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A dumpster fire

Earnings Call Adds Farcical Element to First Republic’s Implosion

A dumpster fire

In the annals of disastrous corporate earnings calls, First Republic Bank on April 24 offered up a whopper. It was short, lasting about 12 minutes. You could call it sweet, too – if you were an executive trying to avoid talking about the be...

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Execs’ 10b5-1 Plans Reportedly at Heart of Silicon Valley Bank Investigation

Shadow on a wall of a person with a flashlight who is investigating

What did Silicon Valley Bank executives know, and when did they know it? Ever since the financial institution of choice for venture capital-backed startups went bust on March 10, talk in the media and around Washington has focused on the po...

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