Why Silicon Valley Bank failed

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Silicon Valley Bank catered to Napa Valley wineries and could finance 'French oak barrels' if needed. The bank's demise 'surprised everyone,' a vineyard owner says.

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A cellar worker checks Cabernet Sauvignon grapes before it enters a sorting machine.

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How much will Silicon Valley Bank customers get back from the money they deposited? They may not recover it all, analysts say.

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Silicon Valley Bank's collapse means startups and VCs face billions in losses

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Silicon Valley Bank was shut down Friday by regulators.

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Hundreds of startups face a crippling cash crunch and an 'extinction-level event' if no one buys Silicon Valley Bank by Monday

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Silicon Valley Bank's HQ in Santa Clara, California

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Peter Thiel's Founders Fund got its cash out of Silicon Valley Bank before it was shut down, report says

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Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal, Palantir Technologies, and Founders Fund, holds hundred dollar bills as he speaks during the Bitcoin 2022 Conference at Miami Beach Convention Center on April 7, 2022 in Miami, Florida.
Peter Thiel was a cofounder of PayPal.

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NYPD called to Silicon Valley Bank branch to respond to 'disorderly group' after SVB's shocking collapse

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Silicon Valley Bank was closed down on Friday by regulators.

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Silicon Valley Bank is a particularly scary failure. Here's why.

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A Brinks armored truck sits parked in front of the shuttered Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) headquarters on March 10, 2023 in Santa Clara, California.
A Brinks armored truck sits parked in front of the shuttered Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) headquarters on March 10, 2023 in Santa Clara, California.

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Silicon Valley Bank is the biggest US bank collapse since Washington Mutual during the 2008 financial crisis

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Greg Becker, CEO of SVB Financial, is shown speaking during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, on May 3, 2022.
Greg Becker, CEO of SVB Financial

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The Silicon Valley Bank crisis will force the Fed to slash rates by 100 basis points to prevent contagion, market guru says

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