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Silicon Valley Bank CEO’s Testimony Highlights Major Problem-Realities in American Finance
ArchivesUS Economy

Silicon Valley Bank CEO’s Testimony Highlights Major Problem-Realities in American Finance

May 16, 2023June 29, 2023

Set for a grilling before Congress at 10:00 AM Eastern Time, a written testimony from Greg Becker, former CEO…

First Republic Bank Becomes Second-Largest Failed US Bank—and Other Economic News
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First Republic Bank Becomes Second-Largest Failed US Bank—and Other Economic News

May 2, 2023June 29, 2023

VARESE, Italy. May 2nd, 2023. After Silicon Valley, Signature, and Silvergate banks failed and were seized by the US…

What Happens Now After the Bank Failures? Fed Between a Rock and a Hard Place
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What Happens Now After the Bank Failures? Fed Between a Rock and a Hard Place

March 16, 2023July 13, 2023

Whether they admit it or not, the US Federal Reserve has been left juggling priorities of whether to ensure…


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Houthis Defeat the Americans, Claim Destruction of Another F/A-18 and Strike Israel with Drones

Andy Corbley May 8, 2025

Yemen has claimed responsibility for an attack on the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier that caused a second F/A-18…

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Former Georgia Senator Joins Trump’s Kettle of China Hawks as US Ambassador to Beijing

Andy Corbley May 1, 2025

Former Georgia Senator and businessman David Perdue was recently confirmed with a bipartisan vote as the new US Ambassador…

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Houthis Shoot Down $210 Million in Drones, US Kill 80 in Strike on Civilians in Hodeidah

Andy Corbley April 25, 2025

Seven of the United States’ premier long-range offensive drones have been shot down by Houthi counterfire in the skies…

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