Afternoon Brief, March 27th

SVB Assets Acquired by First Citizens Bank & Trust Company: First Citizens Bank & Trust Company, Raleigh, NC, has entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with the FDIC for all deposits and loans of Silicon Valley Bridge Bank, National Association, according to an official FDIC news release...

Event Type: Webinar
Date: 2/24/2026

Coffee with Rob: Macro Trends & How Top-Performing Wineries Are Responding This session is all about stepping back and looking at the bigger picture. Rob will dig into the macro trends impacting the wine industry, drawing from the 2026 SVB State of the U.S. Wine Industry Report along with...
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Demand decline improving with stabilization on the horizon Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a division of First Citizens Bank, today released its 2026 State of the US Wine Industry Report. Widely regarded as the leading source of market trends in the premium wine sector, SVB’s 25th annual report provides...
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Verallia inaugurates a new oxy-combustion furnace with HeatOx™ technology at its Campo Bom in Brazil, reinforcing its commitment to innovation and local development. Verallia, the European leader and world's third-largest producer of glass packaging for beverages and food products, has...
Read MoreWhat Could be the Impact on Your Business? Is an arbitration agreement that purports to waive the right to bring a Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claim unenforceable under California law, as the California Supreme Court held years ago in Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles, LLC, 59...
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An unseasonably damp summer in many growing areas of Chile (a rainy January followed by nearly three weeks of mist/fog in February) and Argentina (10 weeks or so of lingering rainfall) has raised concern about their respective 2021 vintages, pushing up prices on the 2020 wines and further reducing...
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There is a lot of talk and a lot of questions right now about the new administration’s policies and statements on immigration. ICE (Immigration & Customs Enforcement) is the Federal enforcement agency that focuses on immigrant status. They have recently been assisted by the FBI, DHS and other law...
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Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a division of First Citizens Bank, today released its 2024 State of the US Wine Industry Report. Widely regarded as the leading source for market trends in the premium wine sector, the annual report provides an assessment of the industry, analysis of current market...
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The deadline to switch to the new 08/01/23 edition of Form I-9 is fast approaching. Recently, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification with several key changes to reflect the end of temporary COVID-19...
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