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Exhausted Pianist Pulled Out Of Pacific Nine Hours After Falling Overboard - Exhausted Pianist Pulled Out Of Pacific Nine Hours After Falling Overboard Two fishermen heading home from a marlin trip off Southern California pulled a Royal Caribbean crew member out of the Pacific on Nov. 6 after he had been in the water for about nine hours, CruiseHive reported. The man told his rescuers he was a pianist aboard the Ovation of the Seas. He was roughly 15 to 20 ...

"Only Joking - Maybe Not": Sotomayor Takes Aim At Supreme Court's Presidential Immunity Ruling - "Only Joking - Maybe Not": Sotomayor Takes Aim At Supreme Court's Presidential Immunity Ruling Justice Sonia Sotomayor said Saturday she hopes the Supreme Court will one day reverse its 2024 ruling that gave former presidents broad protection from criminal prosecution, calling it one of several decisions she wants to see overturned in her lifetime.She was speaking at a public discu...

Leaked Photo: Susie Wiles Accused Of Banning MAHA Activists From White House - Leaked Photo: Susie Wiles Accused Of Banning MAHA Activists From White House Former White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles is facing new allegations that Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) activists were blacklisted from White House events after speaking out against alleged corruption involving the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).Independent journalist Nick Monroe aired the ac...

"No Such Thing": SCOTUS Lets Trump Resume Big Bend Border Wall... And Torches Legal Theory That Stopped It - "No Such Thing": SCOTUS Lets Trump Resume Big Bend Border Wall... And Torches Legal Theory That Stopped It The Supreme Court on Monday let the Trump administration resume border wall construction in Texas's Big Bend region, staying a federal judge's injunction while the government seeks further review. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson noted that she would have denied the request.The u...

Anthropic Drops New Fable At 20% Discount As IPO Roadshow Reportedly Kicks Off - Anthropic Drops New Fable At 20% Discount As IPO Roadshow Reportedly Kicks Off Anthropic has slashed prices on its brand new Fable model just as it kicks off its IPO roadshow - pricing Claude Fable 5.2 20% below its predecessor.The company will publicly launch marketing of its Nasdaq IPO on Tuesday morning, IFR reports, citing people familiar with the matter. Meanwhile, Anthropic h...

Old People Are Falling For Gold Scams Like Crazy - Old People Are Falling For Gold Scams Like Crazy Across the country, older Americans are draining their savings into gold bars and handing them to strangers. It usually starts with a pop-up, an email or a phone call warning that a bank account has been hacked or an identity stolen. A "fraud investigator" or "federal agent" then offers the fix: liquidate everything, buy gold to keep...

Trump Sees 'Momentum' Toward Ending Iran War, But The 'Military Engagement' Continues - Trump Sees 'Momentum' Toward Ending Iran War, But The 'Military Engagement' Continues Update(1715ET): Oil prices have been declining throughout the day, as the White House continues to signal that there are no imminent new attacks on Iran, and that time will be allowed for negotiaitons.President Trump on Monday afternoon has continued to express optimism related to Qatar-mediated t...

Could Laura Loomer's Ukrainegate Scandal Push Trump Into Punishing Zelensky - Could Laura Loomer's Ukrainegate Scandal Push Trump Into Punishing Zelensky Authored by Andrew Korybko via Andrew Korybko's Newsletter,He hates being made a fool out of like Zelensky might have tried doing by attempting to manipulate him via Loomer, and he's known to have a short temper, so there could be hell to pay if Trump suspects that Zelensky was one of her clients who paid h...

"Pettiness Is A Thing": Top Democrat Says His Gayness Will Fuel Vicious Trump Investigations - "Pettiness Is A Thing": Top Democrat Says His Gayness Will Fuel Vicious Trump Investigations Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), who takes over the House Oversight Committee when the new Congress convenes in January, told a crowd that Trump officials are still Democrat targets after leaving office, saying "maybe it's because I'm gay" but "pettiness is a thing." He spoke at Crooked Con, ...

On The 'Party Of Victims' - On The 'Party Of Victims' Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Clusterfuck Nation,The Curse It Is Cast". . . history and even corruption itself have a way of normalizing the unbearable." - Naomi Wolf on SubstackThat 60-Minutes interview with the President Sunday night was a doozy: he allowed Ross Douthat (moonlighting from his New York Times column) to over-speak him so audaciousl...

