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Your Shopping Bag Runs Through Hormuz - Your Shopping Bag Runs Through Hormuz Authored by Larry C. Johnson via Sonar21,Every morning the cable networks put up the price of Brent and a graphic of a tanker, and every evening the experts reassure us that the oil is still flowing, more or less. Crude is the scoreboard everyone watches. It is also the wrong scoreboard.Iran has hit roughly fifty ships in and around the Strait ...

Tesla Opens Cybercab Orders To "Select Customers" For Personal Use - Tesla Opens Cybercab Orders To "Select Customers" For Personal Use Late Friday night, Tesla began inviting "select customers" to purchase its Cybercab for personal use. The driverless vehicle, which has no steering wheel or pedals, costs $29,990 and requires a $299-a-month "Autonomy Subscription.""Select customers are now being invited to purchase Cybercab for personal use," Tesla...

The 'Pikers': 1 In 5 College Students Believe US "Deserved" 9/11 & Roughly Half Favor Socialism - The 'Pikers': 1 In 5 College Students Believe US "Deserved" 9/11 & Roughly Half Favor Socialism Authored by Jonathan Turley via Jonathan Turley,It appears that Hasan Piker is not alone in saying that the United States deserved the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack. As the New York Post reported, a new poll shows that one in five college students say the U.S. deserved the attack t...

The Spectacular End Of The Diamond Cartel - The Spectacular End Of The Diamond Cartel Authored by Jeffrey A. Tucker via The Epoch Times,An astonishing collapse is happening right now, one that was easily foreseen five years ago but which still defies belief. The world's longest-running industrial resource cartel has fallen apart due to technological innovation. The resource is diamonds, the company is De Beers, and the reaso...

Amazon Returns To Fermi As Reactor Timelines Slip Further Away - Amazon Returns To Fermi As Reactor Timelines Slip Further Away Fermi's mystery customer from Thursday's announcement finally has a name.On Thursday, the Project Matador developer said an unnamed "investment-grade hyperscaler" committed to an initial 600 MW starting in 2027, backed by a $200 million prepayment and a $15 million early construction deal.On Friday, the Financial Times ...

'They're Coming For The Rest Of Us': Jon Stewart Nods Along As Maddow Comes Unglued Over Trump 'Mega-Prisons' - 'They're Coming For The Rest Of Us': Jon Stewart Nods Along As Maddow Comes Unglued Over Trump 'Mega-Prisons' MS NOW host Rachel Maddow told Jon Stewart on Monday's The Daily Show that if President Trump gets the giant warehouse prisons his administration has sought for immigrants, they won't stay immigrant-only for long."With a president like this, if you give him seven to ten pri...

'You're A F***ing Liar!": The DSA Is Out For Blood, Targets Jeffries, Schumer, & Others - 'You're A F***ing Liar!": The DSA Is Out For Blood, Targets Jeffries, Schumer, & Others A protester heckled House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) in Denver on Friday, as he campaigns to become speaker of the House when the new Democratic majority takes over in January. Hakeem Jeffries speaks during the \"What's Next\" conference by the Democratic Party in Denver, CO (Reuter...

As Dems Take Congress, Alito Warns They Can "Turn Off The Lights" At Supreme Court - As Dems Take Congress, Alito Warns They Can "Turn Off The Lights" At Supreme Court Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times,Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said Thursday that he is concerned Congress could make decisions that affect the high court's funding."Congress can turn off the lights at the Supreme Court and stop everything from happening if they want to defund their...

Iran Microwaves Babies! Rep Joe Wilson Concocts Bizarre Justification For Iran War - Iran Microwaves Babies! Rep Joe Wilson Concocts Bizarre Justification For Iran War This is a new one, and quite insane in terms of pro-war propaganda coming from elected officials...South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson (R) has bizarrely claimed that Iranians have been putting babies in microwaves. This was his response when pressed this week to offer a justification for the Iran war by i...

White House Confirms Unprecedented Trump-Xi-Putin Trilateral Summit: Nukes In, Ukraine Out - White House Confirms Unprecedented Trump-Xi-Putin Trilateral Summit: Nukes In, Ukraine Out President Trump will sit down with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Shenzhen on Thursday, the White House said Friday, in what US officials described as the first three-way meeting between the leaders of the world's three largest nuclear powers. According t...

