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Crude Crashes As Blue-nami Sparks Market Chaos; Bullion, Bitcoin, & Bonds Bid - Crude Crashes As Blue-nami Sparks Market Chaos; Bullion, Bitcoin, & Bonds Bid Tl;dr: One word supports much of today's equity exuberance: "hedged" as the 'priced in' anxiety over a blue wave came to pass and so protection was unwound, slamming vols, and driving up stocks from ugly (data-centers/AI CapEx is dead) overnight lows (though we might add the word "rotation" to today's nar...

NTSB Finds "Very, Very Significant" Evidence Miles From Doomed Learjet's Crater - NTSB Finds "Very, Very Significant" Evidence Miles From Doomed Learjet's Crater Federal investigators have recovered most of the left elevator from the Learjet 60 that slammed into a Greenacres, Florida, neighborhood on Sunday, in three pieces scattered between 1.3 and 3.8 miles from the impact site, the clearest sign yet that the jet was coming apart before it hit the ground and k...

NASA's Swift Telescope's Journey Ends After Failed $30 Million Rescue - NASA's Swift Telescope's Journey Ends After Failed $30 Million Rescue NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory re-entered Earth's atmosphere on Wednesday, Nov. 4, almost 22 years after launch, after a $30M commercial rescue attempt was unable to recover it. NASA says the U.S. Space Force predicted re-entry at about 3:30 a.m. EST, give or take 11 hours. NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Obser...

"Lawyer Up": Democrats Prepare To Unleash Political Rage In Congress - "Lawyer Up": Democrats Prepare To Unleash Political Rage In Congress Authored by Jonathan Turley via Jonathan Turley,Within minutes of the Democrats retaking power in the House of Representatives, Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), the expected chair of the House Oversight Committee, just posted a menacing two-word message: "Lawyer up." Across the country, far-left politicians and pundits ...

Major Steakhouse Chain's Largest Franchisee Files For Bankruptcy As Debt Explodes - Major Steakhouse Chain's Largest Franchisee Files For Bankruptcy As Debt Explodes The casual dining industry has suffered another major blow following the bankruptcy filing of Outback Steakhouse's largest U.S. franchisee after years of soaring costs, declining customer traffic, and mounting debt.San Diego-based Out West Restaurant Group, also known as Cerca Trova Restaurant Group, ...

El-Sayed Becomes First Muslim Elected To US Senate, Mocks AIPAC In Victory Speech - El-Sayed Becomes First Muslim Elected To US Senate, Mocks AIPAC In Victory Speech Via Middle East EyeProgressive Democrat Abdul El-Sayed won a highly coveted Michigan Senate seat on Wednesday, and will become the first Muslim to serve in the upper chamber of Congress come January. El-Sayed declared victory with 80 percent of votes counted, showing him in a comfortable 51.8 percent ...

Midterm Elections: Not A Mandate, Just A Rejection - Midterm Elections: Not A Mandate, Just A Rejection Authored by Ed Dowd via Ed Dowd Beyond the Narrative,The midterms delivered what a handful of clear-eyed observers had been flagging for months: a decisive Democratic sweep that handed them the Senate and put the House firmly in their column. Flips in Texas, South Carolina, Ohio, Kansas, and Iowa were not supposed to be realistic u...

Qualcomm To Power SpaceX's Masive 5G Nationwide Network As Musk Takes Aim At Telecom Giants - Qualcomm To Power SpaceX's Masive 5G Nationwide Network As Musk Takes Aim At Telecom Giants SpaceX's bold move to challenge AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile became even clearer on Wednesday after Elon Musk's company signed a multi-year hardware and software deal with Qualcomm. The agreement provides critical cell equipment for SpaceX's terrestrial 5G network spanning thousands of towers,...

Central Banks Just Bought Gold At Fastest Pace Since 2024, World Gold Council Says - Central Banks Just Bought Gold At Fastest Pace Since 2024, World Gold Council Says Authored by Andrew Moran via The Epoch Times,Central banks continue to add to their gold reserves amid global inflation and geopolitical risks.Total third-quarter central bank demand rose by 42 percent year over year to 321 tons, "eclipsing recent typical quarterly buying levels," according to the Wo...

