Wednesday Afternoon Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Big-Tech Lifts US Stocks as Bank Worries Linger: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] First Republic Bank shares plumb new lows on report government reluctant to intervene

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] First Republic Plunges on Report of Buyers for New Shares

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] McCarthy Debt Bill Intensifies Down-to-Wire US Default Standoff

[Reuters] US House Republicans revise debt ceiling bill after dissension in ranks

[Reuters] US business spending on equipment weakening as demand for goods slows