NEW YORK (Jan 14): Elon Musk was sued on Tuesday by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which accused the world's richest person of waiting too long to disclose in 2022 that he had amassed a large stake in Twitter, the social media company he later bought.

US SEC sues Elon Musk over late disclosure of Twitter stake

The US Supreme Court turned away on Monday a bid by Binance and founder Changpeng Zhao to avoid a lawsuit by investors who accused the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange of illegally selling unregistered tokens that lost much of their value.

The justices declined to hear an appeal by Binance and Zhao of a lower court's decision to let the proposed class action proceed.

US Supreme Court rejects Binance's bid to avoid crypto lawsuit

The US Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a bid by Meta Platforms to avoid a multi-billion dollar class action by advertisers that accused the Facebook and Instagram parent company of overcharging them by inflating the number of people their ads might reach.

The justices turned away Meta's appeal of a lower court's decision that let advertisers seek damages as a group over Meta's claims about the "potential reach" of their ads.

US Supreme Court rebuffs Meta bid to avoid advertisers' lawsuit

The sister of billionaire OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman filed a lawsuit accusing him of sexually abusing her regularly between 1997 and 2006, prompting him and other family members to deny her claims.

OpenAI chief Sam Altman denies sexually abusing sister, after she sues him

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sued a unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway on Monday, accusing it of pushing borrowers into unaffordable loans to buy homes from Clayton Homes, Berkshire's manufactured housing business.

US regulator sues Buffett's Berkshire unit over risky home loans

A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a US$5 million (RM22.3 million) verdict that E Jean Carroll won against Donald Trump when a jury found the US president-elect liable for sexually abusing and later defaming the former magazine columnist.

Trump loses appeal of E Jean Carroll US$5m defamation verdict

Barclays agreed to pay US$19.5 million (RM86.7 million) to settle a lawsuit in Manhattan by shareholders who accused the British bank of securities fraud after it sold US$17.7 billion more debt than regulators allowed.

Barclays reaches US$19.5m settlement over debt sale blunder

Warren Buffett, the legendary investor and chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, has made further preparations for giving away his fortune after his death.

Buffett refines plans for his fortune, donates more Berkshire shares

Bill Hwang, the founder of Archegos Capital Management, should spend 21 years in prison for running a market manipulation scheme that wiped out his US$36 billion (RM161.06 billion) firm and cost its lenders more than US$10 billion, federal prosecutors said on Friday.

Archegos founder Bill Hwang deserves 21 years in prison, US says

NEW YORK (Nov 2): Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway extended their retreat from stocks in the third quarter, slashing their holdings in Apple and boosting cash to a record US$325.2 billion (RM1.43 trillion).

Berkshire's cash soars to US$325b as Buffett sells Apple, BofA; operating profit falls

JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Jan 19): A ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas is set to come into effect on Sunday morning with a hostage release to follow hours later, opening the way to a possible end to a 15-month war that has upended the Middle East.

Gaza ceasefire and hostage release set to begin

Titling your autobiography The Most Famous Woman in China immediately tells your audience being “shy” and “retiring” are not part of your lexicon — a fact for which Yue-Sai Kan is completely unapologetic. At 77, in good health and still looking like a million bucks, the Emmy-winning TV host, producer and entrepreneur is, to borrow the popular Gen Z phrase, living her best life.

Middle Kingdom Maven

Owing to the increase in demand for commercial spaces at IJM Rimbayu in Kuala Langat, IJM Land Bhd is set to launch ROAM, a 5.56-acre commercial project offering four blocks of strata shops and offices, next month.

Growing a self-sustaining township

All parties to Israel-Hamas war have agreed that the Gaza ceasefire will take effect at 8.30am local time on Sunday, a few hours earlier than had been anticipated, Qatar announced.

Gaza ceasefire to start on Sunday morning following Israeli approval

South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in court on Saturday to argue against a request for his detention to be extended after his arrest earlier this week.

Impeached S Korean president Yoon defends himself in court against longer detention

The Ministry of Transport (MOT) will hold talks with the Road Transport Department (JPJ) to enable the mobile application for the selling and buying of used motorcycles to be integrated with the mySIKAP system for simpler, faster and safer transactions.

MOT, JPJ to discuss integrating app for buying and selling used motorcycles with mySIKAP

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained four more individuals suspected of accepting bribes in return for assisting in processing and approving personal loan applications submitted by a financial consultancy firm.

MACC arrests four more suspects over loan bribery scandal

Phase 3 of the e-invoicing initiative has received over 4,900 early voluntary participants, according to the Inland Revenue Board (IRB).

In a statement on Saturday, the IRB noted that the e-invoicing implementation had now entered the second phase and shown a promising increase in participation.

Over 4,900 early voluntary participants in Phase 3 of e-invoicing, says IRB

JF Technology Bhd (KL:JFTECH) co-founder and managing director Datuk Foong Wei Kuong, who became the second-largest shareholder of Cosmos Technology International Bhd (KL:COSMOS) on Wednesday, said he intends to tap into the growing opportunities within Malaysia's water infrastructure sector.

JF Tech boss sees water infrastructure potential in Cosmos as he becomes second-largest shareholder

Deutsche Lufthansa AG completed the acquisition of a minority stake in Italian carrier ITA Airways late on Friday after first making an offer for its competitor in January 2023.

Lufthansa finalises deal for 41% stake in Italy’s ITA Airways

Owing to the increase in demand for commercial spaces at IJM Rimbayu in Kuala Langat, IJM Land Bhd is set to launch ROAM, a 5.56-acre commercial project offering four blocks of strata shops and offices, next month.&nbsp;

Titling your autobiography The Most Famous Woman in China immediately tells your audience being “shy” and “retiring” are not part of your lexicon — a fact for which Yue-Sai Kan is completely unapologetic. At 77, in good health and still looking like a million bucks, the Emmy-winning TV host, producer and entrepreneur is, to borrow the popular Gen Z phrase, living her best life.&nbsp;

JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Jan 19): A&nbsp;ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas is set to come into effect on Sunday morning with a hostage release to follow hours later, opening the way to a possible end to a 15-month war that has upended the Middle East.

Jonathan Stempel

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