Commodities
Saudi Arabia is now pushing to export more oil through the Strait of Hormuz
With its East-West pipeline shut down, the Straight of Hormuz is the best avenue available and its spigot has recently opened up. Will it last?
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- Companies
AskBobAI names James Duncan chief growth officer
AskBobAI announced today that James Duncan has joined the company as Chief Growth Officer, expanding his relationship with the company from strategic adviser to executive leadership.
- Companies
FDIC Proposes Fast Track for Bank Merger Reviews
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) board of directors voted Thursday (Sept. 17) to approve a proposed rule that it said would make the agency’s review of bank merger transactions faster, more predictable and tailored to the potential risks of the transaction. The proposed rule…
- Stocks
House Votes to Modernize Bank Oversight and Kill the Penny
A bill that would require financial regulators to assess their technological capabilities and identify ways to make examinations more efficient, effective and responsive was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives this week, the House Financial Services Committee said in a Thursday (Sept. 17)
- Fintech & Payments
Bottomline Debuts SaaS Platform to Improve Payment Messaging
Business payments firm Bottomline introduced a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform designed to improve payment messaging, according to a Thursday (Sept. 17) news release. Global Pay Connect is aimed at helping “financial institutions extend their payments infrastructure beyond…
- Stocks
Opinion | Development Banks Have Misplaced Priorities
Climate investments pull resources away from fighting poverty.
- Stocks
Opinion | Bring Back State-Led Corporate Governance
Reducing federal oversight will allow states to set rules that focus on business value over politicized initiatives.
- Stocks
Opinion | Bring Back State-Led Corporate Governance
Reducing federal oversight will allow states to set rules that focus on business value over politicized initiatives.
- Fintech & Payments
Revolut Chief Says FinTech Could Go Public in NY and London
Revolut’s co-founder and CEO says the FinTech is considering a dual London and New York stock market listing. In an interview Thursday (Sept. 17) with French newspaper Les Echos, Nik Storonsky said the company wanted to list in the U.S. as the market there provides more liquidity and a…
- Stocks
Corporate Donations to State AGs Are Setting Records This Year
Broadcasters and tech giants are writing big checks to state officials, who have weighed in on mergers.
- Stocks
OpenAI and Anthropic Revenues Dwarf Those of Chinese AI Models
Robust adoption of China’s artificial intelligence models has yet to yield corresponding revenues, according to a report published Thursday (Sept. 17) by research firm Rhodium Group. All of China’s AI models put together generate roughly a tenth of the revenue reported by the two leading U.S.…
- Stocks
My brother-in-law expects my husband and me to pay for his food every time we go out. How can I tell my husband I don’t want to do this anymore?
“We also pay for the daughter’s food and drinks and she doesn’t usually even eat half of the meal.”
- Commodities
The New Offensive Raising Oil Prices and Complicating Trump’s Iran War
WSJ’s Shelby Holliday explains how the Houthis pulled off a swift offensive that has sparked fighting and sent oil prices soaring.
- Regulation
Senators Demand Probe Into Amazon and Walmart AI Over Made in USA Claims
Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate how Amazon and Walmart handle “Made in America” goods and claims on their website and apps, Baldwin said in a Thursday (Sept. 17) press release. In a letter addressed to FTC…
- Stocks
This is the only cybersecurity stock that can post big gains, according to one analyst
Zscaler’s stock has missed out on the cybersecurity sector’s big rally this year — but it could soon get its moment in the…
- Stocks
SEC Opens Onchain Stock Trading, but Existing Tokens May Not Qualify
The SEC has granted temporary exemptions allowing onchain trading in tokenised US stocks. But at least two prominent existing products - xStocks and Binance bStocks - may not qualify in their current form. The SEC’s eligibility test focuses on the rights attached to each token. Under the…
- Companies
S&P Global agrees to acquire OpenZeppelin
S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire OpenZeppelin, the security standard for onchain finance.
- Fintech & Payments
Citi and Mastercard launch smart subscriptions in the UAE
Citi has launched Smart Subscriptions in the UAE, marking its first deployment of the solution anywhere in the world and selecting the UAE as its global launch market.
- Regulation
Securitize jumps after regulators greenlight some tokenized U.S. stock trading
Securitize surged Thursday after federal regulators greenlit the issuing of tokenized stocks on some trading platforms in the U.S.
- Stocks
Amazon’s secret weapon against Walmart could be a massive blitz in same-day delivery
BofA analysts say Amazon’s reported plans to expand same-day fulfillment centers represent an effort to make basic goods “immediately accessible.”
- Stocks
What Does Meaningful Broker Transparency Look Like? Insights from ePlanet Brokers’ H1 2026 Report
Transparency is one of the most common promises in financial services, but publishing internal operational metrics is a different matter. Brokers may be comfortable discussing products, technology and trading conditions, yet figures covering failed verification attempts, payment issues,…
- Stocks
AI was supposed to kill Google search. These numbers show the opposite, analyst says.
Google’s lead in search has strengthened and AI is leading to new growth, an Evercore ISI analyst notes.
- Stocks
Stephen Curry says his Li-Ning signature shoe will debut early next year
Golden State Warrior superstar Stephen Curry announced in June he was signing a long-term partnership with Chinese brand Li-Ning.
- Stocks
GM to Produce Patriot Missile Parts as U.S. Faces Critical Arms Shortage
The Detroit automaker’s partnership with Lockheed Martin is a potential lift to America’s munitions supplies depleted by the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.