Regional Banks Slammed by Fear of a Broader Financial Crisis

The unexpected seizure of two banks in three days by regulators intensified fears of a broader financial crisis, sending the stocks of more than two dozen banks into free fall on Monday, even as President Biden reassured Americans that the banking system was resilient and that customers’ money was safe. Banks of various sizes in different parts of the country found themselves battling market turmoil as customers rushed to withdraw their deposits and investors, worried about more runs, dumped bank stocks.

tips

seizure：捕获，占领，充公，接管

broad：宽广的（wide 是距离的宽广，broad 是形容领土，肩膀，胸襟，背，思想等）

crisis：危机

regulator：调整者，监管部门

intensify：加强（intense a. 强烈的，紧张的，非常的）

reassure：使...安心，向...保证

resilient：弹回的，有弹力的（resile 弹回，恢复原形）

turmoil：骚乱，混乱（turb- 搅动；turbo 涡轮增压；disturb 扰乱，妨碍；trouble 置换古法语 truble，来自拉丁语 turbidus 混乱的，来自 turbare 混乱，骚乱）

withdraw：撤回

deposit：存款，定金，堆积物

investor：投资者

dump：垃圾场；倾倒，倾销

dump bank stock：抛售股票