sam bankman-fried: Sam Bankman-Fried appeals FTX fraud conviction, 25-year sentence

Sam Bankman-Fried, facing the prospect of spending much of his adult life behind bars, on Thursday appealed his conviction and 25-year prison sentence for stealing $8 billion from customers of the now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange he founded. Defense lawyer Marc Mukasey had announced plans for the appeal to the Manhattan-based 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of … Read more

RBI’s now become an enabler of the market economy: Governor Shaktikanta Das

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will ensure a strong and stable financial system that will act as a bedrock for the country’s economic progress, Governor Shaktikanta Das said, underscoring central bank’s efforts to shore up domestic resilience in a volatile global environment. “Given the rapid changes taking place in today’s world, especially in … Read more

Vice Media says ‘several hundred’ staff members will be laid off, Vice.com news site shuttered

NEW YORK — Vice Media plans to lay off several hundred employees and no longer publish material on its Vice.com website, the company’s CEO said in a memo to staff Thursday. Vice, which filed for bankruptcy last year before being sold for $350 million to a consortium led by the Fortress Investment Group, is also … Read more

Think the news industry was struggling already? The dawn of 2024 is offering few good tidings

NEW YORK — On Friday, the National Press Club is offering solace — and a free meal — by giving recently laid-off journalists tacos in recognition of a brutal stretch that seems to offer bad news daily for an already struggling industry. For anyone who works in the news media, the list is intimidating — … Read more