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Europe Under Attack? Far-Left Sabotage UK Military Satellite Equipment Supply Chain - Europe Under Attack? Far-Left Sabotage UK Military Satellite Equipment Supply Chain Europe faces growing national security risks from violent far-left groups seeking to destroy capitalism and the continent amid weeks of riots, looting and unrest in France and elsewhere.The chaos has not yet stopped. There was looting and violence in Germany over the weekend and ongoing unrest in F...

Israel Intentionally Released Footage Of Mossad Operatives In Iran To Provoke Mass Arrests - Israel Intentionally Released Footage Of Mossad Operatives In Iran To Provoke Mass Arrests Via Middle East EyeFormer Mossad chief David Barnea has said Israel intentionally released images of their covert operation in Iran during the June 2025 conflict to provoke mass arrests and make it harder for Iranian forces to find real Israeli agents."One of the reasons we immediately releas...

Watch: King Charles Shows Rare Flash Of Anger After Being Left Soaking Wet In Antigua - Watch: King Charles Shows Rare Flash Of Anger After Being Left Soaking Wet In Antigua King Charles was royally ticked off after being left soaking wet in a tropical downpour during a visit to Antigua. Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla, who is holding an umbrella, stand together on the day of the country’s annual Independence Parade at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in St J...

Korybko: Germany's Attempted Takeover Of Poland By Proxy Is To Prepare Europe For War With Russia - Korybko: Germany's Attempted Takeover Of Poland By Proxy Is To Prepare Europe For War With Russia Authored by Andrew Korybko via Andrew Korybko's Newsletter,Just like Nazi Germany seized Czechoslovakia's gold and its robust military-industrial complex in the run-up to World War II, so too is today's Germany plotting to seize Poland's gold and subordinate European NATO's largest arm...

Taking The Houthis At Their Word: The Bill Saudi Arabia Doesn't Want To Read - Taking The Houthis At Their Word: The Bill Saudi Arabia Doesn't Want To Read Authored by Larry C. Johnson via Sonar21,Riyadh has a simple method for dealing with Houthi claims. It announces that its air defenses intercepted something, says nothing about everything else, and hopes the world changes the subject. Aramco, a company that publishes its quarterly earnings to the decimal p...

Unhappiest Place On Wall Street: Disney Readies Thousands Of Layoffs As Managers Told To Slash 20% Of Costs - Unhappiest Place On Wall Street: Disney Readies Thousands Of Layoffs As Managers Told To Slash 20% Of Costs Three years, two CEOs, at least six rounds of layoffs... and one stock that still can't get off the floor.On Monday evening, Bloomberg reported that Walt Disney is set to unleash thousands of job cuts, with the entertainment giant asking some managers to target 20% in annual ...

Army Tests Autonomous Robots That Hunt Enemy Targets - Army Tests Autonomous Robots That Hunt Enemy Targets Authored by Austin Campbell and Nicholas Slayton via Task & Purpose,Four robotic vehicles were sent hunting for enemy targets during a military demonstration at Fort Knox, Kentucky, recently, but only one initially moved.Guided by satellite imagery, the unmanned vehicle climbed a hill, scanning the surrounding terrain while the o...

Lavrov: Washington's Ukraine Policy Unchanged As US Continues Pouring In Arms & Intelligence - Lavrov: Washington's Ukraine Policy Unchanged As US Continues Pouring In Arms & Intelligence Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was in Atlanta Friday and into the weekend, and while there he issued some surprisingly blunt remarks to reporters on the sidelines of a G20 meeting, related to the status of Ukraine peace dialogue involving the United States. European officials at the...

Red Baron Pizza-Stocker Who Ripped Instagram Pranksters Raises $700,000 - Red Baron Pizza-Stocker Who Ripped Instagram Pranksters Raises $700,000 Authored by Catherine Salgado via PJ Media,When some stupid, lazy, nasty Instagram influencers attempted to pull a cruel prank on a man who works stocking pizzas in stores for the Red Baron Pizza company, the man furiously berated the pranksters in a now-viral video. And his GoFundMe has taken off like wildfire...