This retired professor has reinvented himself — as a Taylor Swift scholar - His niece convinced him to spend his retirement analyzing Taylor Swift lyrics. Now he’s a successful podcaster at 72.

Rocket Lab shares dip after the company’s ‘defining’ quarter misses the mark - The rocket-launch company just posted a steeper loss than analysts were expecting.

Here’s how Bernie Sanders wants to keep Social Security solvent ‘for generations’ - The Vermont senator aims to eliminate the taxable maximum, making the wealthy pay more in taxes

As Nvidia’s stock falls, here’s what Wall Street has to say about the Jensen Huang scandal - The fallout from the board’s new investigation could become “a longer-lasting problem for the company,” analysts say.

Dow sees its third 1,000-point swing in four days. Why the volatility isn’t over yet. - “It took one election and a poor Nvidia headline to go from D.C. being a tailwind to D.C. as a potential headwind,” says strategist.

‘We had the worst fight’: I want my husband to retire at 65, but I don’t want to lose his $280,000 salary. Is that unreasonable? - “We have $2.6 million, most of it in his 401(k) and IRAs, plus $450,000 in a brokerage account.”

Are AMD and Broadcom the real winners of the Nvidia spy scandal? - The chip makers’ shares were posting big gains Monday — but those companies could also be subject to greater scrutiny over their sales practices, analysts say.

The stock-market rally keeps spreading beyond Big Tech. October inflation data could put it to the test. - Tuesday’s CPI inflation report and a heavy lineup of Federal Reserve speakers could test the rotation trade’s resilience

A failed trial for a heart drug casts shadow over rivals developing similar therapies - The full data from the closely watched clinical trial showed that the drug had no cardiovascular benefit even though it reduced Lp(a) levels.

Why prediction markets and Wall Street pros so often fail to see what’s coming - The probabilities make it almost certain that macro forecasts will be wrong far more often than right.

Jensen Huang affair puts Nvidia's future at risk, with no clear successor to the renowned CEO - Jensen Huang is practically synonymous with Nvidia, the chipmaker he co-founded in 1993 and turned into one of the most valuable companies on the planet.

Hegseth impeachment articles introduced by Rep. Massie - The House is likely to vote this week on articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth filed by Republican Rep. Thomas Masie.

S&P 500 futures are little changed as traders brace for crucial consumer inflation report: Live updates - Traders awaited the October consumer price index reading, due Tuesday morning.

A key report for where inflation stood in October comes out Tuesday. Here's what to expect - The CPI headline reading is expected to show an increase of 0.3% while the core is forecast to increase 0.2%.

3 unexpected reasons the October jobs report was so strong - October's jobs report blew past economist forecasts. Here are three reasons.

3 unexpected reasons the October jobs report was so strong - October's jobs report blew past economist forecasts. Here are three reasons.

A key report for where inflation stood in October comes out Tuesday. Here's what to expect - The CPI headline reading is expected to show an increase of 0.3% while the core is forecast to increase 0.2%.

China wholesale inflation hits highest in more than four years as consumer measure slows - The PPI for October came in at 5.7%, compared to the 5.3% expected by economists polled by Reuters.

A disturbing employment trend is hiding beneath the latest strong job numbers - The average jobless worker's bout of unemployment surpassed 27 weeks in October, the highest outside of the pandemic period in a decade.

U.S. economy added 165,000 jobs in October, way more than expected; unemployment rate slips to 4.1% - Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 59,000 in October as the unemployment rate was expected to hold steady at 4.2%.

Sound Money Defense League's Jp Cortez discusses its work in interview with Charlotte McLeod - 10:19a ET Sunday, November 8, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: The Sound Money Defense League's executive director, Jp Cortez, interviewed by Investing News Network's Charlotte McLeod at the New Orleans Investment Conference last week, describes the league's success with gold- and silver-related legislation among U.S. states. They also discuss the Trump administration's strange abandonment of...

GATA's Ed Steer: Precious metals stocks up big on the week - 9:40a ET Sunday, September 8, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: The weekend edition of GATA board member Ed Steer's Gold and Silver Digest is headlined "Precious Metals Stocks Up Big on the Week" and is posted in the clear at GoldSeek's companion site, SilverSeek, here: https://silverseek.com/article/precious-metal-stocks-big-week CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/TreasurerGold Anti-Trust Action Committ...

