Raj Rajaratnam and the Galleon Group
The insider trading scandal surrounding Raj Rajaratnam, founder of the hedge fund Galleon Group, remains one of the most notorious…
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Ivan Boesky’s 1980s insider deals
In the 1980s, Wall Street was a battlefield of leveraged buyouts, junk bonds, and hostile takeovers. At the center of…
Martha Stewart’s ImClone case
Few cases in American legal and business history combined celebrity culture, Wall Street intrigue, and corporate scandal quite like the…
Why Indian Millennials Trust Mutual Funds More Than FDs
For a long time, Indians loved fixed deposits (FDs). Everyone believed FDs meant safety, guaranteed returns, and peace of mind.…
Fake Bankruptcy Rumor Scams
Rumors have always been powerful in financial markets. Few words can cause more panic than “bankruptcy.” When false claims about…
Dennis Levine’s Wall Street leaks
In the mid-1980s, Wall Street was booming. Leveraged buyouts, mergers, and corporate raiders dominated headlines, while financiers reaped unprecedented profits.…
Boeing hiding MCAS system flaws
Few aviation disasters have shaken public trust in modern air travel as profoundly as the Boeing 737 MAX crisis. Between…
Uber–Waymo Trade Secret Scandal
The race to develop self-driving cars has been one of the most competitive battles in modern technology. Among the fiercest…
Purdue Pharma’s opioid crisis cover-up
Few public health disasters in modern U.S. history compare to the opioid epidemic. At its heart lies Purdue Pharma, the…
Oil futures trading based on OPEC leaks
The oil market is one of the largest, most liquid, and geopolitically sensitive markets in the world. Prices for crude…