"The Height Of Hypocrisy": Charity Founder Gets Eight Years For Embezzling Millions - "The Height Of Hypocrisy": Charity Founder Gets Eight Years For Embezzling Millions The founder of a charity that helped low-income workers cover emergency bills has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for spending millions of dollars in donations on himself. Keith Taylor, 59, of New York, founded Modest Needs around 2002, and U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Rochon sent...

Here’s why Palantir’s stock is down despite a ‘bombastic’ quarter - A deceleration in U.S. commercial contract growth gave some Wall Street analysts pause despite Palantir’s earnings beat.

Apple’s iPhone business is booming. Here’s why the stock is falling anyway. - Although iPhone demand remains strong, Apple faces a worsening memory crunch and a slowing services business.

Nasdaq-100 tumbles into its third correction this year as AI worries mount - The “tech wreck” from October continues. Is a bear market next?

Marvell and Lumentum shareholders unite in panning merger deal: ‘It’s a trash offer’ - Shares of both companies fell Monday after Marvell said it reached an all-stock agreement to buy Lumentum.

Traders rushing into a leveraged ETF to make a bullish bet on the Nasdaq-100 just got burned - Some investors appeared a little too eager to buy the dip in technology stocks last month.

Wall Street’s most hated stocks are faring far better than its favorites - The thrashing that Wall Street’s artificial-intelligence darlings have taken over the past few months has led to an unusual situation in the U.S. stock market.

Want to help your adult kids and grandkids? Give them money while you’re still alive. - How to manage “giving while living” without endangering your own retirement.

‘She’s a Type A personality’: My stepmother wants me to repay my late father’s $40,000 wedding gift. Should I oblige? - “About two months after his funeral, my stepmother called and said she wanted the money back.”

The stock market has gone nowhere for the past 5 months. It’s now looking like a bargain. - The S&P 500’s forward price-to-earnings ratio is below its five-year and 10-year averages.

Palantir earnings reveal a major AI turning point - The U.S. commercial business brought in more money than the U.S. government segment in the third quarter.

U.S. strikes Iran’s Qeshm Island as Vance hopes for ‘negotiated settlement’ with Tehran - U.S. military carried out attacks on Iran's Qeshm Island on Monday, even as the Trump administration has been underplaying war risks.

Stock market after midterm elections: What S&P 500 history shows - Midterms historically precede a strong year for the S&P 500. What to know if Democrats win back Congress

Apple and Palantir shares slide in premarket trading following post-bell earnings - The iPhone-maker and software giant fell after earnings failed to impress investors.

Stock futures are mixed as investors weigh Apple earnings; U.S. midterm elections loom: Live updates - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite started November with losses as investors sold tech stocks.

Palantir reports booming U.S. commercial revenue growth, topping government for first time - Palantir's commercial revenue jumped 148% to $984 million, surpassing government revenue of $953 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.

South Korea targets 'world's highest performance' sovereign AI model in record new budget - The 2027 budget will rise 12.8% to 820.9 trillion won, and will include a 21.3 trillion won investment into semiconductors, physical AI and AI data centers.

Euro zone economy slows to 0.4% growth in Q3 as crisis-hit France contracts - The euro zone showed surprising resilience, but weak productivity, industrial competitiveness challenges and demographic pressures remain, analysts said.

European Central Bank keeps key interest rate on hold at 2.5% - Markets saw the decision as a hawkish pause and were last pricing in a 67% chance of a December rate hike.

Third-quarter U.S. GDP increases a better-than-expected 3.4% as September inflation accelerates - The personal consumption expenditures price index was projected to increase 0.5% in September for an annual rate of 3.7%, according to the Dow Jones consensus.

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...

LME plans metal tokens push tied to Hong Kong's 5-year plan, sources tell Reuters - By Pratima DesaiReutersWednesday, October 28, 2026 LONDON -- The London Metal Exchange is ​aiming to turn metal held in its Hong Kong warehouses into digital assets that can be used ‌for financing, a move linked to the territory's five-year plan to expand its commodities hub, three people with knowledge of the matter said. The initiative and connection to Hong Kong's development strategy have n...

