© 2026 WEMU
Serving Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County, MI
Donate
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Click here to get election coverage information

Of bank runs & animal spirits: the force inside us that keeps regulators up at night

NPR | By Stacey Vanek Smith
Published April 12, 2023 at 5:03 AM EDT
Ben Sand, CEO and founder of Strong Compute, a medical imaging start-up, stood in line outside Silicon Valley Bank all night, hoping to get his company's money out.
Ben Sand
Ben Sand, CEO and founder of Strong Compute, a medical imaging start-up, stood in line outside Silicon Valley Bank all night, hoping to get his company's money out.

Copyright 2023 NPR
Stacey Vanek Smith
Stacey Vanek Smith is the co-host of NPR's The Indicator from Planet Money, and is a correspondent for Planet Money.
See stories by Stacey Vanek Smith