private equity
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E*Trade Looking to Drop Roaring Kitty Following GameStop Posts, Report Says
Keith Gill, the popular investor who sparked the skyrocketing of GameStop’s stock back in 2021 and appears to be back at it again, might have his E*Trade account shut down, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal Monday. The stock trading platform and its owner Morgan Stanley reportedly have concerns about possible stock…
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It Sure Looks Like Donald Trump Is Trying to Trademark ‘Truthing’
On Wednesday, ex-president and current loser Donald Trump announced he is launching the Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), a venture supposedly valued at $2 billion that will encompass everything from a hellhole social network called Truth Social to “non-woke” entertainment. Par for his track record, it looks like he’s trying to snatch up rights…
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$2 Billion Sale Of .Org Registry To Private Equity Leeches Voted Down By ICANN
Something good has happened for once: The Internet Corp for Assigned Names and Numbers voted to block its partner organisation, the Internet Society, from selling off control over the .org domain registry to private equity goons in a deal opposed by virtually everyone who wouldn’t have an opportunity to cash in.
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Top Lawmakers Warn Against Private Equity Firm’s .Org Takeover
A group of U.S. lawmakers on Monday raised concerns about the proposed sale of the .org top-level domain to a private equity firm by the organisation created to manage it, a deal that has drawn significant scrutiny from digital rights groups and nonprofits since it was first announced last month.