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Europe's car makers are in crisis. Will the threat of war rescue them?
Auto executives across Europe hope rearmament can help them flex their industrial muscles once more.
Federal Reserve Board requests public comment on two proposals related to establishing a regulatory framework for Board-supervised payment stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act
Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Sandy Spring Bank
SEC Publishes Updated Market Statistics, Highlighting Increase in IPOs and Proceeds Raised
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) published updated statistics and data visualizations covering key segments of the U.S. capital markets, including a notable increase in the number of initial public…
SEC Charges South Florida Resident and His Company for Alleged Investment Scheme Defrauding Law Enforcement
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged CMI Capital LLC and its founder and manager, Michael D. Williams, for an alleged fraudulent investment scheme that raised approximately $860,000 from at least 18 investors, many of whom are current or…
Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by BancFirst Corporation
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SEC Censures OTC Link LLC for Repeated Compliance Failures Related to Regulation SCI
The Securities and Exchange Commission today censured New York-based broker dealer OTC Link LLC and ordered it to pay a $575,000 civil penalty for longstanding violations of Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity (SCI).According to the SEC’s settled…
Is Startup Equity a Bad Deal?
Imagine joining a startup as employee number 10. Your salary is a bit below what the market pays for your role, but, in exchange, you get equity. How much? 0.25% of the company to be exact. You do the math in your head—if the company sells for $100M in a few years, you'll make $250,000. Not bad, right? Wrong, and for quite a few reasons. Once you take into account how startup equity typically…
“I don’t sweep the floor with my uterus.” Absolutely love this conversation between @corinnelow.com and @soumayakeynes.ft.com about gender and time use in parenting. (Yes, they have spreadsheets!)
“I don’t sweep the floor with my uterus.” Absolutely love this conversation between @corinnelow.com and @soumayakeynes.ft.com about gender and time use in parenting. (Yes, they have spreadsheets!) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Brookfield of Dreams
Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with SNB Bancshares and Bank of Eufaula
Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with former employee of Northstar Bank, former employee of American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., and former employee of Regions Bank
Looking for Eliquis? 👀 You can find it on costplusdrugs.com with clear, upfront cash pricing before you order! 💊 2.5 mg | 60 tablets: $345 💊 5 mg | 60 tablets: $345 💊 5 mg
Looking for Eliquis? 👀 You can find it on costplusdrugs.com with clear, upfront cash pricing before you order! 💊 2.5 mg | 60 tablets: $345 💊 5 mg | 60 tablets: $345 💊 5 mg | 74 tablets: $426 🔗 www.costplusdrugs.com/medications/...
The 2025 American Community Survey should have come out today. But it has been delayed because of unusual political encroachment at Census. ACS drives business and policy decisions, especially in…
The 2025 American Community Survey should have come out today. But it has been delayed because of unusual political encroachment at Census. ACS drives business and policy decisions, especially in local communities, and is the primary input to Census’s immigration estimates.
SEC Issues “Innovation Exemption” to Facilitate the Trading of Tokenized NMS Stock and Request for Comment
The SEC is taking a significant step forward, within its statutory authority, to bring America’s capital markets into the digital age by facilitating onchain trading of certain tokenized stocks.
The Federal Reserve voted to raise interest rates by a quarter point as policymakers try to tamp down inflation after more than five years of above-target price increases. Full coverage: #EconSky
The Federal Reserve voted to raise interest rates by a quarter point as policymakers try to tamp down inflation after more than five years of above-target price increases. Full coverage: www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09... #EconSky
SEC Proposes Rescission of Shareholder Proposal Rule and Reforms to Proxy Solicitation Process
The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed to rescind Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which exceeds the scope of the Commission's statutory authority and intrudes into matters of state law.The Commission outlined…
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New Census data: Median household income, adjusted for inflation, rose 2.6 percent in 2025, to $87,460. The poverty rate (as measured by the supplemental poverty measure) held steady at 13.1…
New Census data: Median household income, adjusted for inflation, rose 2.6 percent in 2025, to $87,460. The poverty rate (as measured by the supplemental poverty measure) held steady at 13.1 percent. #EconSky
Yesterday, the yield on the 10-year Treasury hit 5 percent for the first time since 2023. Today, I'm on The Daily explaining why yields are rising, and why you should care. Give it a listen! #EconSky
Yesterday, the yield on the 10-year Treasury hit 5 percent for the first time since 2023. Today, I'm on The Daily explaining why yields are rising, and why you should care. Give it a listen! www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/p... #EconSky
What Was the Best Portfolio Over the Last 50 Years?
A few months ago, I analyzed U.S. stock returns over the last century. Today, I'm going to determine the best portfolio over the last 50 years among the following asset classes: U.S. Stocks International Stocks Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) U.S. Corporate Bonds 10-Year Treasury Notes 3-month Treasury Bills Gold Commodities U.S. Homes To do this, I examined the BullionVault annual return…
SEC Grants Exemptive Relief from Certain Inline XBRL Filing or Submission Requirements
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued an order granting exemptive relief from certain Inline XBRL requirements adopted on Dec. 16, 2024. More specifically, the Commission is granting exemptive relief from filing or submitting the following in…
And there we are: 10-year at 5%. #EconSky
I don't know if AI is going to destroy humanity. Neither do you. But here's what I do know: It's very difficult to have a sober conversation about this when there's so much money at stake.
I don't know if AI is going to destroy humanity. Neither do you. But here's what I do know: It's very difficult to have a sober conversation about this when there's so much money at stake. www.axios.com/2026/09/11/d...
The Five Deals That Made Apollo
From distressed debt to a trillion-dollar machine
Musings on Markets — Aswath Damodaran·Interest Rates and Stock Prices: An Old Debate Flares up!
The war in Iran, oil prices and worries about a recession have all taken turns driving stock prices in 2026 but talk about interest rates and where they are going has been a constant concern all year. In the last few weeks, interest rate worries have come to the surface again, for three reasons, all related. The first is the rise in long-term US treasury rates to levels not seen in twenty years…
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Living Poor to Die Rich
I recently joined a professional organization to discuss various topics in wealth management. On our first Zoom call there was a debate around the use of levered long/short strategies. For the uninitiated, a levered long/short strategy is a way of taking market risk (like buying an index fund) while generating tax losses to offset capital gains (now or in the future). The leverage is what's…
Neutral
Aviation faces hotter, stormier skies – and passengers might have to accept more disruption
Are people going to have to increasingly accept more delays and diversions as the effects of climate change intensify?
Hot European Summer
Europe is outperforming – but Europeans aren’t participating
Musings on Markets — Aswath Damodaran·The Scaling and Profitability Trade off: Venture Capital's Weakest Link!
It is undeniable technology companies have found their most hospitable setting in the United States and while there are many reasons for the US dominance of technology, easier access to capital for young businesses has been a key ingredient. Venture capital in the US, in its institutional and organized form, can trace its roots back to the 1950s, and over the last few decades, it has generated…