Jason Cohen

First Citizens To Acquire Collapsed Silicon Valley Bank In Major Deal

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced Sunday night that First Citizens BancShares made a deal to acquire Silicon Valley…

3 years ago

Fed Raises Interest Rates To Highest Levels Since 2007

The Federal Reserve hiked its target federal-funds interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point Wednesday, the ninth in…

3 years ago

After Collecting Millions From Wall Street, Janet Yellen Now Helps Decide Which Banks Get Bailouts

3After raking in over $7 million in speaking fees from financial institutions in the two years before being confirmed, Treasury…

3 years ago

Janet Yellen’s Policy Would Destroy Small US Banks While Bailing Out Chinese Depositors, Experts Say

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s recent decision to backstop all uninsured deposits at two failed banks due to their “systemic risk”…

3 years ago

Silicon Valley Bank Parent Company Files For Bankruptcy

SVB Financial Group, the parent company for California tech lender Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection…

3 years ago

Tensions Between US And China Will Only Grow As Both Countries Enter An AI Arms Race, Experts Say

The tech race between the U.S. and China is now centered on artificial intelligence, with major implications due to differences…

3 years ago

Americans Tighten Their Belts Even More As Inflation And Uncertainty Persist

After a surprisingly strong start to the year, persistently high inflation and uncertainty regarding forthcoming interest rate hikes resulted in…

3 years ago

New Version Of Popular AI Passes Key Exams With Flying Colors, Still Produces ‘Biased’ Content

Open AI unveiled an upgraded version of ChatGPT Tuesday that is capable of passing key academic exams with ease but…

3 years ago

Failed California Bank Was Major Donor, Supporter To Newsom Family Nonprofit

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the California firm that collapsed late last week after a bank run, donated $100,000 to a…

3 years ago

Tech Giant To Fire 10,000 Employees, Cut Thousands More Unfilled Jobs Amid Economic Uncertainty

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that as Meta strives for a ‘Year of Efficiency’ in a challenging economy, the company…

3 years ago

Concerns Over Inflation Among Small Business Owners Returns To Near Record High, Poll Shows

Concerns over inflation among small business owners have returned to a near record high, according to a Job Creator’s Network…

3 years ago

Here’s How The Average American Could End Up Footing The Bill For Silicon Valley Bank’s Collapse

The Biden administration stated in their Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP) announcement that “no losses associated with the resolution of…

3 years ago

Ex-TikTok Employee Turns On Company, Takes Privacy Concerns To Congress

A former employee is alleging TikTok has flaws with its data security and he has been meeting with lawmakers to…

3 years ago

‘Twitter Files’ Hearing Descends Into Anarchy As Dems Push Journalist To Reveal His Sources

Democrats went after journalist Matt Taibbi in an attempt to pressure him to reveal his sources relating to the Twitter…

3 years ago

Oil Execs Raise Red Flags On US Energy As Production Flounders Under Biden

OPEC once again dominates the global oil market as the shale revolution wanes and encounters increasing costs and demands to…

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