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March 29, 2023

Hello, Insiders. I’m Jennifer H. Cunningham, the editor in chief of the news division. All eyes remain on former President Trump’s possible criminal indictment; we’re monitoring the parade of witnesses testifying in front of the Grand Jury and learning why an indictment may have already been handed down.

Here’s what’s on the agenda today:

Wall Street’s sharks are circling “dumb” banks on the verge of failing.
How Elon Musk can make EV charging suck less for everybody.
Flight attendants reveal why you should never go barefoot on a plane.

— Jennifer H. Cunningham

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THE BIG STORY

Wall Street sharks

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Wall Street's most ruthless investors are preparing to feast on failing banks.

The pandemic era was a boom time for the market, and the recent fear gripping shaky banks and financial firms is the kind of thing that happens when good times end.

Jim Chanos, the famed short-seller, told Insider’s Linette Lopez the recent shakeup in the banking system is “NOT a systemic event” and “only affects a few really dumb, greedy institutions."

But while the system as a whole may be safe, some assets — cryptocurrencies, startups, investment funds, and even banks — may not survive this shakeup. And other investors, the kind of Wall Street sharks who thrive on uncertainty, stand to make a killing.

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This edition was curated by Jennifer H. Cunningham, and edited by Hallam Bullock, Lisa Ryan, Dave Smith, Bob Bryan, and Jack Robert Stacey. Get in touch: insidertoday@insider.com.

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