A road trip through Venezuela's gold route - By Isabella RocafullCaracas Chronicles, Caracas, VenezuelaSaturday, November 7, 2026 This journey begins at 5:30 in the morning, with a small cup of guayoyo coffee to prepare for more than 12 hours of driving from Puerto Ordaz to Santa Elena de Uairen. After strapping two large fuel containers to the truck's roof, we set off to cross Bolívar state, almost as large as Wyoming.  Soon we'll see lo...

Alasdair Macleod: Gold and silver rally as Democrats take Congress - By Alasdair MacleodGoldMoney, TorontoFriday, November 6, 2026 Mid-term election drama has gold and silver sharply higher, while oil, bond yields, and the dollar ease. There are reasons to believe that the potential for gold and silver prices to move higher could be explosive. The background is one of severe mispricing due to war propaganda, continual draining of physical metal from Western capi...

China extends gold-buying streak to two years as prices drop - By Yihui XieBloomberg NewsSaturday, November 7, 2026 China's central bank added to its gold reserves in October -- extending a buying streak to two years -- as the precious metal fell almost 7% to end the month below the $4,000-an-ounce support threshold. Bullion holdings at the People's Bank of China rose by 830,000 ounces in October, or around 25.8 metric tons, according to official data rele...

Labor’s Share of Output: Structural Shifts in the US Economy Driven by Technology - Continually improving technologies, from automation to the computerization of everything, have caused labor productivity to soar.

Would Be a Worrisome Sign for the Bond Market if Treasury Yields Turn Higher Next Week - Next week is loaded for the bond market: Two key inflation reports and the 10-year & 30-year Treasury auctions.

Where Are the Jobs? Winners and Losers by Industry in October and over the Years - How employment changed by industry amid big structural shifts in the US economy.

Legal Tender Forces Gold Out - The government has many ways of forcing us to use their paper dollar as money. The tax on capital gains on gold (I wrote about this here) is one bullet in their gun. The legal tender law—U.S. Code ...

These Countries May Be Next To Accept Bitcoin as Legal Tender - One of the main knocks against cryptocurrency has always been that it will never gain universal adoption, meaning its usefulness will always be limited. This perhaps changed forever on September 7, ...

What Is A "Legal Tender Law"? And, Is It A Problem? - What is a legal tender law? Over the years, there has been some discussion about “legal tender laws” in the United States. I talked to a legal expert about it, and discovered – as I suspected – that ...

Legal Tender - Legal tender is a medium of payment recognized by a legal system to be valid for meeting a financial obligation. Paper currency and coins are common forms of legal tender in many countries. Legal ...

This Day In Market History: Legal Tender Act Of 1862 - What Happened? On this day in 1862, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signed the Legal Tender Act into law. Where The Market Was: The Legal Tender Act predates both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones ...

Securitize pushes into $6 trillion asset-backed finance market with River One acquisition - The tokenization firm unveiled an acquisition and a $50 million stock buyback as quarterly revenue rose 13%. SECZ shares jumped 10% after hours.

Robinhood backs tokenization of its stock on OKX–ICE platform even as most companies opt out - The brokerage firm said it would rather help build tokenized markets than sit on the sidelines, following a wave of early corporate pushback to the Intercontinental Exchange and OKX joint venture.

A Bitcoin block just neared a 2015 transaction record, but paid only $180 in fees - The AntPool block came within 984 transactions of Bitcoin’s 2015 record, even as fees made up less than 0.1% of the miner’s payout.

Google’s AI chip push adds more pressure on Nvidia - Google’s specialised AI chips threaten greater competition as Nvidia faces a leadership investigation.

North Korean hackers are creating memecoins to wash loot from $6.3 billion Binance hack - North Korean hackers used six homemade memecoins to launder 117,000 NEAR, worth about $430,000, from the $6.3 billion Binance hack, Elliptic says.

NYSE picks Avalanche to settle tokenized stocks amid Wall Street's blockchain race - Avalanche will serve as the core settlement ledger for the exchange's planned blockchain stock market

Solana set for its first tokenized stock venue under SEC framework, listing Galaxy - Formation Securities plans to launch in early 2027 with Galaxy, Exodus and Forward Industries shares, expanding the U.S. regulator's experiment in blockchain-based stock trading.

Trump says he knows ‘nothing’ about World Liberty’s UAE ties as Justin Sun challenges filings - Trump confirmed he co-owns World Liberty, whose UAE ownership could derail Justin Sun’s federal lawsuit over frozen WLFI tokens

Bitcoin bulls can't rely on ETF flows - Your day-ahead look for Nov. 9, 2026

Nvidia-led tech selloff weighs on crypto majors - Only five of the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market value are up 1% or more over the past 24 hours. That is the state of the market today.

