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The city of Des Moines will begin negotiations to purchase three contiguous buildings on Euclid Avenue, which are adjacent to the former IOOF Hall/Drug Store at 200 Euclid Ave. Image provided by Des Moines Heritage Trust The Des Moines City Council Monday authorized city staff to begin negotiations to purchase three contiguous buildings on Euclid Avenue, near the Second Avenue intersection, to assemble one larger piece of property for redevelopment. The three buildings, at 206, 208, and 210 Euclid Ave. are adjacent to the former IOOF Hall/Drug Store at 200 Euclid Ave. The council’s decision on Monday will increase the…

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with members of Congress as he departs following his State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Feb. 24, 2026.Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty ImagesBEIJING — U.S. President Donald Trump avoided directly naming China in his State of the Union address Tuesday, just weeks before his scheduled trip to Beijing. In what was the longest State of the Union (SOTU) speech by any U.S. president, Trump covered a range of topics from inflation and tariffs to stock market records.But notably, he did not directly…

Bitcoin (BTC) rallied toward $66,000 after Tuesday’s gains in the US stock market, as cryptocurrencies sought to halt their 2026 slump.  Key takeaways:Bitcoin rallied above $66,000 on Wednesday, recovering alongside US stocks.Bitcoin Coinbase Premium Index flipped positive amid $258 million in ETF inflows.While BTC’s correlation with stocks and gold is at its weakest since 2022, it historically signalled significant upside upon reversion. BTC/USD hourly chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewBTC price recovers in tandem with US equitiesBitcoin’s recovery today aligns closely with similar rebounds in the US stock market, with AI and tech stocks leading the market higher. Source: The Kobeissi LetterThe tech-focused…

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Autonomous driving company Wayve has hit an $8.6 billion valuation after securing fresh funds from Nvidia, Microsoft and Uber.The $1.2 billion Series D round was led by Eclipse, Balderton and SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and also featured automakers Mercedes-Benz, Nissan and Stellantis.Uber will invest up to an additional $300 million in milestone-based capital.”We are building for a total addressable market that spans every vehicle that moves,” Alex Kendall, Wayve CEO, said in a statement.”This investment accelerates our path to widespread commercial deployment and positions us to build the autonomy layer that will power any vehicle everywhere,” he added.Founded in 2017,…

Soybeans posted gains of 4 to 5 ½ cents in most front months on Tuesday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 5 1/2 cents at $10.75 3/4. Soymeal futures were up 20 cents to $2 in the front months, with. Soy Oil futures up 42 to 64 points.With just 3 days left for price discovery for the spring base price for Crop Insurance, November soybeans have averaged $11.05 this month. That would be up 51 cents from 2025.  Don’t Miss a Day: From crude oil to coffee, sign up free for Barchart’s best-in-class commodity analysis.   ANEC estimates the…

In the past five years, we have lived through a global pandemic, the sharpest synchronised inflation surge in decades, the fastest global monetary tightening cycle since the early 1980s, and now a world shaped by persistent geopolitical tensions, economic fragmentation and volatile climate shocks.For central banks, this has been a period of great uncertainty – about the nature of the shocks hitting national economies, the stability of inflation dynamics and even the structure of the global Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.To access these options,…

Tether USDT$1.0002, the world’s largest stablecoin by market value, continues to shrink and looks set for a second straight monthly contraction, signaling challenging conditions for a sustainable broader market recovery.Tether’s market capitalization has dropped by 0.8% to $183.61 billion this month, extending January’s 1% slide from a record $186.84 billion, according to data source CoinDesk. This hasn’t happened since TerraForm Labs’ collapse in 2022, which wiped out billions in investor wealth and shook investor confidence in stablecoins.”Stablecoins are the fuel that powers crypto markets. When the fuel drains, everything slows down, and that is exactly what we are watching unfold,”…

Key PointsCitrini Research published a report that describes an AI doomsday scenario where white-collar unemployment spikes, which brings about a recession and stock market crash.Investors should look to the internet boom for historical context; while the internet undoubtedly displaced workers, the economy adapted as new industries were born.The S&P 500 has returned 2,570% (11.1% annually) since the internet boom gained momentum in 1995; the AI revolution will probably follow a similar path.10 stocks we like better than S&P 500 Index ›The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC), and Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) dropped sharply on Monday…

Steve Boms explains how open finance and Section 1033 could reshape competition, inclusion, and fintech growth in the U.S. financial system.  By Steve Boms, Executive Director, FDATA.     Discover top fintech news and events! Subscribe to FinTech Weekly’s newsletter Read by executives at JP Morgan, Coinbase, Blackrock, Klarna and more     In the United States, competition in financial services has long been driven by innovation. From ATMs to remote check deposit and peer-to-peer payments to cash-flow underwriting, new technologies have expanded consumer choice and convenience. The next phase of financial innovation, however, depends on a more fundamental issue:…