By Jarrett Renshaw and Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden may increase his direct engagement with voters and journalists in upcoming weeks, hoping to reassure Democrats rattled by his dismal debate performance last week, according to two people involved in the planning. The events could include a mix of a town hall with […]
The United States’ chief diplomat defended President Joe Biden’s standing on the world stage on Monday, saying that his shaky performance at last week’s debate does not erase three and a half years of diplomatic achievements and that the U.S. president is very much fit to lead. The comments by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, […]
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s aides and allies circulated talking points to Democrats, fielded phone calls from nervous donors and shoehorned new lines into the president’s speech Friday afternoon as part of an all-out effort to contain the damage from his weak debate performance the night before. Biden’s hoarse voice and subdued delivery rattled Democratic […]
WASHINGTON — The debate was always going to be a gamble for Joe Biden — but the bet may prove more costly than he imagined after he gave what was roundly panned as a bumbling and incoherent performance. Alarmed by the spectacle, some Democrats fretted that they might need to dump Biden from the ticket, […]
A senior Hamas official told CNN that he cannot provide any assurances about the wellbeing of Israeli hostages held in Gaza, but rejected a United Nations special representative’s finding that there is “clear and convincing information” that some of them have been sexually abused. “I cannot now reassure you, anyone, because all these war prisoners […]
New York Community Bancorp (NYCB) is attempting to reassure investors about its deposits, liquidity, and governance following a weeklong plunge in the company’s stock and a decision by Moody’s to cut the bank’s credit rating to junk. The $116 billion commercial real estate lender put out a press release just before midnight ET on Tuesday […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of New York Community Bancorp fell another 11% Wednesday after the bank’s credit rating got downgraded to “junk” and investors worried that regional lender could suffer the same fate Silicon Valley Bank did last year. NYCB’s shares have been in a steep decline since last week, after the bank reported […]
(Bloomberg) — New York Community Bancorp shares, which touched a 27-year low on Tuesday, extended that decline after company executives tried to reassure investors that its financial position is strong. Most Read from Bloomberg Deposits have increased since the end of last year and liquidity remains “ample,” the company said in a statement late Tuesday. […]
New York Community Bancorp (NYCB) is attempting to reassure investors about its deposits, liquidity, and governance following a week-long plunge in the company’s stock and a decision by Moody’s to cut the bank’s credit rating to junk. The $116 billion commercial real estate lender put out a press release just before midnight ET on Tuesday […]