Ether Treasury Sharplink’s Q3 Profit Soars 620%—but There’s a Catch - Sharplink reported a Q3 net income of $751.4 million, a more than sevenfold year-over-year increase, driven primarily by unrealized gains on its cryptocurrency holdings. Modest Revenue Growth and Cost Controls Nasdaq-listed ether treasury company Sharplink reported a more than sevenfold increase in third-quarter net income to $751.4 million. However, nearly most of the profit stemmed […]

North Korea’s $6.3B Binance Hack Takes a Strange Turn With Meme Coins - North Korean launderers have turned to disposable meme coins to disguise proceeds from Binance’s roughly $6.3 billion hack. Elliptic identified related tactics on three blockchains, adding cheap, repeatable obstacles to efforts to trace the stolen assets. Meme Coins Complicate the Binance Hack Trail North Korean launderers used meme coins and obscure tokens on Tron, Solana, […]

Bitcoin’s 6% Price Drop After $6.3B Binance Hack Signals Maturity: Fitch Ratings - According to Fitch Ratings, bitcoin demonstrated growing market resilience following the $6.3 billion Binance hack, falling just 6%—a far milder price decline than those seen during previous crypto crises. Bitcoin’s Drop Defies Historical Market Sell-Offs Bitcoin’s market response to the massive Binance hack demonstrated remarkable resilience, according to a report from Fitch Ratings, with the ...

Bitcoin Developer Floats ‘Quantum Landmines’ to Trap Future BTC Thieves - Longtime Bitcoin Core developer Cory Fields has introduced an unconventional defense against future quantum attacks: secretly planted “quantum landmines” that could allow bitcoin holders to reclaim stolen coins while confiscating an attacker’s collateral, potentially turning attempted theft into an expensive mistake. Bitcoin’s Quantum Threat Meets an Unusual Defense Strategy In a Nov. 4, 2026, ...

Coinbase Lands Federal Trust Approval and Expands PNC Stablecoin Deal - Coinbase secured final federal approval for its national trust bank on Nov. 6, 2026, and announced the milestone Monday alongside news that PNC Bank is piloting USDC payments through Coinbase infrastructure, marking two significant developments in the cryptocurrency exchange’s institutional expansion. Coinbase Wins Federal Trust Charter, but It Is Not a Commercial Bank Coinbase Global […]

Andrew McCarthy on the Hegseth Impeachment - A prominent conservative legal commentator explains why Hegseth should be convicted on at least some of the charges.

Thomas Massie Is Right To Impeach Pete Hegseth - Plus: Stephen Miller's promotion to White House chief of staff, Democrats' push for progressive policies, and the emerging 2028 presidential field.

Gina Hinojosa Wants To Freeze Electricity Rates in Texas. New Jersey Shows Why That Won't Work. - In New Jersey, a rate freeze touched only part of the bill, and in some cases left ratepayers with higher bills than before.

S. Ct. Suspends District Court's Injunction Blocking Border Barrier Building - "There is no such thing as a 'constitutional' major-questions claim."

The Butler Didn't Do It - Todd Butler's bare Senate Judiciary Committee Questionnaire.

Break Up the Real Medical Cartel - The Break Up Big Medicine Act misdiagnoses the problem and could make healthcare even more unaffordable.

This Congress Has One Last Chance to Unlock Methadone Treatment - The lame-duck Congress can expand access to a lifesaving treatment while it still has time.

Justice Cody Hiland Publicly Criticizes The President For Nominating Him To District Court Instead of Eighth Circuit - Apparently, the Arkansas Senators are blocking Judge Lee Rudofsky's nomination because Hiland didn't get the nomination.

U.K. 'Looking Seriously' at Including Online Marketplaces Like eBay and Depop in Teen Social Media Ban - Carded before shopping on eBay? That could be a reality in the U.K.

What's Really in the Government's UAP Files? - A journey inside the "disclosure" movement seeking to reveal that the government is hiding alien technology

This isn’t an Instruction Manual. It’s a Warning. How Empires Fall. - Collapse is self-inflicted: Benjamin Franklin knew the pattern all through history. In 1773, he wrote a masterpiece of biting satire - 20 rules for how a great empire destroys itself from within by making its own people see it as detestable. It was supposed to be a warning, but London completely ignored it and paid the price. Once you hear his “rules,” judge for yourself. Is this just another h...

