By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Attorney General Letitia James said on Friday her office has recovered $50 million from the cryptocurrency platform Gemini Trust to repay investors defrauded in its Gemini Earn program. James said Gemini, run by billionaire twin brothers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, will provide full recoveries to more…
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Elon Musk wants to dismiss a lawsuit by former Twitter shareholders who said he waited too long in early 2022 to reveal his large ownership stake in the social media company, saying “all indications” show his delay was a mistake. In a late Wednesday night filing in Manhattan…
(Reuters) – Shares of GameStop surged over 30% on Thursday after the online stock influencer known as “Roaring Kitty” posted on YouTube that he would hold a livestream on Friday. Thursday’s surge was the latest in a bout of volatile trading in the struggling videogame seller’s shares that kicked off last month after the influencer,…
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors made a case for leniency for former FTX cryptocurrency executive Caroline Ellison when she is sentenced over her role in the exchange’s collapse, citing her help in sending FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to prison for 25 years. In a letter on Tuesday to U.S. District Judge…
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A New Hampshire man charged with threatening to kidnap and injure Republican presidential candidates last year has been found dead, a U.S. attorney said in a court filing on Thursday. The jury had began their deliberations this week in the trial of Tyler Anderson, who had been accused of…
By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) -The U.N. nuclear watchdog’s Board of Governors will hold an emergency meeting on Thursday at the request of both Ukraine and Russia to discuss attacks on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, after the enemies accused each other of drone attacks. The International Atomic Energy Agency has said drones struck the…
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A growing number of Democrats in Congress are publicly calling on Democratic President Joe Biden to end his reelection bid after the 81-year-old incumbent’s halting debate performance against Republican rival Donald Trump. While many lawmakers have expressed unease with Biden’s continued candidacy – and others have steadfastly backed the incumbent’s…
(Reuters) -Microsoft said on Monday its board has approved a new share buy back program of up to $60 billion. The tech giant declared a quarterly dividend of $0.83 per share, reflecting an 8 cent, or 10%, increase over the previous quarter. Microsoft said it will hold its annual shareholders meeting on Dec. 10. In…
By Fanny Potkin SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Nvidia’s most advanced AI chip it developed for the China market has got off to a weak start, with abundant supply forcing it to be priced below a rival chip from Chinese tech giant Huawei, according to sources familiar with the matter. The flattening prices underscore the challenges Nvidia’s…
(Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase has created a new role that will oversee its junior bankers and analysts amid a focus to tackle the persistent problem of overworking on Wall Street. Ryland McClendon, a near 14-year JPMorgan veteran, has been named as the global investment banking associate and analyst leader, according to an internal memo sent…
