The government and other banks raised to rescue the financial sector.

But the stock market doesn't seem convinced, are we headed towards a recession?

We're here to try and break it down. I'm Scott Simon.

I'm Aisha Roscoe and this is up first from NPR News.

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Three banks have collapsed in two weeks and two more are teetering.

The government's taking extraordinary measures to try to prevent a repeat of 2008.

But will it work?

Daryl Woods from NPR's podcast The Indicator from Planet Money joins us.

Daryl, thanks so much for being with us.

I Scott, the government has guaranteed deposits at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank,

even above the usual $250,000 threshold.

But why are banks stocks still flailing?

The banks stocks are flailing.

All the major banks share prices are down this week.

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