Silicon Valley Bank collapse: What we know so far about failed US lender
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Silicon Valley Bank collapse: What we know so far about failed US lender

The collapse of a lender little-known outside of Silicon Valley is reverberating around the startup world and deepening uncertainty within the financial industry. On Friday,…

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Silicon Valley Bank had negative balance of $US 958 million end-of-day Thursday
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Silicon Valley Bank had negative balance of $US 958 million end-of-day Thursday

Investors and depositors tried to pull $42 billion from Silicon Valley Bank on Thursday in one of the biggest US bank runs in more than…

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Biden appoints two Indian-Americans to Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations
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Biden appoints two Indian-Americans to Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Friday named two Indian-Americans — Revathi Advaithi, CEO of Flex, and Manish Bapna, CEO of the Natural Resources Defence…

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Biden appoints two Indian-Americans to Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations
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Biden appoints two Indian-Americans to Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Friday named two Indian-Americans — Revathi Advaithi, CEO of Flex, and Manish Bapna, CEO of the Natural Resources Defence…

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Atmospheric river floods California towns, brings rain, snow
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Atmospheric river floods California towns, brings rain, snow

SANTA CRUZ (US): More than 9,000 California residents were under evacuation orders Friday as a new atmospheric river brought heavy rain, thunderstorms and strong winds,…

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President Murmu praises taxation system in first Parliament address
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Silicon Valley Bank collapse: Who is Greg Becker? 5 points

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has become the biggest United States lender to collapse – seen as the largest failure of a financial institution since the…

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Iran, Saudi Arabia agree to resume ties, with China's help
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Iran, Saudi Arabia agree to resume ties, with China’s help

DUBAI: Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed Friday to re-establish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies after seven years of tensions. The major diplomatic breakthrough negotiated with…

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Air Force: US President Biden decides his new Air Force One aircraft will stay blue and white
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Air Force: US President Biden decides his new Air Force One aircraft will stay blue and white

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden is sticking with a blue-and-white colour scheme for the exterior of the replacement Air Force One aircraft, the first of which…

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West Virginia: Bill would ban marriages under age 16 in West Virginia
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West Virginia: Bill would ban marriages under age 16 in West Virginia

CHARLESTON: A child marriage bill was passed by the West Virginia Senate on Friday night after it was changed to prohibit anyone younger than 16…

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MSCI ESG flags ‘governance issues’ across Adani Group's entities
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MSCI ESG flags ‘governance issues’ across Adani Group’s entities

MSCI ESG Research said on Friday it recently changed some of its environmental, social and governance assessments of Adani Group entities, after the Indian conglomerate…

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