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Earlier today, in a bid to stem contagion across the industry, the us government stepped in, guaranteeing deposits across the entire banking system, ensuring all account holders could retrieve any funds. president biden says taxpayers will not bear any losses from the move, which will be funded by fees regulators charge to banks. regulators also took over signature bank of new york, which was seen as the institution most vulnerable to a similar bank run after svb. mr biden also says the banks' leaders will be fired. our global trade correspondent, dharshini david, has more on the potential fal...

When you need them. small businesses who deposit their money will be safe in knowing they can pay their workers and pay their bills. hard—working employees can breathe easy as well. let's take a look at why silicon valley bank collapsed. until last friday it was the 16th largest bank in the us, worth more than 200 billion dollars. the bank was heavily invested in us government bonds, which lost significant value due to rising interest rates. many of the bank's customers started drawing on their deposits in the face of worsening economic conditions. svb didn't have enough cash on hand, and so...