The head of Mark Walter’s insurance companies told authorities he was unaware that the firms had loaned more than $20 billion to the sports mogul’s other businesses, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Also defeasance, sports gambling as an investment strategy and post-human securities fraud.

Former German spy chief arrested for attempted treason, obtaining state secrets Reuters

Just over 10 years ago, a wind storm sweeping through the state of South Australia appeared to deal a death blow for the energy transition.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is planning to skip a political rally in San Antonio headlined by President Donald Trump, declining a chance to appear with the country’s highest-profile Republican as his reelection bid faces a surprisingly strong challenge from Democrat Gina Hinojosa.

Disclosures widen the circle of victims of a hacking incident earlier this year

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It took just 13 months for David Ellison to acquire two of Hollywood’s most storied movie studios, but for the son of billionaire Larry Ellison, running both Paramount Skydance Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. fulfills an ambition he’s held for years.

The goal of its framers is political rather than budgetary

Chinese independent refiners boost Iraqi oil purchases as Iranian flows fall, traders say Reuters