Fifth Third Bancorp was one of four banks involved in the bidding for failed bank First Republic as it was about to be seized by regulators.

Pop quiz: name a company that doubled its earnings during the pandemic but now trades more cheaply than it did at the start of 2020, even as sales hit new records. If you didn’t say Thermo Fisher Scientific (ticker: TMO), it may be because you forgot about this Covid beneficiary. Or because you never knew…

Fifth Third Bancorp posted first-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ estimates while highlighting metrics to show the bank is stable in its first quarterly report following industry turmoil last month.

Kroger Co. and acquisition target Albertsons Cos. might have to divest of even more stores than originally planned in order to get past regulators’ antitrust concerns, according to a new report.

The costs for consumers to eat food at home fell in March for the first time since 2020. That will have an impact on Cincinnati-based supermarket giant Kroger Co., which has seen results soar as prices climbed. But analysts say Kroger (NYSE: KR), the nation’s largest operator of traditional supermarkets, should fare just fine in…