I’m 63 and spending $95,000 on a roof deck for my $500,000 home. Is that a good investment? - “I have a net worth of $2.3 million and my only debt is a 15-year mortgage.”

I inherited $1.4 million from my father. Am I wrong to ask my husband of 25 years for a postnuptial agreement? - “He has always said he wants his daughter to inherit a chunk of his estate, and I’ve never objected to that.”

‘It leaves me with a sour taste’: My elderly mother gave our cousin $800 for a car repair. Should I be worried? - “I know older people can easily feel patronized, and I don’t want that to happen.”

‘I’m sick of flying’: I paid for priority boarding, but the overhead bins were full. Was I duped? - “Maybe next time I’ll try the other approach: I’ll board whenever I feel like it and drop my suitcase in the first open slot I see.”

Should a widow leave her late partner’s home to her stepkids — or cut off contact with them? - “It would be a less drastic step than selling the home now and splitting the proceeds.”

‘He calls my plans a fantasy’: My husband says we can’t afford a $200,000-a-year retirement. Is he being cheap? - “We have $2 million saved in our retirement accounts and a house worth $1.3 million.”

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

The trillion-dollar mistake corporate America is making about retirement - The market is dramatically underpricing the economic impact of Americans age 50 and older.

Retirees should be big beneficiaries of the midterms: ‘Democrats will hold every gavel that matters for aging and public policy’ - Here’s what might be coming for Social Security, Medicare and long-term care.

The lonely labor of caregiving: ‘You shouldn’t have to be rich to take care of the people you love’ - “Take Me Home” offers a view of how one family faces caregiving issues and finds solutions.

Nationwide ground stop followed contractor upgrade to L3Harris telecommunication system: DOT’s Duffy - The FAA ground stop came after updates to an older communication system managed by L3Harris Technologies, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Saturday.

Nvidia board urged to consider 'potential return of Jensen Huang' by two major investors - Two Nvidia investors with about $2.13 billion of stock disclosed as of June 30 are calling for a deliberate leadership search after Huang’s resignation.

Eric Trump-backed robot soldier startup can't pay staff after founder borrowed $4.6 million from company to buy home - Eric Trump-backed robot startup Foundation Future Industries has run low on cash and missed payroll, as CEO Sankaet Pathak faces scrutiny over a $4.6 million company loan.

SpaceX catches upper stage of Starship rocket in historic first - Starship Test Flight 15 marked the first time Elon Musk's company tried to catch both the booster and upper stage of the rocket.

How Rockstar's 'GTA VI' release could reshape gaming, streaming and even paid time off - "Grand Theft Auto VI" launches Nov. 19 with huge expectations. Its impact could reach creators, streaming, music, workplace time off, food delivery and tourism.

AI risks are the biggest threat to the financial system, Fed survey finds - The report comes with Wall Street on edge over high-flying AI hyperscalers, while communities are on alert for the rapid spread of data centers.

Wholesale prices rose 0.3% in October, putting annual rate at 6.5%, the highest in nearly four years - The producer price index was expected to increase 0.4% in October, according to the Dow Jones consensus.

Bessent blames Lutnick’s Commerce as he slams Nvidia chip ‘leakage’ to China - Jensen Huang resigned as Nvidia CEO days after admitting to an affair following scrutiny of his relationship with a woman reportedly deemed a Chinese spy.

UK economy expands 0.7% in third quarter as AI provides 'extra engine of growth' - The U.K. economy grew 0.7% in the third quarter of the year, in line with estimates.

Analysis: Nvidia’s leadership crisis tests the chipmaker’s role as the ‘central bank of AI’ - The tech giant's web of ties to other companies is raising the possibility that it could do far-reaching economic and financial damage.

If GATA's work is worth something to you, please help us - 8:51p ET Thursday, November 12, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: GATA would like to think it has had a good couple of weeks. First we brought you and the New Orleans Investment Conference a comprehensive summary of the last year's international intrigue about gold, bringing the secret knowledge of the financial universe out into the open so people outside the financial elites might act on tha...

Netherlands lacks oversight of country's E70 billion gold reserve, watchdog says - From NL Times, AmsterdamWednesday, November 11, 2026 The Netherlands has no clear arrangements for how its gold reserves could be used in times of crisis. The Netherlands Court of Audit has said that the Dutch central bank (DNB) has not reached any agreements with the finance minister about the role the reserves should play in emergency situations. The Netherlands' gold reserves have grown seve...

