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SafeMoon (SFM) CEO John Karony took to X (formerly Twitter) on April 21 to defend his innocence after being charged by U.S. officials with fraud over a multi-million dollar crypto scheme last November.

The uber wealthy live a world apart and their investing strategies also look vastly different from the average investor's portfolio.

Two asset management firms – one in Texas and one headquartered in Paris, France – have agreed a strategic partnership that will add scale to the firms’ U.S. and global distribution operations.

RedBalloon CEO Andrew Crapuchettes shares insights from a new report, ‘2024: The Toughest Labor Market,’ in a Fox News Digital exclusive.

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) in dampening the spirits of IT investors, as their results for the March quarter (Q4FY24) offer little reassurance about the sector’s near-term prospects. Like TCS, Infosys, too, reported strong deal wins, marking a record high large deal total contract value (TCV) of $17.7 billion for FY24. However, the glaring gap between these deal wins and actual revenue growth highlights a persistent issue with slow deal conversions.

«Government had queries on the plan regarding why do we believe that the market cap will go up and things like that. On the other side, they feel that if the timing is not right, the demerger as an effort may impact the government's effort of divestment in the OFS route,» says Arun Misra, CEO, Hindustan Zinc. Before we dive into your numbers, I want to talk about the big moves that we are seeing in commodity prices globally, be it zinc prices which have risen in the last one month, do you believe that this is the start of a commodity up cycle or maybe just temporary euphoria? No, we always had the news that zinc would hit $3,000 per tonne somewhere around December. So, it was expected that the growth will happen and maybe it is becoming faster than what it was predicted and I believe that it would cross that $3,000 per tonne mark somewhere around August or September. Already, it has touched 2850 and I do not see it coming back anytime soon.

Tesla has announced significant price cuts for its electric vehicles (EVs) in key markets, including China and Germany, as it grapples with declining sales and heightened competition. This move follows price reductions in the United States and comes on the heels of the company reporting a drop in global vehicle deliveries for the first time in almost four years. Price Adjustments to Boost Sales The price cuts aim to stimulate demand and regain market share in the face of increasing competition, particularly from more affordable Chinese EV manufacturers. Tesla has been facing challenges in maintaining sales momentum, and these price reductions are seen as a strategic response to current market dynamics.

Rush Benton, the industry veteran who’s led Captrust’s M&A-driven growth strategy for more than decade, plans to move on. The firm’s senior director of strategic growth announced he would be leaving the firm to pursue a personal business venture.

In this edition of InvestmentNews TV, we sat down with Lynn Chen-Zhang, CEO of Zhang Financial. With a career spanning over three decades and managing assets worth over $5 billion, Lynn Chen-Zhang was named on InvestmentNews’ Hot List for 2023. Chen-Zhang shared valuable insights into the company’s many achievements over the years, and how Zhang Financial became honored as one of the 100 Most Influential Advisors for 2023 by Investopedia.   

real estate sector, along with an increase in working capital requirements, has resulted in an increase in debt transactions in housing projects, as property developers seek to bridge the gap between demand and supply. This trend has also led to a surge in private equity and real estate credit funds, such as Nisus Finance, PAG Asia, ASK Property Fund and HDFC Capital, actively seeking to invest more in the residential segment. «We are actively exploring more investment opportunities in the coming quarters, with many such prospects in other major metros. We have identified stressed residential assets worth around ₹1,000 crore, totalling 5 million square feet across Bangalore, and are actively seeking similar opportunities,» said Angad Bedi, managing director of BCD Group, which jointly operates a stressed fund with Nisus Finance.

Imphal: After the conclusion of first phase of the Lok Sabha elections, the Manipur Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) announced that re-polling would be conducted at the 11 polling booths of the inner Manipur Lok Sabha seat. Voting will be held again at these stations on April 22, according to Manipur Chief Electoral Officer. This decision was made following a directive from the Election Commission, which declared the initial polls held on April 19 as void.

