Two US bank failures and trouble at a Swiss bank have made investors wonder.

Somehow we have to create calm word.

Calm doesn't exist.

What's the impact on the broader economy here and abroad?

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Look at the financial markets over the last few days and you see a general slide downward.

Which is hardly a crash, but does suggest uncertainty after the collapse of two regional

banks in California and New York.

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