FTX made political donations in employee names using stolen customer funds, former executive Nishad Singh said during the trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried. https://ift.tt/zMTSvwI

Major U.S. stock indexes rallied, with the S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow industrials advancing 1.1%, 1.2% and 0.9%, respectively. https://ift.tt/x7qPi9T

A top U.S. gun maker signed a previously undisclosed deal to put one of its rifles in the popular videogame franchise Call of Duty as part of a marketing plan to reach young customers, according to internal emails and company records. https://ift.tt/uw1kEBo

Brokerage giant Charles Schwab said bank deposit outflows slowed in the latest quarter, sparking a 4.7% rise in its share price. https://ift.tt/dEzcgC1

Consolidated Communications agreed to be bought for $3.1 billion, including debt, in a take-private deal as the fiber company grapples with higher interest rates and rising costs. https://ift.tt/6rd0vLW

Ford’s executive chairman warned that the continuing strike by members of the UAW could hurt the car maker’s ability to keep factory jobs in the U.S. https://ift.tt/2KLPk6f

Netflix is deepening its push into the videogame industry, taking advantage of the studios it acquired in the past two years to create more titles based on popular Netflix movies and TV shows. https://ift.tt/Aamh7PF

The highest mortgage rates in 23 years are dragging down home sales to their lowest levels since the subprime crisis period, leaving only the most committed buyers in the market. https://ift.tt/cmWvwJ3

House Republicans’ speaker nominee Jim Jordan won over some pivotal holdouts as broader GOP opposition to his bid appeared to crumble, moving him closer to winning the gavel in a floor vote as soon as Tuesday. https://ift.tt/javzhnp

A judge restricted what Trump can say about his election-interference prosecution in Washington, saying his free-speech rights aren’t greater than those of other criminal defendants just because he is making another bid for the White House. https://ift.tt/DeSwdgC