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Brent Selloff Deepens After Worst Week Since COVID; US Gas Prices Poised To Break Below $4 - Brent Selloff Deepens After Worst Week Since COVID; US Gas Prices Poised To Break Below $4 Brent crude futures dipped into the $93-a-barrel handle early Monday morning, extending last week's selloff, the largest weekly decline since April 2020, while WTI traded near $87.37 a barrel. IntradayWeeklyContinued diplomatic signals outweighed a wave of regional violence over the weekend, ...

Russell Brand Sentenced To More Than 10 Years For Rape, Sexual Assault - Russell Brand Sentenced To More Than 10 Years For Rape, Sexual Assault Comedian and actor Russell Brand was sentenced to nine years in prison on Monday <strong>for rape and sexual assault in a UK courtroom. The total sentence is 10 years and six months.  Comedian and actor Russell Brand leaves Southwark Crown Court in London, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.Alastair Grant/AP  A jury convic...

Drone Strike Shuts Down Northern Iraq's Largest Gas Field, Plunging Region Into Darkness - Drone Strike Shuts Down Northern Iraq's Largest Gas Field, Plunging Region Into Darkness A drone attack on the sprawling Khor Mor gasfield in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq has resulted in a large fire, suspending production at the site, while plunging much of semi-autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan into darkness.Huge amounts of smoke and flames have been seen rising from the vicinity...

"It's Going To Be Total Chaos" - Martin Armstrong Warns "People Are Just Fed Up" With Washington - "It's Going To Be Total Chaos" - Martin Armstrong Warns "People Are Just Fed Up" With Washington Authored by Greg Hunter via USAWatchdog,Legendary financial and geopolitical cycle analyst Martin Armstrong with his famous "Socrates" program accurately predicted what would happen in the midterm elections last Tuesday with the so-called "Blue Wave." Armstrong says, "Socrates is lookin...

"Whole World Repeating A Lie": EU Lawmaker Challenges "Far-Right" MSM Narrative For Polish Gunman - "Whole World Repeating A Lie": EU Lawmaker Challenges "Far-Right" MSM Narrative For Polish Gunman Global corporate media outlets ran a synchronized information operation over the weekend to twist reality, claiming that the gunman in Poland, who killed six and injured more than a dozen, had far-right links. Enter The SpinSpanish MEP Hermann Tertsch challenged the MSM narrative and p...

Trump Endorses Amnesty, Admits Deportations "Might Be Too Tough" An Hour Before Naming Their Architect Chief Of Staff - Trump Endorses Amnesty, Admits Deportations "Might Be Too Tough" An Hour Before Naming Their Architect Chief Of Staff President Trump told "60 Minutes" that his deportation policy "might be too tough" and that he would "love to do something on immigration" with the Democrats about to take over Congress, in an interview taped Friday, his first since the midterms. An hour after the c...

Futures Rise As Dip Buyers Shrug Off Jensen's Spy Scandal, Oil Slides On Iran Hopes - Futures Rise As Dip Buyers Shrug Off Jensen's Spy Scandal, Oil Slides On Iran Hopes US futures are higher as dip buyers return after the S&P's worst week since April 2025, oil extends its biggest weekly drop since April 2020 on Iran diplomacy hopes, and the market decides that Jensen Huang's affair with a suspected Chinese spy is an Nvidia problem rather than an AI problem, at leas...

Qatar (Shockingly) Becomes Largest Buyer Of US LNG Amid Hormuz Crisis - Qatar (Shockingly) Becomes Largest Buyer Of US LNG Amid Hormuz Crisis Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice,Qatar is set to become the largest buyer of U.S. LNG, signing long-term deals for 7 million tonnes annually with Cheniere and Woodside. The Iran war has crippled Qatar's LNG industry, destroying 17% of export capacity, causing $20 billion in annual revenue losses and se...

Biden Says Cancer Is Slowing Him Down - Days Before His Memoir Hits Shelves - Biden Says Cancer Is Slowing Him Down - Days Before His Memoir Hits Shelves Former President Joe Biden said Sunday that his cancer will keep him from doing as many interviews as he had planned for his presidential memoir, Promise Me, America, which comes out Nov. 17."Some days are better than others. It hasn't stopped me. But sometimes it slows me down," Biden wrote on X. "What tha...

