FTX founder keeps talking, ignoring typical legal strategy
NEW YORK -- For federal prosecutors, Sam Bankman-Fried could be the gift that keeps on giving.After the November collapse of...
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Polish lawmakers approve law meant to help unlock EU funds
Poland’s lower house of parliament has given final approval to a new law on judicial accountability that the government believes will meet European Union expectations and help unfreeze billions of euros in pandemic recovery fundsFebruary 8, 2023, 4:10 PM ET• 3 min readWARSAW, Poland -- Poland's lower house of parliament on Wednesday gave final approval to a new law on judicial accountability that the government believes will meet European Union expectations and help unfreeze billions of euros in pandemic recovery funds.Brussels suspended the aid for Poland, saying the government’s policies...
Britain is only G7 economy in Europe with falling wages, warns OECD
Real wages in Britain are still falling even as workers in Germany and France see their wages rebound, new figures...
Central banks are fighting the wrong war – the West’s money supply is already crashing
It is not just the monetarists who are fretting, though they are the most emphatic. To my knowledge, three former...
Britcoin? UK gets closer to launching a digital currency
LONDON (AP) — Britcoin is moving closer to reality.U.K. authorities on Monday said British businesses and consumers are likely to...
Membrane Finance rolls out EU-regulated crypto stablecoin
Finnish fintech company Membrane Finance has today launched EUROe – Europe’s first and only EU-regulated full-reserve stablecoin and payment...
Targeting Iran, US tightens Iraq’s dollar flow, causing pain
BAGHDAD (AP) — For months, the United States has restricted Iraq’s access to its own dollars, trying to stamp out...
HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and Affiliates Raise Prime and Reference Rate | Business
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 1, 2023--HSBC Bank USA, N.A., and its affiliates announced today that they have raised their prime and...
FinCEN Issues ‘First-of-its-Kind’ Order Against Crypto Asset Exchange Linked to Illicit Russian Activity
On January 18, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) designated Bitzlato Limited (Bitzlato), a crypto asset...
US spends most on health care but has worst health outcomes among high-income countries, new report finds
CNN — The United States spends more on health care than any other high-income country but still has the lowest...