Bipartisan SILVER Act gains momentum in Congress as lawmakers eye national defense bill - From the Sound Money Defense LeagueVia Money Metals Exchange, Eagle, IdahoThursday, November 12, 2026 WASHINGTON -- The bipartisan SILVER Act is gaining momentum with the addition of a dozen more House and Senate cosponsors as an effort gets underway to incorporate the common-sense legislation into the National Defense Authorization Act during the lame-duck session of Congress. ... Dispatch con...

Reserve managers say gold is politically toxic to manage - By Levente KoroesCentral Banking, LondonWednesday, November 11, 2026 https://www.centralbanking.com/central-banks/reserves/7977907/reserve-managers-say-gold-is-politically-toxic-to-manage Gold is a politically difficult asset to manage as it about the "only thing that local politicians think they understand from a central bank balance sheet," a European reserve manager has told Central Banking'...

Vince Lanci: Is gold being spoofed lower again? - 9:26a ET Wednesday, November 11, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: In his commentary today at VBLGoldFix, Vince Lanci picks up on GATA's report yesterday -- https://gata.org/node/25114 -- about the sharp increases in the gold swaps undertaken by the Bank for International Settlements in September and October. Lanci concurs that the BIS is the coordinator of central bank efforts to restrain the...

Here Come the HELOCs: Mortgages, Housing-Debt-to-Income-Ratio, Serious Delinquencies, and Foreclosures in Q3 2026 - Keeping an eye on the debt-to-income ratio, which set off all alarm bells before the Housing Bust; but so far, so good.

PPI Inflation Rages in the Revisions? Businesses Hit by 6.5% Inflation, Worst since 2022 - Upward revisions pushed prior month-to-month PPI readings off the chart.

Sales of Existing Single-Family Homes Plunge to Lowest since 2010, Supply Hits 12-Year High, Condo Sales Plunge to Lowest in the Data, Supply Highest since 2011 - The housing market just keeps getting worse. Sales in the West collapsed to the lowest since the 1990s, in the Midwest to 2011 lows, in the South to 2012 lows.

Is the Restoration of Gold as Currency Real? China Increases Gold Holdings, and U.S. States Make It Legal Tender - When I read the major Nikkei Shimbun column 'The Gold Standard Renaissance China is Betting On' (11/9), it also stated that '10 states in the U.S. have established gold as legal tender by law,' and I ...

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 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, ...

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 ...

Bitcoin slides to 3-month low of $65,000 as analyst flags fourth capitulation wave - "They are now selling at the very price they wish they had taken advantage of three months ago," wrote James Check.

Ethereum scaling project MegaETH slashes staff by 20% as it pursues AI business - Decentralized Finance total value locked on MegaETH dropped significantly from over $245 million to $8.8 million.

Kazakhstan plans tokenized government bonds in first quarter after $22 million note sale - The plan follows Kazakhstan's first sale of tokenized central bank notes as the country expands its crypto market.

UK, Singapore, and Thailand central banks test cross-border FX settlement as stablecoins gain ground - Project Meridian FX APAC said it demonstrated how transactions can be coordinated across conventional settlement systems and those built using blockchain technology.

Britain could turn wasted Scottish wind power into bitcoin to cut its $1.3 billion grid bill - Britain could use bitcoin mining to absorb surplus Scottish wind power and reduce payments to wind farms to halt generation, according to a Bitcoin Policy Institute report.

A behind the scenes force may amplify bitcoin and ether price volatility - Both bitcoin and ether are trading in price ranges where market makers and dealers may add to market volatility.

Satoshi-era wallet served in a $260 billion lawsuit moves 75 BTC it held since 2011 - The roughly $5 million transfer also spent the tiny payment used to deliver a court notice to the address in May.

Bitcoin miners pay Paraguay $350 million a year, but AI is pushing them out - Contracts that sell power to a 4% slice of the world’s bitcoin mining at $44 a megawatt-hour expire on Dec. 31, 2027. Paraguay’s state utility calls the date final, and it has just signed a 15-year deal to power a Founders Fund-backed AI campus.

Bitcoin plunges to $68,000 as Anthropic IPO frenzy adds to market jitters - Analysts see no direct link between Nvidia and bitcoin's decline, pointing instead to investor capital headed into Anthropic as well as a broader risk-off move.

U.S. Senate Banking Committee races toward hearing on new SEC nominations - The committee that needs to advance President Donald Trump's nominees responded quickly to set his SEC picks for review next week.