"A Detonator Set Off Right On Cue": Why Washington Seized On The Jensen Huang Scandal To Draw Its Sword - "A Detonator Set Off Right On Cue": Why Washington Seized On The Jensen Huang Scandal To Draw Its Sword The affair was the headline. The chips were the point...That, at least, is the read from Taiwanese semiconductor analyst Andrew Lu, whose take on the Nvidia (NVDA) spy scandal has been making the rounds on X courtesy of a translation by Jukan. It landed just hours after Jensen Hu...

As AI trade falters, Goldman Sachs says this lagging region is now positioned to outperform - Precisely because it has long been hamstrung by rigid labor markets and overregulation, European stocks may paradoxically be bigger beneficiaries of the AI revolution in terms of enhanced productivity and cost-cutting than its U.S. counterparts

‘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.”

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

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.

Corporate America’s profit numbers are just barely beating Wall Street’s expectations - S&P 500 companies’ earnings are mostly topping analysts’ estimates — but by the narrowest margin in roughly four years.

My 93-year-old father changed his will at the 11th hour, leaving my brother his entire $500,000 estate. Can I challenge it? - “My brother had no job and needed a place to live.”

Retirement is now part of the affordability crisis. Politicians should pay attention. - Americans are more concerned about retirement than ever, and some of their biggest fears can’t be fixed by individual behavior alone.

The biggest takeaway from Berkshire Hathaway’s latest quarter isn’t the $357 billion cash or its stock buybacks - The dismal performance of Geico is the biggest takeaway from Berkshire Hathaway’s third-quarter results.

A new setback for the AI trade: Nvidia’s board is probing CEO Huang’s relationship with an alleged spy - Jensen Huang will remain in his role and cooperate with the investigation, though analysts say the matter could cloud over Nvidia’s stock for some time.

‘It feels like he’s quietly building a separate life’: My husband inherited $500,000, but he refuses to spend it on our home - “Our kitchen dates from 1999 and the oven only works if you hit the door a certain way.”

Nvidia stock falls 5% as scrutiny turns to Jensen Huang’s relationship with alleged Chinese spy - Nvidia said its board has launched an independent investigation following the reports that Huang was the target of a "foreign intelligence effort."

Rubio sees little hope of diplomatic breakthrough to Mideast deadlock amid 'outrageous' Iranian demands - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters that Iran negotiations remain unproductive.

Congress returns with government funding, Pete Hegseth and the debt limit on the agenda - Republicans have less than two months left with majorities in both the Senate and the House — and a long list of legislation to take up in the coming weeks.

Home listings pile up in October, but sellers won't slash prices - After a rough month in September, the housing market remained in a deep freeze in October as listings piled up. Sellers are still reluctant to cut prices.

Analysts say Huang scandal could hang over Nvidia and chips industry for a while. Here's why - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has confirmed his intimate relationship with a suspected spy. Wall Street analysts think that will weigh on shares for a while.

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%.

The October jobs report is out Friday. Here's everything to expect - The Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the October nonfarm payrolls report Friday at 8:30 a.m. ET.

Here's what the Democratic election rout could mean for the U.S. economy - The biggest forces shaping the economy aren't going to change just because the party in power did.

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, ...

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 ...

Bill Introduced To Make Bitcoin A Legal Tender In Arizona - Senator Wendy Rogers has introduced a bill proposing to make bitcoin a legal tender in the U.S. state of Arizona. The bill seeks to add bitcoin to the list of instruments considered legal tender in ...

What Is Considered Legal Tender in the US? - "Legal tender" means that the financial instrument in question legally serves to pay any public or private debt. Federal law guarantees its printed value regardless of its intrinsic convertible value, ...

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.

Zcash developers want 20-second blocks just days after major speed upgrade - Early data shows Zcash's orphan-block rate holding close to pre-upgrade levels despite blocks arriving three times faster, encouraging developers to push for another reduction.

Live news: Bitcoin slides to $74,000 as Huang scandal weighs on Nvidia - Neocloud stocks retreat after Friday’s rally, while gold holds above $4,000 and bitcoin trades near $74,000.

Coinbase gets full U.S. trust charter from federal banking regulator - The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency elevated the biggest U.S. exchange's trust status from conditional to a full-fledged charter, the company said.

