FBI investigating US venture capital fund for giving trade secrets to Beijing: report

The FBI is investigating whether a U.S. venture capital fund handed over trade secrets to Beijing after investing $115 million worth of Chinese money to become one of Silicon Valley's most powerful early investors. California-based Horn Capital invested Chinese money in 360 U.S. tech startups between 2015 and 2018, including payments group Stripe, aerospace engineer […]
Investment firm launching $1B fund to help suppliers shift to EVs

Monroe Capital is partnering with the White House to launch a $1 billion initiative to improve the nation's electric vehicle (EV) landscape, the company announced Monday. The project, known as the Drive Forward Fund LP, aims to support small and medium-sized businesses facing challenges in the electric vehicle supply chain and bolster the development of […]
Congress Debuts Bill to Pressure Financial Institutions Not to Fund Chinese Slavery

Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced legislation on Thursday that would require the Treasury Department to use U.S. representatives at international organizations to pressure those organizations not to fund slavery around the world, particularly the Chinese government's genocidal slavery of the Uighur people. The Forced Labor Funding Prohibition Law specifically addresses the […]
Billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson says he’ll pull money from market if Kamala Harris wins presidential election

Billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson has warned that he will pull his money out of US markets if Vice President Kamala Harris wins November's presidential election against former President Donald Trump. The Paulson & Company founder and megadonor to President Trump made the shocking revelation during an appearance on Fox Business' “The Cramer Countdown” […]
Nevada to allow pregnant women to use taxpayer money to fund abortions

Nevada is set to become the 18th state to allow low-income pregnant women to use Medicaid funds to pay for abortions. The state lost an appeal of a judge's ruling earlier this year that found denying insurance coverage for abortions violates Nevada's equal rights protections adopted by voters in 2022. It is unclear when compensation […]
NY hedge fund titan Boaz Weinstein set to divorce ex-Manhattan DA candidate Tali Farhadian

Boaz Weinstein, the New York hedge fund mogul who made his fortune betting against JPMorgan, is separating from his wife, Tali Farhadian, a one-time candidate for Manhattan district attorney, The Washington Post has learned. Lawyers for Weinstein, a 51-year-old longtime Democratic donor, filed for divorce on April 4 from his wife of 14 years, who […]
Kamala Harris told ACLU she’d fund trans surgeries for migrant inmates, decriminalize drugs and end ICE detainers during 2020 campaign

Remember, her values haven't changed. Vice President Kamala Harris, in a left-leaning survey, supported using taxpayer money to provide gender reassignment surgery for prison inmates, decriminalize drugs, and end U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention of illegal immigrants suspected of crimes. American Civil Liberties Union During the ill-fated 2020 presidential campaign. investigation Resurfaced by […]
NYC councilwoman who infamously bit cop’s arm creates defense fund to offset legal bills

A Brooklyn Democrat who became infamous for biting off a police officer's arm during a homeless shelter protest has since enlisted the support of protesters with ties to the Chinese Communist Party to set up a legal defense fund to pay his legal fees, The Washington Post has learned. Rep. Susan Zuan (D-Brooklyn) Documents submitted […]
Florida lawyer swindled over $1.5M from trust fund setup for Pennsylvania siblings: Sheriff

A Polk County, Florida, attorney has been arrested on suspicion of stealing nearly $2 million from a trust fund set up by his late father for his siblings who live in Pennsylvania. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said at a news conference Thursday afternoon that the suspect, Jason Penrod, 47, of Family Elder Law, was […]
NCAA stops Oklahoma State from placing QR codes linking to NIL fund on helmets in Week 1

The NCAA did not allow the Oklahoma State Cowboys to do so after the team announced they would place QR codes linked to the NIL on players' helmets before their game against South Dakota State. Oklahoma State University said it will place a 1.5-inch-by-1.5-inch QR code on helmets that will link to the football program's […]