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...The US S&P 500 was little changed following the previous day’s losses....
...Futures contracts tied to the value of the Vix index — the so-called fear gauge that measures expectations of near-term swings in the S&P 500 — are pricing in a rise in market stress in the weeks before...
...The Tesla chief executive and X owner has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its chief executive Sam Altman, alleging the ChatGPT-maker’s multibillion-dollar alliance with Microsoft has compromised the start-up...
...Gas demand from Europe’s industrial sector was down 24 per cent last year from 2019 levels, according to S&P Global Commodity Insights....
...In December, the S&P Purchasing Manager index, a measure of the health of private sector activity, grew more than expected to a six-month high, driven by a strong recovery in the services sector....
...Map of the day Anchored 200km from Rio de Janeiro is the P-71 floating production unit, one of the newest offshore oil platforms transforming Brazil into a global energy power....
...Nine ships and search aircraft, including a German navy helicopter and a P&O cruise liner, spent the day scouring the sea off the north German coast for the missing crew....
...¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Anyway, the second court filing comes from the criminal trial of Sam Bankman-Fried....
...By contrast, a survey from KPMG, S&P and the Recruitment & Employment Confederation points to the softest starting salary inflation in two and a half years....
...The benchmark S&P 500 was up 0.5 per cent on Thursday, within 2 per cent of an all-time high....
...Additional help by Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer....
...In 2018, the interest bill for G7 countries stood at $905bn a year, according to credit rating agency S&P. By 2026 it will be $1.5tn....
...France will also soon begin another round of talks with credit rating agencies to defend its approach, including with S&P Global Ratings, which put it on negative outlook ahead of a review in December....
...Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 opened 0.2 per cent higher; the tech-dominated Nasdaq Composite gained 0.5 per cent....
...The main trial of Sam Bankman-Fried will (at last) get under way on Tuesday with a jury selection in Manhattan federal court....
...— Men over-ran a job fair for women in tech (Wired) — Sam Bankman-Fried’s pro/con list for why Caroline Ellison should keep sleeping together (Insider) — China Isn’t shifting away from the dollar or...
...Blackstone in September became the first private equity group to be included in the S&P 500 index and its rivals Apollo Global and KKR are hoping they are not far behind....
...The S&P 500 closed at an all-time high on Friday after a blistering rally in tech stocks....
...Additional reporting by James Politi, Peter Wells, Sam Learner and Oliver Roeder...
...Sam Bankman-Fried: Prosecutors are seeking up to 50 years of prison time for the FTX founder at his sentencing today, after he was convicted on multiple counts of fraud and money laundering....
...The blue-chip S&P 500 closed up 0.9 per cent, at a new record, continuing a rally that has pushed the index 27 per cent higher since October. The Nasdaq Composite gained 1.3 per cent....
...The broader S&P 500 index fell 0.7 per cent....
...The US start-up’s chief executive Sam Altman is seeking to launch a semiconductor business to reduce its dependence on Nvidia....
...Click here for full coverage from the FT US: Ryan Salame, a former senior lieutenant to FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, is due to be sentenced after pleading guilty to two conspiracy counts last September...
...Diesel, says his father, has been helping him get to grips with the tech industry by introducing him to Silicon Valley entrepreneurs such as Elon Musk, Sam Altman and Travis Kalanick....
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