As we know, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was taken over by the Feds after a bank run. Despite assurances from SVB that they were sound, they obviously failed to understand their precarious situation. Based on SVB’s balance sheet, it was technically insolvent. The regulators shut it down and pondered what to do next. A bank run? How could this happen
My family moved to California in 1950, part of the post-WWII westward migration. My widowed mother, tired of Boston’s dreary winters, felt the westward pull. My eldest brother, a WWII Navy veteran, had heard good things about San Diego from sailors who had been stationed there during the war. So, California, here we come. I would like to think
Trump’s trade war is not about about being patriotic or protecting American businesses. It is about politics and bad economics. No one wins a trade war; everyone loses. On July 5, 2018, the United States declared war on China. China mobilized and quickly counterattacked the U.S. This war is a trade war which means governments enact tariffs taxes
Como sabemos, el Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) fue intervenido por los federales tras una corrida bancaria. A pesar de las garantías de SVB de que eran sólidos, obviamente no entendieron su precaria situación. Basándose en el balance del SVB, era técnicamente insolvente. Los reguladores lo cerraron y se plantearon qué hacer a continuación. ¿Una
Mi familia se mudó a California en 1950, parte de la migración hacia el oeste después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Mi madre viuda, cansada de los lúgubres inviernos de Boston, sintió la atracción hacia el oeste. Mi hermano mayor, un veterano de la Armada de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, había oído cosas buenas sobre San Diego de marineros que habían
La guerra comercial de Trump no se trata de ser patriótico o proteger a las empresas estadounidenses. Se trata de política y mala economía. Nadie gana una guerra comercial; todos pierden El 5 de julio de 2018, Estados Unidos declaró la guerra a China. China se movilizó y contraatacó rápidamente. Esta guerra es una guerra comercial, lo que
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