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Ben Bain

@benbain

Bloomberg News journalist * Retweets not endorsements/opinions my own * Story ideas +1-202-689-7179 call/text/whats/signal

Washington, DC Katılım Ağustos 2008
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Tom Schoenberg
Tom Schoenberg@Tschoenberg22·
Two years after FBI agents showed up at Andrew Left's home to seize computers and phones, the short seller who terrorized more than 100 companies describes what it’s like to feel hunted bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Saleha Mohsin
Saleha Mohsin@SalehaMohsin·
NEW: Treasury is studying ways it might temporarily expand FDIC coverage for bank deposits above $250k w/o formal consent from Congress They **do not** yet view such a move as necessary but are preparing in case the situation worsens w/ @sridinats bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Suzanne Woolley
Suzanne Woolley@WealthWatch·
What does the turmoil with SVB and Signature Bank mean for your money? Just how does FDIC insurance work--and when does it cover more than $250K? Answers on Bloomberg's Big Take podcast with @weskosova and @benbain. trib.al/dRVx0Oj
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Bloomberg@business·
NEW: Silicon Valley Bank CEO Greg Becker sold $3.6 million of company stock under a trading plan less than two weeks before the firm disclosed extensive losses that led to its failure trib.al/YZcys46
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Katanga Johnson
Katanga Johnson@kjspeakstruth·
SBF’s Bahamas jail afforded him cable, AC and a toilet. But on Wednesday, he awoke, dressed and ate a PB&J on wheat toast. Then, before leaving Fox Hill for court to formally accept extradition, he said to staff, “Merry Christmas.” bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Katanga Johnson
Katanga Johnson@kjspeakstruth·
Sam Bankman-Fried loved living in the Bahamas. And the island nation loved SBF and his crypto hopes. Until the relationship fell under scrutiny. “It was as if pirates had landed on our shores in hopes to find gold,” one local tour guide said. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Katanga Johnson
Katanga Johnson@kjspeakstruth·
SCOOP: American and Bahamian authorities mull over bringing Sam Bankman-Fried to the US for questioning as a probe around his role in the FTX implosion intensifies. Bankman-Fried has been cooperating with Bahamian authorities, sources tell @business bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Lydia Beyoud
Lydia Beyoud@ElleBeyoud·
Scoop: Sam Bankman-Fried is under investigation by the SEC for potential securities law violations. This is in addition to SEC, CFTC probes into FTX.com, FTX US & Alameda Research. Full story, with @olgakharif, on @TheTerminal
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Ben Bain
Ben Bain@benbain·
@alexnguyen2311 Thanks @alexnguyen2311 ! It was great having you on the team and you have an amazing career ahead of you! Really appreciate all of your work over the past 10 weeks
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Alex Nguyễn
Alex Nguyễn@alexnguyen2311·
.@benbain, who was amazingly patient as an editor and guided me through the wonky parts of finreg, helped me build this story into a larger look at the political tension around the plan to modernize a landmark anti-redlining rule. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Alex Nguyễn
Alex Nguyễn@alexnguyen2311·
I finished my @business news internship on Friday but still have one more project to wrap up! I've learned so much about US financial regulations, so here are some highlights since I've been terrible about sharing my work on here this past summer.🧵
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