Vance Boldly Admits Reason GOP Lost Midterms Is Iran War, Crude Slides - Vance Boldly Admits Reason GOP Lost Midterms Is Iran War, Crude Slides (Update 11:10ET): The expected rapid blame-game has begun at the highest levels of the Turmp administration, with Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday morning saying bluntly that the Iran war is 'the reason we lost' midterms. He had in the opening days of Operation Epic Fury, and just before (per prior NYT repor...

Hospital stocks rallied while drugmakers brace for scrutiny. Here’s what the Democratic wave means for healthcare. - The Democratic victory in the midterm elections could be a huge boon to the nation’s largest hospitals.

Billionaires aren’t off the hook for higher taxes, even if they did dodge California’s wealth tax - Silicon Valley spent big to kill California’s wealth tax — but incoming Democrats are eyeing a national fight.

Three things that explain what’s changing with Obamacare in 2027 - Affordable Care Act premiums are increasing again, and these plans have new rules.

CVS Health plans to split in two. Here’s what is driving the massive healthcare breakup. - The healthcare giant surprised analysts with the decision to separate its business. Its stock fell.

Democrats’ big election win revives a difficult Social Security question: Who pays? - There are many ideas for saving Social Security. All of them will hurt.

McDonald’s tests new value menu as fast-food discount wars heat up - The burger chain is overhauling its menu and seeking to deliver a “clear and compelling value proposition.”

Wall Street veteran says setup in these stock charts among the most unbelievable he’s seen, as Big Tech sways market - A historic divergence has split the U.S. stock market: The benchmark S&P 500 index has tumbled into deeply oversold territory even as nearly half of its constituent stocks remained decidedly overbought.

Oil prices are in freefall now that the Democratic sweep is ‘rewriting the Iran playbook’ - Oil dropped Wednesday, putting prices on track for their largest one-week decline since 2020.

The midterm election results are redrawing the map for AI data centers - U.S. data-center spending won’t drop a lot, but watch for delays, relocations and increased expenses for individual projects

As Vistra and other energy stocks slide, some analysts warn of an ‘excessive knee-jerk’ reaction - Energy stocks have already been under pressure, and newly elected officials may not slow the data-center boom as much as feared.

Trump tells CNBC he can work with Dems on ‘many more things than people understand’: Live updates - Follow day two of 2026 midterm elections live updates as Democrats flip Congress in blue wave.

Dow soars 1,500 points for best day since April 2025 on clear-cut Democratic win, falling oil: Live updates - Stocks ripped higher on Wednesday after a decisive victory by Democrats in the U.S. midterm elections removed political risk that was hanging over Wall Street.

What Republicans' huge loss means for Trump - Trump's handling of tariffs, the Iran war and an array of Washington-area construction projects are sure to face sudden pushback from newly empowered Democrats.

Hyperscalers and Apple surge after election results remove investor uncertainty - Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft stock was up after the midterms, while stocks tied to Trump advisor Elon Musk and data centers fell on Wednesday.

Democrats map out an agenda to address affordability and corruption after midterm sweep - In control of Congress, Democrats are preparing to pursue legislation to address affordability, while also trying to rein-in President Donald Trump

Analysis: The Democrats have one chance to extract concessions from Trump. Markets will hate it - The next debt-ceiling confrontation could reverse Washington's traditional political roles, raising the possibility of spending concessions, market volatility and a damaging default.

Private companies added 86,000 jobs in October, slightly higher than expected, ADP says - Private-sector job growth held steady in October, with gains spread across sectors

Euro zone inflation hits 4% for first time in three years as interest rate hike looms - It was driven by energy inflation, which surged above 20% in October.

Job openings posted big September gain in positive sign for labor market ahead of payrolls report - The BLS reported job openings at 7.52 million, up 333,000 from August and well above the Dow Jones consensus outlook for 7.15 million

Australia hikes rates to 18-year high to fight inflation - The Reserve Bank of Australia's decision was in line with expectations from economists polled by Reuters, and marked its fifth rate increase this year.

Central banks accelerated gold buying in Q3, WGC says - By Giulia PetroniThe Wall Street JournalTuesday, November 3, 2026 Central banks stepped up gold buying in the third quarter to its fastest pace since late 2024, as geopolitical risks and concerns over fiscal discipline bolstered institutional demand for the precious metal. The institutions added a net 321 metric tons to their reserves in the period, driven by portfolio diversification and risk ...

