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New York Fed Finds Surging Costs Turn Executive Outlook Negative
New York Fed Finds Surging Costs Turn Executive Outlook Negative
October 16, 2026  |  Economy

Service sector firms in New York State and nearby areas became pessimistic about the business outlook in early October, for the first time since December...

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Acorns Acquires Frich to Scale Financial Education
Acorns Acquires Frich to Scale Financial Education
October 16, 2026  |  Acquiring

Acorns has expanded its financial education community by acquiring Frich, the company said in a Wednesday (Oct. 14) press release. Frich is a community where young Americans learn...

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Marqeta and Coinbase Take Stablecoin Spending Mainstream
Marqeta and Coinbase Take Stablecoin Spending Mainstream
October 16, 2026  |  Blockchain

Marqeta’s enterprise customers can now offer stablecoin-backed cards powered by Coinbase, the companies said in a Friday (Oct. 16) press release. This offering is enabled by a...

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Federal Judge Denies Gemini and CFTC Bid to Erase 2025 Settlement
Federal Judge Denies Gemini and CFTC Bid to Erase 2025 Settlement
October 16, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

A federal judge refused to overturn a $5 million settlement that cryptocurrency exchange Gemini reached with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in January 2025 and...

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Trump Task Force Orders Report on AI Dangers
Trump Task Force Orders Report on AI Dangers
October 16, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

President Donald Trump’s artificial intelligence (AI) task force, the Super Intelligence Force, will commission a report from the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology to...

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Regions Bank Says AI Cybersecurity Drives Up Costs 1.5% to 3.5%
Regions Bank Says AI Cybersecurity Drives Up Costs 1.5% to 3.5%
October 16, 2026  |  Earnings

Regions Financial Corp., parent company of Regions Bank, expects the cost of cybersecurity to increase its adjusted noninterest expense by between 1.5% and 3.5% for full-year...

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Equifax Equips Lenders With Mastercard Open Finance Insights
Equifax Equips Lenders With Mastercard Open Finance Insights
October 16, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

Equifax now offers consumer-permissioned financial insights enabled via Mastercard Open Finance alongside the Equifax consumer credit file, the company said in a Friday (Oct. 16)...

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Circle Targets 40 New Markets to Capture Surging Stablecoin Demand
Circle Targets 40 New Markets to Capture Surging Stablecoin Demand
October 16, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoin issuer Circle plans to enter 40 new markets around the world, Circle CEO and Chairman Jeremy Allaire told Reuters in a report posted Friday...

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Tencent Confirms Third-Party AI Agents Targeted Alibaba Systems
Tencent Confirms Third-Party AI Agents Targeted Alibaba Systems
October 16, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Tencent’s artificial intelligence unit, Tencent Hunyuan (Tencent Hy), said Thursday (Oct. 15) that rogue AI agent activity covered in recent reports originated from evaluations of...

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