How investigators say a star fund manager illegally took $600 million from some clients and steered it to others

Ken Leech, the star investor behind bond funds with $308 billion in assets under management, illegally steered hundreds of millions of dollars into ones held by preferred clients at the expense of ...

Business - MarketWatch - 4 days ago

How does Guardiola compare to other legendary managers?

As the Pep Guardiola contract news breaks, BBC Sport asks how does he compare to some other managerial legends?

Cambodian activists investigating illegal logging are freed from detention

A prominent Cambodian environmentalist and five others have been released a day after being detained while investigating illegal logging in a national park

World - ABC News - 5 days ago

Johnson's government funding timeline differs from other Republicans' plans

After weekend with Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson laid out a tentative plan to keep the government funded that could tee up a funding fight in Trump’s first 100 days.

Kneecap: UK government acted illegally in withholding funding from Irish rap trio

The Department for Business and Trade said Kemi Badenoch’s decision to rescind funding had been ‘unlawful and procedurally unfair’. Irish-language rap trio Kneecap have won their case against new ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Australia to ban under-16s from social media – but can’t say how TikTok, Instagram and others will enforce it

Meta says it will comply if required, but the technology is not ready to enforce proposed age limit across up to 40 apps. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

NFL star Odell Beckham Jr. took his 2021 salary in bitcoin. Here’s how much it’s worth now.

‘Who said taking my salary in bitcoin was dumb?’ he asks now

Business - MarketWatch - November 14

How USMNT stars Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie took dramatically different paths to Serie A success

The two Americans face off on Saturday as Milan host Juventus

Sports - CBS Sports - November 21

Is Juan Soto Worth $600 Million? We’re About to Find Out.

The average annual value of Soto’s next contract could surpass a record set by Shohei Ohtani, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - November 4

Biden Cuts Intel’s Chip Award by More Than $600 Million

The Silicon Valley company will receive less money from the CHIPS Act after winning a $3 billion military contract and changing some of its investment commitments.

Business - The New York Times - 3 days ago

'Do I have a trust fund?' Viral 'teenager texts' highlight how little some kids know about money

Chip Leighton's "teenager texts" on social media hilariously call out questions from kids to their parents, such as "Do I need to tip the eye doctor?"

Business - CNBC - 4 days ago

How will Congress handle government funding? Johnson says it depends on Trump's 'preference'

Politics - Politico - November 12

Levellr raises funds for tools to manage Discord communities

Levellr has raised $1.75 million for its community management and insights tools used by companies to manage Discord communities.

Tech - VentureBeat - November 1

Fund manager Terry Smith’s pay falls to £28mn

Stockpicker’s investment firm Fundsmith weighed down by his decision to shun chipmaker Nvidia

Business - Financial Times - November 11

Officers took nude photos from women during traffic stops, feds say

David McKnight and Julian Alcala allegedly searched the phones for nude photos, then used their own phones to take pictures.

Ex-Officer Took Nude Images From Women’s Phones in Traffic Stops, U.S. Says

In an unrelated case also in Missouri, a former state trooper was charged with searching the phones of female drivers to acquire explicit images.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 16

Oracle founder Larry Ellison’s billions helped shape the NIL deal that flipped a top football recruit to Michigan from LSU

Many universities are now handing out NIL deals worth millions of dollars to top athletes, but we rarely find out much about the source of those funds.

Business - MarketWatch - Yesterday

Labour’s hedge fund donors took low-tax option of £160mn loans

Quadrature Capital partners may face lower bill from arrangement compared with dividends, say experts

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Argentine star fintech Ualá wins fresh funding from Allianz and Alan Howard

Latest fundraising values company at $2.75bn following one of biggest VC rounds in Latin America in recent years

Business - Financial Times - November 11

This Robotics AI ‘Brain’ Startup Just Raised $400 Million From Jeff Bezos, OpenAI, and Others

Physical Intelligence, now valued at about $2 billion, aims to create AI models that can power robots.

Business - Inc. - November 4

How Trump should impose tariffs

Policymakers need to update their approach if they are determined to use trade measures to protect industry

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Republicans ask for investigation into federal funding for Planned Parenthood

More than 100 Republican lawmakers are asking for an investigation in to the amount of federal funding that has been awarded to health centers that also provide abortion, including Planned ...

Politics - The Hill - November 22

Military officials reportedly discuss how to handle illegal orders from Trump – live

Pentagon officials discuss what to do if Trump were to attempt to deploy the military domestically, CNN reports. Nancy Pelosi says Biden’s delay in exiting race blew Democrats’ chances ...

World - The Guardian - November 9

Prominent Cambodia environmentalist arrested while investigating illegal logging

A prominent Cambodian environmentalist has been arrested along with five others while investigating illegal logging in a national park

World - ABC News - 6 days ago

Joel Embiid injury update: 76ers star could return from knee issue this week, but NBA investigation lingers

Embiid has not yet played this season, and the 76ers are 1-5 without him

Sports - CBS Sports - November 5

MLB free agency predictions: Projecting contracts for top 10 players with Juan Soto hitting $600 million

Who's getting paid this winter? Let's guess

Sports - CBS Sports - November 12

Schroders shares tumble after fund manager reports outflows

Shares of U.K. fund manager Schroders fell on Tuesday after it reported outflows in the third quarter and said more money would leave the firm in the fourth quarter.

Business - MarketWatch - November 5

Chinese managers limited flows to US funds after Trump victory

ChinaAMC and Tianhong restricted subscriptions on expectations of increased investor interest

World - Financial Times - November 21

Trump picks hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to serve as treasury secretary

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday announced he had asked Scott Bessent, a hedge fund executive and top fundraiser to his campaign, to serve as secretary of the Treasury Department.

Why exchange-traded funds are a 'growth engine' of active management

Actively managed exchange-traded funds have captured investor money in recent years while active mutual funds have shed net assets.

Business - CNBC - 2 days ago

Meta Fined $15 Million in South Korea for Illegal User Data Collection

The country’s privacy watchdog said Meta amassed sensitive information by analyzing users’ likes and the ads they opened.

Business - Inc. - November 5

Tracking college basketball freshman debuts: How Cooper Flagg and other five-star recruits did in first game

We're tracking the performances of every five-star recruit from the 2024 recruiting class in their first college game

Sports - CBS Sports - November 7

Magic can't save 'Harry Potter' star Rupert Grint from $2.3 million tax bill

Former “Harry Potter” film actor Rupert Grint faces a 1.8 million-pound ($2.3 million) bill after he lost a legal battle with the tax authorities

Entertainment - ABC News - 1 hour ago

How Republicans took back control of the Senate

House Speaker Mike Johnson's prediction for a GOP Senate majority is coming true as key seats flip red. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane explains what these results mean for Congress as we look ahead to ...

How gangsters took over Gaza’s aid routes

Armed thieves who raid UN trucks are acting with Israel’s tacit support, officials say

Business - Financial Times - November 20

Matthew Gaudreau Was So Much More Than the Brother of Johnny Hockey

The brothers died after being struck by a car on Aug. 29. For some, the sense of loss still hasn’t sunk in.

Sports - The New York Times - November 21

Japan's SoftBank returns to profit after gains at Vision Fund and other investments

Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank Group swung back to profitability in the July-September quarter, boosted by its Vision Fund investments

Tech - ABC News - November 12

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