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Nymex natural gas rallied 3.1% on hotter weather forecasts, but 111.6 Bcf/day production and a storage surplus cap the upside. Thursday’s EIA report decides whether the heat is real.
SEC unveils 400-page crypto exemption rule: $5M offerings get 4-year registration relief, $75M get 12 months. Chairman Atkins says it answers the blockchain capital-raising question.
The SEC's Regulation Crypto Assets carves out two exemptions for token issuers, with a conditional safe harbor, as the Clarity Act vote slips to September.
Kasia Jakimowicz, former senior policy adviser on AI at the UK Mission to the UN, joined Forrester as a senior analyst covering AI governance and trustworthy AI.
Anthropic's imperceptible AI watermark has spurred a wave of removal tools, raising trust and legal questions for the industry.
Sebastian Thrun, who led Google's self-driving car project and co-founded Google Brain, revealed the stealth startup Dulo at a San Francisco robotics conference.
The loonie bounced late in the session after a Politico report said Trump may grant Canada a tariff reprieve, reversing earlier losses triggered by weak housing starts and a firm deadline.
The SEC and CFTC are coordinating on crypto. Markets see clarity. The agencies see a stopgap until Congress acts. Prediction markets are not buying the pivot.
The SEC's proposed rules offer exemptions for up to $5M and $75M offerings and a safe harbor from the definition of an investment contract.
Pony AI's Q2 revenue hit RMB 122M, up 120% YoY, as robotaxi revenue tripled. The company targets adjusted EBITDA breakeven by 2027, with vehicle costs down 45%.
Home Depot beat Q2 estimates with 1.7% comp growth and $4.92 EPS. The housing market remains frozen, but management sees a catalyst in lower rates tied to geopolitical shifts.
SEC to propose token exemption, CFTC sets crypto agenda. White House hosts crypto and Wall Street execs Wednesday as CLARITY Act faces Sept. 15 vote.
Blockchain Association tells SEC to scrap 2005 rules that block tokenized securities. The trade group wants best-execution standards updated for onchain trading.
Trump must decide by midnight whether to accept an interim trade deal with Canada or impose 50% tariffs. The Canadian dollar jumped on the Politico report.
Hayes' Flop Labs will distribute FLOP tokens in Q4 2026, months before the blockchain goes live. No whitepaper or detailed tokenomics have been released yet.
Costco partners with not-for-profit SCAN Group for a Medicare Advantage plan, starting in two states. The move builds on existing healthcare services and could strengthen membership renewal rates.
Taco Bueno gives away free Hot Honey Fried Chicken Tacos on Aug. 25 as its Tacos with a Purpose initiative passes $740,000 in donations for domestic violence survivors.
SENAAT CEO Ahmed Zaateri flags SAR 5.5B backlog and a stronger H2 after profit rose, but an SAR 84.7M air-conditioning inventory hit is under board investigation.
WTI swings as Iran fires missiles toward UAE; Hormuz talks unclear. Brent holds above $91. Natural gas eyes $2.80 breakout.
Binance provided Russian authorities with customer data in 2025, years after its announced exit. The info was used to prosecute a man for Ukraine donations. The case raises GDPR questions.
IKEA plans a UK peer-to-peer resale marketplace for pre-owned furniture, extending a pilot that scored 4.4 out of 5 in three test markets.
Toyota Finance opens a 1 billion yen tokenized bond to retail investors through its mobile payment app, bypassing brokerage accounts and traditional bond market infrastructure.
China added Altana to a blacklist after U.S. import bans. The action may disrupt Wayfair's AI-driven forced labor detection in its supply chain.
Nasdaq plans 23-hour stock trading from December 6, 2026, pending SEC-required system upgrades. The move targets a 97% surge in global demand for U.S. equities since 2019.
Invesco's unified platform combines public and private markets, active and passive strategies, targeting advisor demand for customization as SMA assets reach $3.6 trillion by 2026.
Securitize launched the HINC fund on Tuesday, putting Neuberger Berman's $230 billion in fixed income on Avalanche, Ethereum, Solana, and Sui. The high-yield bond fund is available to institutional investors after KYC and AML checks.
World Liberty Financial, backed by President Trump, is working with WorldClaw, which offers AI models from Chinese firms on the US Entity List, raising regulatory and security questions.
Securitize and Neuberger Berman launch a tokenized high-yield bond fund on Avalanche, Ethereum, Solana, and Sui, targeting accredited investors through regulated infrastructure.
MoonPay enables instant crypto purchases from Cash App balances with one tap. The integration taps 77% consumer preference for crypto access through existing apps.
A seed phrase in a will ends up in an official probate file. Heirs can prove ownership of coins they will never reach. The fix is separation: the will says who inherits and where the key is stored, not what the key is.