Consumer Sentiment Rose in July, Though Inflation Concerns Continue
Consumer Sentiment Rose in July, Though Inflation Concerns Continue
July 18, 2025  |  Economy

Consumer sentiment inched up in July to reach its highest level in five months, though it remained below its December reading and its historical average,...

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Trump Signs GENIUS Bill as Private Stablecoins Corner CBDCs
Trump Signs GENIUS Bill as Private Stablecoins Corner CBDCs
July 18, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

It finally happened. On Friday (July 18), at a White House Ceremony, U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law the country’s first-ever piece of crypto...

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UK’s FCA Proposes New Protections for BNPL Borrowers
UK’s FCA Proposes New Protections for BNPL Borrowers
July 18, 2025  |  Buy Now Pay Later

The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority proposed new protections for buy now, pay later borrowers that would take effect when BNPL comes under the regulator’s...

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American Express Likes What It Sees in ‘Wait and See’ Economy
American Express Likes What It Sees in ‘Wait and See’ Economy
July 18, 2025  |  Earnings

American Express isn’t waiting for the economy to make up its mind. It’s already betting cardholders will keep spending even as headlines wobble from “soft...

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This Week in AI: AI Startups Hit Fundraising Gold
This Week in AI: AI Startups Hit Fundraising Gold
July 18, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Fortunes are being spent in artificial intelligence (AI), with Perplexity, Thinking Machines and Anthropic attracting billions from investors. Meanwhile, Google, Meta and Blackstone have pledged...

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Meta Rejects European Commission’s AI Code of Practice, Citing ‘Overreach’
Meta Rejects European Commission’s AI Code of Practice, Citing ‘Overreach’
July 18, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Meta will not sign the European Commission’s code of practice for general-purpose AI models, Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan said in a Friday (July...

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Meta Continues AI Focus by Adding 2 Ex-Apple Researchers
Meta Continues AI Focus by Adding 2 Ex-Apple Researchers
July 18, 2025  |  Meta

Meta reportedly continued its artificial intelligence (AI)-focused hiring spree by adding two AI researchers who had worked for Apple. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Regions Financial: Tech Investments Drove 10% YoY Revenue Growth
Regions Financial: Tech Investments Drove 10% YoY Revenue Growth
July 18, 2025  |  Earnings

Regions Financial Corp.’s investments in technology and talent drove 10% year-over-year growth in revenue in the second quarter, bringing the regional bank’s total revenue for...

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OpenAI Transforms ChatGPT Into an AI Agent
OpenAI Transforms ChatGPT Into an AI Agent
July 18, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

OpenAI is rolling out a major update that transforms ChatGPT from a conversational AI tool into a fully agentic system, capable of executing complex tasks...

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