Month: March 2023

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: The 2nd Biggest Bank Failure In American History: Silicon Valley Bank Is No More

California regulators shut down the bank Friday after reportedly failing to find a buyer.

Just days after Silvergate announced an orderly winding down, Silicon Valley Bank has come to a very disorderly end. Today, California regulators stepped in to put the bank in FDIC receivership. NLW explains how we got here and what it might mean. 

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“The Breakdown” is written, produced and narrated by Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Michele Musso and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. Music behind our sponsor today is “Foothill Blvd” by Sam Barsh. Image credit: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. 

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Motley Fool Money - Not Too Big To Fail

In a wild end to the week, Silicon Valley Bank was shut down by regulators in the biggest bank failure since the Great Recession.

(0:21) Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger discuss: - February's jobs report (and potential ripple effects) - The stunning collapse of Silicon Valley Bank - Vail Resorts staffing up to meet demand - How the "Lipstick Effect" is benefitting Ulta Beauty - The latest from Docusign, and Dick's Sporting Goods

(19:11) Nell Minow, Vice Chair of Value Edge Advisors, offers a prescription for making stock buyback plans more shareholder-friendly, thoughts on ESG guidelines, and predictions for the Academy Awards. 

(35:15) Jason and Matt share two stocks on their radar: InterDigital and Global Industrial Co.

Stocks discussed: SIVB, MKL, DOCU, MTN, ULTA, DKS, AMC, DIS, GOOG, IDCC, GIC

Host: Chris Hill Guests: Jason Moser, Matt Argersinger, Nell Minow Engineer: Dan Boyd

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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - They Don’t Like Their Own Study!

Today’s podcast takes up the astonishing effort by the research organization that found COVID masking to be ineffectual to deny that its own study said what its lead investigator says it said. (To follow the logic, listen to the podcast.) Also, jobs numbers and Chinese balloons. Eliana Johnson is in for Christine. Give a listen. Source

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Federalist Radio Hour - Dr. Michael Foley On ‘Dining With The Saints’

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Dr. Michael Foley, a professor at Baylor University, Catholic theologian, and mixologist, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to share how listeners can incorporate the religious significance of cooking and feasting into their liturgical celebrations.

You can find Foley's new book "Dining with the Saints: The Sinner's Guide to a Righteous Feast" here: https://ignatius.com/dining-with-the-saints-dwtsh/