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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (2nd L) is led away handcuffed by officers of the Royal Bahamas Police Force in Nassau, Bahamas on December 13, 2022.  Mario Duncanson | AFP | Getty Images FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried will no longer contest extradition to the U.S., an about-face just days after he was remanded

In this article GS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Goldman Sachs, the storied investment bank, plans on cutting up to 8% of its employees as it girds for a tougher environment next year, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The layoffs will impact every division of the bank and will likely

“Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary defended his position as a spokesperson for bankrupt crypto firm FTX on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Friday. “This is America. The justice system provides the presumption of innocence unless proven otherwise,” O’Leary responded when asked why he didn’t more stridently condemn Bankman-Fried. The former FTX CEO was arrested by Bahamian

Binance’s Co-founder & CEO Changpeng Zhao has given several interviews discussing the outlook for cryptocurrency following a turbulent couple of weeks in the market. NurPhoto / Contributor / Getty Images Over a month after the collapse of FTX, investor concern over crypto exchange Binance isn’t fading. Binance’s native token, BNB, has fallen 15% in the

In this article ACN META GS F X CTRA HAL XPEV MAXR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The logo of Meta Platforms is seen in Davos, Switzerland, May 22, 2022. Arnd Wiegmann | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Meta Platforms – Shares of Meta Platforms rose 3.5% after JPMorgan

Binance Chief Executive Changpeng “CZ” Zhao dismissed concerns that his company could have $2.1 billion clawed back as a result of FTX’s bankruptcy proceedings, in an appearance Thursday morning on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” and said he trusted his lawyers to handle the proceedings. CNBC’S Andrew Ross Sorkin and Becky Quick pressed Zhao on whether he

People line up outside a fever clinic in Beijing on Dec. 14, 2022, just days after the country relaxed its Covid controls amid below-freezing weather in the capital city. Yuxuan Zhang | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — Mainland China’s swift rollback of many Covid-related restrictions has been unexpectedly sudden, revealing a new set of

In this article SNAP T NFLX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Netflix logo is seen on a TV remote controller, in this illustration taken January 20, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Netflix— Netflix tumbled more than 9% following a report from Digiday that said

The Swiss National Bank hikes interest rates again. FABRICE COFFRINI / Contributor / Getty Images The Swiss National Bank increased its benchmark interest rate Thursday for the third time this year, taking it to 1%. The central bank said it was looking to counter “increased inflationary pressure and a further spread of inflation” with the

The Federal Reserve will hike interest rates to as high as 5.1% in 2023 before the central bank ends its fight against runaway inflation, according to its median forecast released Wednesday. The expected “terminal rate” of 5.1% is equivalent to a target range of 5%-5.25%. The forecast is higher than the 4.6% projected by the

In this article FTT.CM= Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT John J. Ray, chief executive officer of FTX Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange, arrives to a House Financial Services Committee hearing investigating the collapse of FTX in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images FTX CEO John J. Ray is

LONDON, February 03: Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey leaves after a press conference at Bank of England on February 3, 2022 in London, England. Dan Kitwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — The Bank of England on Tuesday called for “urgent international action” from regulators on non-bank financial institutions

In this article NCLH MRNA ORCL PINS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Vials with Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine labels are seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Moderna – The drugmaker saw its stock soar 19.6% after

FTX logo on mobile screen with crypto coins are displayed for illustration. Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Charges continue to mount for disgraced FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried, with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission unveiling new charges Tuesday against the onetime crypto billionaire, alleging that FTX commingled customer funds and that Bankman-Fried violated the

The Bahamas has more than 700 islands and cays; remote workers and students can live on 16 of them, including Eleuthera (shown here). Sylvain Sonnet | The Image Bank | Getty Images Bahhamian lawyers say FTX executives Sam Bankman-Fried and Ryan Salame spent $256.3 million spent to buy and maintain 35 different properties across New

In this article BMO-CA TRMB ORCL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A sign is posted in front of Oracle headquarters on December 12, 2022 in Redwood Shores, California. Oracle will report second quarter earnings today after the closing bell. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell:  Oracle

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Horizon Therapeutics (HZNP) – The drugmaker’s shares surged 14.7% in the premarket after it agreed to be bought by Amgen (AMGN) for $116.50 per share in cash, with the deal valued at $27.8 billion. Amgen shares fell 2.6%. related investing news Here are

The appetite for Treasury inflation-protected securities ETFs, otherwise known as TIPS, may soon increase. According to Charles Schwab’s D.J. Tierney, these investments are becoming more appealing as the economy shows further signs of a slowdown. “With the rate move upward and inflation breakevens, [TIPS ETFs] might make more sense right now than they did a

In this article RENT CIEN OXM GME Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Ciena (CIEN) – The networking equipment maker’s stock surged 19.1% after a substantial top and bottom line beat in its latest quarter. Ciena earned an adjusted 61 cents per share for its latest

U.S. prosecutor Marshall Miller (C), William Nardini (R) and Kristin Mace attend a news conference in Rome February 11, 2014. Tony Gentile | Reuters Banks and other corporations that proactively report possible employee crimes to the government instead of waiting to be discovered will get more lenient terms, according to a Justice Department official. The