Job openings data is missing a recent upturn in layoffs, Goldman economist says
The Labor Department’s job openings report may not be capturing a recent upturn in layoffs, according to new research from Goldman Sachs. Manuel Abecasis, a Goldman Sachs economist, looked at layoff notices filed under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, which require companies to notify state governments, and affected individuals, of plans to lay […]
Supreme Court investigators narrowing suspects in leak of Alito draft of decision overturning Roe v. Wade
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court investigators probing the May leak of Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion overruling Roe v. Wade have narrowed their inquiry to a small number of suspects including law clerks, but officials have yet to conclusively identify the alleged culprit, people familiar with the matter said. A day after the draft opinion was published last year […]
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, […]
‘Super lame,’ says Gemini co-founder Tyler Winklevoss about SEC charges
New charges against crypto platforms Genesis Global Capital and Gemini Trust Co. by the Securities and Exchange Commission are “disappointing,” said Tyler Winklevoss, co-founder of Gemini, in a Twitter thread on Thursday evening. Earlier Thursday, the SEC charged Genesis and Gemini with engaging in the offering and sale of unregistered crypto asset securities through Gemini […]
Holy high rollers: phony pastors targeted immigrants in $28 million Ponzi scheme
“I’m everything you imagine me to be, as long as it’s good and it’s Godly.” That’s how Dennis Jali, a South African self-proclaimed finance guru sold his Christian-themed program of financial success to crowds of mainly African immigrants at churches and banquet halls in and around Baltimore and Washington, D.C. But while Jali claimed he […]
These are the best and worst passports to have in 2023
With last year marking a big recovery for global travel, the skies may be the limit for 2023, especially as China reopens its economy to incoming and outcoming travelers. But some passports clearly hold more sway than others, as revealed by a new survey from the Henley Passport Index, which revealed the world’s most and […]
Globalization is not dead, but it is facing a big tail-risk, expert says
Reports that globalization is dead are overstated, a top economist says. Conventional wisdom has it that globalization will suffer in the aftermath of the pandemic and Russia’s war in Ukraine. The Biden White House’s move to reshore manufacturing and to deny China access to advanced technologies are seen as further steps away from a robust […]
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 […]