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That all changed when Humza Yousaf's premiership imploded in April 2024.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Plans changed again before the scheduled launch in early 2021, when Credit Suisse’s hedge-fund business imploded; so he found another backer, a large hedge fund named Squarepoint Capital.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The company imploded after a dispute with bank partners revealed a massive shortfall in customer funds and a failure to keep accurate ledgers, according to court filings in Synapse’s bankruptcy proceeding.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

The Argentine naval submarine that imploded in 2017, killing 44 sailors, was seaworthy, the highest-ranking of four former officers said Wednesday on the second day of their trial.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

But just because your parents’ marriage imploded doesn’t mean you can’t be happy with a boy.”

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence