Mark Paoletta became Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on August 1, 2026, succeeding Russell Vought in the role. Vought’s tenure as Acting Director came to an end not through
Shares of US medical supplies giant Medline surged in their Nasdaq debut on Wednesday. The stock opened at $35, above the $29 IPO price, and closed at $41, marking a 41% gain
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Tesla’s stock has rebounded sharply this year after a turbulent start, reaching an all-time closing high of $489.88, up 3.1% on Tuesday. The shares are now 21% higher for 2025, recovering from
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Visa has introduced a global Stablecoins Advisory Practice, a new business unit aimed at helping financial institutions integrate and deploy stablecoin-based products. The move signals that stablecoins have grown into a significant
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The UK’s long-discussed Gambling Ombudsman has returned to parliamentary debate after falling silent for months. The Ombudsman was originally proposed in the 2023 gambling reform blueprint as a mechanism for clearer dispute
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HashKey Pushes Toward Becoming Hong Kong’s First Publicly Listed Crypto Exchange With 240mn Shares
HashKey has moved a step closer to becoming the first crypto-native exchange that Hong Kong investors can purchase directly on their local stock market. The firm has filed for an initial public
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Binance has made a series of notable updates to its API, signaling a move that could expand the platform’s services into stock trading and traditional financial instruments. The changes appeared in the
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Strive, a publicly traded asset manager and corporate Bitcoin holder, has unveiled a new $500 million stock sales program aimed at significantly expanding its digital asset holdings. The company said the capital
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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has denied suggestions that the bank debanks customers due to their political or religious affiliations, insisting the institution applies the same rules regardless of ideology. Speaking during
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The European Commission has imposed a €120 million fine on X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, following the conclusion of a two-year investigation into potential violations of the Digital
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As Great Britain aims for net-zero energy targets, an exciting transformational process is unfolding in London’s commodity markets. At the center of it all stands Alkagesta UK LTD. The company is pioneering
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