Why private equity has been involved in every recent bank deal

Why private equity has been involved in every recent bank deal

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell fist-bumps former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin after a House Financial Services Committee hearing on “Oversight of the Treasury Department’s and Federal Reserve’s Pandemic Response” in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 2, 2020. Greg Nash | Reuters The $1 billion-plus injection …

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DCG, Silbert deny NYAG allegations, move to dismiss $3 billion lawsuit

DCG, Silbert deny NYAG allegations, move to dismiss  billion lawsuit

Digital Currency Group (DCG) and its CEO Barry Silbert have filed motions to dismiss the $3 billion fraud lawsuit filed by the New York Attorney General’s Office (NYAG), arguing that the allegations levied against them are “baseless innuendo.” The NYAG filed the lawsuit in October 2023 over allegations that DCG …

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Quiz: Can you spot which of these actors are wearing wigs?

Quiz: Can you spot which of these actors are wearing wigs?

A bad wig is an easy target for online roasting: from compilation articles to literal spreadsheets, no on-screen hairline escapes unscathed. But the best wigs pass by with neither notice nor praise. “I never want anyone coming up to me to say anything,” said Marcel Dagenais, hair department head for …

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Czech Parliament passes gun control bill following December massacre

Czech Parliament passes gun control bill following December massacre

The Czech Parliament’s upper house, the Senate followed the lower house on Wednesday to approve changes in the gun law that tighten requirements for owning a weapon following the worst mass killing in the nation’s history. The legislation now must be signed by President Petr Pavel before becoming law, which …

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