Securities

HOUSTON — A federal judge in Texas dismissed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shareholders’ remaining claim, that the provisions that restricted former President Donald Trump from appointing a new Federal Housing Finance Agency administrator during his administration’s first two years, caused them to suffer a loss of return on their investments. The harm pleaded is speculative, not concrete.

FTX, short billions of dollars, sought bankruptcy protection after the exchange experienced the crypto equivalent of a bank run.

Musk also downplayed the notion that his friendships with certain Tesla board members, including sometimes vacationing together, mean that they were likely to do his bidding.