Finance

Banking

Banks Are Making Hay Out of Post-Banking Crisis Safeguards

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Banks are finding novel ways to game the Fed’s safeguard systems, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis.

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Patent Drop

JPMorgan Adds to Space Ambitions with Off-Planet Payments

The bank’s out-of-this-world patent for “space-based payments” relies on blockchain networks, satellites and stablecoins.

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Blockchain

Asset Managers Want Bitcoin ETF Supremacy Even if They Don’t Exist Yet

Asset managers are already in a pricing war to see who can offer the most attractive spot bitcoin ETFs, whether the SEC approves or not.

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Technology

Twilio CEO Resigns Amid Activist Push

Twilio CEO and co-founder Jeff Lawson says he’s step down following a protracted battle with a pair of persnickety activist investors.

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Banking

Banks Have a Lot of Cash But Aren’t Ready to Use It

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The lenders that survived last spring’s crisis throughout the industry are flush, but are still shy about spending.

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Regulation

Lina Khan’s Square Deal: How the FTC is redefining antitrust for a populist age

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After a lengthy process, the FTC and the DoJ recently released new guidelines for evaluating the legality of mergers and acquisitions.

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Industrials

US Steel Gets a Big Buyout, But Not Everyone’s a Fan

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Once the world’s largest corporation, US Steel agreed to sell itself to Japan’s Nippon Steel for just over $14 billion in a deal.

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