U.S. isn't the only government rigging markets; China's doing it too - China Rushes to Shore Up Markets as AI Trade Sours By Arjun Neil Alim and Thomas HaleFinancial Times, LondonTuesday, October 27, 2026 Beijing is rushing to shore up its struggling stock markets as China"s AI trade goes into reverse amid slowing economic momentum and a lack of large-scale fiscal stimulus. The CSI 300 index of Shanghai- and Shenzhen-listed stocks has entered a technical bear mark...

LBMA members back tokenized gold but seek legal certainty and safeguards - By Polina DevittReutersThursday, October 29, 2026 LONDON -- Members of the London Bullion Market Association broadly support exploring tokenized gold, particularly as a way to ​improve collateral efficiency, but add that any rollout ‌must preserve confidence in the underlying physical metal, avoid fragmenting market liquidity, and provide legal and regulatory certainty. In a response to a consu...

No Inflection Point Yet: Near-Exponential Data Center Boom Sends Shockwaves to Industrial Economy, Construction Hit by 2nd Wave of Inflation - They all spiked: Construction of data centers and power plants; orders for equipment at US manufacturers; and inflation in construction.

US Government Sold $907 Billion of Treasury Securities this Week. That’s a Lot of Paper. Yields Pulled Back - As AI & chip stocks tanked, investors shifted from the “AI trade” to the “safe-haven trade” and bid up Treasuries.

The 13 AI Giants, from Alphabet to Oracle, Sit on $1.13 Trillion in Cash. They Can Keep Spending on AI even if Markets Get Ugly - They've invested huge amounts in AI infrastructure, but they've raised cash even faster.

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 ...

Mercado Bitcoin pledges to cover all user losses after near $40 million hack - Partners like Tether, Circle, and Chainalysis helped freeze $11M of the stolen assets.

Bitcoin’s latest chart signal looks a lot like the ones before its big crashes - The Guppy Multiple Moving Average bands signal a bearish momentum, even as seasonality and post-midterm history lean bullish.

Binance has spent half its SAFU bitcoin, about $580 million worth, data shows - The user protection fund now sits below the $800 million level that Binance’s own rules say triggers a top-up, and the exchange hasn’t said when it will refill it.

Bitcoin miner Cipher posts $31 million profit as AI pivot begins - The company's revenue dropped 63% in the third quarter, while a $127 million accounting gain helped turn an operating loss into a reported profit.

Arbitrum’s council moved $30 million of Binance hack funds without the hacker’s key - A 12-person committee briefly rewrote one of Arbitrum’s core contracts to spend from an address it held no key for, then put the code back. It’s the second time this year.

Bitcoin drops below $77,000 as chip rout deepens ahead of U.S. midterm vote - ZEC tumbled nearly 10% and BNB fell under $700 as the Nasdaq 100 slid into a correction, dragging Asian stocks lower.

Big crypto wants the one thing it can’t buy: your vote - Our loyalty has been to the technology. This election, the trap is to let the biggest intermediaries claim it for themselves, argues Berkeley Law lecturer Hermine Wong.

Bitcoin traders eye post-election rally as exchange outflows point to supply squeeze - Bulls are watching short positions, exchange withdrawals and key price levels for signs of a rebound after the midterms.

EU entity suspected of losing $106 million from crypto exchange accounts, ZachXBT says - The unidentified attacker moved funds through ether, instant exchanges and Monero, but the victim and affected exchanges remain unknown.

NYSE tokenized stock plans take shape as four more transfer agents join - Broadridge, Computershare, Equiniti and Superstate join the exchange's planned blockchain market, bringing shareholder records and voting services onchain.

