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Fed Data Shows Tariffs Drove Inflation in 2025

Fed Data Shows Tariffs Drove Inflation in 2025
Fed Data Shows Tariffs Drove Inflation in 2025
October 08, 2026  |  Economy

New research shows that the cost of many consumer goods would have declined last year if not for U.S. tariffs. The paper from the Federal Reserve Bank of...

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Starbucks Weighs Takeover Bid for Slumping Chipotle
Starbucks Weighs Takeover Bid for Slumping Chipotle
October 08, 2026  |  Business

Starbucks has worked with advisors on a takeover proposal for Chipotle Mexican Grill, the Financial Times reported Thursday (Oct. 8), citing unnamed sources. The status...

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Google Cloud Targets Enterprise Market With Universal Agent for Work
Google Cloud Targets Enterprise Market With Universal Agent for Work
October 08, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Google Cloud announced a universal artificial intelligence agent for work called Gemini agent that will be joined by industry-specific agents for financial services, legal, government,...

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Coinbase Looks to Cash in as Banks Embrace Crypto
Coinbase Looks to Cash in as Banks Embrace Crypto
October 08, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Coinbase is reportedly expanding its services for traditional financial firms amid growing institutional cryptocurrency adoption. Banks are increasingly launching their own digital asset services, and...

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Chase Adds Payroll to Larger Business Banking Offering
Chase Adds Payroll to Larger Business Banking Offering
October 07, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Chase is expanding its payroll service to help business clients dealing with cash flow pressures. The new offering, announced Wednesday (Oct. 7), brings Chase Payroll...

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U.S. Bank Debuts Service to Help Clients Spot Identity Threats
U.S. Bank Debuts Service to Help Clients Spot Identity Threats
October 07, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

U.S. Bank introduced a service called Project 360, designed to help customers protect their privacy, according to a Wednesday (Oct. 7) press release. Project 360...

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Community Banks Sue OCC Over Crypto Trust Bank Charters
Community Banks Sue OCC Over Crypto Trust Bank Charters
October 07, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) has taken its long-running fight against special-purpose crypto banks to federal court. In a lawsuit filed Friday (Oct....

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Meta and Sierra Build Standard for How Personal Agents Interact With Businesses
Meta and Sierra Build Standard for How Personal Agents Interact With Businesses
October 06, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

An open standard that defines how personal agents interact with businesses is being developed by Sierra, Meta, Genesys, Instinct, Rocket, Shopify, Stripe and Walmart, Sierra...

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