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Sunrun, SunPower Slump After Marketing Expenses Led to Losses

Rooftop solar companies SunPower Corp. and Sunrun Inc. posted higher-than-expected sales in the first-quarter as homeowners in California rushed to snap up panels before a cut in a key state solar subsidy. But the sales rush cost a lot in marketing, and now many customers are facing a months-long wait for new installations.

SVB Financial Must Wait in Line for Its $2 Billion, FDIC Says

Before SVB Financial Group bondholders can collect the billions they are owed, the bankrupt company may have to file a claim with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to recover $2 billion worth of deposits trapped by the receivership of Silicon Valley Bank.

Amazon ‘Aggregators’ Who Raised $16 Billion Are Teetering

During the pandemic, Wall Street banks and private equity firms invested billions of dollars in startups rolling up popular brands sold on Amazon.com Inc. The bet was that these upstarts, fueled by an online sales boom, would become the next consumer product conglomerates — like Procter & Gamble or Unilever.