Former California Assemblymember Juan Arambula and a well-known community activist say there is “substantial reason to believe” that former Fresno city councilmember and current county supervisor Luis Chavez used taxpayer funds to support his wife’s campaign for his vacated seat. Chavez is married to Elizabeth Jonasson Rosas, a Fresno Unified trustee who is running for
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group is upgrading its shares in Hong Kong to a primary listing, following through on a plan first proposed a little over two years ago and potentially allowing the company to tap massive flows of mainland Chinese capital. The Hangzhou, China-based company first listed on the New York Stock Exchange in
The Federal Court of Australia today ruled Bit Trade Pty Ltd, the operator of the Kraken crypto exchange in Australia, failed to comply with design and distribution obligations when offering a margin trading product to Australian customers. Since 5 October 2021, Bit Trade’s “margin extension” product has been available to customers trading on the Kraken
Norway’s $1.7 trillion sovereign wealth fund has made a bold start to the year, growing by double digits, shedding its exposure to tech giants, and diving deeper into the crypto space. Norges Bank Investment Management fund, which reinvests income from the country’s oil reserves, appears to have significantly upped its indirect exposure to Bitcoin this
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced charges against 26 broker-dealers, investment advisers, and dually-registered broker-dealers and investment advisers for widespread and longstanding failures by the firms and their personnel to maintain and preserve electronic communications. The firms admitted the facts set forth in their respective SEC orders, acknowledged that their conduct violated recordkeeping
The second Wings Over Haiti school is located in Ranquitte, a mountainous village far from the capital of Port-au-Prince. Each day, 100 students put on their uniforms and attend school, where they receive an education and a nutritious meal. The seventh annual “Hamptons Artists for Haiti Benefit” to support the school will be held at
Listen to this article WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is awarding nearly $2 billion in grants to help restart or expand electric vehicle manufacturing and assembly sites owned by General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, Volvo and other carmakers in eight states, including the presidential battlegrounds of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia. The Energy Department will issue grants
ASHLAND – As Ashland County Community Foundation celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, it also reaches the milestone of having given back $30 million to the community in the form of grants, scholarships and distributions. To mark the occasion, ACCF is offering 30 one-time “30th Anniversary Grants” to encourage individuals, families, organizations and businesses to take
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has its genesis in the Foreign Investment and National Security Act (FINSA) of 2007. CFIUS is an interagency committee authorized to review certain transactions involving foreign investment in the United States and certain real estate transactions by foreign persons, in order to determine the effect
ASX today announces the admission of its first spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), marking a significant milestone in the Australian financial market and cryptocurrency industry. The admission of the VanEck Bitcoin ETF (ASX:VBTC) comes as crypto assets, such as Bitcoin and Ether, increasingly move into the investment mainstream, supported by increased regulatory guidance around the