Mar 28 Watch 5:46 Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison for massive FTX fraud By William Brangham, Courtney Norris, Shoshana Dubnow Former cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison for what prosecutors said was one of the biggest financial crimes in U.S. history. Bankman-Fried was found to have stolen at least $8 billion from FTX customers. William… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch 7:21 New book ‘Women Money Power’ chronicles long fight for economic equality By Layla Quran, Amna Nawaz A new book by journalist Josie Cox charts women’s fight to close the gender pay gap and the legal and social hurdles faced along the way. "Women Money Power: The Rise and Fall of Economic Equality" highlights the women who… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch 7:14 Major League Baseball opens season with controversy over ‘papery’ uniforms By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes Thursday is Opening Day for Major League Baseball and it comes after a Spring Training chock full of controversies. Among the eye-catching storylines: a clothing snafu. Economics correspondent Paul Solman has been pulling threads to bring us this report. Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch 3:15 A Brief But Spectacular take on spreading ‘Rolligion’ By Katie Hodgman David Miles Jr., known as “The Godfather of Skate," has been the driving force behind the roller skating scene in the Bay Area of California for the past four decades. He’s known for making skating accessible through the Church of… Continue watching
Mar 28 How Baltimore’s Key Bridge collapse will affect supply chains and the economy By Hannah Grabenstein The Key Bridge collapse comes at a time when other international routes are under pressure, experts say. Continue reading
Mar 28 What to know about the cargo ship that took down Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge By Nick Perry, Associated Press If stood upright, the Dali would reach almost to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris or about two-thirds of the way up the Empire State Building in New York. Continue reading
Mar 28 Dairy cows in Texas, Kansas test positive for avian flu By Mike Stobbe, JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press The commercial milk supply is safe and risk to people is low, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Dairies are required to only allow milk from healthy animals to enter the food supply, and milk from the sick animals… Continue reading
Mar 28 FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison By Ken Sweet, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Bankman-Fried, 32, was convicted in November of fraud and conspiracy — a dramatic fall from a crest of success that included a Super Bowl advertisement and celebrity endorsements from stars like quarterback Tom Brady, basketball star Stephen Curry and comedian… Continue reading
Mar 28 Biden fundraiser with past presidents Obama and Clinton nets record $25 million, campaign says By Chris Megerian, Colleen Long, Associated Press The Radio City Music Hall fundraiser provides a gilded exclamation mark on a recent burst of campaign travel by Biden, who visited several political battlegrounds in the last few weeks. Continue reading
Mar 28 Former crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried to be sentenced for defrauding FTX investors By Ken Sweet, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Bankman-Fried once led companies so successful that they were featured in a Super Bowl advertisement. A jury found that Bankman-Fried illegally used billions of dollars from FTX depositors. Continue reading