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GCC To Set Up Kuwait Command Center Amid Doubts Over US Security Commitment - GCC To Set Up Kuwait Command Center Amid Doubts Over US Security Commitment Via Middle East EyeThe Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has approved a new joint forward-command center to deepen military integration among members, as doubts rise about the US's commitment to regional security amid the war on Iran.The command center will be built in Kuwait, a Gulf state that endured thousan...

IRGC Unveils New Missile City, Touts Underground Production Amid War - IRGC Unveils New Missile City, Touts Underground Production Amid War Iran is seeking to prove to the world that not only has its ballistic missile program been kept intact even after the intense bombing campaign of Operation Epic Fury, but it has even expanded domestic production.The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has newly announced and claimed that it has expanded its m...

Lacalle: Data Center Moratorium Madness Is Beijing's Biggest Gift - Lacalle: Data Center Moratorium Madness Is Beijing's Biggest Gift Authored by Daniel Lacalle,Barely 48 hours after the midterms, Bernie Sanders posted five words that should alarm anyone who cares about American prosperity and security. "National data center moratorium now." 7 months ago, AOC and I introduced an AI data center moratorium.Last night, 43 of 44 communities voted for o...

Thune Tells Democrats "Republicans Are Ready To Work With You" - Then Draws The Line - Thune Tells Democrats "Republicans Are Ready To Work With You" - Then Draws The Line Senate Republicans kept John Thune as their leader on Tuesday, brushing aside a push by seven GOP senators to delay the vote a day after Thune went to the floor and told incoming Democrats that "Republicans are ready to work with you."Thune will lead from the minority after Democrats flipped seven ...

Gun Sales Expected To Surge After Democrats Regain Control Of Congress - Gun Sales Expected To Surge After Democrats Regain Control Of Congress Authored by Bryan Hyde via American Greatness,Gun rights groups and retailers are projecting a surge in firearm sales after Democrats won control of both chambers of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate in last week's midterm elections.Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) C...

Rand Paul Slams Texas Governor-Elect's 'Venezuelan Socialist' Plan To Freeze Electricity Rates - Rand Paul Slams Texas Governor-Elect's 'Venezuelan Socialist' Plan To Freeze Electricity Rates Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) took aim at Texas Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa on Tuesday over her pledge to freeze electricity rates on her first day in office, calling it a move "out of the Venezuelan socialist playbook."Nothing like your first act being out of the Venezuelan socialist playbook . . ....

Hegseth Survives Massie Impeachment Effort In The House - Hegseth Survives Massie Impeachment Effort In The House Update (1900ET): House Republicans blocked the impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for US military actions in the Middle East and Latin America, effectively killing the effort until Democrats take over Congress in January.The House voted to refer the articles of impeachment proposed by Rep. Thomas Massie (R., Ky.) ba...

Jim Rickards Warns Oil's 'Peace Trade' Is A Trap - Jim Rickards Warns Oil's 'Peace Trade' Is A Trap Authored by Jim Rickards via Daily Reckoning,The price of oil has dropped sharply over the past few weeks.Traders are once again betting the war will end soon. This is a dangerous assumption.We've written from the beginning of the war that it would not be over quickly and the U.S. would struggle to win in the end, despite being able ...

GPUs, Capri Sunsets, And A Detained Husband: Who Is Alice Huang? - GPUs, Capri Sunsets, And A Detained Husband: Who Is Alice Huang? From Chinese state TV to an Nvidia cloud partner in Singapore, the woman U.S. officials reportedly tie to Chinese intelligence built years of access to Jensen Huang, then toured Europe while her husband sat in Shanghai police detention. Alice Huang and Jensen Huang in a photograph reportedly shared on her WeChat acco...

Back To Basics: Toyota Bets On Indiana-Built Micro Trucks As Consumers Demand Cheap Vehicles - Back To Basics: Toyota Bets On Indiana-Built Micro Trucks As Consumers Demand Cheap Vehicles Japanese mini trucks have been a hit with US consumers because they offer an inexpensive, compact truck without all the bells and whistles that is also relatively cheap to service.Toyota Motor has recognized this growing niche in the US truck market and announced Tuesday that it plans to b...