Good News, Finally: Liquid Network Restores Its Bitcoin Reserves - As crypto asset market participants and users jump from one hack story to another, the Liquid Network, a Bitcoin sidechain that suffered a hack in September, has finally restored its bitcoin (BTC) reserves. Its LBTC token is now fully backed by bitcoin again. “250 BTC added, closing out the remaining shortfall,” Samson Mow, Blockstream’s former […]

$1 Billion in Bitcoin Added to OKX in the Month Binance Got Hacked - OKX’s latest reserve report shows customer bitcoin holdings jumped 9.66% to 156,609 BTC in a month that ended with Binance losing $6.3 billion to hackers. OKX’s 49th Reserve Report Lands as Binance Bleeds Crypto exchange OKX has published its 49th consecutive proof-of-reserves report, a cryptographic audit that lets users check whether an exchange holds their […]

Who Replaces CLARITY Champion Cynthia Lummis: Trump Backs Hageman - Wyoming voters pick a successor to Sen. Cynthia Lummis today, and Trump-backed Rep. Harriet Hageman is favored to inherit the seat of Washington’s loudest bitcoin advocate. Trump’s Election-Eve Push for Hageman On the eve of the U.S. midterm elections, President Donald Trump threw his weight behind Hageman again, stating unequivocally: “[She has] my Complete and […]

Ballon d’Or Owner Moves to File Complaint Over Suspect Polymarket Bets - Groupe Amaury, the owner of France Football and organizer of the Ballon d’Or, says a complaint is underway over Polymarket bets that called this year’s top five in exact order before the Oct. 26 ceremony. French outlet Upside, which first flagged the bets, published blockchain tracing on Oct. 29 that ties one of the accounts […]

Thai Police Get Shuffle Crypto Casino Money-Trail Data From 3 Exchanges - Thailand’s cyber police say three crypto exchanges have handed over money-trail data linked to Shuffle.com, the Curaçao-registered crypto casino, and that an operation in the case will certainly follow. The update came days after lawmakers pressed police over why the case had not moved faster.   An Interdepartmental Controversy Police Major General Siriwat Deepho, a […]

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The Logic of Voting for a Lesser Evil - and Other Writings on the Ethics of Voting - Compendium of links to some of my writings on the morality of voting.

Full Court Denies DOJ Petition In California Election Case In About 7 Hours, No Reply Needed - Justice Kagan likely orchestrated the shadow execution before the petition was even filed.

Will Alito or Thomas Retire if Democrats Win the Senate? - While the Ginsburg example looms in the background, the answer depends on what values the justices are trying to maximize

Journal of Free Speech Law: "Protecting the Thinking Process in Human-AI Interaction: The Forum Interstitiale Between Thought and Expression," by Caroline De Cock - The article is here; the Abstract: International human rights law protects freedom of thought absolutely and freedom of expression subject… The post Journal of Free Speech Law: "Protecting the Thinking Process in Human-AI Interaction: The <i>Forum Interstitiale</i> Between Thought and Expression," by Caroline De Cock appeared first on Reason Magazine.

What Do Libertarians Have To Gain From the Midterms? - Plus: what Democrats would do with control of Congress, the future of Trump's tariffs and the war in Iran, and the fight over gerrymandering

Martha Stewart's Homeless Halloween Costume Was Perfect for Her - Many were outraged that one of the wealthiest women on Earth would cosplay as a hobo. But what could be more fitting?

Prof. Francesca Gino's Contract and Discrimination Claims Against Harvard Business School Dismissed - "In 2021, allegations were brought against [Gino] claiming that she committed research misconduct, which triggered an approximately 18-month long inquiry and investigation by HBS administrators and faculty," and eventually to her tenure being revoked and her being fired.

D.C. Regulators Shut Down a Halloween Bar Crawl Under the District's 'Public Nuisance' Order - In the nation's capital, organizing a Halloween pub crawl can land businesses thousands of dollars in fines.

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...

Independent Digital Media Is Not a Privilege Governments Can Revoke: The Fight to Save Egypt’s Mada Masr - On November 11, Lina Attalah, founder and editor-in-chief of the independent Egyptian news outlet Mada Masr, will face trial for the second time in just two weeks. This time, she faces charges of spreading false news, an accusation that has become one of the Egyptian government's most frequently used tools for prosecuting journalists.  The trial follows a conviction on October 27, when Attalah ...