Bitcoin Plunges, but Michael Saylor Says STRC Still Delivers Gains - Michael Saylor highlighted positive returns from Strategy’s income-paying preferred shares, traded as STRC, while bitcoin fell near $64K on Nov. 14, down more than 21% over one month. The slide pushed the company’s bitcoin holdings further below their acquisition cost. Saylor Highlights Income During Bitcoin’s Slide Michael Saylor, founder and executive chairman of Strategy Inc. […]

Cobra Warns AI Threatens Bitcoin Self-Custody as Winter Looms - The pseudonymous owner and maintainer of the bitcoin.org domain stated he had never seen bitcoiners so demoralized, highlighting that the recent bear market was brutal. Cobra pointed out several tailwinds for bitcoin’s future, stressing that owning bitcoin is extremely risky right now. Bitcoin.org Steward Cobra Highlights Tailwinds for Bitcoin in the Short Term Cobra, the […]

Unocoin Admits $200K Crypto Loss, Warns of Customer Data Breach - Indian cryptocurrency exchange Unocoin confirmed Saturday, Nov. 14, that attackers stole approximately $200,000 in cryptocurrency from three compromised hot wallets, reversing its earlier assurances that no funds were lost. The trading platform’s team also acknowledged potential exposure of sensitive customer information. Unocoin’s $200K Revelation Rewrites Earlier Security Assurances Unocoin’s...

Fed Rate Hike Odds Reach Near-Certainty as Bitcoin Price Falls to $65K - Federal Reserve interest rate expectations have taken a decidedly hawkish turn, with CME Fedwatch assigning a near-guaranteed probability to a December rate increase on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. Kalshi and Polymarket traders largely agree, while bitcoin has slipped to an intraday low of $65,020. CME Fedwatch Signals December Hike as Prediction Markets Follow According to […]

2022 Vibes: $26 Billion Vanishes From Stablecoin Market Since May Peak - The stablecoin economy has surrendered $26.15 billion since its May 2026 peak, while tokenized U.S. Treasury funds are also contracting. Market data captured by Bitcoin.com News on Saturday, Nov. 14, reveals mounting pressure across two important segments of blockchain-based dollar liquidity, raising questions about available capital and dry powder. The Stablecoin Sector’s Steepest Drop Since [...

Our Amicus Brief in Case Challenging Trump's Section 338 Tariffs Against Canada - The Cato Institute and I filed an amicus brief explaining why the tariffs violate statutory requirements, and also run afoul of the major questions and nondelegation doctrines.

Our Amicus Brief in the First Circuit $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Case - It is on behalf of the Cato Institute and myself.

Today in Supreme Court History: November 14, 1922 - 11/14/1922: Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. Mahon argued. The post Today in Supreme Court History: November 14, 1922 appeared first on Reason Magazine.

95% of Hemp Products Could Soon Be Illegal. Florida's Small Businesses Are Feeling the Fallout. - Congress legalized hemp in 2018, but next month a new ban is set to take effect.

Javier Milei's Pack of Giant Libertarian Dogs - How English mastiffs embody libertarian ideals

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D.C. Rejects Robotaxis To Protect Jobs - Despite evidence suggesting automated vehicles could save lives, D.C. lawmakers voted down their deployment amid concerns from their “friends in labor.”

Defamation Counterclaim Arising out Reagan National Helicopter Crash Case Can Go Forward - [A.] From Ellis v. Wallace, decided today by Chief Magistrate Judge Scott Varholak (D. Colo.): On January 29, 2025, a… The post Defamation Counterclaim Arising out Reagan National Helicopter Crash Case Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Maine ICE Officer Who Killed a Man Had a Past Full of Red Flags - David Brouillette’s fatal shooting of a Colombian migrant raises more questions about a rapidly expanding agency’s vetting process.

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal - Tear gas in your home! Pepper balls in your face! But no carte blanche for your LinkedIn.

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...

Tech Companies Are Trying to Shift the Entire Concept of Privacy (Again) - Privacy, which companies were once happy to claim was all about personal choice, is now primed to affect everyone around you even more than it already did. Meta and Google’s smart glasses can record anything the owner is looking at or use artificial intelligence to describe it. Apple’s* Audio Intelligence feature turns every Apple Watch into a transcription machine that records or summarizes yo...

