The Implosion of Silicon Valley Bank

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On 7th March, Silicon Valley Bank tweeted, “Proud to be on @Forbes’ annual ranking of America’s Best Banks…”

By 10th March, SVB’s stock price had tanked by 60% and the bank was taken over by an arm of the US government.

What on earth happened?

In today’s e ...

Shares in many American and European banks have plunged after the collapse of the California-based Silicon Valley Bank, with the US and UK governments intervening to keep markets stable. We'll look at what can be done to prevent contagion. Also in the prograamme: Flooding in a sm ...  عرض المزيد