One reason Children’s Place is filing for bankruptcy? Not enough children. - The chain has been contending with falling birth rates, cautious consumers, stiff competition and $881 million in debt.

CoreWeave’s stock pops as new financing playbook eases debt concerns - A third-quarter revenue beat and $9 billion in planned prepayments gave investors renewed confidence in CoreWeave’s business.

‘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.”

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.”

‘The thought of living to 100 terrifies me’: Is Social Security a giant Ponzi scheme? - There is already a demographic ‘run’ on Social Security.

‘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.”

AMD’s stock fades as investors weigh whether Nvidia’s turmoil will mean lasting wins - It’s one thing for money to shift between stocks, but it’s another thing for customers to shift their supplier relationships.

Looking to buy the dip in chip stocks? Here’s how to avoid buying too soon. - Investors shouldn’t pay much attention to how the SOX chip-sector index trades until it reaches key “lines in the sand,” that define technical battleground areas above and below current levels.

Meet the former prosecutor Nvidia hired to investigate the Jensen Huang spy scandal - Joon Kim just joined the Wachtell Lipton law firm last month and now will lead an independent investigation into whether Nvidia’s CEO was the target of a China spy operation

Stocks fall as the 10-year Treasury yield nears 5% mark - “I don’t think they should be raising another 25 basis points,” one portfolio manager said about the Federal Reserve’s benchmark interest rate.

Nvidia's Huang tries to project 'business as usual' in return to office after affair revelation - Nvidia employees described the mood as "sad" as CEO Jensen Huang returned to the office after disclosing an affair.

Hegseth impeachment effort torpedoed in House - GOP Rep. Thomas Massie, who has clashed with President Donald Trump, kicked off the Hegseth impeachment fight days after a blue wave midterm election.

Stock futures rise slightly as market tries to recover from Nvidia-led decline: Live updates - The Dow pulled back more than 150 points in regular trading, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite shed 0.4% and 0.7%, respectively.

White House vows to press ahead with tariffs despite midterm backlash over rising prices - Business executives warned at a Washington summit of rising costs and shifting supply chains as polls showed growing opposition to Trump's tariffs.

CoreWeave beats on revenue and lifts guidance, easing AI slowdown concerns - CoreWeave's stock has been hammered heading into the neocloud's Q3 earnings report.

Consumer prices rose 0.4% in October, more than expected, complicating Fed's inflation fight - The report comes at a critical juncture for the Federal Reserve as it considers its next move regarding interest rates.

China's goods surplus tops $1 trillion for a second year amid calls for Beijing to rebalance trade - China's trade surplus topped $1 trillion as of October, potentially intensifying complaints from trading partners already wary over the glut of cheap Chinese goods.

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

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

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

Gold swaps via BIS soar, indicating heightened price suppression efforts - 11:14a ET Tuesday, November 10, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: Surreptitious efforts for gold price suppression conducted through the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland, soared in September and October. The bank's monthly statements of account for those months were published yesterday -- https://www.bis.org/publications/statement-account-30-september-2026.pdf https://w...

Singapore opens national currency vault to foreign central banks to store gold reserves - By Annabelle LiangThe Straits Times, SingaporeTuesday, November 10, 2026 SINGAPORE -- The Monetary Authority of Singapore on Monday launched a gold-vaulting service that allows foreign central banks, international financial institutions and sovereign entities to hold their gold reserves in the republic. The gold will be stored in MAS' national currency vault, which can currently hold up to 500 ...

Brien Lundin: Time to review and reflect, but quickly - Here's how to get video access to all the presentations at the New Orleans Investment Conference. * * * By Brien LundinGold Newsletter / Golden OpportunitiesMetairie, LouisianaMonday, November 9, 2026 https://goldnewsletter.com/go110926/ It's hard to explain the whirlwind that each year's New Orleans Conference represents to me. This year was no different -- and with the size of the crowd we at...

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...