Rewriting Copyright Law for Generative AI Would Hurt Everyone - In courts across the country, publishers and creators are suing large AI companies for training generative AI models on copyrighted works. It’s easy to see these cases as a David-and-Goliath showdown between authors and publishers fighting for a cut of Big Tech company profits. But this fight is actually much larger. It affects billions of people who aren’t represented in the case at all, inclu...

Why VPNs Are Worth Defending - Developers of virtual private network (VPN) apps are reporting that their products are again being pulled from Apple’s App Store in Russia. This is an unacceptable crackdown on a vital tool to protect privacy and speech online. Why? VPNs give people a way to control their own online activities. When you visit a website through a VPN, that website only sees the VPN server's location (well, IP ad...

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.

Court Dismisses New Jersey Parents’ Lawsuit Challenging Retention of Baby Blood; Parents Will Appeal - TRENTON, N.J.—Today, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by a group of New Jersey parents challenging the constitutionality of the state’s policy of drawing blood from […] The post Court Dismisses New Jersey Parents’ Lawsuit Challenging Retention of Baby Blood; Parents Will Appeal appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Animal Sanctuary’s Fight to Stay Open Ends After North Carolina Supreme Court Rejects Appeal - ARLINGTON, Va.—A Winston-Salem animal sanctuary’s fight against senseless zoning restrictions has ended after the North Carolina Supreme Court declined to hear the case. Fairytale Farm […] The post Animal Sanctuary’s Fight to Stay Open Ends After North Carolina Supreme Court Rejects Appeal 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 ...

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

FL District 17: Vote Greg Steube—A Proven Second Amendment Champion in Congress. - Vote for Greg Steube for Florida’s 17th Congressional District Gun Owners of America proudly endorses Greg Steube for reelection to Congress in Florida’s 17th Congressional District—and we’re asking you to vote for him on November 3. Steube has earned an A+ GOA rating. His fight for the Second Amendment began long before he reached Washington. As a Florida state lawmaker, … Read more

Mortgage business expansion killed Tioga-Franklin: FDIC OIG - ”The bank’s condition deteriorated due to weak earnings which led to liquidity and capital issues,” the FDIC’s Office of the Inspector General said Friday.

FDIC amends directive against Old Glory Bank - The regulator deemed the bank “adequately capitalized” last week after applying a more severe label in August. A special-purpose acquisition of the bank had fallen apart earlier this summer.

Financial AI needs a reliable view of the customer - Continuous assurance of customer identity keeps AI decisions grounded in reality

Dive Deposits: Black-owned bank repeatedly rebuffs offer from upstart - Triad Business Bank has sent Black-owned M&F four proposals aimed at keeping the lender in North Carolina, with its charter and minority depository institution status intact. Shareholders vote Nov. 4.

Warren urges DOJ to probe BofA’s AML issues - <img src="https://imgproxy.divecdn.com/cNFgdswI5XKg7VbqBDKOfUQLOLjyc10MbiLicfgMtes/g:ce/rs:fill:1600:900:1/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS9HZXR0eUltYWdlcy0xMjAwNTU2MTMyLmpwZw==.webp"/>Weeks after three financial regulators fined Bank of America $1.21 billion, Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to know if criminal charges are coming.

Years-old lending pickle helped guide SBA policy shift - The Small Business Administration's decision to double the relationship-wide lending limit to $10 million was part of a busy 2026 at the agency.

Private credit's tax hangover is giving investors buyer's remorse - While private credit and other alts can offer high returns, advisors should know about the logistics involved, which could lead to tax headaches for clients.

Happen Bank's Scott Sanborn talks agentic AI and rate risk - Sanborn spoke with American Banker about how the recently-renamed digital bank is preparing for industry concerns like changing interest rates and external AI agents.

How agentic commerce is changing the customer experience - The new form of artificial intelligence is not just promising to reshape payments, it is also changing the way brands such as American Express, Google and Walmart interact with their customers.

How small banks are facing big payment challenges - With digital assets, AI and embedded finance advancing quickly, execs from Vantage Bank and Thread Bank spoke about tech partnerships at American Banker's Small Business Banking conference.

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)...