Ben Bain

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[Ben Bain @benbain]

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[Kate Davidson @KateDavidson]

Marty Gruenberg will step down as head of the FDIC after findings of a toxic work environment put the regulator at the center of a heated political fight and fueled calls for his removal.

w/ @kjspeakstruth @benbain

https://t.co/dINj7cIj3q

[Ava Benny-Morrison @avabmorrison]

Scoop with @Tschoenberg22 - US prosecutors widen their probe of India’s Adani Group to focus on whether the company may have engaged in bribery as well as the conduct of the company’s billionaire founder Gautam Adani https://t.co/G85GJJjCku via @business

[Tom Schoenberg @Tschoenberg22]

Two years after FBI agents showed up at Andrew Left's home to seize computers and phones, the short seller who terrorized more than 100 companies describes what it’s like to feel hunted https://t.co/JS8lGQsX3a

[Lizette Chapman @lizette_chapman]

SCOOP: FDIC backstopped billions held by Sequoia Capital, giant tech cos in SVB collapse. Story here w/ FOIA super⭐️ @JasonLeopold

https://t.co/CutXOXswKy

[Barry Butler Photography @barrybutler9]

The Vernal Equinox coming down the Green line of the CTA. Monday's sunset and Chicagohenge. #weather #news #ilwx #chicago #chicagohenge

[Saleha Mohsin @SalehaMohsin]

NEW: Treasury is studying ways it might temporarily expand FDIC coverage for bank deposits above $250k w/o formal consent from Congress

They **do not** yet view such a move as necessary but are preparing in case the situation worsens

w/ @sridinats

https://t.co/vKVVKCtOKo

[Suzanne Woolley @WealthWatch]

What does the turmoil with SVB and Signature Bank mean for your money? Just how does FDIC insurance work--and when does it cover more than $250K? Answers on Bloomberg's Big Take podcast with @weskosova and @benbain. https://t.co/lJW9RBzJ8R

[Bloomberg @business]

NEW: Silicon Valley Bank CEO Greg Becker sold $3.6 million of company stock under a trading plan less than two weeks before the firm disclosed extensive losses that led to its failure https://t.co/3Taaj0HmRe

[Katanga Johnson @kjspeakstruth]

SBF’s Bahamas jail afforded him cable, AC and a toilet. But on Wednesday, he awoke, dressed and ate a PB&J on wheat toast. Then, before leaving Fox Hill for court to formally accept extradition, he said to staff, “Merry Christmas.”

https://t.co/SmvF1RpOfZ

[Illinois Men's Basketball @IlliniMBB]

About last night...

#Illini | #HTTO | #EveryDayGuys

[Katanga Johnson @kjspeakstruth]

Sam Bankman-Fried loved living in the Bahamas. And the island nation loved SBF and his crypto hopes.

Until the relationship fell under scrutiny.

“It was as if pirates had landed on our shores in hopes to find gold,” one local tour guide said.

https://t.co/2y6GNFQbAS

[Katanga Johnson @kjspeakstruth]

SCOOP: American and Bahamian authorities mull over bringing Sam Bankman-Fried to the US for questioning as a probe around his role in the FTX implosion intensifies. Bankman-Fried has been cooperating with Bahamian authorities, sources tell @business

https://t.co/eF1pNc56CL

[Lydia Beyoud @ElleBeyoud]

Scoop: Sam Bankman-Fried is under investigation by the SEC for potential securities law violations.

This is in addition to SEC, CFTC probes into https://t.co/gRFin0VRz1, FTX US & Alameda Research.

Full story, with @olgakharif, on @TheTerminal

[Ben Bain @benbain]

Midterm Elections 2022: How Businesses Are Affected by Who Controls Congress via ⁦@business⁩ https://t.co/7rGk4WSZ6T

[Ben Bain @benbain]

.⁦@CFTC⁩ Poised to Deny US Political Gambling on ⁦@Kalshi⁩ Before November Polls - scoop by ⁦@ElleBeyoud⁩ via ⁦@business⁩ https://t.co/NajpbWVx3Y

[Ben Bain @benbain]

.⁦@KimKardashian⁩ to Pay $1.3 Million to ⁦@SECGov⁩ Over Crypto Touting via ⁦@business⁩ and ⁦@crypto⁩ https://t.co/VAm4DjZw69

[Tom Schoenberg @Tschoenberg22]

DOJ Short-Selling Probe Eyes Bets on Amazon, Microsoft, JPMorgan - Bloomberg https://t.co/yuf5NgNXg5

[Ben Bain @benbain]

US Elections May Be the Next Big Bet for Wall Street by ⁦@ElleBeyoud⁩ via ⁦@business⁩ https://t.co/KjBkNuqbuE

[Ben Bain @benbain]

@alexnguyen2311 Thanks @alexnguyen2311 ! It was great having you on the team and you have an amazing career ahead of you! Really appreciate all of your work over the past 10 weeks