STORY: Growing fallout from U.S. bank failures sparks worries across banking sector DATELINE: March 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:48 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GIORGIO DI GIORGIO, Professor of macroeconomics and monetary policy at Rome's LUISS University 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): MURAT TUFAN, Analyst with Turkish broadcaster Ekoturk 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): XN IRAKI, Kenyan economist STORYLINE: Growing fallout from the collapse of two U.S. banks -- Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) from California and New York's Signature Bank has sent jitters across the banking sector. Many experts have expressed their concerns over the failures of the two U.S. banks. Worries about its impact on European financial institutions began to push share prices downward. Led by banking shares, most European stock exchanges suffered significant losses on Monday and Wednesday, each time followed by only modest rebounds. An Italian expert has said a major factor contributing to the troubles was ris

World will become unlivable unless gov'ts reevaluate energy policies, UN chief warns

STORY: World will become unlivable unless gov'ts reevaluate energy policies, UN chief warns DATELINE: April 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. wide shot of UN headquarters 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 3. wide shot of UN headquarters STORYLINE: Responding to the latest findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that unless governments worldwide reassess their energy policies, the world will be unlivable. A new flagship UN report on climate change out Monday indicating that harmful carbon emissions from 2010-2019 have never been higher in human history, is proof that the world is on a "fast track" to disaster, the UN chief warned in a video message, with scientists arguing that it's "now or never" to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. His comments reflected the IPCC's insistence that all countries must reduce their fossil fuel use substantia

Panel chief hands investigation report to NHK president

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyer Hideaki Kubori (C), the head of a third-party panel set up by Japan Broadcasting Corp., known as NHK, to investigate insider stock trading by its staff, hands the panel's report to NHK President Shigeo Fukuchi (R) at the broadcaster's headquarters in Tokyo on May 27. (Kyodo)

Ex-Internet venture chief arrested over false corporate data

OSAKA, Japan - Katsumi Sato, 32, former president of Internet venture i-cf Inc., is taken to the Osaka prefectural police headquarters in Osaka on Feb. 13 after he was arrested for allegedly releasing falsely inflated asset data prior to the acquisition of companies through share swap deals. The Internet venture, which has been renamed Orben Inc., is traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's Mothers market for emerging companies. (Kyodo)

Kamei holds 'town hall meeting' to drum up support for LDP

TOKYO, Japan - Shizuka Kamei (C), policy affairs chief of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, on Feb. 24 fields questions from 16 members of the public about issues ranging from the recent sub-ship collision to education and sagging stock prices at an event at party headquarters. The event, held to drum up support chiefly from undecided voters ahead of this summer's House of Councillors election, lasted for some two hours, with Kamei responding to queries from the floor.

Top insurer voices support for treasury stock system

TOKYO, Japan - Ikuo Uno, chairman of the Life Insurance Association of Japan, speaks at a news conference at the Bank of Japan on Jan. 19. He voiced support for easing restrictions on company share buybacks to allow companies to buy and hold their own shares as treasury stock a way to prop up weak stock prices.

Daiei chief repents 'undue procedure' in group stock deals

TOKYO, Japan - Tadasu Toba, president of Daiei Inc., bows deeply at a press conference on Oct. 3 at the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry to express repentance for ''undue procedure'' in trading in shares in a group company last year. Toba donated his 15.9 million yen in profit from the share deals to three organizations, including the Japan Committee for UNICEF, after the adviser pointed out that the purchase might be regarded as a case of insider trading.

EPA gives economy even bleaker grade in Sept. report

The Economic Planning Agency (EPA) further downgrades its assessment of the Japanese economy in its September report released Tuesday, Sept. 8, saying the economy is in ''a prolonged slump and a very severe situation.'' The government report, which is based mainly on July data, cites a further fall in housing starts and the plunge of Tokyo stock prices as the main factors on which it based the gloomy diagnosis of the nation's economy. The photo shows EPA chief Taichi Sakaiya (far L) attending a meeting of cabinet ministers concerned in the Diet building. ==Kyodo

LDP panel agrees to consider scrapping treasury stock curb

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