End run: Silicon Valley Bank
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 13 March 2023
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
An old-fashioned bank run has caused American regulators to intervene in a big way to save the bank’s depositors. We ask what went wrong, and what risks the fix will pose. Today America, Australia and Britain will cement a military alliance designed to confront an increasingly assertive China. And an Ethiopian prince buried among English kings reignites questions about cultural restitution.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi there. I'm off this week. |
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| 1:01.0 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from the economist. |
| 1:04.3 | In New York, I'm John Fastman. |
| 1:06.7 | And in London, I'm Jason Palmer. |
| 1:08.8 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:15.8 | The leaders of America, Britain, and Australia are meeting today. |
| 1:19.5 | Their recently formed security pact is expected to involve the United States sharing some of its most closely guarded secrets |
| 1:26.2 | in a sign of growing concern over China's |
| 1:29.4 | military ambitions. |
| 1:31.6 | And among the earthly remains of British kings and queens at Windsor Castle is the body of |
| 1:37.4 | an Ethiopian prince. |
| 1:39.4 | The story of how he ended up there brings us to a topic that increasingly troubles post-colonial societies, |
| 1:45.2 | the restitution of looted artifacts. |
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