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Hackers steal $1.5 billion from exchange Bybit, biggest crypto heist

Ben Zhou, chief executive officer of ByBit, during the Token2049 conference in Singapore, on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023.  Joseph Nair | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bybit, a major cryptocurrency exchange, has been hacked to the tune of $1.5 billion in digital assets, in what’s estimated to be the largest crypto heist in history. The attack compromised Bybit’s cold wallet, an …

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Earnings from Nvidia, Dell and Home Depot

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday walked investors through next week on Wall Street and highlighted earnings reports from Home Depot as well as tech giants Nvidia and Dell. He also discussed the market’s decline over the past few sessions — especially the poor performance of formerly-hot growth stocks — predicting investors haven’t seen the end of the downturn. “Out of …

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Ukraine against the ropes as U.S. backing falters after 3 years of war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a bilateral meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden (not pictured) in Paris, France, June 7, 2024.  Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Ukraine has put up a staunch fight against the invasion launched by its bigger and more powerful neighbor Russia, but things appear to be going horribly wrong for it as the war’s third anniversary approaches. …

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Peter Schmeichel consols son Kasper in emotional interview after Celtic’s Champions League exit to Bayern

Celtic goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel reflected on his side’s dramatic exit in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday, saying that “lady luck was against” his side as Bayern Munich scored the go-ahead goal in the final moments of the second leg of their knockout phase playoff tie. Bayern entered Tuesday’s match at home with a 2-1 advantage from last week’s first …

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Meta approves plan for bigger executive bonuses following 5% layoffs

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears at the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 25, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Executives at Meta stand to get bigger bonuses this year.  The company said in a corporate filing Thursday that it had approved “an increase in the target bonus percentage” for its annual bonus plan …

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Champions League round of 16 draw set with Madrid Derby, Liverpool vs. PSG; USWNT top Colombia at SheBelieves

Happy Friday! Between the UEFA Champions League draw and the USWNT’s first games of 2025, there’s much to discuss as a busy weekend begins. I’m Pardeep Cattry with the latest. 📺 Footy fix All times U.S./Eastern Friday, Feb. 21🌍 Women’s Nations League: Spain vs. Belgium, 12:45 p.m. ➡️ Paramount+, CBS Sports Golazo Network🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 EPL: Leicester vs. Brentford, 3 p.m. ➡️ …

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Israeli weapons firms out in force at Abu Dhabi defense expo

Attendees at IDEX in Abu Dhabi visit the Israel pavilion during the Middle East’s largest defense expo on Feb. 18, 2025 Natasha Turak | CNBC ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – A record 34 Israeli companies exhibited at IDEX this week, the Middle East’s largest defense expo hosted biennially by Abu Dhabi.  After fifteen months of a devastating war between …

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