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Brazil to Bar Bitcoin and Stablecoin Settlement in Regulated eFX Channel from Oct. 1, 2026

Brazil’s central bank will ban settlement using bitcoin and stablecoins in its regulated eFX cross-border payments channel, effective Oct. 1, 2026.

#brazil, #cryptocurrency, #stablecoins, #payments

Apple Posts Best March Quarter Ever, Raises Dividend and Authorizes $100 Billion Buyback

Apple posted its strongest March quarter—$111.2B revenue—fueled by record iPhone and Services sales; dividend raised and $100B buyback authorized.

$AAPL, #apple, #earnings, #aapl, #technology

STB Says It Received Revised Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern Merger Filing; Completeness Comments Due May 8

Surface Transportation Board received a revised Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger filing; comments on completeness are due May 8, 2026.

$UNP, $NSC, #railroads, #mergers, #transportation, #regulation

Caterpillar Q1 Sales and Profit Jump 22% as Tariff Costs Trim Margins

Caterpillar's Q1 sales rose 22% to $17.4B and EPS increased, but higher tariff-related manufacturing costs trimmed profit margins.

$CAT, #caterpillar, #earnings, #manufacturing, #construction

Tether Proposes Merging Twenty One Capital, Strike and Elektron Energy Into One Listed Bitcoin Company

Tether Investments proposed combining public bitcoin firm Twenty One Capital with Jack Mallers’ Strike and miner Elektron Energy to form a listed crypto company.

$XXI, #tether, #bitcoin, #merger, #crypto, #mining

Interior Schedules June 5 ANWR Coastal Plain Lease Sale — First Under 2025 Law

Interior schedules an ANWR Coastal Plain oil-and-gas lease sale for June 5 — the first required under a 2025 law that mandates repeated auctions despite weak bids and pending litigation.

#anwr, #alaska, #oil, #leasing, #environment

Teamsters picket Amazon delivery sites in Los Angeles and Queens over alleged retaliation

Teamsters picketed Amazon facilities in Los Angeles and Queens, saying Amazon canceled a DSP contract after drivers unionized; NLRB cases are pending.

$AMZN, #teamsters, #amazon, #labor, #delivery

Japan to Release Second Tranche of National Oil Reserves, Shipments Start May 1

Japan will release 5.8 million kiloliters — about 20 days of use — from national reserves starting May 1 to steady supplies amid Middle East disruption.

#japan, #oil, #energysecurity, #strategicreserves

U.S. Banking Regulators Finalize Rule Lowering Community Bank Leverage Ratio to 8%

Federal regulators finalized a rule lowering the Community Bank Leverage Ratio to 8% and lengthening the grace period for small banks.

#banking, #communitybanks, #regulation, #capital

Golden Pass LNG Ships First Export Cargo on April 22, Adding U.S. Capacity

Golden Pass LNG loaded its first cargo on April 22 at Sabine Pass, Texas, becoming the 10th U.S. export terminal and boosting exports by ~2.1 Bcf/d.

$XOM, #lng, #naturalgas, #energy, #goldenpass

Longtime Xbox Executive Kiki Wolfkill Leaves Microsoft After 28 Years

Kiki Wolfkill, Xbox’s head of IP expansion and longtime Halo executive producer, left Microsoft on April 17 after nearly 28 years; next role unannounced.

$MSFT, #kikiwolfkill, #microsoft, #xbox, #halo

Army Discloses $2.7 Billion Dark Eagle Production Award but Leaves Contractor Unnamed

Army announced a $2.7 billion production contract for the Dark Eagle hypersonic glide body tied to an accelerated FY2026 fielding, but did not name the contractor.

#defense, #hypersonics, #army, #procurement

Pompano Beach UNFI Warehouse Ratifies First Teamsters Contract with 31% Raise

More than 200 UNFI warehouse workers in Pompano Beach ratified a five-year Teamsters contract with a 31% wage increase, pension and Teamsters health care.

$UNFI, #labor, #union, #unfi, #teamsters

After Intrepid’s Collapse, Court Battle Over ‘Ashes of Creation’ Source Code and Alleged Unpaid Wages

Intrepid Studios collapsed weeks after Ashes of Creation's Early Access launch. Now lawsuits seek control of the game's code and probe unpaid wages.

#gaming, #mmorpg, #crowdfunding, #layoffs

Jury Finds Live Nation, Ticketmaster Illegally Monopolized Concert Ticketing

A Manhattan jury found Live Nation and Ticketmaster illegally monopolized concert ticketing and overcharged fans, sending the case to a remedies phase.

$LYV, #livenation, #ticketmaster, #antitrust, #concerts