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SVB Collapse Dominates Discussions at Financial Sector Conference in Saudi Arabia

The collapse of the California-based Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) dominated most sessions and workshops of the Financial Sector Conference in Riyadh. The repercussions of SVB’s recent bankruptcy caused shock and confusion worldwide, especially for economies that fear that the crisis will spillover to their financial institutions. Saudi Minister of Finance…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘The first Twitter-fuelled bank run’: how social media compounded SVB’s collapse

The speed at which Silicon Valley Bank collapsed has left experts questioning whether social media has opened up entirely new risks in the world of finance

The Guardian - AU

The real victims of SVB aren't the tech elite: Hardworking business owners share their horror stories of the bank's collapse

The Silicon Valley Bank bailout was not about solving a “1% problem.”

Fortune

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Bank runs used to be slow. The digital era sped them up

What made the failure of Silicon Valley Bank unique compared to past failures of large banks was how quickly it collapsed

The Independent UK

Millionaire makes 'creepy' $100,000 offer to woman sitting next to him on plane

Silicon Valley entrepreneur Steve Kirsch, who has been accused of spreading Covid misinformation online, boasted about the strange offer he made to a female passenger sitting near him

Daily Mirror

‘A huge disruption’: Startups worldwide gird for life after SVB

Quang Hoang, the co-founder of a startup called Birdly Inc., spent his Monday refreshing the website of Silicon Valley Bank every hour. His San Francisco-based mentoring startup had about $10 million deposited with the now-failed financial institution, patronized by a large portion of the country’s most promising tech companies. But…

Tribune News Service

Be serious, conservatives. ‘Wokeness’ didn’t cause Silicon Valley Bank’s demise

The right is claiming that political correctness – not capitalism – caused this financial catastrophe. Really?

The Guardian - US

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Wineries to affordable housing: SVB fall knocks out more than startups

Demise of Silicon Valley Bank has rattled not just businesses and investors but the ecosystem that grew up around it

The Guardian - US

For 40 years, Silicon Valley Bank was a tech industry icon. It collapsed in just days

Silicon Valley Bank was not a household name. For four decades, SVB successfully competed with big name financial institutions only to come crumbling down in a matter of days.

WEKU

Editorial: Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank collapses show regulation is needed

After Friday’s collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, big bankers are again looking to Washington with outstretched hands. We should be skeptical.

Tribune News Service

Washington reacts on the fly to Silicon Valley Bank failure

After a frenetic weekend of round-the-clock briefings, U.S. policymakers took the audacious step of guaranteeing all the deposits of the failed Silicon Valley Bank — even those exceeding the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's $250,000 limit

The Independent UK

Gallego slams Sinema over 2018 bank deregulation vote

Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego is slamming independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema for backing a bank deregulation bill he says contributed to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank

The Independent UK

Did deregulation lead to Silicon Valley Bank's collapse?

It was a scene straight out of the Great Depression: a major California bank locking its doors and pulling down the shades as a horde of panicky depositors demanded their money.

Los Angeles Times

Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse undercuts key engine of Bay Area economy

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has stripped the Bay Area’s startup industry — a key driver of the region’s economy — of a crucial source of funding that for decades has fueled innovation and growth.

Tribune News Service

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The Independent UK

Fed, under criticism for bank failure, faces tough decisions

The Federal Reserve is facing stinging criticism for missing what observers say were clear signs that Silicon Valley Bank was at high risk of collapsing into what became the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history

The Independent UK

Class action suit filed against Silicon Valley Bank parent

A class action lawsuit is being filed against the parent company of Silicon Valley Bank, its CEO and its chief financial officer, saying that company didn’t disclose the risks that future interest rate increases would have on its business

Reason

Ride-Share and Delivery Drivers Are Independent Contractors, Says Court

Plus: College says abortion art runs afoul of state law, the politics of Silicon Valley Bank's collapse, and more...

Salon

"Woke" billionaires, same as old ones

Ignore GOP hype about the "liberal" tech industry — reckless, entitled libertarianism is what fuels Silicon Valley

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The Independent UK

Silicon Valley Bank's demise disrupts the disruptors in tech

Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse rattled the technology industry that had been the bank’s backbone, leaving shell-shocked entrepreneurs thankful for the government reprieve that saved their money while they mourned the loss of a place that served as a chummy club of innovation

Los Angeles Times

Biden says banking system is safe, promises accountability for Silicon Valley Bank failure

WASHINGTON — “This is not 2008”: That was the mantra of Biden administration officials Monday as they sought to reassure investors and the public that a regulatory takeover of two failed banks and rescue of their depositors, along with newly implemented safeguards, would be enough to avert a broader crisis…

Chicago Sun-Times

Washington tries to contain chaos from Silicon Valley Bank’s failure

Analysts say there is little chance of a wider banking crisis after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, as the banking system is well-capitalized and passed stress testing.

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: With demands for a bank bailout, Silicon Valley shows its 'small government' mantra was just a pose

For decades, the dominant mantra of Silicon Valley's powerful has been that government is just a drag on their innovative spirit. Get regulators off our backs, they've argued, and we'll improve people's lives to an indescribable degree.

WEKU

The White House is avoiding one word when it comes to Silicon Valley Bank: bailout

The Biden administration has taken pains to avoid the word "bailout" in describing the effort to rescue Silicon Valley Bank depositors. Yet banking experts say it sure does look like a bailout.

Fortune

Tech libertarians who want nothing to do with the government changed their tune big time when it came to Silicon Valley Bank’s epic collapse

The tech world typically resists government regulation, but Silicon Valley Bank's collapse led some to push for government intervention.

Fortune

How Silicon Valley Bank's collapse may affect crypto companies

SVB’s failure was the biggest bank collapse since Washington Mutual Bank in 2008.

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