It seemed fitting that as the National Basketball Association Playoffs were underway that Michael Jordan was the story of the day. Except Jordan didn’t get the headlines or the spotlight for the sport that made him perhaps the world’s most famous athlete. It wasn’t at the United Center or Chicago…

Jefferies CEO Rich Handler sold $65 million in company stock to buy a luxury yacht.He’s buying a Westport 164 from his friend and Jefferies client Tilman Fertitta.Handler isn’t planning any more stock sales, he said on Wednesday. Jefferies CEO Rich Handler sold $65 million of his stock in the company…

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When he was president, Donald Trump tried to make the Supreme Court his own. He bragged that he could have his way, beginning with his appointment of justices who, he vowed, would overturn Roe v. Wade. And when his administration lost immigration disputes in lower courts, his social media refrain was, “See you at the Supreme Court.” Now Trump is counting on the court in a very personal way as citizen and candidate. The nine-member bench is dominated by six conservative justices, three of whom he nominated. On Thursday, the court will hear his claim of absolute immunity from criminal prosecution. It’s an…

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