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Vulnerable Americans lingered on the question of another round of Covid-19 boosters this spring

CNN — US officials are considering whether to give people at high risk of severe Covid-19 the chance to receive another bivalent booster, according to a source familiar with the deliberations who asked not to be named because they were not authorized to share the details of ongoing discussions. While most Americans have been happy […]

March 22, 2023
UBS buys Credit Suisse to end the banking crisis

London CNN — Switzerland’s largest bank, UBS, has agreed to buy its ailing rival Credit Suisse in an emergency bailout deal to defuse financial market panic sparked by the failure of two US banks earlier this month. “UBS today announced the acquisition of Credit Suisse,” the Swiss National Bank said in a statement. It said […]

March 19, 2023
Biden vows to hold “fully accountable” those responsible for the failure of Silicon Valley Bank

Washington CNN — President Joe Biden said on Sunday that under his leadership, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and his top economic adviser Lael Brainard were working with financial regulators to ensure that households and businesses affected by the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank bankruptcies would have access to their deposits, and he promised […]

March 13, 2023