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First Digital Signs Definitive Agreement to Become a Publicly Listed Company to Build the Infrastructure for the Agentic Economy automated-news
First Digital Signs Definitive Agreement to Become a Publicly Listed Company to Build the Infrastructure for the Agentic Economy

First Digital, the group behind FDUSD, which has recorded more than $4 trillion in cumulative trading volume, has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with CSLM Digital Asset Acquisition Corp III valuing First Digital at $250 million on a pre-money equity basis; on closing, the p

06 Oct 2026 🔒
Isabella Bank and Grand River Commerce receive regulatory approval for merger automated-news
Isabella Bank and Grand River Commerce receive regulatory approval for merger

Isabella Bank and Grand River Commerce receive regulatory approval for merger

06 Oct 2026 🔒
‘Most dangerous product in crypto’ vexes Singapore automated-news
‘Most dangerous product in crypto’ vexes Singapore

City-state averse to risk and scandal tries to distance itself from homegrown Hyperliquid Labs and its popular ‘perps’

06 Oct 2026 🔒
Five things to know about the death at Russia’s anti-plague laboratory automated-news
Five things to know about the death at Russia’s anti-plague laboratory

In light of Russia’s record on biological weapons and lab accidents, the death of an anti-plague researcher raises questions to consider. The post Five things to know about the death at Russia’s anti-plague laboratory appeared first on Atlantic Council.

06 Oct 2026 🔒
Virginia Lieutenant Governor Opposes NextEra-Dominion Deal automated-news
Virginia Lieutenant Governor Opposes NextEra-Dominion Deal

Virginia Lieutenant Governor Ghazala Hashmi voiced opposition to NextEra’s proposed $67 billion takeover of utility Dominion Energy Inc., adding an outright objection to the calls for more scrutiny of the deal as it awaits state regulatory approval.

06 Oct 2026 🔒
Apollo Weighs Larger Role in Government Lending as Debt Soars automated-news
Apollo Weighs Larger Role in Government Lending as Debt Soars

Apollo Global Management is scoping out a bigger role in financing debt-laden governments and state-backed companies as they increasingly turn to private capital to plug budget gaps.

06 Oct 2026 🔒
Three years after October 7, Israel is facing inward automated-news
Three years after October 7, Israel is facing inward

A foiled flydubai attack has revived the sense of abandonment many Israelis felt almost exactly three years earlier. The post Three years after October 7, Israel is facing inward appeared first on Atlantic Council.

06 Oct 2026 🔒
Asian Stocks Edge Lower as Korea Lags, Oil Gains: Markets Wrap automated-news
Asian Stocks Edge Lower as Korea Lags, Oil Gains: Markets Wrap

Asian shares edged lower, diverging from a record-setting rally on Wall Street as South Korean equities lagged. Crude oil rose.

06 Oct 2026 🔒
Trump says nobody knows who is running Iran - Reuters automated-news
Trump says nobody knows who is running Iran - Reuters

Trump says nobody knows who is running Iran Reuters

06 Oct 2026 🔒
Ken Leech Agrees to $3 Million SEC Fine Over Cherry-Picking Case automated-news
Ken Leech Agrees to $3 Million SEC Fine Over Cherry-Picking Case

Ken Leech, the former co-chief investment officer at Western Asset Management Co., agreed to pay $3 million to settle a US Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit claiming he’d cherry picked winning trades.

06 Oct 2026 🔒
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