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Wall Street — not taxpayers — will pay for the SVB and Signature deposit relief plans
WASHINGTON — Plans announced Sunday to fully reimburse deposits made in the collapsed Silicon Valley Bank and the shuttered Signature Bank will rely on Wall Street and large financial institutions — n...
You have an elegant fix for the Silicon Valley Bank crisis
“CNBC Special: America’s Banking Crisis” airs Sunday at 7 p.m. ET, where Jim and other experts will discuss the ramifications of Silicon Valley Bank’s demise on the economy and...
US Regulators Close Silicon Valley Bank in One of the Largest Bank Failures Since Washington Mutual – Bitcoin News
After Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) experienced financial turmoil, the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation closed the fin...
Sen. Mitch McConnell Hospitalized After Falling At Washington Hotel
Topline Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was hospitalized on Wednesday after he suffered a fall during a private dinner at a hotel in Washington D.C. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConne...
Washington DC Cherry Blossom Season 2023: Where To Stay
Cherry Blossom trees bloom around the Tidal Basin in Washington, AFP via Getty Images Cherry blossom season brings hordes of visitors to the nation’s capital. This year, the National Cherry Blossom Fe...
Federal Reserve Frets $31 Trillion Time Bomb Along With Asia
As the deadline for raising the federal debt limit approaches, Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said he would lead his caucus in opposition to President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda. Chip Somodevilla/Get...
“Shame on Washington,” Custodia Bank CEO Slams U.S. Crypto Crackdown
Caitlin Long believes the U.S. government must amend its crypto regulatory approach. Custodia Bank Chief Executive Officer Caitlin Long has slammed the United States government for alienating good act...
Custodia Bank CEO Blasts Washington For Crackdown On Crypto
Custodia Bank CEO Caitlin Long has called out American lawmakers and regulators for the crackdown on crypto. The CEO claimed that she had warned regulators about the fraud going on at a major crypto f...
National Geographic’s Pictures of the Year contest photos for 2023
National Geographic announced the winning photographs from its first “Pictures of the Year” photo competition. The contest, which opened to U.S. residents in early December, invited reader...
Biden says three recently downed aerial objects were not linked to Chinese spy program
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden said Thursday that three unmanned aerial objects shot down over the weekend by the U.S. military were “most likely tied to private companies, recreation or ...
Senator Elizabeth Warren Launching Anti-Crypto Army in Washington, Says Industry Is for Money Laundering: Report
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren is pushing forward with a political campaign to regulate the crypto space, an industry that she and her coalition believe threatens national security. According ...
Is China-Decoupling A Myth?
2022 witnessed an historic high in U.S.-China bilateral trade. getty For the second year running, trade and investment between the U.S. and China have increased. This, despite Washington’s escalating ...
Billionaire Washington Nationals Owner Ted Lerner Dies At 97
Topline Ted Lerner, the billionaire real estate magnate and owner of the Washington Nationals, passed away at the age of 97 on Sunday, a team spokesperson confirmed with Forbes on Monday, just over th...
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Heads to Washington To Talk Crypto With Regulators Amid SEC Crackdown
Coinbase chief executive Brian Armstrong says he’s in Washington, D.C. to talk to officials about crypto as the industry faces a wave of regulatory scrutiny. In a tweet to his 1.1 million followers, A...
Washington Is Escalating Its Military Role In Ukraine. What Happens When Russia Reacts?
Carl Sandburg relates the story of a friend visiting Abraham Lincoln at the White House near the end of the Civil War, and remarking how improbable it was that the nation had turned to a “one-horse” l...
Brian Armstrong Goes to Washington DC – Trustnodes
Coinbase’s co-founder Brian Armstrong is in a Senate office building currently following regulatory action on Kraken’s staking and Paxos’ bUSD stablecoin. “I’m in Washington D.C. and had a meeting can...
Washington’s Public Option Is Nothing To Cheer About
“Washington’s failures should rid them of the notion that a government-run health insurance option … [+] could work on a national scale,” writes Sally Pipes. getty When Washing...
Coinbase CEO visits Washington, D.C. in push for regulatory clarity, less sugar
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said he was in Washington, D.C. today in a push for clearer rules amid rising uncertainty in the sector following enforcement actions this month against Kraken and Paxos. ...
Astronaut Sen. Mark Kelly praises ‘stunning’ space business
Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly speaks at the annual Commercial Space Transportation conference on Feb. 9, 2023. Michael Sheetz | CNBC Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, who flew to space four times over a 15-year care...
Air Force’s aging AWACS stirs questions of airborne-battle readiness
As the recent Chinese spy balloon encounter showed, keeping the skies safe is a tough job. For decades the U.S. Air Force has relied on the E-3 Sentry, and the most recent version, the E-3G, has been ...
Airlines, rocket launches compete for airspace as FAA manages demand
The SpaceX launch pad is seen from the window of Air Force One at Kennedy Space Center, Wednesday, May 27, 2020, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Evan Vucci | AP WASHINGTON — Space companies are launching more...
Crypto Sun might not shine in Washington for quite some time
Biden administration’s recent announcements to affect a crypto entry in Washington. Banks require permission before engaging in the crypto activity. Supposedly no crypto bill in 2023. The crypto in...
Washington Resident Wins $754 Million Powerball Jackpot—Here’s How Much They Will Take Home After Taxes
Topline A single ticket sold in Washington state was declared the winner of the $754 million Powerball jackpot on Monday, the ninth-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, although the actual amount ...
Supreme Court abortion ruling questioned by judge
Agnes Scott College student Jordan Simi (C) participates in a chant during a pro-abortion rights march and rally held in reaction to the leak of a draft U.S. Supreme Court majority opinion written by ...
Kevin O’Leary says FTX crash ‘poked the bear in Washington’
After the turmoil over the infamous implosion of the cryptocurrency trading platform FTX has begun to calm down, one of the crypto exchange’s major investors and previously very vocal supporters, Kevi...
Why Microsoft’s $69 Billion Activision Deal Hinges on London Not Washington
(Bloomberg) — Microsoft Corp.’s $69 billion Activision Blizzard Inc. takeover faces a key decision in Britain as the nation’s merger watchdog marks its arrival as a global regulator with finding...
FTX-linked townhouse in Washington DC unlisted: Report
A property linked to Sam Bankman-Fried’s political spending was pulled off the market by the seller as a sign of “good faith” after being linked to FTX customer funds, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) re...
FTX’s SBF Puts Up $3.2 Million Washington D.C. House For Sale ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     Embattled FTX CEO has reportedly listed his Washington, D.C. property for sale. The 4,100 square-foot-property purchased last year April is the lates...
D.C. free bus bill becomes law as zero-fare transit systems take off
A bus is seen in Washington, DC, on December 12, 2022. – The Washington government voted to institute free bus rides for all starting in the summer of 2023. Olivier Douliery | AFP | Getty Images...