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President Joe Biden delivered a speech Monday in the wake of two major bank collapses. “Americans can rest assured that our banking system is safe. Your deposits are safe,” Biden said from the White House. To quell fears, Biden said he had instructed his administration to take steps to protect small businesses and workers in the wake of regulator shutdowns of both Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank over the last few days, such as backstopping depositors’ funds, while declining to extend relief to Silicon Valley Bank’s investors. However, despite Biden’s assurances, Wall Street’s confidence remains shaky and some regional banks are showing signs of volatility.
A rapidly intensifying nor’easter will bring heavy snow, winds and coastal flooding today across the US Northeast, threatening widespread power outages and making travel impossible in some areas. A nor’easter is a storm that travels along the US East Coast and typically has coastal winds out of the northeast. They typically form between September and April and are strongest during the winter months. Ahead of today’s anticipated conditions, more than 20 million people are under winter weather alerts across the region. Several governors have implemented preemptive measures as forecasts show widespread snowfall up to 18 inches is likely from northeastern Pennsylvania and far northwestern New Jersey through much of upstate New York and New England. Meanwhile, another atmospheric river is…
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