Analysis - Italy's race for savers' cash could threaten bank profits
By Valentina Za and Sara Rossi MILAN Italy will launch a new bond aimed at retail investors next
2023-05-30 22:56
Nvidia joins the $1 trillion club
Stellar earnings and a huge surge in share price have landed Nvidia a prime spot in one of the most exclusive clubs on Wall Street: The chipmaker hit a market cap of $1 trillion on Tuesday.
2023-05-30 22:51
Kenya Dollar Bonds Jump as World Bank Loan Eases Debt Concerns
Kenyan dollar bonds rose on Monday after the World Bank approved a $1 billion loan to support the
2023-05-30 22:48
Elizabeth Holmes prison: Everything we know about disgraced Theranos founder going to jail
Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is about to begin her 11-year prison sentence after being found guilty of defrauding investors, including media mogul Rupert Murdoch, over fake claims about the company’s blood-testing capabilities. As well as being handed jail time over her role in misleading investors, Holmes was also ordered to pay $452m in restitution. Follow the latest updates live “This is a fraud case where an exciting venture went forward with great expectations and hope, only to be dashed by untruth, misrepresentations, hubris, and plain lies,” Judge Davila, presiding over the case, said before handing down the prison sentence to Holmes. “I suppose we step back and we look at this, and we think, what is the pathology of fraud? Is it the inability or the refusal to accept responsibility or express contrition in any way? Now, perhaps that is the cautionary tale that will go forward from this case.” Ahead of being sentenced, Holmes, who has long maintained she did not intend to defraud anyone, told the court: “I am devastated by my failings. “Every day for the past years I have felt deep pain for what people went through because I failed them. I regret my failings with every cell of my body.” Where will Holmes serve her sentence Holmes, who requested 18 months of house arrest as a punishment, will begin her sentence at Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Texas – an all-female facility 100 miles from Holmes’ hometown. The minimum security prison houses around 500 inmates, and runs a variety of programmes intended to prepare prisoners for life after incarceration, according to Camp Bryan’s handbook. Holmes’ day will begin at 6am, when inmates are woken up for meals and work; people failing to comply with the strict wakeup rules are subject to punishments. Inmates are then counted at five different times during the day, when they must assemble in specific areas (once again, punishments are doled out to those who are not present at these times). The prison features a study, game room, and work programmes that see all inmates take part in a six-week course on the importance of efficiency in the workplace before they are placed into a role – with some prisoners earning as little as $0.12 in some assignments. According to the handbook, “All designated inmates are required to develop a financial plan to meet their financial obligations”, which for Holmes will mean reparations of $452m. How will Holmes keep in touch with her family? Holmes is married to Billy Evans, and the pair have two children, William, 2, and newborn Invicta. She lives around 100 miles from her family, who will be permitted to visit at weekends. Inmates at Camp Bryan are also permitted to take part in video sessions with their friends and family, according to the handbook, as well as to send and receive text messages. Prior to beginning her sentence at Camp Bryan, Holmes spent the weekend with her husband and children at the beach.
2023-05-30 22:27
Goldman head of sovereign business Powell McCormick moves to merchant bank-source
NEW YORK Dina Powell McCormick, the head of Goldman Sachs Group Inc's sovereign business who also leads its
2023-05-30 22:23
Obama agreed to $2.1 trillion in spending cuts to end 2011 debt ceiling crisis. Here's what happened next.
The nation is days away from defaulting on its obligations. The Republican House speaker, pushed by conservatives in his party, demands deep spending cuts. The president, a Democrat, works on negotiating a package to avert a fiscal calamity.
2023-05-30 21:20
Lula’s Summit Brings Together Struggling South American Presidents
Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is hosting his South American counterparts on Tuesday as he seeks to
2023-05-30 21:18
Goldman’s Dina Powell McCormick Leaves for Merchant Bank Role
Dina Powell McCormick, who runs Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s sovereign business, plans to leave to take a post
2023-05-30 21:15
Messer Nears GIC Stake Sale at Over €12 Billion Valuation
Messer SE has sealed an investment from GIC Pte that values the industrial gas maker at more than
2023-05-30 20:58
JPMorgan Builds Unit for World’s Richest Families in Wealth Bet
JPMorgan Chase & Co. has quietly built a global unit focused on catering to the ultra-wealthy and their
2023-05-30 20:54
UK Retailers Question ‘Clumsy’ Effort to Cap Food Prices
British retailers pushed back against the government’s plans for voluntary price limits on basic food items like bread
2023-05-30 20:53
UK Banks Pull Mortgage Deals From the Market as Rates Rise Again
UK lenders are removing mortgage deals from the market again as fresh increases in rates make loans more
2023-05-30 20:51