What Caused the Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank?

On this episode of Power and Market, we feel compelled to discuss this week's State of the Union speech.

Maryland Sues To Stop DHS From Converting Empty Warehouse Into ICE Facility Authored by Troy Myers via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Maryland sued the Trump administration Monday to prevent an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility from being built in the state. Work progresses on a new migrant detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility in the Florida Everglades on July 4, 2025. Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo The lawsuit, filed by Attorney General Anthony Brown, claims the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and ICE’s January purchase of a...

"Negotiations Underway": Cuban President Acknowledges U.S. Talks Amid Fuel Supply Crisis Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel stated on state television that his government has entered talks with the Trump administration, aimed at "finding solutions through dialogue" to longstanding bilateral differences between the two neighboring countries. This admission comes as the Caribbean island faces crude oil and diesel stockpiles running dry by the end of the month, after Trump's multi-month crude shipment blockade sharply tightened pressure on the communist regime in Havana. In a speech broadcast on Cuban state TV, Díaz-Canel said...