Category: Americas

Shell Suspends Deals in Response to Australian Government’s Energy Price Controls

Global energy giant Shell has suspended talks to supply gas to Australian businesses in response to the federal government’s contentious move to cap the wholesale price of gas and coal—effectively cutting into the profits of energy companies—an action supposed to lower retail prices for households. Shell’s move comes amid a wave of opposition from energy…


Messi Confirms Qatar Final Will Be His Last World Cup Game

Lionel Messi has confirmed he will play his last World Cup game when Argentina take on France or Morocco in Sunday’s final in Qatar. Messi leads Argentina to a 3–0 win over Croatia in their semi-final on Tuesday and will earn his 172nd cap at the weekend when he tries to bring the country its…


FTX Boss Sam Bankman-Fried Denied Bail in Bahamas After Arrest, Faces up to 115 Years in Jail

Sam Bankman-Fried, the owner of the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has been denied bail after his arrest in the Bahamas at the request of the U.S. government on Monday. In a hearing that lasted more than three hours on Tuesday, Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt ruled that Bankman-Fried’s $250,000 bail request would be denied on the basis that Bankman-Fried…


FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Denied Bail in Bahamas After Arrest, Faces up to 115 Years in Jail

Sam Bankman-Fried, the owner of the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has been denied bail after his arrest in the Bahamas at the request of the U.S. government on Monday. In a hearing that lasted more than three hours on Tuesday, Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt ruled that Bankman-Fried’s $250,000 bail request would be denied on the basis that Bankman-Fried…


FTX Founder Bankman-Fried Denied Bail in Bahamas After Arrest, Faces Up to 115 Years in Jail

Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has been denied bail after his Dec. 12 arrest in the Bahamas at the request of the U.S. government. In a hearing that lasted more than three hours on Dec. 13, Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt denied Bankman-Fried’s $250,000 bail request, citing a heightened flight risk…


Spanish Court Acquits Soccer Star Neymar in Fraud Trial

BARCELONA, Spain—A Spanish court on Tuesday acquitted soccer star Neymar and his fellow defendants in a fraud and corruption trial related to the Brazilian’s 2013 transfer from Santos to Barcelona. Brazilian company DIS had accused Neymar, his father, and the former presidents of Santos and Barcelona of having intentionally hidden the cost of his transfer…


FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested in the Bahamas

The Bahamas attorney general’s office on Monday announced the arrest of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried pending extradition to the United States, weeks after his cryptocurrency exchange collapsed. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams confirmed the arrest in a statement on Twitter. “Earlier this evening, Bahamian authorities arrested Samuel Bankman-Fried at the request of the U.S. Government, based on…


Founder of Crypto Firm FTX Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested in Bahamas

The Bahamas attorney general’s office on Monday announced the arrest of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried pending extradition to the United States, weeks after his cryptocurrency exchange collapsed. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams confirmed the arrest at the request of the U.S. government in a statement on Twitter. “Earlier this evening, Bahamian authorities arrested Samuel Bankman-Fried at the…


Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested in the Bahamas

The Bahamas attorney general’s office on Monday announced the arrest of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried pending extradition to the United States, weeks after his cryptocurrency exchange collapsed. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams confirmed the arrest in a statement on Twitter. “Earlier this evening, Bahamian authorities arrested Samuel Bankman-Fried at the request of the U.S. Government, based on…


Peru President Proposes Moving up Elections Amid Protests

LIMA, Peru—Peru’s newest president, Dina Boluarte, gave in to protesters’ demands early Monday announcing in a nationally televised address that she will send Congress a proposal to move up elections. Boluarte’s decision came after thousands of demonstrators took to the streets around Peru for another day on Sunday to demand that she resign and schedule…