Lost Cause: The Federal Government will Never Limit Itself - Going to the federal government to convince the federal government to limit its own power? That’s not just dumb strategy and a lost cause. It’s dangerous to the Constitution and liberty. On this episode, it’s James Madison’s blueprint for beating the feds without relying on the feds to magically limit their own power. Plus the right to keep and bear arms as the ultimate safeguard for freedom. T...

The Word “Emergency” Doesn’t Exist in the Constitution. That’s no Accident. - That means the rules of the constitution apply whether someone calls it an “emergency” or not. On this episode, it’s the founders’ long-forgotten warning about the oldest weapon in the book. Let politicians have extra power or funding because THEY declare an emergency? And you’ll get never-ending emergencies. The post The Word “Emergency” Doesn’t Exist in the Constitution. That’s no Accident. a...

We’re Asking an Appeals Court to Require a Warrant for ALPR Searches - Today, along with the ACLU, EFF filed an amicus brief in the Sixth Circuit court of appeals in United States v. Sturdivant, a case where police warrantlessly tracked a suspect’s movements using Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) data. Our brief details the vast, interconnected network of ALPRs that constantly track drivers around the country and argues that this tracking is a “search” under ...

Why Fewer People Are Challenging Bad Patents - The number of petitions being filed at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has collapsed. That’s not reason for celebration. The PTAB is an important line of defense against low-quality software patents being used in lawsuits against people and companies. The drop didn’t happen because suddenly patents have become higher quality. It’s simply because USPTO leadership is increasingly refusin...

U.S. Supreme Court Deals Final Blow to Corporate Human Rights Accountability - For the past two decades, the U.S. Supreme Court has been slowly weakening the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), a key human rights law that allows foreign nationals to sue persons or entities in civil court for harms resulting from violations of international law. The court’s recent ruling in Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Doe I dealt the law a final blow, foreclosing—absent new legislation by Congress—any fu...

Idaho Supreme Court: Property Owners Cannot Challenge Meridian’s Ban on Tiny Homes on Wheels - Boise, Idaho.—Today, the Idaho Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that Chasidy Decker could not challenge Meridian’s ban on tiny homes on wheels because […] The post Idaho Supreme Court: Property Owners Cannot Challenge Meridian’s Ban on Tiny Homes on Wheels appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Institute for Justice Asks Federal Appeals Court to Make Clear that Using License Plate Readers to Track People is a Fourth Amendment Search - ARLINGTON, Va.—Today, the Institute for Justice (IJ) filed an amicus brief in United States v. Sturdivant, asking the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to […] The post Institute for Justice Asks Federal Appeals Court to Make Clear that Using License Plate Readers to Track People is a Fourth Amendment Search appeared first on Institute for Justice.

In Victory for Education Entrepreneur, Pennsylvania Drops Cease-and-Desist Order Against Hybrid Homeschool Program - PITTSBURGH—Late Friday, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services rescinded a cease-and-desist order that it had issued to education entrepreneur Katy Duckstein, allowing her to continue operating […] The post In Victory for Education Entrepreneur, Pennsylvania Drops Cease-and-Desist Order Against Hybrid Homeschool Program appeared first on Institute for Justice.

TAURUS RENEWS PLATINUM-LEVEL CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP - BELLEVUE, Wash. — April 24, 2025 — The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) is pleased to announce that Taurus Holdings Inc. has renewed their commitment to the organization as a Platinum-level corporate partner. “At Taurus, we believe that the right to keep and bear arms is fundamental to the American way of life,” said Taurus USA The post TAURUS RENEWS PLATINUM-LEVEL CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP appear...

CA NON-RESIDENTS CAN APPLY FOR CARRY PERMIT STARTING APRIL 22 - BELLEVUE, Wash. — April 22, 2025 — Thanks to a preliminary injunction in the Second Amendment Foundation’s (SAF) case CRPA v. LASD, starting Tuesday, April 22, non-resident SAF members can apply for a California carry permit.  The injunction requires that California accept permit applications from any United States resident outside the state who is a The post CA NON-RESIDENTS CAN APPLY FOR CARR...

