SEC investigates Jefferies over First Brands collapse, report says

SEC investigates Jefferies over First Brands collapse, report says

The Jefferies Financial Group Inc. headquarters in New York, US, on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Jefferies’ relationship into bankrupt auto parts maker First Brands Group, The Financial Times reported Thursday. The newspaper, citing people with knowledge of the matter, said…

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Hong Kong police arrest construction firm bosses over fire; death toll hits 75 with 300 missing

Hong Kong police arrest construction firm bosses over fire; death toll hits 75 with 300 missing

Hong Kong police arrested the bosses of a construction company on suspicion of manslaughter on Thursday over the city’s worst fire in nearly 80 years, which killed at least 75 people with 300 still listed as missing. Firefighters had mostly doused the blaze that had torn through the Wang Fuk Court housing complex in the northern district…

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