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First Republic Bank’s stock plunged Tuesday after it said depositors withdrew more than $100 billion during last month’s crisis, with fears swirling that it could be the third bank to fail after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.

Despite the Silicon Valley dealing with a long-lasting series of layoffs, there’s a silver lining — tech-related work is still in demand.

Apple is getting deeper into the banking and finance business. Starting Monday, it’s offering a savings account, and the terms are pretty good.

Talking about money, whether it’s budgeting, investing or debt, can be confusing and stressful. Berna Anat wants to change that.

Social media can sometimes be the spark that turns an issue into a crisis. Case in point: Twitter’s role in the collapse of Santa Clara-based Silicon Valley Bank. NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai spoke to Tony Cookson, the main author of a study that found that tweets about possible issues at Silicon Valley Bank spooked depositors — which led ...

Workers at a Starbucks cafe in Pleasanton formed a union Wednesday, marking the 19th store in California to unionize, union officials said.

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing new tailpipe emissions limits that could require as much as 67% of all new vehicles sold in the U.S. by 2032 to be all-electric, according to a report from CNBC.

Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has been rebuffed in her attempt to stay out of federal prison while she appeals her conviction for the fraud she committed while overseeing a blood-testing scam that exposed Silicon Valley’s dark side.

Video game company Electronic Arts will lay off 6% of its workforce and reduce office space, costing the company around $200 million.

First Citizens will acquire much of Silicon Valley Bank, the tech-focused financial institution that collapsed this month, setting off a chain reaction that caused a second bank to fail and tested faith in the global banking sector.

TikTok’s CEO on Thursday was grilled by congressional leaders in Washington over privacy and child protection issues as well as the company’s owner, which has some lawmakers threatening to ban the app in the U.S. Digital Journalist Abbey Fernández has more on the story.

The layoffs could begin this week and affect thousands of employees.

It was called Silicon Valley Bank, but its collapse is causing shockwaves around the world. From California to to the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, companies and people are scrambling to figure out how to manage their finances after their bank suddenly shut down Friday. In California, the bank was a longtime lender to the wine industry, which w...