Instrument NameCommerzbank Ag ADRInstrument Symbol(CRZBY)

Instrument ExchangeOTC US

The union of Italy’s UniCredit and Germany’s Commerzbank could trigger similar takeover attempts throughout Western Europe, where the banking industry is highly fragmented and full of weak players

Oil prices are up, and that affects people far and wide

First Citizens will acquire much of Silicon Valley Bank, the tech-focused financial institution whose lightning-quick failure this month set off a chain reaction that rattled faith in banks around the world

Stocks shook off a weak start and ended higher on Wall Street even as worries about banks on both sides of the Atlantic continue to weigh on markets

Shares in Deutsche Bank, Germany’s largest lender, have fallen sharply and dragged down major European banks as fears about the global financial system send fresh shudders through the market

Shares have advanced in Asia, tracking a rally on Wall Street after a group of big banks offered a lifeline to First Republic Bank, the lender investors had focused on in their hunt for troubles in the banking industry

The European Central Bank has carried through with a large interest rate increase, brushing aside predictions it might dial back as U.S. bank collapses and troubles at Credit Suisse feed fears about the impact of higher rates on the global banking system

Credit Suisse shares surged after the Swiss central bank agreed to loan the bank up to 50 billion francs ($54 billion) to bolster confidence in the country’s second-biggest lender following the collapse of two U.S. banks

European banks are thinking about their physical facilities in Russia and their loan exposure.