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The Nasdaq is down more than 2% as the AI bull market trade continues to unwind. U.S. interest rates are plunging even as oil surges.

Technology shares led regional losses as mixed U.S. earnings unsettled investors and Brent crude climbed above $112 a barrel.

Citadel's founder says investors are almost certainly in an AI bubble, warns a chip glut could crash prices like empty airline seats, yet expects the survivors to lead for decades.

Adding the fintech's branded-wallet platform, stored value and technology would let Cross River "offer partners a complete embedded finance stack," the $8.5 billion-asset bank said.

BrightFlixx Finance (Luxembourg) S.A. has commenced concurrent cash tender offers for all outstanding shares of Cavitation Technologies, Inc. — a net aggregate purchase price of $35 million less outstanding liabilities — and for all outstanding shares of Alchemy Beverages Inc., a privately held Delaware corporation affiliated with Cavitation.

At Sibos 2026, the Euro Banking Association shares the ways in which banks can combat agentic AI disintermediation and reduce European payment fragmentation. How agentic AI could reshape bank brands and customer loyalty.

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has approved the first retail fund to invest directly in Bitcoin, prioritising investor protection and transparency.

GLOBAL, October 19, 2026 — WTW (NASDAQ: WTW) has announced the next-generation AI Assistant for RiskAgility Financial Modeller (FM), its flagship life modelling and financial reporting platform. The integration of semi-autonomous agentic capabilities in RiskAgility FM moves…

Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement actions with Gardner Bancshares, Inc. and Small Business Bank

New Q&As available 16 October 2026 CCP Digital Finance and Innovation The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's securities markets regulator, has published the following question and answer: European crowdfunding service providers for business Crowdfunding…

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee announced that it will hold a meeting on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at 10 a.m. to continue discussing IPO modernization and explore potential policy…

Corporate finance firms help businesses raise funding and implement strategic transactions, supporting investment and growth.This brings responsibility: clients need to be able to trust that firms will act with integrity and manage any conflicts of interest. That trust underpins…

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged private fund adviser Meyer Global Management LLC (MGM) and its CEO, Owen E.H. Meyer, with defrauding investors and MGM-managed funds in connection with investments in SpaceX and other pre-IPO…

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…

Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with SNB Bancshares and Bank of Eufaula

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.