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Shake Shack settles with activist investor, adds independent director
Shake Shack settles with activist investor, adds independent director
(Reuters) -Shake Shack Inc on Tuesday added an independent director in agreement with Engaged Capital LLC, avoiding a potential proxy
2023-05-16 20:58
US Kicks Off Fiscal Year With an 87% Surge in Interest Costs
US Kicks Off Fiscal Year With an 87% Surge in Interest Costs
The interest the US pays on its debt soared in October from a year before, showcasing the rising
2023-11-14 03:24
Environmental activists pressure US regulators to halt JBS listing
Environmental activists pressure US regulators to halt JBS listing
By Ana Mano and Tom Polansek SAO PAULO/CHICAGO A coalition of environmental groups is pushing U.S. securities regulators
2023-08-24 05:18
US Cash Balance Falls Most Since March Amid Debt-Limit Standoff
US Cash Balance Falls Most Since March Amid Debt-Limit Standoff
The amount of money that the US government has on hand to pay its bills plummeted by $53
2023-05-17 20:53
China’s Xi Calls for Asia-Pacific Regional Peace as He Wraps Up US Trip
China’s Xi Calls for Asia-Pacific Regional Peace as He Wraps Up US Trip
Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated that his country will stick to a path of peaceful development as he
2023-11-18 05:45
The Mighty American Consumer Is About to Hit a Wall, Investors Say
The Mighty American Consumer Is About to Hit a Wall, Investors Say
After staving off recession for longer than many thought possible, the US consumer is finally about to crack,
2023-09-11 08:53
Credit Suisse neared its cash limits days before rescue, filing shows
Credit Suisse neared its cash limits days before rescue, filing shows
By Kirstin Ridley and Stefania Spezzati LONDON Credit Suisse came close to falling below minimum levels of cash
2023-05-19 00:50
UK water crisis pollutes privatisation legacy
UK water crisis pollutes privatisation legacy
Britain's biggest water supplier staving off renationalisation, trains derailed by strikes and consumers suffering huge energy bills -- the nation's vital sectors are mired in...
2023-07-11 13:53
Billionaire Who Owned Much of London’s Chelsea Dies at 86
Billionaire Who Owned Much of London’s Chelsea Dies at 86
Charles Cadogan, the billionaire aristocrat behind one of London’s biggest real estate fortunes, has died. He was 86.
2023-06-12 23:22
Falling Beer Sales Show Growing Risk for Vietnam’s GDP
Falling Beer Sales Show Growing Risk for Vietnam’s GDP
Vietnam’s sluggish economy is hitting many where it hurts the most: their thirst for beer. Tipplers in this
2023-09-29 09:15
New Zealand Falls Into Recession as GDP Drops in First Quarter
New Zealand Falls Into Recession as GDP Drops in First Quarter
New Zealand’s economy contracted for a second consecutive quarter in the first three months of the year, confirming
2023-06-15 07:28
Do Kwon: South Korean cryptocurrency boss jailed in Montenegro for forging documents
Do Kwon: South Korean cryptocurrency boss jailed in Montenegro for forging documents
Fugitive cryptocurrency chief Do Kwon, the entrepreneur sought by the US and South Korea in connection with a $40bn crash, was sentenced to four months in prison by a court in Montenegro. The 31-year-old South Korean national and Terraform Labs founder was found guilty of attempting to travel with a forged passport. He was arrested by the Montenegrin police in March as he tried to board a flight to Dubai at Podgorica Airport. Han Chang-joon, the former chief financial officer of Terraform Labs, was convicted of the same crime and handed a four-month sentence. The two were charged with forging official documents and placed in 30-day pre-trial detention. Police said they recovered doctored Costa Rican passports and a separate set of Belgian passports. Kwon and Chang-joon had pleaded not guilty at their first court hearing in May. The crypto boss reportedly told the court last week that he obtained the documents in Singapore through an agency selling citizenships of various countries and believed the passports to be genuine. Time spent in detention is included in the prison terms, and the pair can appeal the verdict, the Basic Court in Podgorica said. “Once we receive the verdict in writing, we will consult with our clients about possible appeal,” defence lawyer Goran Rodic told Bloomberg. The court has up to 30 days to officially notify the defence as well as the prosecutor’s office, the lawyer added. Both South Korea and the US have requested his extradition from Montenegro, while the courts in the country are yet to decide on those requests in separate proceedings. Kwon and five others connected to Terraform Labs are wanted due to allegations of fraud and financial crimes in relation to the implosion of its digital currencies in May 2022. The TerraUSD was designed as a “stablecoin", which are pegged to stable assets like the US dollar to prevent drastic fluctuations in prices. However, around $40bn in market value was erased for the holders of TerraUSD and its floating sister currency, Luna, after the stablecoin plunged far below its $1 peg in May. South Korea asked Interpol in September to circulate a “red notice” for Kwon across the agency’s 195 member nations to find and apprehend him. US regulators in February charged Kwon and his company Terraform Labs with “orchestrating a multi-billion dollar crypto asset securities fraud”. Read More Crackdown on firms marketing cryptoassets to be introduced by City regulator Singapore punishes state fund managers who invested in FTX Police: Crypto firm founder Do Kwon arrested in Montenegro North Korea ‘bitterly criticised’ officials for failed spy satellite launch Families in North Korea ‘starving to death’ due to lack of supplies – report MeToo: Taiwan rocked by wave of sexual harassment allegations sparked by Netflix show
2023-06-20 17:45