Sam Bankman-Fried Fooled the Crypto World and Maybe Even Himself

(Bloomberg) — Before the world began to grasp the truth about Sam Bankman-Fried — before the panic, the investigations and, at last, the brutal collapse — an inkling of doom began to spread through his convoluted crypto empire. Most Read from Bloomberg All across FTX, the exchange that had transformed his mere initials into a … Read more

San Antonio’s handling of the Josh Primo situation almost had me fooled, too

Former Spurs team psychologist Hillary Cauthen (left), with attorney Tony BuzbeePhoto: AP Applauding a sports organization for responsibly handling sexual misconduct rarely happens, so if you’re willing to praise a team before all the details are released — even if they released the problematic player, exec, or coach — it’s best to wait. I almost … Read more

Premarket stocks: Don’t be fooled by a strong GDP report

A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. New York CNN Business  —  Imminent recession is the topic du jour. From Goldman Sachs to the IMF, … Read more

Analyst says 40% of users in most Web3 games are bots — Here’s how to avoid being fooled

The decentralized application industry pushed above $40 billion in smart contract deposits in February 2021, and currently the figure stands at $59 billion. To date, “real money” continues to flow into the sector, and on Aug. 29, gaming startup Limit Break raised $200 million. The project gained popularity after the successful launch of its DigiDaigaku … Read more

Don’t be fooled by a drop in U.S. headline inflation. Markets will be attuned to another figure on Wednesday.

Traders, investors and economists are all counting on Wednesday’s consumer-price index report to show a decline in the annual headline U.S. inflation rate for July. But there’s another figure buried in the consumer-price index data that has the propensity to jolt markets. It’s called the core year-over-year CPI reading, a measure which strips out volatile … Read more

‘Don’t be fooled’ by short rallies’, says strategist

Update 7/22 – The stock market slumped on the Friday with U.S. media companies shaving off nearly $130 billion market value. The tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped 226 points as Snap crashes 39% due to missed Q2 earning expectation. The Dow and S&P 500 also declined by 0.43% and 0.93%, respectively. U.S. stocks continued to climb on … Read more