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2023-03-12 Government Corruption

'The government has 48 hours': Billionaire investor Bill Ackman calls on Biden to bail out SVB by Monday MORNING or face catastrophic market meltdown and loss of tens of thousands of jobs

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Posted by Besoeker 2023-03-12 07:21|| || Front Page|| [14 views ] Top

#1 Does Billionaire Ackman happen to have HAD more $$$$ than is FDIC covered,in the bank, by chance?

Just asking....

Posted by NN2N1 2023-03-12 08:22|| 2023-03-12 08:22|| Front Page Top

#2 'incredibly difficult' 48 hours

You have any idea incredibly how hard it is to sell our interests??

Posted by CrazyFool in Texas 2023-03-12 09:44|| 2023-03-12 09:44|| Front Page Top

#3 Israeli start-ups are in for a rough ride after SVB collapse, experts warn

Posted by Skidmark 2023-03-12 10:17|| 2023-03-12 10:17|| Front Page Top

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-03-12 10:35|| 2023-03-12 10:35|| Front Page Top

#5 @#2 - Yeah, it must be tough to sell an asset when there's nobody even on the bid, lol.

Posted by DooDahMan 2023-03-12 11:27|| 2023-03-12 11:27|| Front Page Top

#6 "I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if ~~millions~~ ~~thousands~~ hundreds of ~~voices~~ millionaires suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.." Obi-Wanker Ackman

Posted by magpie 2023-03-12 13:46|| 2023-03-12 13:46|| Front Page Top

#7 We’re out of bailout money. Check with Zelensky.

Posted by Super Hose 2023-03-12 14:29|| 2023-03-12 14:29|| Front Page Top

#8 They don't need bailed out. They have a lot of assets that need to be liquidated to cover the loss and the FDIC is working on that. They just didn't have enough liquid capital on hand to support a bank run, which is what happened.

Posted by DarthVader 2023-03-12 15:18|| 2023-03-12 15:18|| Front Page Top

#9 /\ One of the scariest phrases to an aggressive investor: Margin Call

Posted by magpie 2023-03-12 15:36|| 2023-03-12 15:36|| Front Page Top

#10 It's like this, Bill: the depositors are covered, the market is already queasy, and the layoffs are well underway. The taxpayers are already tired of covering losses. Sorry if you got money invested, pretty sure you did. Suck it up, buttercup, that's why it's called gambling.

Posted by ed in texas 2023-03-12 19:52|| 2023-03-12 19:52|| Front Page Top

#11 So this is why the Fed jacked the interest rate.

Posted by Skidmark 2023-03-12 23:38|| 2023-03-12 23:38|| Front Page Top

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