Woman-Led US Gang That Stole Make-Up Products Worth $8 Million, Sold On Amazon

Woman-Led US Gang That Stole Make-Up Products Worth  Million, Sold On Amazon

Police found $387,000 worth of items in Mack’s Spanish-style estate. California authorities have arrested Michelle Mack, a 53-year-old mother of three, for allegedly masterminding a large-scale organised retail theft operation. The ring is accused of stealing nearly $8 million worth of makeup from American department store chains like Ulta, TJ Maxx, and Walgreens across the … Read more

Navalny ally Leonid Volkov vows to continue fight against Putin after hammer attack in Vilnius | Alexei Navalny

Navalny ally Leonid Volkov vows to continue fight against Putin after hammer attack in Vilnius | Alexei Navalny

Leonid Volkov, a longtime aide to the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, has vowed to continue the struggle against Russian President Vladimir Putin after being attacked with a hammer outside his home in Lithuania. “We will work and we will not give up,” he said in a video clip posted on Telegram early on … Read more

Biden makes it easier to forgive student debt in bankruptcy

Biden makes it easier to forgive student debt in bankruptcy

Bankruptcy Court. Dayton, Ohio.  Stanrohrer | E+ | Getty Images The Biden administration’s new student loan bankruptcy policy is making it easier for borrowers to walk away from their debt in court, attorneys say. “We have gotten forgiveness for a number of clients under the new bankruptcy changes,” said Malissa Giles, a consumer bankruptcy lawyer … Read more

Young Taylor Swift fan who lost sister in crash en route to MCG concert shows ‘positive’ recovery signs

Young Taylor Swift fan who lost sister in crash en route to MCG concert shows ‘positive’ recovery signs

The sister of a girl who died in a crash while they travelled from Queensland to attend a Taylor Swift concert is yet to open her “beautiful eyes” almost a month after the incident. “However, she has shown some really positive signs that she may be hearing her loved ones,” her mother has written. WATCH … Read more

Shareholder payouts hit a record $1.7 trillion last year as bank profits surged

Shareholder payouts hit a record .7 trillion last year as bank profits surged

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 5, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters LONDON — Global dividend payouts to shareholders hit a record $1.66 trillion in 2023, according to a new report by British asset manager Janus Henderson. The Global Dividend Index report, published … Read more

When are the world’s central banks cutting rates in 2024?

When are the world’s central banks cutting rates in 2024?

Euros, U.S. dollars, Canadian dollars, Russian rubles and Czech korunas lie on a table as banknotes.  Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images As inflation loosens its grip in most economies, investors are closely monitoring interest rate decisions, with markets expecting a slew of rate cuts this year. While rates in most economies are … Read more

Sticky inflation muddies water for Fed

Sticky inflation muddies water for Fed

A man shops for fruit at a grocery store on February 01, 2023 in New York City. Leonardo Munoz | Corbis News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they … Read more