Securities regulators, antitrust, capital rules and enforcement actions.
29 report(s) in the archive
The derivatives regulator moved to cover exchanges and crypto activity even as a separate agency scrapped digital-asset guidance for banks.
The CFTC proposed two new rules covering crypto exchanges and trading activity, while a separate US regulator withdrew its digital-asset rules for banks, continuing a broader pullback in crypto oversight.
The regulator found the flaw did not pose a safety risk, removing a near-term cloud over delivery schedules.
The FAA determined a software glitch in the Boeing 737 MAX does not pose a safety issue, and Boeing shares gained on the finding.
The regulator's decision pushes back certification of Boeing's largest MAX variant just as CEO Kelly Ortberg nears the two-year mark in his turnaround effort.
The FAA has delayed certification of the 737 MAX 10 because of a software glitch, extending a losing streak in Boeing shares.
Interest from outside suitors comes as UBS and Swiss regulators continue to negotiate capital rules following the Credit Suisse takeover.
A Swiss newspaper reported that foreign banks have expressed interest in a potential merger with UBS, though no details on which institutions or what terms were disclosed.
Executive chairman Marc Grandisson purchased $1.6 million in shares while chief operating officer Andrew Davis bought $64,489, regulatory filings show.
Howard Hughes Holdings' executive chairman and chief operating officer both disclosed open-market stock purchases, a cluster of insider buying that stands out against the ordinary rate of executive selling seen elsewhere in the market.
UBS stock fell in the same session the Swiss bank disclosed cutting its holding in RC Fornax below the regulatory reporting threshold and addressed capital pressure at a Bank of America financials conference.
UBS stock declined on September 22 as the bank disclosed a reduced stake in RC Fornax and discussed capital pressure at an industry conference.
Both media companies rallied on reports that antitrust settlement discussions are advancing, while Netflix shares did not move with them.
Warner Bros. Discovery rose 7% and Paramount Skydance climbed 5% in the September 21 session after reports said talks to settle antitrust concerns over their proposed tie-up are progressing.
Commentary points to select cryptocurrencies recovering after the Federal Reserve's rate move and a stumble in the CLARITY Act process.
Analysts argue several leading cryptocurrencies have absorbed both a Fed rate hike and a setback in the CLARITY Act regulatory push without lasting damage.
A wave of forced buying from short sellers pushed bitcoin above the $81,000 level even as rate and regulatory headwinds persisted.
Bitcoin climbed above $81,000 as a short squeeze forced bearish positions to cover, overwhelming pressure from interest-rate and regulatory concerns.
The Wall Street Journal reports advanced talks come as Paramount separately discusses CNN oversight and film-release commitments with state officials.
Paramount is in advanced talks to settle a lawsuit tied to its Warner Bros. Discovery deal, according to the Wall Street Journal, while also negotiating with states over CNN monitoring and film-release commitments.
Traders point to cooling expectations of further rate hikes and rising hopes for friendlier crypto regulation as the drivers behind the move.
Bitcoin rose above $81,000 as investors grew less worried about additional rate hikes and more optimistic about regulatory treatment of crypto.
A monopoly finding against Google and a delayed Gemini flagship are combining to weigh on Alphabet shares.
Alphabet shares are on their worst run since 2015, a stretch that coincides with an unresolved illegal-monopoly finding against Google and a Gemini AI flagship that has yet to ship the way CEO Sundar Pichai promised in June.
Separate wire reports put the payout at $16.68 billion, $17 billion and $18 billion, but all describe one wave of settlements with state regulators and plaintiffs.
Meta shares rose after the company agreed to resolve a 52-state attorneys general investigation and a related social-media addiction trial, with reported settlement figures ranging from $16.68 billion to $18 billion.
The move followed a White House sit-down with SEC and CFTC leadership, where Trump pressed Congress to act on crypto legislation.
Bitcoin rose 7% after President Trump met with crypto industry executives alongside the heads of the SEC and CFTC and urged Congress to pass market-structure legislation.
Regulatory filings show the billionaire investor trimmed three of the market's best-known chip names in favor of other companies tied to AI buildout.
Stanley Druckenmiller sold his positions in Micron, Intel and Broadcom and redeployed into other AI infrastructure stocks, according to disclosed portfolio changes.
President presses Congress on the stalled Clarity Act during an Innovation Advisory Committee gathering of exchange chiefs; HYPE surges 11% after Trump says CFTC Chair Selig is working to onshore Hyperliquid's perpetual futures venue.
A White House crypto event turned into a policy catalyst: Trump publicly urged Congress to advance the Clarity Act, which has stalled in the Senate over provisions that fail to constrain the president's own digital-asset ventures. Bitcoin rallied 5.5% and Hyperliquid's HYPE token jumped 11% on comments that the CFTC is working to bring the offshore perpetuals platform into the U.S. regulatory perimeter.
Regulator sues former executives of the collapsed subprime auto lender while proposing tailored disclosure rules for certain digital asset offerings
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against former executives of failed auto lender Tricolor and simultaneously advanced a bespoke rulemaking for crypto asset offerings, signalling parallel tracks of enforcement against subprime credit misconduct and accommodation for tokenized capital formation.
JPMorgan's debanking of Polymarket, Kalshi's clash with Nevada over geofencing penalties, a 200,000-customer breach at Israel's Bits of Gold and Trump Media's retreat from bitcoin mark an inflection in digital-asset risk pricing.
A cluster of disclosures has exposed the operational and regulatory fragility of the digital-asset and prediction-market complex. JPMorgan cut banking ties with Polymarket over regulatory concerns, Kalshi is contesting a Nevada geofencing fine, Israel's largest crypto broker suffered a breach exposing personal and bank data on 200,000 customers, and Trump Media is pivoting away from bitcoin after nearly $200 million in losses.
German direct investment into the United States fell to a three-year low, according to fresh data, as tariff volatility and regulatory unpredictability push Europe's largest industrial base to defer American expansion plans.
German companies cut US investment to the lowest level in three years, a signal that transatlantic capital flows are being re-priced around policy risk rather than fundamentals.
Allegations against Hengli over sanctioned oil purchases arrive alongside renewed Russian strikes on Kyiv, keeping geopolitical risk premia embedded in energy and freight markets.
Chinese refiner Hengli has been accused of funding Iran through purchases of sanctioned crude, escalating enforcement risk for Asian teapot refiners. Simultaneously, Russian missile strikes ignited fires across Kyiv, reinforcing the persistence of conflict-driven supply uncertainty.