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Burnham scraps restrictions on disabled people’s bus passes in England
Move means holders will be able to travel free on local services at any time of day or night from April next yearDisabled people across England will be able to use their free bus …
OCC approves Trump family crypto company for trust charter
The US financial regulator gave conditional approval for World Liberty Financial’s charter bid as ten Democrats signed onto a bill to “prevent corruption in banking applications.“
Prediction Markets Give the Fed 74% Odds of Standing Pat in September
Traders across Polymarket, Kalshi, and Myriad are leaning the same way: no change at the September meeting.
Treasury Proposes Rules Defining Who Can Legally Sell Stablecoins in US
Exchanges and other crypto platforms would face new restrictions on selling stablecoins to US customers beginning in 2027.
57 Trump officials are worth $100 million or more—quadruple the combined total of the last three presidents
The tally comes as only 32% of Americans approve of Trump's handling of the economy, down from 40%
Check your fridge: Nearly 19 million eggs are under the FDA’s most serious recall classification
Nearly 19 million eggs linked to a 98-person salmonella outbreak now carry the FDA's highest-risk classification. Some may still be in fridges.
OpenAI’s Answer to Rogue Agents and Hacks Is More AI, Not Less
OpenAI President Greg Brockman's new essay cites his company's own hack of Hugging Face to push urgent AI-powered defense.
Does Reform's plan to cut £50bn in welfare spending add up?
BBC Verify breaks down what the party says it wants to do to cut the benefits bill - and how realistic it is.
‘Only idiot startup founders stay in Cali’: Mark Cuban rips billionaire tax—and opens a rift inside the Democratic Party
The business mogul fired shots at the Democratic economic patriot over concerns of taxing young startup companies out of California.
XRP Price Holds to Near Two-Year Streak, But Charts Flash a Warning Sign
XRP is clinging to the dollar price line it's defended since Trump's 2024 win. But both the daily and weekly charts are now flashing red.
Burger King is closing the gap in the burger wars with a simple formula: Better food and a star executive who takes customers’ calls himself
Burger King surpassed Wendy’s as America’s second-largest burger retailer last quarter after a bump in U.S. same-store sales.
Saylor says share buyback isn’t priority as Strategy builds $4.8 billion cash reserve
Strategy is prioritizing STRC, cash reserves, and its credit business over stock buybacks, Executive Chairman Michael Saylor said Monday.
Binance to plan UK relaunch with FCA license application: Report
Binance’s UK arm has been barred from offering regulated activities in the country since June 2021, but the company will reportedly move to secure licensing under new crypto rules.
Solana’s Pump Token Leads Crypto Market Gainers as Chart Paints Golden Cross
The native token of Solana's Pump.fun is up 8%, and the pattern bulls have been waiting for is starting to form on the daily chart.
U.S. strategic reserves are getting so low it threatens damaging the 60 underground salt caverns storing American oil
“We should be highly concerned about the integrity of the caverns anytime crude inventories drop below 300 million barrels,” one petroleum engineering professor warned.
Andreessen Horowitz focus of DOJ probe over board directors
Andreessen Horowitz has closely aligned itself with the second Trump administration.
Ethereum Developers Target Privacy Changes in Next Major Upgrade
A proposed package would let privacy pools pay their own transaction fees without relying on intermediaries.
Film commission backs Amazon MGM expansion of studios
The Berkshire film studio was previously home to iconic horror studio Hammer Films.
Ministers drop plan to relax affordable housing rules after negative response
Government concedes ‘significant opposition’ requires new approach on quotas for medium-sized development sitesMinisters have dropped plans to relax affordable housing rules for d…
CFTC seeks public input on AI compute futures contracts as CME eyes October launch
The regulatory review could shape an emerging market that lets companies and investors trade and hedge the cost of increasingly scarce AI computing power.
The ‘Jamie premium’ nears $1 trillion as JP Morgan flirts with historic market valuation
CEO Jamie Dimon has spent two decades building JP Morgan into the lion of Wall Street. Its market cap was $138 billion when he took over
BitMart founder dismisses calls for audit as users report blocked funds, unpaid employees
Sheldon Lee said a Chinese-language X account making the claims was hacked. Users want wallets, assets and liabilities disclosed.
US Treasury moves forward with rules on GENIUS Act after July deadline
The stablecoin bill signed into law last year is scheduled to go into effect in January 2027, potentially without finalized regulations from US government agencies.
Wall Street Pushback Halts SEC's Crypto Fundraising Framework, Sources Say
The securities regulator cited an "unforeseen scheduling issue," but sources point to a legal threat from Wall Street trade group SIFMA and an administration waiting to see whethe…