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Endo Moving Toward Bankruptcy Filing Without Opioid Settlement Deal
Endo International PLC is moving toward a bankruptcy filing, potentially setting off intense conflicts with state and local governments that have sued the pharmaceuticals company for its alleged role ...
NIO conducts own probe into Grizzly short-seller report, retains forensic accounting firm
NIO Inc. said Monday that it has formed a committee to look into recent allegations that the China-based electric vehicle maker is using an affiliate battery maker to boost financial results. Short-se...
Vanguard to Pay Massachusetts Investors Millions Over Target-Date Fund Tax Hit
Vanguard will pay $6.25 million as part of settlement with Massachusetts’ state securities regulator over allegations that changes it made to certain target-date funds stuck investors with unexpectedl...
Crypto Took Wall Street on a Wild Ride. Now It’s Ending in Tears.
Cory Klippsten is a big fan of Bitcoin. But his affinity for cryptocurrencies ends there. Klippsten, head of a company called Swan Bitcoin, sees a growing minefield of scams, fraud, and risky products...
Default Won’t Trigger a Long Winter for Russia
Failing to pay your debts can stop you getting a loan again. Except if you are a country—even Russia. Russia has defaulted on its foreign debt for the first time since the Bolshevik Revolution. Becaus...
Vanguard Sues UHNW Advisor Over Alleged Client Solicitation
The Vanguard Group is suing one of its former ultrahigh-net-worth financial advisors for allegedly violating a one-year nonsolicitation agreement he signed while an employee. The financial services gi...
Ken Griffin Moving Citadel From Chicago to Miami Following Crime Complaints
Billionaire Ken Griffin is relocating his hedge-fund firm Citadel from Chicago to Miami, the third major employer to announce the move of a corporate headquarters from Illinois in the past two months....
Supreme Court dismisses case against SEC’s ‘no admit, no deny’ policy backed by Musk, Cuban
The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday rejected a challenge brought against the Securities and Exchange Commission by a former Xerox executive, and backed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, against the Securities and Ex...
Trillion-dollar crypto collapse sparks flurry of US lawsuits – who’s to blame?
With investors worldwide looking at a $1.5 trillion in recent cryptocurrency losses, a blizzard of class-action lawsuits are being prepared. One big question is: who, if anyone, is to blame ? See: Bit...
Dogecoin investor sues Elon Musk, Tesla, SpaceX for $258 billion, claiming ‘pyramid scheme’
A dogecoin investor is suing Elon Musk and two of his companies, Tesla Inc. and SpaceX, for $258 billion, accusing them of operating a “pyramid scheme” to inflate the price of the cryptocurrency. The ...
Opinion: ‘The stock market is not going to zero’: How this individual investor with 70 years of experience is trading the bear market
Not many investors can claim a lifetime of stock-market success. Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway BRK.A, -1.94% BRK.B, -1.39% comes to mind, of course, but what about Warren Kaplan? Who? Kaplan is...
The investor who spotted Madoff’s fraud early has a whole new worry
Edward Thorp is an investing and mathematical legend — from spotting Bernie Madoff’s fraud as well as identifying Warren Buffett’s investing acumen early, to coming up with blackjack game theory. Of a...
‘The goal is never to seek the top’: The wild, hair-raising ride of a 30-something investor who battled against NFT hackers and dodged the crypto crash
Vinny Zane has a taste for life — and an appetite for risk. The 38-year-old teacher and father of a 2-year-old son on Brooklyn’s Coney Island got into crypto in 2017 with $4,000 worth of Bitcoin, and ...
Coinbase CEO tells workers to quit if they don’t believe in top execs, after petition for leadership changes
Coinbase Global Inc. has had a rough stretch lately, as plunging prices for cryptocurrencies have dampened trading interest and prompted the company to curtail rapid hiring plans. The company also see...
Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley found guilty on fraud, tax-evasion charges
ATLANTA — Todd and Julie Chrisley, stars of the reality television show “Chrisley Knows Best,” were found guilty Tuesday in Atlanta on federal charges including bank fraud and tax evasion. The Chrisle...
Elon Musk called ESG a scam — did the Tesla chief do investors a favor?
Investing usually uses a combination of head, heart and gut even if it’s not supposed to. And perhaps no market theme stirs “all the feels” quite like ESG. This week, a major move to cut Tesla from a ...
Tesla Stock Falls After Harassment Allegations Against CEO
Text size Tesla’s Shanghai factory. Xiaolu Chu/Getty Images Tesla stock took a beating as investors digested sexual-harassment allegations against CEO Elon Musk. Thursday, Business Insider repor...
Gloomy Goldman offers 20 ‘safety’ stocks with valuations below the previous 2 bear markets
It’s tight quarters in Wall Street’s bear sleuth these days. Goldman Sachs just downgraded their 2022 U.S. growth forecast (to 2.4% from 2.6%) and 2023 (to 1.6% from 2.2%), as senior chairman Lloyd Bl...
Tax investigators identify potential $1 billion crypto Ponzi scheme, reports say
International tax officials have identified more than 50 leads to potential crypto tax crimes that may lead to official investigations in the coming weeks, including one case that could be a $1 billio...
Opinion: ‘I see buying opportunities.’ How this stock trader with 40 years of experience makes money in a bear market
Howard Kornstein, a professional trader with more than 40 years’ experience in stocks, options and futures, developed and fine-tuned his strategies while facing every imaginable market environment. He...