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World Liberty secured an OCC license to issue stablecoins and settle transactions. The venture, backed by the US president's family, has similar flaws cited in regulatory rejections of peers such as Wise and Bunq. At a minimum, the optics undermine a solid policy initiative.
Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller rebuked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for meddling in bond markets, arguing it will worsen inflation. The US intervention to curb interest rates would also repress the volatility traders treasure. When investors talk, it's always their books.
Team Trump is downplaying management quality in a dromedary-themed acronym that includes capital, assets, earnings, liquidity and sensitivity to risk. A new spirit animal works better, with an extra A for access to the president. Two other additions summarize the softer approach.
Bank of America’s warning that fees will fall 10% rattled investors expecting a boom. Yet M&A is increasingly dominated by a handful of mega-deals as once-dependable buyouts stutter, while there are few true chatbot champions. The gap between haves and have-nots is widening.
Bank of America’s warning that fees will fall 10% rattled investors expecting a boom. Yet M&A is increasingly dominated by a handful of mega-deals as once-dependable buyouts stutter, while there are few true chatbot champions. The gap between haves and have-nots is widening.
The mega-bank is eyeing yet another takeover target: Palmer Square, a corporate debt shop that manages $37 bln. Few peers have used their deregulation windfalls so acquisitively. Although boss David Solomon's deal track record is patchy, others may feel pressure to follow.
A decision to name John Waldron as the next CEO of the investment bank would be an orderly and low-key way to replace boss David Solomon. Compared with the fuzzy leadership plans of JPMorgan and Bank of America, it’s a welcome change. Yet the clarity doubles the key-man hazard.
Giving AI assistants like Meta's Muse full dominion over their cash might go too far for most people. But savings accounts earning meager interest may tempt and normalize bank-hopping. If forced to compete by comparison-shopping bots, dozens of banks would see profits evaporate.
The buyout shop and co-owner Warburg Pincus want to sell IntraFi, which lets lenders offer deposit insurance beyond a statutory $250,000 cap. The mooted value represents 400% growth over seven years. It’s just awkward timing as fears rise of autonomous agents managing balances.
The AI lab’s IPO prospectus touts rising efficiency, which makes sense for a firm selling robot coders. But spending on personnel seems to be rising relative to computing expenses, accounting for perhaps a third of 2026’s research budget. It’s a glass half empty for the humans.
