Nearly $109M in Yotta customer deposits vanish

Nearly 9M in Yotta customer deposits vanish

Tsingha25 | Istock | Getty Images Ledgers of the failed fintech middleman Synapse show that nearly all the deposits held for customers of the banking app Yotta went missing weeks ago, according to one of the lenders involved. A network of eight banks held $109 million in deposits for Yotta customers as of April 11, … Read more

Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs hit by regulators

Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs hit by regulators

Jane Fraser, CEO of Citigroup, testifies during the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled Annual Oversight of the Nations Largest Banks, in Hart Building on Thursday, September 22, 2022.  Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Banking regulators on Friday disclosed that they found weaknesses in the resolution plans of … Read more

Supreme Court opinion avoids weighing in on wealth tax debate

Supreme Court opinion avoids weighing in on wealth tax debate

An exterior view of the Supreme Court on June 20, 2024 in Washington, DC.  Andrew Harnik | Getty Images In a closely watched case, the Supreme Court on Thursday denied a challenge to a federal tax on certain foreign investments — but left questions about whether a wealth tax is constitutional. The case, Moore v. … Read more

How investors can stay protected with emerging market opportunities

How investors can stay protected with emerging market opportunities

Investors may want to consider hedging their emerging market plays, according to one exchange-traded fund expert. Ben Slavin, global head of ETFs and managing director at BNY, said that while there have been notable inflows into Indian, European and Japanese ETFs, investors should account for the strength of the U.S. dollar. “You have to look … Read more

Super Micro, Dell shares jump as Elon Musk calls them suppliers to xAI supercomputer project

Super Micro, Dell shares jump as Elon Musk calls them suppliers to xAI supercomputer project

Elon Musk, co-founder of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of X Holdings Corp., speaks at the Milken Institute’s Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton Hotel,on May 6, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.  Apu Gomes | Getty Images Shares of Dell Technologies and Super Micro Computer jumped Thursday after Elon Musk revealed that the two hardware … Read more

A ‘radically inclusive’ outdoor space for LGBTQ+ and people of color

A ‘radically inclusive’ outdoor space for LGBTQ+ and people of color

Participants during the snowboarding activity with the Hoods to Woods Foundation at Big Snow American Dream in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 13, 2024. Danielle DeVries | CNBC EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — For 16-year-old Zyshawn Gibson, snowboarding down the indoor ski park at Big Snow American Dream in East Rutherford, New Jersey, was a … Read more

Steve Cohen is set to make a big push into investing in AI

Steve Cohen is set to make a big push into investing in AI

Steve Cohen, chairman and CEO of Point72, speaking to CNBC on April 3, 2024. CNBC Billionaire investor Steve Cohen’s Point72 plans to launch a separate, artificial intelligence-focused hedge fund to capitalize on the boom, according to a person close to the firm’s plans. The new long/short equity fund, to be launched later this year or early … Read more

Warren Buffett buys Occidental shares for 9 straight days, pushes his stake to nearly 29%

Warren Buffett buys Occidental shares for 9 straight days, pushes his stake to nearly 29%

Warren Buffett walks the floor and meets with Berkshire Hathaway shareholders ahead of their annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 3, 2024. David A. Grogan Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has scooped up more shares of Occidental Petroleum over each of the past nine trading sessions, driving his gigantic stake in the Houston-based oil and gas producer to … Read more

Bitcoin drifts back under $65,000 for the first time in more than a month

Bitcoin drifts back under ,000 for the first time in more than a month

A worsening macroeconomic climate and the collapse of industry giants such as FTX and Terra have weighed on bitcoin’s price this year. STR | Nurphoto via Getty Images Bitcoin fell with the broader cryptocurrency market on Tuesday amid concerns about the global economy and lower summer liquidity. The price of bitcoin was last lower by … Read more

Warren warns Powell against weakening Basel III Endgame regulations

Warren warns Powell against weakening Basel III Endgame regulations

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on security in Afghanistan and in the regions of South and Central Asia, in the Dirksen Building in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 26, 2021. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is accusing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome … Read more