Business
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Sam Bankman-Fried Is Expected to Agree to Extradition to the U.S.
The FTX founder, now in prison in the Bahamas, faces criminal charges that he engaged in widespread fraud since founding the cryptocurrency exchange in 2019.
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Restaurateur, Political Donor, Tipster: The Many Roles of FTX’s Ryan Salame
The co-chief executive of an FTX unit who told regulators about wrongdoing at the exchange was a big Republican donor. He also bought restaurants.
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The Kroger-Albertsons Merger Spotlights a Popular Private Equity Tactic
Albertsons wants to pay $4 billion to shareholders ahead of its proposed merger with Kroger, a move that would require the already debt-ridden company to borrow $1.5 billion.
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Biden Administration to Buy Three Million Barrels of Oil
The move appears to signal an end to the government’s effort to sell oil from a strategic reserve to help tamp down energy prices, which soared after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Crucial Talks on Preserving Nature Are on Now. Here Are the Key Issues.
Negotiators from around the world are meeting in Canada in an effort to halt, and reverse, staggering declines in wildlife.
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G.M. Unit’s Self-Driving Taxis Are Subject of U.S. Safety Investigation
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking into unexpected braking by cars operated by Cruise, a part of General Motors.
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Starbucks Union Strikes at Dozens of Stores as Talks Stall
Workers are pressing for a contract and accuse the company of anti-labor tactics. Management blames the union for the lack of bargaining progress.
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Musk Faces Growing Anger Over Twitter Ban of Journalists
The suspensions, which were criticized by U.S. and European lawmakers, could raise the regulatory heat on the social media platform — and Elon Musk’s other companies.
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Elon Musk, Management Guru?
Why the Twitter owner’s ruthless, unsparing style has made him a hero to many bosses in Silicon Valley.
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A Traditional Exchange? FTX Was Anything But.
FTX called itself an exchange. But it was vastly different from stock exchanges, which are highly regulated and barred from engaging in many of the activities FTX pursued.