Investors should consider commodities due to a «big change» involving international expansion, according to VanEck CEO Jan van Eck.

job title determines your worth. Sure, in a corporate setup where a hierarchy is followed, titles define the amount of authority one has. But in no way does this dictate your potential. The real problem begins when an individual hunting for jobs or looking to switch careers runs after titles without weighing their contribution to the element of personal growth. Hence, it’s imperative to debunk this myth. Let us begin by understanding why often individuals attach their self-worth to their titles.

OpenAI’s early funders, sued the company and chief executive officer Sam Altman in March, saying it had breached its founding promise to build responsible artificial intelligence when it entered into a partnership with Microsoft Corp. “Years ago, plaintiff Elon Musk abandoned OpenAI when his bid to dominate the venture failed," OpenAI’s lawyers said in a court filing asking for the suit to be dismissed. “Now that he has launched a competing artificial intelligence company, Musk seeks to leverage the success OpenAI has achieved and to direct OpenAI’s affairs for his own commercial benefit." OpenAI’s lawyers also refute Musk’s claim that the company promised not to monetize its technology, saying the billionaire CEO of Tesla Inc.

new income tax regime offers several benefits, including a simplified tax structure with lower rates, reduced tax liability, and increased disposable income for taxpayers. By eliminating various deductions and exemptions, it streamlines tax compliance, saving time and effort for taxpayers.

The Environmental Protection Agency is allowing the sale of gasoline containing a higher blend of ethanol for the third summer in a row

Doordarshan recently unveiled its new logo, switching from its traditional red to an orange color. The change was announced on X, with the channel stating, «While our values remain the same, we are now available in a new avatar.» The move has faced backlash, with critics questioning the timing and motive behind the color change, particularly with elections on the horizon. Jawhar Sircar's Concerns Jawhar Sircar, a former CEO of Prasar Bharati, expressed concern over the logo change, labeling it as «saffronisation.» He remarked, «National broadcaster Doordarshan colours its historic flagship logo in saffron! As its ex-CEO, I have been watching its saffronisation with alarm and feel — it’s not Prasar Bharati anymore, it’s Prachar (publicity) Bharati!» Sircar's comments highlight the sensitivity surrounding Doordarshan's perceived neutrality and independence.

Congress party, Tajinder Singh Bittu joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the party headquarters in Delhi on Saturday in the presence of Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and party general secretary Vinod Tawde. Tajinder Singh Bittu resigned from his post as AICC Secretary-in-Charge of Himachal Pradesh and primary membership Congress party earlier today. This comes at a crucial time, in the backdrop of Lok Sabha elections being held across the nation. Bittu's exit marks another setback for the Congress party, which has witnessed an exodus of big leaders in the last few weeks.

Polling personnel in six eastern districts of Nagaland waited for nine hours in booths, but not one of the four lakh voters of the region turned up following a shutdown call given by an organisation to press for its demand for 'Frontier Nagaland Territory' (FNT). Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Friday affirmed that the state government does not have any problem with the Eastern Nagaland People's Organisation's (ENPO) demand for FNT as it has already recommended autonomous powers for the region.

Congress on Saturday took a swipe at the Narendra Modi government over the postponement of Elon Musk's India visit, saying it was odd the Tesla CEO was coming to meet an outgoing prime minister and that he too has now read the «writing on the wall». Musk on Saturday said his proposed visit to India has been postponed due to «very heavy Tesla obligations». Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said in a post on X, «It was odd that @elonmusk was coming all the way to India to meet an outgoing prime minister. He too has now read the writing on the wall and decided to put off his visit.» Ramesh said an INDIA bloc prime minister will welcome Musk soon.

Stablecoin Tether's recent growth is being driven by its use as an alternative to the U.S. dollar in emerging markets, rather than by demand for cryptocurrency trading, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino told Reuters on Friday. Tether issues a stablecoin, also called Tether or USDT, which is designed to maintain a constant value of $1 and is widely used in crypto-to-crypto trading. It has grown rapidly in recent years, hitting more than $100 billion worth of Tether tokens in circulation in March. «In the last few years we have seen the usage of USDTgoing from pure cryptocurrency trading to being basically the most used digital dollar in the world», Ardoino said on the sidelines of the Token2049 crypto conference in Dubai, where industry enthusiasts gathered despite heavy rains this week disrupting life in the desert city.