A Rolex seller meets up with a Facebook Marketplace thief. It goes all wrong from there

Massapequa Park, N.Y. (AP) — An $8,000 Facebook Marketplace deal has gone bad on Long Island, with a man who was selling a Rolex watch jumping onto the hood of the thief’s car in a quixotic attempt to keep from being robbed. “I was not going to roll over and let this man take it … Read more

Jim Chanos, the short seller who called Enron’s fall, is converting hedge fund to a family office

Jim Chanos, Chanos & Company, at CNBC’s Delivering Alpha, Sept. 28, 2022. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Renown short seller Jim Chanos will be converting his hedge fund Chanos & Co., to a family office and advisory business, CNBC has learned. The investor, best known for his bet against Enron before its bankruptcy in 2001, will … Read more

Amazon confirms it’s backing away from charging an additional vendor charge

Amazon PR supervisor Jonathan Hillson informed The Verge in an e-mail that “the two% Vendor Fulfilled Prime charge was meant to cowl our prices,” however added that the corporate determined to not transfer ahead as a result of it was afraid “vendor sentiment associated to the charge” may have an effect on participation in this … Read more