Vladimir Putin has failed to attract western companies to an economic conference in St Petersburg this week. Even Russia’s allies sent lower-ranking officials and businessmen, with the exception of Indonesia, whose president is in attendance. Several close relatives of top Kremlin officials are among the participants at the flagship event this week. The conference comes
CNN — US law enforcement has seized over $225 million in cryptocurrency allegedly stolen from dozens of American victims as part of a sophisticated investment scam, the Justice Department said Wednesday. It’s the largest-ever seizure of funds stolen in so-called “crypto confidence” scams, which dupe people into investing in fraudulent cryptocurrency schemes, the department said.
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Marc Cooper is the Chief Executive Officer of Solomon Partners, a leading investment banking advisory firm founded in 1989. getty The economy doesn’t need to be in a full-blown crisis for uncertainty to take hold. A shift in U.S. trade priorities, geopolitical turbulence, conflicting data points and a market searching for direction are more than
Investing your money is one thing, but managing where and how it grows is another story altogether. For many of us today, investments are a crux of security and a peaceful life. Whether it’s planning for retirement, saving for your child’s education, or just trying to beat inflation, the approach to investing has become more
Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images Getty Images Economic tensions in the U.S., including concerns over the relationship between Donald Trump and Elon Musk, are driving a big boom in “get rich quick” schemes online, with criminals rushing to register malicious domains. With more than of Americans admitting to living paycheck to paycheck, said Forex broker
Ares Management has taken a minority stake in the France SailGP team, becoming the latest Wall Street player to invest in an up-and-coming global sports league. While financial terms were not disclosed, the deal places Ares alongside a diverse ownership group that includes Kylian Mbappé’s Coalition Capital and is led by French Olympian Quentin Delapierre.
A Nebraska-based investment advisor faces up to 30 years in prison after admitting he’s behind an attempted $45.65 million fraud against financial institutions. Jesse Hill, 35, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and will be sentenced in September, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nebraska. Hill and an
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The world cannot meet climate targets and ensure reliable power supplies without the rapid deployment of nuclear energy, according to the president of Holtec International, a US company developing small modular reactors (SMRs) and reopening
At a time when Harvard University is experiencing deep cuts to its federal funding and looking for alternative avenues for money, Turkish investment firm, İş Private Equity, committed $39 million over 10 years to support a Harvard faculty member’s lab, according to the university. The investment, through the private equity firm’s biotech startup, is aimed