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Karee Venema

Stock Market Today: Stocks Fall After First Republic Bank Suspends Dividend

ticker board with each stock in the red

This week has been all about the banking industry, so it seems fitting that a key driver of the market Friday was news that a beaten-down bank suspended its dividend. 

This was the latest sign of instability in the embattled financial sector – and follows the failures of several U.S. regional lenders, including Silicon Valley Bank. As a result, nervous investors took risk off the table ahead of the weekend.  

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