India's tax hike drives illegal gold imports to three-year high - By Yihui Xie and Preeti SoniBloomberg NewsTuesday, November 3, 2026 India's illegal gold imports surged to the highest since 2023 in the third quarter as a government duty hike spurred use of unofficial channels, according to a report from the World Gold Council. Informal shipments for July to September jumped more than 1,500% to 50 metric tons from 3 tons a year earlier, the producer-funded gr...

Tokenized gold bars to advance Hong Kong's ambitions as digital, metal trading hub - By Xinmei ShenSouth China Morning Post, Hong KongTuesday, November 3, 2026 https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3373071/tokenised-gold-bar-advance-hong-kongs-ambitions-digital-metal-trading-hub Hong Kong's plan to start an interbank tokenized gold transaction project marks a crucial step in its quest to make itself a key global hub for the precious metal, according to analysts....

China's government calls meeting on supporting stock market, reports say - From Bloomberg NewsSunday, November 1, 2026 China's central bank and its securities regulator will hold a meeting on Monday to discuss the use of tools designed to support the country's capital market, according to local media. The People's Bank of China will meet with the National Financial Regulatory Administration, China Securities Regulatory Commission, and major banks to study how to impro...

Alasdair Macleod: Bullion banks preparing for higher gold and silver prices - By Alasdair MacleodGoldMoney, TorontoFriday, October 30, 2026 Despite extremely negative sentiment, large flows of bullion continue to leave Western markets, and bullion banks appear to be positioning themselves for higher prices. This week saw gold move sideways, while silver dips towards historic peaks at $50. But quietl, there appears to be a move of bullion into stronger hands. Silver’s ope...

Despite Lower Mortgage Rates, Demand for Mortgages to Purchase a Home Dips, Clings to Rock-Bottom: 7%+ the No-Go Zone? - The Fed and mortgage rates.

Multifamily CRE Meltdown Keeps Getting Uglier - The US government holds half of all multifamily mortgages. The rest is spread around.

Labor Market Churn Accelerates on Big Jump in Quits - Job Openings to fill those left-behind slots rose, hires jumped, layoffs & discharges fell and were low.

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Crypto's powerhouse super PAC, Fairshake, found its kryptonite - The industry's primary campaign arm had cultivated a reputation as an unstoppable force, but more than a third of its spending failed to hit the mark, especially in Ohio.

U.S. Democratic sweep could be the final nail in the ‘Clarity Act’s coffin’ - Industry experts warn the Clarity Act is likely dead in its current form as incoming Democratic majorities eye tighter scrutiny of crypto markets and tokenized stocks.

Wall Street rethinks AI data center boom as Texas election raises new risks - Bitcoin miners pivoting to AI face new uncertainty over power access and construction permits, while companies with approved projects could benefit from tighter supply.

Crypto Long & Short: ICE is betting on retail’s appetite for quick outcomes - Retail traders increasingly want trades that resolve fast, from prediction markets to same-day options. Andy Baehr of GSR argues perpetual futures belong in that group, and that ICE’s deal to bring Trade[XYZ]’s Hyperliquid markets onshore is a play for that customer, one that doesn’t need a crypto asset to work.

The election changes Washington. The work on crypto continues - The next Congress inherits an unfinished assignment: establishing clear, lasting rules for digital assets that protect consumers and ensure American innovation continues to thrive, writes Blockchain Association's Lindsay Fraser.

Live updates: Bitcoin and stocks post big gains, reversing overnight plunge following Blue Wave landslide - The biggest losers, so far, are the AI data center stocks following victories for several candidates who campaigned expressly against the sector.

Global asset manager Schroders brings emerging market bond fund to Solana - The global asset manager, which oversees $1.1 trillion in assets, is bringing an actively managed bond strategy onchain through tokenization specialist Centrifuge.

THORChain's RUNE jumps 10% as North Korean hackers resume laundering Binance loot - North Korea’s TraderTraitor is routing Binance hack proceeds through THORChain, swapping ether for bitcoin after an earlier wave of conversions from Tron.

Circle beats earnings expectations on strong revenue, but cuts 5% of its workforce - Circle’s net income for continuing operations of $226 million grew 5% year-over-year to $226 million in the third quarter.

