Hamza Shaban
Washington Post
Washington, DC, United States
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How the latest bank failures size up against the nation’s biggest banks
First Republic Bank is ranked among the top 30 banks in the U.S. by assets, but was far from the top American banks, which measure their assets in the trillions. → Read More
Enter our time machine to 1969, the last time unemployment was this low
American society looked very different in 1969, the last time the jobless rate in the U.S. was at 3.4 percent, from the labor force to the music and TV. → Read More
How 10,000 sheep and their Peruvian handlers trek 300 miles across the hills of Wyoming
Photographer Alex Benja captures the hidden costs of the nation’s domestic wool and lamb industry, journeying alongside immigrant shepherds leading a herd of thousands of sheep. → Read More
What you need to know about the threat of a rail strike and Congress
A strike could start as soon as Dec. 9 if not averted. → Read More
These New Orleans-based artists breathe new life into hearses
Artists Ali Kane, Meghan Ackerman, Jane Tardo and Chandar Chandar transform hearses into their places of business in New Orleans → Read More
India’s richest man surpasses Bezos on billionaires list
Meet Gautam Adani. His $152.2 billion fortune makes him richer than the Amazon founder but not as rich as Elon Musk. → Read More
Everything you need to know about the looming railroad strike
The showdown between workers and rail companies could impact millions of Americans. → Read More
Dan Price, CEO who cut his pay so workers made at least $70,000, resigns
The founder of Gravity Payments, who rose to national prominence for his corporate model, says he is stepping back to fight “false allegations.” → Read More
2 million MamaRoo infant swings recalled due to strangulation risk
Pittsburgh-based 4moms has received two reports of crawling babies who got entangled in dangling straps, including one who died, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says. → Read More
USPS is raising rates on packages during the holiday season
The Postal Service surcharge will apply to commercial and retail parcels from early October through late January. → Read More
Food prices are still rising. Here’s how Americans are coping.
Readers share how higher food prices and inflation affect what they put in the fridge. → Read More
Stephen Buyer, former GOP congressman, accused of insider trading
The SEC alleges the Indiana Republican exploited nonpublic information in his role as a corporate consultant to reap hundreds of thousands of dollars in profits. → Read More
Hyundai subsidiary in Alabama focus of child labor investigation
State labor regulators opened an inquiry after a Reuters report found that children as young as 12 were put to work at the SMART metal stamping factory in Luverne. → Read More
Netflix loses nearly 1 million subscribers, and its stock soars
The streaming giant, which had expected to lose 2 million paid users in the second quarter, also posts a healthy uptick in revenue. → Read More
Crypto broker Voyager Digital files for bankruptcy as industry falters
Voyager sustained heavy losses from its exposure to crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital, which went into liquidation last week after defaulting on several loans. → Read More
Dow falls 500 points as worries grow over slowing economic growth
Stocks slid Tuesday following the Independence Day weekend, amplifying the losses of Wall Street’s dismal first half of the year amid growing concerns over sluggish economic growth in the months ahead. The Dow Jones Industrial tumbled more than 500 points or 1.7 percent in morning trading. The S&P 500 index fell by 70 points or 1.8 percent at the start of the session, while the tech… → Read More
Three Arrows Capital falls into liquidation after crypto crash
A court in the British Virgin Islands ordered the crypto-focused firm into liquidation following a failure to repay its creditors as the value of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have nosedived. → Read More
Crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital in default on $665 million loan
The crypto broker Voyager Digital issued a notice of default on June 27 after Three Arrows Capital, a hedge fund, failed to make the necessary payments on a loan. (Bloomberg News) The crypto broker Voyager Digital issued a notice of default Monday to the hedge fund Three Arrows Capital for failing to make the required payments on a loan worth more than $665 million, the latest sign of financial… → Read More
Kellogg will split into 3 companies as it leans into snacks
The cereal and plant-based food units will become two companies, leaving the brand's most profitable arm focused on selling snacks like Pop-Tarts and Pringles. → Read More
Stocks stem losses but remain on track for worst week since March 2020
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, when markets plunged amid worries about inflation and rising interest rates. (Seth Wenig/AP) Investors looking for reprieve after a brutal turn of losses were greeted with some relief Friday, but Wall Street was still headed for its worst week since the chaotic early days of the coronavirus pandemic as the Federal Reserve’s… → Read More