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Worry for tech startups after Silicon Valley Bank failure
Worry for tech startups after Silicon Valley Bank failure
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Silicon Valley Bank's stunning collapse has led to the freezing of tens of billions of dollars stored there by startups and their private equity backers, raising fears of a wider tech sector fallout. - 'Doesn't look good' - Activist investor Bill Ackman raised a similar alarm on Twitter, saying that SVB's collapse "could destroy an important long-term driver of the economy."

French protests lose steam as pensions reform nears final vote
French protests lose steam as pensions reform nears final vote
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Demonstrators in France took to the streets Saturday for a seventh day of protest against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform plans, but turnout fell well short of projections at nationwide rallies. At the last big strike and protest day on Tuesday, turnout was just under 1.3 million people, according to police, and more than three million according to unions.