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Sam Bankman-Fried used money he stole from customers of his FTX cryptocurrency exchange to make than $100 million in political campaign contributions before the 2022 U.S. midterm elections, federal prosecutors said on Monday

by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL6N39V0EO Sam Bankman-Fried used money he stole from customers of his FTX cryptocurrency exchange to make than $100 million in political campaign contributions before the 2022 U.S. midterm elections, federal prosecutors said on Monday. An amended indictment accused …

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Mega Millions $1.58 Billion Jackpot Won By One Ticket In Florida… You can choose a $1.55 billion over 29 annual payments, or a cash lump sum of approximately $752.2 million, per Reuters. Which do you choose?

https://www.megamillions.com/ https://www.megamillions.com/News/2023/Estimated-Mega-Millions%C2%AE-Jackpot-Now-at-$1-58-Bill.aspx $1.58 Billion annuity prize paid out in 30 yearly installments. That is = $783.3 million lump sum cash prize. There is someone in Florida who is very happy tonight. . . Edited to add this Mega Millions Press …

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SEC Charges 11 Wall Street Firms with Widespread Recordkeeping Failures and agreed to pay combined penalties of $289 million. Wedbush Securities, Houlihan Lokey, SMBC Nikko, SG Americas, Moelis, Wells Fargo, Mizuho, BMO, BNP Paribas

by Dismal-Jellyfish SEC Order – Wedbush Securities Inc SEC Order – Houlihan Lokey Capital Inc. SEC Order – SMBC Nikko Securities America Inc. SEC Order – SG Americas Securities LLC Moelis & Company LLC Wells Fargo Securities LLC, Wells Fargo …

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A powerful explosion has destroyed a Turkish Grain depot. This holds up to 8 million tons of wheat, barley, legumes, chickpeas and lentils and has been highly stocked to lessen the impact of war

The strategic destruction of food storage & processing facilities that the US has been enjoying over the last two years is making its way to Europe https://youtube.com/shorts/xkDR43l7NUs?feature=share Original source: https://twitter.com/YWNReporter/status/1688525440107814912?t=dV621j5G0QpjrVESs2fEyA&s=19   h/t UniversalSurvivalist

Bidenomics! Biden Blames USA Downgrade On Trump (But Economy Added 12.53 Million Jobs After Covid Shutdowns Ended Under Trump While It Took 2 1/2 Years For Bidenomics To Add 12.56 Million Jobs)

by confoundedinterest17 Bidenomics is where the Attorney General Garland gives Hunter Biden blanket amnesty and arrests Biden’s Presidential opponent. Welcome to the United Venezuelan States of America!e The new regime talking points are out – namely that Fitch downgraded the …

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China’s ‘indoctrination’ of American schools to make ‘Little Red Classrooms’: Communist Party funneled $17 MILLION into more than 143 K-12 schools – sparking a Republican probe

China is funding America’s public schools to the tune of $17 million dollars, it has been revealed, with Republicans now probing the disturbing donations. The report by Parents Defending Education states that the close coordination between the Chinese Communist Party …

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65 Million May Lose Power TODAY

Largest US Power Grid Declares Emergency Alert Amid Scorching Heat https://t.co/zN7Eib133q — zerohedge (@zerohedge) July 27, 2023 The US's largest power grid, which serves more than 65 million people from Washington, DC to Illinois, has declared a level one emergency …

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Debit Balances in Customers’ Securities Margin Accounts increased by $37,058 million, or 5.75% from May to June–the biggest jump since December 2022. This implies that customers are borrowing more money from their brokers to buy securities on margin.

by Dismal-Jellyfish https://www.finra.org/rules-guidance/key-topics/margin-accounts/margin-statistics Source: https://www.finra.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/margin-statistics.xlsx Wut mean?: According to FINRA Rule 4521(d), FINRA member firms with customer margin accounts must report by the last business day of each month: Total debit balances in securities margin accounts. Total free credit balances …

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Federal Reserve Board announces a consent order and a $268.5 million fine with UBS Group AG, of Zurich, Switzerland, for misconduct by Credit Suisse. The misconduct involved Credit Suisse’s unsafe and unsound counterparty credit risk management practices with Archegos

by Dismal-Jellyfish https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/files/enf20230724a1.pdf The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced a consent order and a $268.5 million fine with UBS Group AG, of Zurich, Switzerland, for misconduct by Credit Suisse, which UBS subsequently acquired in June 2023. The misconduct involved …

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Financial Climate Change! Billionaire Sternlicht Warns CRE Storm Now “Category 5 Hurricane” (Starwood Defaults On $212.4 Million Commercial Mortgage Loan In Atlanta)

by confoundedinterest17 No, this isn’t a John Kerry/Greta Thunberg hysterical warning about climate change. But a storm created by 1) Biden/Congress spending splurge and 2) excessive monetary stimulypto by The Federal (Feral) Reserve. Now that The Fed is withdrawing the …

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