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Scaramucci calls Bankman-Fried part of the “small universe of outside investors SkyBridge would ever consider partnering with,” promises SkyBridge’s investment strategy will not change. 807 Total views 45 Total shares FTX Ventures, an arm of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX crypto exchange, will acquire a 30% stake in alternative asset manager SkyBridge Capital, the firms announced Sept. […]
The seven-day average for new COVID-19 cases continued its two-month downtrend, as it fell below the 70,000 mark for the first time in four months. The daily average was 68,356 on Thursday, down 25% from two weeks ago, and the lowest total since May 5, according to a New York Times tracker. Only four states […]
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U.S. homeowners with mortgages, which accounts for nearly two-thirds of all properties, saw equity in their homes during the second quarter rise 27.8% from a year ago, according to property information company CoreLogic’s Homeowner Equity Report (HER) released Friday. The total increase in home equity for the quarter was $3.6 trillion, or an average of […]
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Consumer spending continued to accelerate in August, even as the drags from surging utility and childcare costs partially offset a boost in sentiment from falling gasoline prices, according to research released by Bank of America Corp.’s BAC, +0.84% Bank of America Institute. The research showed that total payments in August increased 13% from a year […]