Here's how analysts are reacting to the new blue Congress - Your day-ahead look for Nov. 4, 2026

Bitcoin Miner Riot Platforms Sells $750M in BTC as Hut 8 Dumps $250M - Bitcoin mining companies Riot Platforms and Hut 8 disclosed substantial bitcoin sales in their respective third-quarter earnings reports on Wednesday, with Riot liquidating more than 10,000 BTC during the quarter to finance its data center expansion and Hut 8 selling cryptocurrency to fund share repurchases. Bitcoin Miners Part With Holdings Riot sold 10,599 BTC for […]

Congressional Democrats to Target Trump’s Lucrative Crypto Ventures: Report - Democrats’ congressional victories in the Nov. 3, 2026, midterms now threaten to expose President Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency businesses to investigations, subpoenas, and financial scrutiny. Reuters estimates Trump family crypto ventures have generated at least $2.3 billion since his return to office. World Liberty Financial, its USD1 stablecoin, and foreign investment arrangements are emergi...

Bitcoin Giant Strategy’s STRC Hits $100 for First Time Since May After Daily Dividend Shift - Strategy’s STRC preferred shares reached the $100 mark on Wednesday for the first time since May, marking a significant milestone for the bitcoin treasury company just days after it began paying daily dividends to shareholders. The stock touched $100 during Wednesday’s trading session, according to Google Finance data, continuing a recovery that has seen the […]

Bitcoin Price Taps $81K After Midterms—But Analysts Warn a Trap Is Set - Bitcoin rebounded from an intraday low of $75,618 to surge past $81,000 for the first time since Oct. 29, climbing nearly 4% on the day to bring its market cap near $1.62 trillion. Volatile Surge Following Election Night Bitcoin experienced extreme volatility Wednesday, rebounding from a multi-week low to breach $81,000 for the first time […]

Coinbase Says 99% of Customer Assets in Cold Storage After $6.3B Binance Hack - Coinbase says more than 99% of customer assets are held in offline cold storage following Binance’s $6.34 billion hack on Oct. 29, 2026. In a Nov. 4 disclosure, the publicly traded U.S. crypto exchange detailed its distributed signing keys, emergency shutdown controls, and withdrawal restrictions. While Coinbase says its systems were unaffected, its latest security […]

Property Tax Revolt Succeeds in Florida; Fails in Wyoming and Oklahoma - Five states approved property tax cuts—but cutting taxes is easier than cutting the cost of government.

It Was a Data Center Election After All - A majority of voters told exit pollsters that data centers were a top issue for them during this election.

"The 'Birds Aren't Real' Guy Was Just a Little Ahead of the Curve" - A nice post title from Prof. Glenn Reynolds (InstaPundit), linking to the article "Drones built to look like birds evaded… The post "The 'Birds Aren't Real' Guy Was Just a Little Ahead of the Curve" appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Fifth Circuit on Pseudonymity of Libel Defendant (Who Claims She Was Sexually Assaulted) - From Doe v. Roe, decided today by Fifth Circuit Judges Jennifer Walker Elrod, Carolyn Dineen King, and Carl Stewart: After… The post Fifth Circuit on Pseudonymity of Libel Defendant (Who Claims She Was Sexually Assaulted) appeared first on Reason Magazine.

This Week's Election Returns Confirm That Money Can't Buy Politicians Love - In one race after another, candidates prevailed over opponents with big spending advantages.

Did the Midterm Elections Just Kill MAGA? - Plus: the GOP's uncertain future, the rise of anti-tech populism, and the road to 2028

Wise Words from Third Circuit Judge Stephanos Bibas as to Access to Court Records - My Stanford law school colleagues Nora and David Engstrom, as well as Berkeley law professor Jonah Gelbach and others, have… The post Wise Words from Third Circuit Judge Stephanos Bibas as to Access to Court Records appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Quaaludes Might Be Back. The Iron Law of Prohibition Never Left. - This counts as progress in the war on drugs?

From a Life-Long Republican Contemplating the Election Results - Yesterday's events put me in mind (as I have been on other occasions) of Kipling's The Lesson; it was discussing England's… The post From a Life-Long Republican Contemplating the Election Results appeared first on Reason Magazine.

How Did Republicans Lose This Badly? Voters Turned Against Trump's Tariffs. - It wasn't all about the war. Trump's signature economic policy is a big part of the reason why Republicans got trounced in the midterms.

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 the Ninth Circuit to Hold Reverse Location Warrants Categorically Unconstitutional - Yesterday, along with the ACLU, EFF filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit court of appeals in United States v. Spurlock, a case involving a “tower dump” warrant. These overbroad warrants require cellular providers to turn over location data about every phone in a given area at a given time. This is the first such case to be heard by a federal appeals court since the US Supreme Court ruled ...

