Brazil’s federal police arrested Paulo Henrique Costa on Thursday, the former head of state-controlled lender BRB. The arrest is tied to a widening investigation into…
FedEx Sues New York Law Firm Over Alleged Staged Crashes and Fake Injury Claims
FedEx is taking a personal injury law firm to court, and the accusations are severe. The delivery giant filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in Manhattan…
Cambodia extradites alleged money laundering figure to China amid fraud crackdown
Cambodia has extradited a key suspect accused of laundering money for international criminal networks to China, in what authorities described as part of a broader…
Nearly Half of U.S. Tax Filers Are Claiming New Deductions Under Republican Tax Law, Bessent Says
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent shared encouraging numbers about the 2026 tax filing season on Monday. Individual tax refunds are up more than 10% compared…
Former U.S. congressman accused of secret lobbying for Venezuela as trial begins
A federal trial in Miami is examining whether former U.S. lawmaker David Rivera illegally lobbied American officials on behalf of Venezuela’s government, in a case…
Halkbank hires EY to review sanctions and anti-money-laundering compliance
Turkish state-owned lender Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS has hired consulting firm Ernst & Young to conduct an independent review of its compliance with U.S. sanctions…
How a little-known banker entered Brazil’s political inner circle and sparked a national scandal
For years, Daniel Vorcaro was known primarily in financial circles as the head of Banco Master, a bank whose rapid growth puzzled analysts across Brazil’s…
CFTC names former prosecutor and crypto defense lawyer as enforcement chief
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has appointed former federal prosecutor David Miller as its new head of enforcement, a move that comes as…
Star Entertainment posts narrower first-half loss as cost cuts offset revenue slide
Australia’s second-largest casino operator, Star Entertainment Group, reported a reduced first-half loss on Friday, helped by lower operating costs and stronger seasonal trading in the…
US moves to cut Swiss bank MBaer off from dollar system over alleged sanctions breaches
The United States has taken the rare step of threatening to bar Swiss private lender MBaer Merchant Bank AG from access to the U.S. financial…