(Removes last paragraph because remarks attributed to Ken Griffin about receiving no votes if he were to run for political office were said by Ryanair CEO O’Leary, not Citadel’s Griffin)
LONDON, April 28 (Reuters) – Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of the hedge fund and market trading firm Citadel, said on Tuesday he will meet with New York State Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday to talk about its ‘future direction.’
Earlier this month Kathy Hochul proposed a new tax on second homes worth over $5 million that was backed by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The so-called pied-à-terre tax is aimed at supporting Mamdani’s efforts to close New York City’s budget gap…