🤕 Medicare's AI Experiment | EFFector 38.20 - When we need medical care, we expect decisions about our treatment to be made by our doctors, not a tech company's algorithm. But in January, the federal government launched a program that uses AI to evaluate Medicare beneficiaries' requests for certain procedures. EFF sued for records on WISeR, seeking badly needed transparency about Medicare's AI experiment. In our latest EFFector newsletter,...

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 , 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 the meaning of the Fourth A...

Connecticut Couple to Resume Renting Trails to Hikers After Town Zoning Officials Fail to Respond to Request for Zoning Interpretation - ROXBURY, Conn.—Today, Roxbury couple, Charles and Eli Copley, and their attorneys from the Institute for Justice (IJ), sent a letter to town officials informing them […] The post Connecticut Couple to Resume Renting Trails to Hikers After Town Zoning Officials Fail to Respond to Request for Zoning Interpretation appeared first on Institute for Justice.

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.

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 ...

OH: SB 214 Heads to Governor DeWine’s Desk! - SB 214 Passes the Senate on a Concurrence Vote! It now heads to Governor Mike DeWine’s desk! The Ohio Senate just passed SB 214 on a concurrence vote 21-9! This means the bill is headed to the desk of Governor Mike DeWine for his signature. This has been a victorious day in Columbus, and we couldn’t have done it without … Read more

OH: Public Safety Committee Advances SB 214 with GOA’s Amendments - Urge Your Representative to VOTE YES on the Floor TODAY The House Public Safety Committee has passed Senate Bill 214 with our amendments! GOA sincerely thanks the committee for moving this bill forward and adopting the changes necessary to also de-regulate short barreled firearms. However, we aren’t done yet. SB 214 must also pass on the House floor, as well … Read more

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

U.S. Bank adding 60 middle-market roles - Middle-market growth is part of the Minneapolis-based lender’s national business banking ambitions. Some of the roles are in Florida and Texas, where the bank does not have branches.

Dive Deposits: Guess who’s playing bipartisan ball - President Donald Trump on Thursday tapped two Democrats to serve as SEC and CFTC commissioners. They’re the first opposing-party nominees Trump has proposed for the regulators in his second term.

Why PayPal wants to have a bank - The digital payments company would tap a bank subsidiary for lending to its merchants, but also to diversify its sources of capital.

Ex-PNC employee faces 5 charges in $86K theft - Jacqueline Clinton allegedly misused her position to make 10 false credit adjustments between May and August. Investigators flagged ATM withdrawals at casinos and gambling websites after transactions.

Hancock Whitney to buy Trustmark in $3.2B deal - The combination of Mississippi banks would create a $58 billion-asset lender with about 370 branches across six Southeastern states.

American Banker AI Week | November 17-19, 2026 -
Nubank U.S. reaches all 50 states in first weeks of launch - The Brazilian digital bank attributed early adoption in the U.S. to word of mouth referrals among its target market of international Latin Americans.

Fed warns of financial risks from AI-driven market optimism - The Federal Reserve flagged elevated stock valuations, growing corporate debt and risks tied to the data center boom as potential threats to financial stability in its most recent financial stability report.

How North Korean IT workers’ wages moved through US banks - A federal indictment lists 12 federally insured banks, all unnamed, as victims of a scheme that allegedly routed North Korean IT workers' wages to China.

Van Hollen leadership run could turn up pressure on banks - The prospect of progressive Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., leading the Senate could boost the profile of banking bills — including a renewed push for credit card competition — in the upper chamber.

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.

Agencies extend comment period for proposed third-party risk management guidance - Agencies extend comment period for proposed third-party risk management guidance

Federal Reserve Board announces pricing, effective January 1, 2027, for payment services the Federal Reserve Banks provide to banks and credit unions, and changes to streamline and adjust their che... - Federal Reserve Board announces pricing, effective January 1, 2027, for payment services the Federal Reserve Banks provide to banks and credit unions, and changes to streamline and adjust their check services

Federal Reserve announces revised tentative schedule of Federal Open Market Committee meetings in 2027 - Federal Reserve announces revised tentative schedule of Federal Open Market Committee meetings in 2027

Press Release: Agencies Extend Comment Period for Proposed Third-Party Risk Management Guidance - PRESS RELEASE | NOVEMBER 13, 2026 Agencies Extend Comment Period for Proposed Third-Party Risk Management Guidance WASHINGTON—The Federal Deposi...

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 ...