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Criminal marketplace Genesis seized by FBI in larger fight against state-backed cybercrime

Genesis Market, a Russia-linked marketplace where tens of millions of hacked accounts were sold to bad actors around the world,…

Trump wanted to avoid Stormy Daniels hush money payment by delaying it past election, DA alleges

Former President Donald Trump wanted to avoid paying $130,000 in hush money to a porn star by delaying that payment…

Trump lawyer Tacopina says ‘I feel we’re not going to get to a jury’ in New York case

A criminal defense lawyer for Donald Trump said Wednesday he expects that the porn star hush money case against the…

Private payrolls rose by 145,000 in March, well below expectations, ADP says

Private sector hiring decelerated in March, flashing another potential sign that U.S. economic growth is heading for a sharp slowdown…

Women are paid less than two thirds of men’s earnings at several UK banks, new analysis finds

The U.K. finance sector made minimal headway in closing the gender pay gap last year, with some banks stalling —…

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Johnson & Johnson, FedEx, Zions and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell Wednesday. Johnson & Johnson — The pharmaceutical giant climbed 2.6% after…

Switzerland faced a full-scale bank run if Credit Suisse went bankrupt, Swiss regulator argues

Allowing the bankruptcy of troubled lender Credit Suisse would have crippled Switzerland’s economy and financial center and likely resulted in…

Putin blames U.S. for Ukraine crisis; Zelenskyy makes another rare visit abroad

This has been CNBC’s live blog covering updates on the war in Ukraine. [Follow the latest updates here.] Ukrainian President Volodymyr…

‘Historic day’: UBS sets out plans in first shareholder meeting since Credit Suisse takeover

UBS sought to reassure investors at its annual general meeting on Wednesday against a fraught political backdrop following its takeover…