10-Year Treasury Yield Spikes as Inflation Spreads across Economy, Driven by Ugly Core Services CPI - Inflation refuses to go back into the bottle, especially non-housing services inflation. Prices of food and core goods also jumped. It was ugly all around.

Social Security Deficit Blows Out: Trust Fund, Income, Costs, Deficits, and Interest Rates in Fiscal 2026 - Three months before insolvency of the SS Trust Fund in 1983, Congress passed and Reagan signed a fix that lasted 40 years. Now Congress needs to stop dilly-dallying around.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Warren: What is White House doing to prevent a repeat of teleprompter's Trump bets? - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren argued the administration is not doing enough about staff insider trading, questioning whether CFTC enforcement action was sufficient.

Former NYSE president says stock issuers hold the key to tokenization as Bullish builds its platform - Stacey Cunningham, who recently joined digital asset platform Bullish as President, sees the company’s planned Equiniti acquisition and focus on stock issuers as key to its tokenization ambitions.

Goldman Sachs, Citi among banks said to commit $270 million to stablecoin venture - The venture, known as Project Faro, plans to issue a dollar-denominated stablecoin and is expected to be incorporated in the U.S.

Crypto is now teamed up with U.S. government in two legal battles over perps - Twice now, crypto firms have found themselves on the side of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission in holding that perpetual futures aren't swaps.

Plume affiliate lands broker-dealer license to bring real U.S. assets onchain - Kimber Digital Securities secured SEC and Finra approvals, a regulatory milestone paving the way for the delivery of legally binding claims, dividends, and yield-bearing products directly to self-custodial wallets and stablecoin applications in the U.S.

Will stablecoins survive once the banks catch up? - As crypto firms and banks converge, it is fair to ask what lasting advantage stablecoins have, argues Alessandro Hatami, founder of Pacemakers and former COO of Digital Banking at Lloyds Banking Group.

U.S. CPI rose stronger than expected 0.4% in October; core rate rose 0.3% - A December rate hike appears completely assured, with Fed Governor Chris Waller suggesting even a 50-basis-point move could be appropriate.

Ripple Prime head Marc Asch to step down, Noel Kimmel named successor - Asch is stepping down as head of the institutional prime brokerage.

Bitcoin breaks with stocks, declines as ETF outflows mount, MARA reduces holdings - Your day-ahead look for Nov. 10, 2026

Bitcoin lags stock rebound in advance of U.S. inflation report - Bitcoin slipped despite a Monday rebound in U.S. stocks, with spot ETFs losing $201 million as traders await October inflation data later today.

Binance Blocks MEXC Transfers After $16B Illicit Finance Allegations - Binance restricted dealings with MEXC after U.S. authorities alleged the exchange facilitated at least $16 billion in illicit transactions. The move followed a designation targeting MEXC’s access to the U.S. financial system. Binance Rejects MEXC Transfers and Withholds Deposits Binance said Nov. 10 that it was restricting transactions involving MEXC following the Financial Crimes Enforcement [...

Dormant Bitcoin Data Reveals 227,196 BTC in Pre-2019 Coins Revived in 2026 - Bitcoin’s sleeping giants have been stirring this year, and the numbers are staggering. Checkonchain data reveals that more than 227,000 BTC acquired before 2019 have awakened in 2026, while a separate onchain investigation into dormant wallets uncovers a trail of colossal transfers, mysterious whale movements, and ancient mining rewards dating back to 2010. Bitcoin.com News […]

Near AI Confirms Security Breach Affecting 100 Users and 18 Agents - Near AI disclosed a security breach that exposed account information belonging to approximately 100 users and compromised data from 18 legacy artificial intelligence (AI) agents. The Nov. 8, 2026, intrusion exploited a vulnerability in an open-source inference engine, potentially exposing confidential AI requests. SGLang Vulnerability Opens Door to Near AI Infrastructure According to Near AI’s ...

