Convicted insider trader Ivan Boesky, inspiration for Gordon Gekko in ‘Wall Street,’ dead at 87
Ivan F. Boesky, the flamboyant stock trader who worked with the government to uncover one of Wall Street’s biggest insider trading scandals, has died at the age of 87. His daughter Marianne Boesky said: monday new york times Boesky’s wife confirmed Boesky’s death to the Washington Post, saying he died in his sleep. His cause […]
Black Men Killed in the Street
President Joe Biden gave a sombre commencement address this weekend, characterizing America as a racist country that doesn’t love black people. Biden delivered a commencement speech at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Sunday that appeared to characterize America in the harshest light in terms of race relations. “You started college at the same time George […]
Republican chair investigating Chamber of Commerce in seismic K Street shift
Ten years ago, it would have been unthinkable for a Republican committee chairman to investigate Washington’s largest business advocacy group. But times have changed. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-Missouri) asked the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation to answer questions about the more than $12 million it received from the left-leaning nonprofit […]
Dow Jones Industrial Average passes 40,000 as Wall Street cheers slowing inflation
On Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average topped 40,000 points for the first time in history as Wall Street cheered the prospect of slower inflation and lower interest rates. The iconic stock index rose about 111 points to about 40,020 points just before 11 a.m. Thursday. The Dow was founded in 1895 and includes the […]
Boy, 15, stabbed in head on NYC street as teen violence explodes
A 15-year-old boy was stabbed in the head on a Queens street near his school Wednesday afternoon, amid a wave of violence targeting teens in the Big Apple. Police and officials said the young victim was attacked by an assailant wearing a ski mask shortly after leaving August Martin High School around 2:50 p.m. Police […]
Stock futures are little changed as Wall Street readies for key inflation report: Live updates – CNBC
27 minutes ago AMC slides after announcing stock issuance AMC stock price rose 1% in pre-market after the movie theater chain announced it would issue more than 23 million shares in exchange for $163.85 million in cash/PIK with an aggregate principal amount of 10%/12% due in 2026. It fell more than that. . ” Stocks […]
Teen Who Allegedly Shot 26 Rounds on D.C. Street Freed by ‘Woke’ Judge
An 18-year-old who allegedly fired 26 shots into a car with four people inside near Washington, D.C., has been released pending trial by a self-proclaimed “woke” judge. daily mail report Amonte Moody, 18, allegedly fired shots from an AR-15 around 2:30 a.m. on April 22, 2024. He was arrested after his alleged actions were recorded […]
Thug sucker punches actor Steve Buscemi in face — yet another broad-daylight, random attack on NYC street
Last week, in another random attack in broad daylight on the streets of New York City, the worst of men punched actor Steve Buscemi in the face. police told CBS News They responded to a 911 call about an assault around 11:48 a.m. Wednesday. Buscemi said: “I’m okay and I’m grateful and wish you all […]
Archegos’ Bill Hwang lied to become Wall Street legend, causing $36B fund to collapse: prosecutors
Hwang Sung-kook “Bill” Hwang tried to defraud all of Wall Street, federal prosecutors told a federal jury in Manhattan after the 2021 collapse of Hwang’s $36 billion fund, Archegos Capital Management. The trial on charges stemming from the incident began on Monday. Prosecutors allege that Mr. Hwang and Mr. Archegos lied to Wall Street banks […]
Actor Steve Buscemi gets attacked on New York City street in ‘random act of violence’
“Boardwalk Empire” star Steve Buscemi, 66, was attacked last week in New York City when an unidentified man went up and punched him in the face in the middle of the day. Buscemi was reportedly walking through the Kips Bay neighborhood of New York when the man hit him in the face, the New York Post reported. […]