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Verizon agreed a multibillion-dollar deal with Corning to reserve 80+ million miles of optical fiber for broadband and AI backbone networks through 2032.
Boston Scientific says an Aug. cyber incident is likely material, disrupted global manufacturing and shipments and makes meeting 2026 sales and EPS guidance unlikely.
Chile's Orionx said Sept. 3 it is closing after a forensic audit found $7M+ in customer assets moved to external wallets; withdrawals suspended.
A single on-chain transfer of 7,656 BTC (about $612 million) moved between two unlabeled wallets, Whale Alert reported.
Washington’s DFI charged CoinFlip with anti-money-laundering and consumer-protection failures, seeking license revocation, refunds and a $1.03M fine.
The SEC proposed rescinding its 2010 'pay‑to‑play' rule barring advisers from paid government work after certain political donations; public comment is open.
On Sept. 2 a wallet tagged 'Coinbase Institutional' moved 1,992 BTC (~$154M), one of several large same-day Coinbase-linked transfers.
Circle's USDC Treasury minted two 250 million USDC batches on Solana (~$500M). On-chain mints don't show whether tokens entered circulation.
Trackers show 500 million XRP 'unlocked' on Sept. 1 followed Ripple's monthly escrow schedule; no evidence of a $689M open-market sale.
CBO finds automatic stabilizers will barely reduce deficits from 2026–2036, leaving structurally large federal deficits averaging 6.1% of potential GDP.
July PCE inflation stayed at 3.7% (core 3.3%), well above the Fed's 2% goal, while real consumer spending was essentially flat.
AAA says August 2026 was the first August on record with U.S. national average gasoline above $4 a gallon every day, underscoring persistent summer fuel costs.
Nvidia posted a record $96.2B quarter and forecast $108B next quarter as data-center AI demand drives revenue; outlook excludes China compute.
Second BEA estimate leaves Q2 GDP at 1.5% but shows stronger private demand, firmer inflation and a sharp jump in corporate profits.
Bitcoin topped $81,000 on Aug. 25 — its highest since mid‑May — after nearly $2bn of U.S. spot‑ETF inflows, Treasury long‑bond buybacks and a softer dollar.
SEC’s Corporation Finance will stop issuing nonbinding no-action and no-objection replies on Rule 14a-8 shareholder proposals, shifting disputes away from staff review.
Polish outlets report Zondacrypto founder Przemysław Kral is cooperating with prosecutors and seeking sentence mitigation in a probe into at least 2.4bn zloty losses.
A GAO report finds limited evidence on what the original Opportunity Zones achieved, even as Qualified Opportunity Funds held $108B; revisions may improve tracking.
FTC and five state attorneys general proposed undoing Zillow’s $100M deal with Redfin and would require Redfin to restart its rental-advertising business.
Grayscale says its Zcash trust may begin trading on NYSE Arca around Aug. 25 under ticker ZCSH, pending regulatory approvals; ZEC surged above $814.