The Trump family’s cryptocurrency venture known as World Liberty Financial had a tepid first day of open-market trading on Monday, surging in value initially before losing most of those gains. But because of an unusual insider arrangement, the Trump family was still assured a considerable payday as its expanding universe of crypto ventures continued to
“It’s just stunning,” McDonald told CalMatters. “I’ve been working for insurance companies for more than 20 years. I’ve never had a check bounce to a claimant in 25 years of practice.” On July 10, the check finally cleared. A bank manager reportedly told McDonald the hold was due to uncertainty over whether the funds would
FORT WORTH, Texas (WFAA) – A Texas man has a warning for others after he was defrauded out of $32,000. The teacher says he lost his life savings after answering a phone call from, who he thought was, his bank. However, the call was part of a sophisticated scheme. It felt so real and happened
JPMorgan’s stock traders see record revenue in Q1 JPMorgan Chase’s stock traders took in a record haul in the first quarter as the biggest US bank boosted equities markets revenue 48% to $3.81 billion. Sonali Basak reports on Bloomberg Television. Bloomberg JPMorgan Chase JPM.NCEO Jamie Dimon said the bank’s succession plans were unchanged, without giving a timeline for when his successor might
The pitch from “ZMoney” arrived on the encrypted messaging app Signal just days before Donald J. Trump’s presidential inauguration. “ZMoney” was Zachary Folkman, an entrepreneur who once ran a company called Date Hotter Girls and was now representing World Liberty Financial, the cryptocurrency firm that Mr. Trump and his sons had recently unveiled. Mr. Folkman
Charlie Javice, founder of Frank, exits federal court in New York, US, on Friday, March 28, 2025. … More Javice was found guilty of defrauding JPMorgan Chase & Co. in its $175 million acquisition of her student-finance startup, Frank, following a six-week trial. Photographer: Christian Monterrosa/Bloomberg © 2025 Bloomberg Finance LP OBSERVATIONS FROM THE FINTECH