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Willem Marx

Credit Suisse shares soar after the bank secures a $54 billion lifeline

The company logo is seen at the global headquarters of Swiss bank Credit Suisse in Zurich, Switzerland. (Arnd Wiegmann/Getty Images)

Shares of Credit Suisse jumped Thursday after saying it would borrow up to $54 billion from Switzerland's central bank, an emergency step intended to prop up investor confidence in the troubled European bank.

Credit Suisse shares had plunged on Wednesday, prompting stock markets to fall in the U.S. and around the world, amid rising concerns about the stability of the global banking system after U.S. regulators were forced to rescue Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank on Sunday.

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