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US regulators have charged a former senior Bank of America investment banker with passing confidential information about a major energy acquisition to a longtime friend, generating illegal profits exceeding $18 million.
The White House has suspended a teleprompter operator who has served President Trump since 2016, following claims he used confidential information about speeches to place profitable bets on a prediction platform.
Malaysia's Court of Appeal has unanimously upheld a High Court judgment finding former WCT Bhd deputy managing director Goh Chin Liong and Ara Holdings director Leong Ah Chai liable for insider trading, affirming a RM5.83mil penalty.