By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sam Bankman-Fried is set to be sentenced on Thursday over his conviction on fraud charges stemming from the dramatic collapse of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange he founded. Below is a timeline of events leading up to the 32-year-old former billionaire’s sentencing hearing:  2017…

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sam Bankman-Fried, the former billionaire cryptocurrency wunderkind, is set to be sentenced on Thursday over his conviction for stealing $8 billion from customers of the now-bankrupt FTX exchange he founded. Bankman-Fried, 32, faces the prospect of decades behind bars after a jury found…

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan With Wall St set for its final trading day of a bumper first quarter, the Federal Reserve seems in “no rush” to lower interest rates just yet – buoying the dollar as other central banks chomp…

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has told Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte that “no force can stop China’s scientific and technological development.” Xi’s comments come as a chip war rages between China and Western countries, including the Netherlands, which is home to ASML — the world’s sole manufacturer of extreme ultraviolet lithography…

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Sometimes when a president needs a hand, only another president – or another two – will do. President Joe Biden’s bid for a second term and reelection campaign coffers will…

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