U.S. inflation, corporate earnings: Crypto Week Ahead - Your look at what’s coming in the week starting Nov. 9.

SpaceX proposes a $24 billion Texas supercomputer and a gas plant - The $24 billion project, which includes an AI supercomputer in Texas with its own gas-fired power plant, is about 17 times the value of SpaceX's bitcoin holdings.

Strive’s Bitcoin Buying Slows With Latest $2.2 Million Purchase - Strive added another 29 bitcoin to its corporate treasury for approximately $2.2 million, CEO Matt Cole announced Monday, Nov. 9, 2026. The acquisition lifts the company’s holdings to 43,153 BTC as corporate bitcoin accumulation continues despite weaker cryptocurrency prices. Strive’s Bitcoin Treasury Expands as Preferred Stock Fuels Acquisitions Strive CEO Matt Cole disclosed the purchase […]

Strategy Scoops up 1,036 BTC as Bitcoin Holdings Reach 850,364 - Strategy Inc. expanded its enormous bitcoin treasury again, acquiring 1,036 BTC for approximately $81.9 million between Nov. 2 and Nov. 8, 2026. The latest purchase, disclosed Monday in a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing, lifted the company’s holdings to 850,364 BTC. Strategy’s Bitcoin Treasury Reaches 850,364 BTC According to its Nov. 9 Form 8-K, […]

Hyperliquid Whale Bets $5.4M Against Nvidia Over Jensen Huang’s Spy Scandal - A Hyperliquid trader has built a 10x short on 30,000 Nvidia contracts after CEO Jensen Huang admitted an affair with a woman a reported U.S. intelligence memo ties to Chinese spying. The Trade Blockchain tracker Lookonchain flagged the position earlier today with Hyperliquid account data showing the wallet (labelled 0xc3ed…00dd) short 30,000 Nvidia perpetual futures, […]

XRP Price Sinks to $1.08 and Polymarket Says $1 Is Now a Coin Flip - XRP first hit $1.10 late Sunday and then dipped a bit further to $1.08, its weakest level since August. As a result, Polymarket traders now put the odds of it touching $1 before November ends at 49%. The Level Traders Were Waiting For XRP dropped under $1.10 during Sunday’s marketwide flush, marking the first time […]

Bitcoin Traders Will Now Need to Follow Nvidia CEO’s Affair, Too - The already weak bitcoin market just got another source of uncertainty: Nvidia’s CEO affair and its potential effect on the company’s stock and the broader AI sector, as bitcoin continues to move in tandem with these stocks. So far, the market’s reaction to Sunday’s news that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admitted he was unfaithful to […]

Yes, the Midterms Were About the Iran War - New polling shows that voters were animated by opposition to the war—and want more congressional oversight.

U. Colorado Regent-vs.-Regents Lawsuit, Cannabis, Race, and Legislative Immunity - From James v. Rennison, decided Friday by Judge Philip Brimmer (D. Colo.), plaintiff's allegations: Regent Wanda James is an elected… The post U. Colorado Regent-vs.-Regents Lawsuit, Cannabis, Race, and Legislative Immunity appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Plaintiffs Contesting Tren de Aragua Membership Claims / Alien Enemies Act Application Still Can't Sue Pseudonymously - From Judge James Wesley Hendrix (N.D. Tex.) Friday in W.M.M. v. Trump (for more on the earlier Fifth Circuit en… The post Plaintiffs Contesting Tren de Aragua Membership Claims / Alien Enemies Act Application Still Can't Sue Pseudonymously appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Today in Supreme Court History: November 9, 1942 - 11/9/1942: Wickard v. Filburn decided. The post Today in Supreme Court History: November 9, 1942 appeared first on Reason Magazine.

The Wild Turnover of the Midterms Shows That Living Life Requires Ignoring Government - As the major parties cycle in and out of power, freedom requires defying intrusive laws.

Javier Milei: 'You Don't Beat Populism by Practicing Populism' - At a conference co-sponsored by the Reason Foundation, the Argentine president made the case for principled governance.

Brickbat: Show Us Your Digital ID - The Office of Communications (Ofcom), the United Kingdom's communications regulator, says social media companies may have to require users to show… The post Brickbat: Show Us Your Digital ID appeared first on Reason Magazine.

