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Silicon Valley Bank collapse hits startups as far away as China

Silicon Valley Bank has a 50% stake in its joint venture with Shanghai Pudong Development Bank. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images The Silicon Valley Bank fallout has ripple effects on Chinese startups, particularly those backed by U.S. dollar-denominated funds. U.S. regulators shut down the bank Friday in …

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USDC nearly regains $1 peg after Circle says SVB deposit is available

In this photo illustration, a woman holds a smartphone with the USD Coin (USDC) logo displayed on the screen. Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images USD Coin (USDC) came close to regaining its dollar peg on Monday after Circle, which issues the stablecoin, said that the …

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Bitcoin (BTC), crypto prices surge as SVB depositors protected

Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Cryptocurrencies rallied on Monday as the U.S. government moved to protect depositors of the collapsed Silicon Valley Bank and HSBC bought the lender’s U.K. arm. Bitcoin was up nearly 10% at 3 a.m ET at $22,560.20, its highest level in 10 days, according …

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Bill Ackman says U.S. did right thing in protecting SVB depositors

A sign hangs at Silicon Valley Banks headquarters in Santa Clara, California on March 10, 2023. Noah Berger | AFP | Getty Images Billionaire investor Bill Ackman said the U.S. government’s action to protect depositors after the implosion of Silicon Valley Bank is “not a bailout” and helps restore confidence in …

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Britain’s finance minister to keep a tight grip on spending

U.K. Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt has said Britain should have a “20-year plan” to become the world’s next Silicon Valley. Dan Kitwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — British Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt will deliver the government’s Budget commitments on Wednesday against a better-than-expected economic backdrop, but …

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Goldman Sachs no longer expects the Fed to hike rates in March

Goldman Sachs logo displayed on a smartphone. Omar Marques | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images Goldman Sachs no longer sees a case for the Federal Reserve to deliver a rate hike at its meeting next week, citing “recent stress” in the financial sector. Earlier Sunday, U.S. regulators announced …

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says U.S. government won’t bail out Silicon Valley Bank

Janet Yellen, US Treasury secretary, speaks during a Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) meeting at the Treasury Department in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. Ting Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images After regulators shuttered Silicon Valley Bank and seized its deposits Friday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that she …

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Silicon Valley Bank employees received bonuses hours before takeover

Police officers leave Silicon Valley Banks headquarters in Santa Clara, California on March 10, 2023. Noah Berger | AFP | Getty Images Silicon Valley Bank employees received their annual bonuses Friday just hours before regulators seized the failing bank, according to people with knowledge of the payments. The Santa Clara, …

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Two bond ETF strategies that may help investors profit from rate hikes

Interest rate jitters are meaningfully pushing investors to the shorter end of the yield curve, according to Joanna Gallegos, co-founder of fixed-income ETF issuer BondBloxx. Gallegos, former head of global ETF strategy for JPMorgan, believes it’s a sound approach. “It’s an intuitive trade. This is not 2022. This is not …

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Silicon Valley Bank customers scramble to meet payroll, pay bills

Employees stand outside of the shuttered Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) headquarters on March 10, 2023 in Santa Clara, California.  Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has thousands of tech startups wondering what happens now to their millions of dollars in deposits, money market investments …

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