Bitcoin Could Rally Before Rate Cuts Begin, Binance Research Says - Binance Research suggests slowing global monetary tightening could improve bitcoin’s outlook before central banks begin cutting interest rates, while growing use of tokenized equities in decentralized finance (DeFi) points to a new phase of blockchain adoption. Slowing Global Monetary Tightening Could Signal Bitcoin Recovery Bitcoin (BTC) could benefit from an easing in the pace of […]

Wall Street Banks Commit $270M to Stablecoin Challenger Project Faro: Bloomberg - A formidable coalition of 21 financial institutions, including Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and Bank of America, has committed approximately $270 million to a joint stablecoin venture known internally as Project Faro. According to “people familiar with the matter,” speaking with Bloomberg, the banking consortium is targeting a commercial launch in 2027.   Banking Giants Assemble $270 […]

The Peaceful Second Amendment Revolution - How the right was restored from its nadir half a century ago

President Trump's Defamation Claim Against BBC Can Go Forward - From today's decision by Judge Jeffrey Kuntz (S.D. Fla.) in Trump v. BBC: In Trump v. CNN (S.D. Fla. 2023),… The post President Trump's Defamation Claim Against BBC Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Thomas Massie's Attempt To Impeach Pete Hegseth Is Derailed - The House voted 211-204, largely along party lines, to refer the impeachment effort to a committee, effectively killing the proposal.

Bloomington, Indiana, Bans Superintelligent AI, Hoping 350 Other Cities Will Follow - Sponsors intend to create “a massive regulatory burden” for AI companies through city-level policies.

Miami Sheriff Hired a Private Law Firm To Pursue—and Profit From—Asset Forfeiture Cases - A court challenge to an unusual agreement between the Miami-Dade sheriff and a law firm will set Florida law on whether police can pay private lawyers on contingency to litigate civil asset forfeiture cases.

Senate Advances Bipartisan Permitting Bill That Could Unleash Energy Development With Major Caveats - The bill would limit environmental reviews and shield projects from political meddling, but it would also expand federal control over the grid.

Impeachment Articles Highlight Pete Hegseth's 'Extrajudicial Killings' and His Assault on Free Speech - The two charges are both connected to the Pentagon's summary executions of suspected cocaine smugglers.

Massie Is Giving Over 300 Civilian War Dead a Voice In Hegseth's Impeachment - The charges against the secretary of defense include his negligent attack on an Iranian school and his deliberate attacks on drowning Caribbean sailors. That’s important.

Death of the Abundance Agenda? - Tuesday's election dealt a fatal blow to the notion that Democrats need to embrace growth to win elections.

If Democrats Win Big Again in 2028, Here's What It Might Mean for Sports - Regulating college sports might be dead in the water for now, but it could get a whole lot worse.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Alabama credit union to buy in-state bank - The deal, for an undisclosed sum, would expand Montgomery-based MAX Credit Union’s services into the larger Birmingham metro area.

PNC adds stablecoin option for corporate clients - Boosting stablecoin capabilities has been an area of focus for PNC, which has launched a pilot that lets corporate clients receive USDC payments, through the bank’s partnership with Coinbase.

Binance CFO departs one week after $6B hack - The crypto exchange’s CFO left to start his own business about a week after hackers siphoned $6.3 billion in assets from the Binance platform.

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

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

FTC emerges as main consumer-protection watchdog in D.C. - As other federal agencies retreat, the Federal Trade Commission has become the only active consumer watchdog under the Trump administration, overseeing big-tech firms and digital payments.

BofA has 5 million wealthy customers outside Merrill. Can it win their assets? - Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan sees plenty of progress in his firm's wealth management businesses, despite calling that arm its "least efficient."

Fed's Bowman says 'there is still work to do' on inflation - The Federal Reserve Board member and leading regulator said inflation has been 'more persistent' than she expected but argued for gathering more data on financial conditions.

Card balances rise, but pace of growth slows: New York Fed - The regional Fed bank's latest quarterly report on household debt and credit shows an uptick in credit-card debt during the third quarter. That's not necessarily a bad thing, one analyst said.

As bank BNPL grows, consumers could face added risk - Equipifi, which processes buy now/pay later lending for banks and credit unions, says usage is growing quickly ahead of the 2026 holidays. Payment experts say the option also increases cashflow risk for consumers.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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