Let the SVB blame game begin
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The dust hasn’t yet settled around Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse and people are trying to figure out who, or what, is to blame. We’ll unpack some of the finger pointing, explain what SVB represents 15 years after the 2008 financial crisis and look into what the bank’s failure means for the 2024 presidential race. Plus, the Oscar moments that made us smile!
Here’s everything we talked about today:
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- “Bank rules rollback contributed to SVB’s failure, critics say” from Marketplace
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- Severe erosion in North Carolina from The Washington Post
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- “Oscars Analysis: Why ‘Everything Everywhere’ — and the Academy — Won” from The Hollywood Reporter
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- “Naatu Naatu” performance at the Oscars from Variety
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- “Parties, food deals and more ways to celebrate St. Louis on 314 Day” from St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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