Google Summaries Aren't About AI, They're About Lock-In - Whether they call it AI summaries, knowledge panels, or AMP, Google takes actions that are less about functionality and more about locking you into its own ecosystem. Knowing that makes it possible for all of us to choose better services than Google's, defeating their anticompetitive goal. In this case, as it is so often, knowledge is power.   In the old days, when dinosaurs roamed the earth an...

Postal Service Surveilled Protest Activities Online With Little Rules, Oversight - The U.S. Postal Service used social media surveillance to monitor and report on protests across the political spectrum, government records show. The records, disclosed to EFF and other requesters suing the postal service under the Freedom of Information Act, show that the agency’s internet Covert Operations Program, or iCOP, routinely sifted through social media posts organizing and discussing ...

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 ...

A Message to the Gun Owners in America - This election didn’t go the way we expected, but we’re still here… We all saw what happened yesterday. It was a horrible political bloodbath. But while we may have lost a lot of battles, we have not lost the war. We’re going to have a lot more to say about this in the coming days and weeks, but for now … Read more

FL District 14: Vote for Mike Beltran—Send a Second Amendment Fighter to Congress. - Vote for Mike Beltran for Florida’s 14th Congressional District Gun Owners of America and Fuerza 2A proudly endorse Mike Beltran for Congress in Florida’s 14th Congressional District—and we’re asking you to vote for him on November 3. Washington needs representatives who will defend the Second Amendment when it counts. Mike Beltran has earned an A+ GOA rating and a 100% … Read more

FL District 13: Vote Anna Paulina Luna—GOA Endorsed. A+ Rated in Congress. - Vote for Anna Paulina Luna for Florida’s 13th Congressional District Gun Owners of America proudly endorses Anna Paulina Luna for reelection to Congress in Florida’s 13th Congressional District—and we’re asking you to vote for her on November 3. Luna has earned an A+ GOA rating for standing up for the Second Amendment. Congress makes decisions that affect your ability to … Read more

Midterm results may curb bank-friendly legislation, analysts say - Democratic control “hurts the direction of travel in the bank space,” TD Securities analysts said in a note Wednesday.

Key to buy private capital adviser in boost to investment bank - Atlantic-Pacific Capital would give the Cleveland-based lender incremental platform expansion as it targets $1 billion in annual investment banking revenue, an analyst noted.

Banks should play up human touch to stand out in AI era: fintech CEO - The human channel “is the biggest moat or the biggest differentiator the banks have” versus large language models and AI agents, said the chief executive of Personetics.

Truist expands merchant tools to boost value - The super-regional rolled out a faster onboarding experience and added insights for business owners, said Chris Ward, head of enterprise payments.

Bilt tackles sports loyalty with $300M deal - The rent-rewards platform aims to stretch beyond housing payments and credit cards with an acquisition of Lava, a technology firm that focuses on sports loyalty.

EWA fintech EarnIn evokes the Constitution in fight over tips - Maryland's law regulating the earned wage access industry bars EWA providers from soliciting tips. EarnIn is suing the state on free speech grounds.

Rep. Huizenga, No. 2 on House finance panel, defeated - Democratic challenger Sean McCann ousted Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., who serves as vice chair of the House Financial Services Committee, in a close race that was only called Wednesday afternoon.

$6.4 billion Binance heist leaves banks off the hook - The FBI's alert on the theft names only crypto services in its request to companies to help freeze the stolen funds.

Key Senate Democrat vows probe into banks linked to Epstein - Following the Democratic sweep of Congress, Sen. Ron Wyden is expected to chair the Senate Finance Committee and has vowed "full accountability" for the Epstein scandal.

What gets Edward Jones to open its wallet for wealthtech? - Edward Jones Ventures gets 2,000 tech pitches a year. What gets their execs' attention has far more to do with wallet share than time savings these days.

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 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

Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement actions with Gardner Bancshares, Inc. and Small Business Bank - Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement actions with Gardner Bancshares, Inc. and Small Business Bank

FDIC Board of Directors Approve New Action - BOARD MEETING | OCTOBER 30, 2026 FDIC Board of Directors Approve New Action By notational vote, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Board...

Press Release: FDIC Publishes Enforcement Orders for September 2026 - PRESS RELEASE | OCTOBER 30, 2026 FDIC Publishes Enforcement Orders for September 2026 WASHINGTON—The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)...