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Talarico's Christianity - Christian nationalism is bad but Christian socialism is good.

Second Amendment Roundup: Viramontes Is Not Moot - Cook County includes AK-47 rifles to be among “AR-15 platform weapons”

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...

Google Forcing AI on Students Is BS - Google is rightfully facing blowback for forcing K-12 schools to enable AI if they wanted to keep using Google search. The company quickly backtracked and decoupled and turned off the services by default, but made it clear search will continue to be just another AI chatbot. This mandate forces an ultimatum on educators: accept generative AI or de-google your school. Students, teachers, and pare...

Presenting 'Desire Lines: Encoding Queer Digital Futures' - What does the digital future look like? Who gets to imagine it, shape it, and make it real? Building a freer, more inclusive digital age requires not only challenging systems of surveillance and control, but also making space for creativity, community, and radical imagination.  That's why earlier this year with the queer arts collective, we put out a call for submissions inviting people to expl...

EFF Submission to OHCHR Consultation on Child Rights and Safety in the Digital Environment - “The safety of young people in the digital environment cannot be assessed without also considering the safety of young people in offline environments. For millions of young people around the world, the digital environment is their safe place, their haven from an unsafe physical environment, community, or family situation. The digital environment may be the best, perhaps only, place for them to ...

Institute for Justice Urges Clewiston to Scrap Protectionist Food Truck Restrictions - Today, the Institute for Justice (IJ) sent a letter to officials in Clewiston, Florida, warning that the city’s food truck ordinance violates the Florida Constitution.   […] The post Institute for Justice Urges Clewiston to Scrap Protectionist Food Truck Restrictions appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Swim Instructor Appeals to South Carolina Supreme Court After Columbia Banned Her Backyard Business - COLUMBIA, S.C.—Lifelong swim instructor Libby Souder is appealing to the South Carolina Supreme Court in her fight to resume offering her backyard swim lessons to […] The post Swim Instructor Appeals to South Carolina Supreme Court After Columbia Banned Her Backyard Business appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Public Interest Law Firm Calls on Nampa to Reconsider Unconstitutional Food Truck Crackdown - Two years after the Institute for Justice (IJ) first warned Nampa, Idaho, that its food truck rules were unconstitutional, the city is back with a […] The post Public Interest Law Firm Calls on Nampa to Reconsider Unconstitutional Food Truck Crackdown 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 ...

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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SC: VICTORY: Alan Wilson Elected Governor of South Carolina! - Huge Victory for South Carolina Gun Owners: Alan Wilson Wins Governor’s Race! The election results are in, and gun owners across the Palmetto State delivered a resounding message at the ballot box: Alan Wilson has been elected the next Governor of South Carolina! Gun Owners of America was proud to endorse Alan Wilson, and today we celebrate a major victory … Read more

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.

California takes CoinFlip to task - The state ordered the crypto ATM company to pay $4.8 million to scam victims, and bashed federal regulators over failing to police for fraud.

PNC boosts branch expansion, kicks off CFO transition - The Pittsburgh-based bank said it would add more than 50 locations in South Carolina and Georgia and named its retail chief to the CFO role, effective in March.

Bank CEOs are navigating more uncertainty than ever before - Washington keeps changing the rules while new competitors, technology and divisive politics keep changing the game. As we enter banking's land of confusion in 2027, here's a 10-step playbook for CEOs facing unprecedented uncertainty.

How an alleged fake-CEO scheme took $2.7M from R.I. bank - Emails asked accounting staff to sign an NDA and call a lawyer. Then came the CEO's voice, prosecutors said, and a request to keep the deal from colleagues.

Coinbase gets final OCC charter approval - The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency handed the cryptocurrency exchange and custodian final unconditional approval for a national trust charter, amid an ongoing legal battle about what the law says about the limits of an OCC trust charter.

Citi shooter was enraged over Best Buy credit-card debt suit - After receiving a court summons over $2,500 in delinquent debt, an Orlando, Florida, man shot and killed a Citi employee at the bank's Tampa campus, according to police.

Key turns to acquisitions amid middle-market M&A lull - Acquiring the boutique investment bank Atlantic-Pacific Capital will give Cleveland-based KeyCorp a new revenue source that will help offset recent weakness in middle-market M&A.

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 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

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement - Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

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...