Genesis, Winklevoss twins’ Gemini crypto venture charged by SEC with selling unregistered securities
U.S. securities regulators on Thursday charged Genesis Global Capital and crypto exchange Gemini Trust Co. with offering and selling of unregistered securities to retail investors, bypassing disclosures and other requirements aimed at protecting market participants. Genesis and Gemini raised billions of dollars’ worth of crypto assets from hundreds of thousands of investors through unregistered offers, […]
Why value stocks may not repeat their vast 2022 outperformance in 2023
Are so-called value stocks still living up to their name? Some aren’t so sure. After more than a decade of lackluster returns, the value factor beat the broader market and outperformed rival growth stocks in 2022 by the widest margin since 2000. Still, both broad categories suffered sizable declines during a bear market that sent […]
Salesforce layoffs at its home base in San Francisco number in the hundreds so far
Salesforce Inc., which last week said it would be slashing 10% of its workforce, or about 8,000 people, has disclosed a wave of layoffs at its San Francisco headquarters in a filing with the state of California. A total of 752 job cuts will become effective March 24, Salesforce CRM, -1.72% said in a letter […]
The ‘best job in America’ pays over $120,000 a year — and offers a low-stress, healthy work-life balance
We’ve had the great resignation, quiet quitting, resistance to going back to the office — and now? It turns out people are looking for happiness, stability, flexibility and a good salary.In 2023, in the wake of the worst days of the pandemic, most U.S. job switchers and others seeking employment want to land a job […]
Dozens in Congress beat stock market in 2022 despite downturn on Wall Street: analysis
The House truly always wins.More than two dozen members of Congress beat the stock market last year despite Wall Street suffering its worst year since 2008, according to an analysis by a stock-trading site. But there was one notable loser last year: Nancy Pelosi. The former House speaker’s portfolio dropped 19.8% in 2022 — worse […]