SCOTUS DENIES CERT IN WORTH, SAF WIN IN EIGHTH CIRCUIT STANDS - BELLEVUE, Wash. — April 21, 2025 — In a case that could potentially have far-reaching implications for similar lawsuits across the nation, the U.S. Supreme Court has denied Minnesota’s Petition for Writ of Certiorari in Jacobson v. Worth, the Second Amendment Foundation’s (SAF) challenge to the 18-20-year-old carry ban in the state. Minnesota asked the The post SCOTUS DENIES CERT IN WORTH, SAF ...

GOA Celebrates 50 Years of No-Compromise Fighting for Gun Rights - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   November 9, 2026  GOA Celebrates 50 Years of No-Compromise Fighting for Gun Rights Springfield, VA – Gun Owners of America (GOA) is celebrating 50 years of standing for the Second Amendment with No Compromise. Founded in 1976 by the late California State Senator H.L. “Bill” Richardson, GOA was established to give gun owners a stronger voice against … Read more

GEAR Tickets Now Available: Gun Owners of America Launches New Outdoor and Overlanding Experience - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 30, 2026 GEAR Tickets Now Available: Gun Owners of America Launches New Outdoor and Overlanding Experience  New event brings together outdoor adventure, overlanding, industry innovation, and the freedom to explore.  Amarillo, TX — Gun Owners of America (GOA) is excited to announce that tickets are officially on sale for GEAR (Gun Owners Empowerment & Adventure Recr...

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Morgan Stanley to bolster IPO wheelhouse with Vinyl acquisition - Financial terms of the Vinyl Equity deal were not disclosed. But the purchase gives the bank an in-house transfer agent for share transfer, which can be complicated when a company goes public.

Coinbase secures unconditional trust charter - The company applied for the license in October 2025 and gained the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s conditional approval in April, but charter plans date back more than two years, an executive said.

Why augmentation, not automation, is banking’s AI sweet spot - Why AI projects stall and how leading banks break through.

Dive Deposits: Goldman named new partners but left other details out - The bank did not give a gender or racial breakdown for its largest partner class since 2010. That doesn’t necessarily mean it’s shelving diversity; it may be staying purposefully quiet.

5 questions with Barclays head of US cards - Twenty-plus years into card co-brands, Barclays’ newest launch – a card integrated into Samsung’s wallet – offers both new challenges and opportunities.

San Francisco poised to approve public-banking measure - As the city continues to count ballots, the votes in favor of creating a governance framework for a public bank have gained a lead that appears to be insurmountable.

Will the midterms trigger an RIA M&A rush? It's complicated - Any impact from Democrats' victories last week may take longer to emerge in wealth management M&A than in other industries. But typically strong momentum closes out any year — especially after elections.

How Canada's real-time payment rail challenges bank innovation - The long-awaited instant settlement scheme has finally launched, pressuring banks to improve processing technology before fintechs swoop in to nab clients.

Inside Franklin Templeton's crypto leap - A look at how the 75-year-old Wall Street firm has leaned into tokenized finance, at a time when most banks are still peering into this new world.

New Jersey community banker on the virtue of fast following - First Bank, which specializes in small-business banking in the Philadelphia suburbs, is betting on personal relationships rather than moving quickly into AI, real-time payments and other innovations.

Pushing the monetary frontier: stablecoins and tokenised deposits - Speech by Mr Pablo Hernández de Cos, General Manager of the BIS, at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, 28 August 2026.

BIS residential property price statistics, Q1 2026 - Real global house prices declined by 1.2% year on year (yoy) in the first quarter of 2026.

Effective resolution strategies and plans for insurers – Executive Summary - The Key Attributes of Effective Resolution Regimes for Financial Institutions (Key Attributes) of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) require resolution plans to be developed for all financial institutions, including insurers, that could be systemically significant or critical upon failure.

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of two applications by Mutual Federal Bancorp, MHC, and MFB Bancorp, Inc. - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of two applications by Mutual Federal Bancorp, MHC, and MFB Bancorp, Inc.

Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with Allegiant United Holdings, LLC, Nano Financial Holdings, Inc., and Nano Banc - Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with Allegiant United Holdings, LLC, Nano Financial Holdings, Inc., and Nano Banc

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by The Bank of Nova Scotia - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by The Bank of Nova Scotia

Press Release: Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies Release 2025 Small Business, Small Farm, and Community Development Lending Data - PRESS RELEASE | NOVEMBER 5, 2026 Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies Release 2025 Small Business, Small Farm, and Community Development Lending Data ...

Press Release: FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance - PRESS RELEASE | NOVEMBER 5, 2026 FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance WASHINGTON—The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDI...