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June 18, 2026 Federal Reserve Board requests comment on proposal to require certain payment stablecoin issuers to maintain an effective customer identification program For release at 9:00 a.m. EDT The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday requested comment on a proposal to require certain payment stablecoin issuers to maintain an effective customer identification program. The proposal would introduce requirements for these stablecoin issuers that are comparable to customer identification program requirements for banks and credit unions. The proposal is being issued jointly with four other agencies. Comments on the proposal are due 60 days after publication in the Federal…

Analyst Report: Illumina Inc

Midjourney is making a foray into healthcare with its latest body-scanner product, aiming to make medical imaging more accessible.

A student sits in a lecture hall while class is being dismissed at the University of Texas at Austin on Feb. 22, 2024, in Texas.Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesThe Trump administration announced on Thursday that it will offer federal student loan borrowers who sign up for autopay a reduction of 1 percentage point on their interest rate, starting July 1. Borrowers on autopay currently have access to a 0.25 percentage point discount.Federal student loan holders who aren’t already enrolled in autopay have until Sept. 30 to sign up if they want to benefit from the lower interest rate. The discount…

New U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh holds a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), at the U.S. Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C., U.S. June 17, 2026.Eric Lee | ReutersWednesday’s Federal Open Market Committee statement alone showed the Federal Reserve is entering a new era under Chairman Kevin Warsh.The statement released Wednesday contained around 130 words, down from figures above 300 recorded in recent meetings, according to a CNBC analysis of the releases.Warsh acknowledged a “difference” in the statement early in his first press conference as chair on Wednesday. He said there was…

Key PointsAt first glance, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: SPCX) may appear to be headed for an “obvious” pullback. IPOs tend to falter soon after their launch, and Warren Buffett specifically warned against such stocks at various points in his investing career. Additionally, with a price-to-sales (P/S) ratio approaching 135 times 2025 earnings, it may look like an open-and-shut case of overvaluation.Nonetheless, such scenarios do not always make a stock a candidate for short-selling. Hence, before shorting SpaceX stock, investors may want to keep these two factors in mind.Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what…

Polymarket is putting insider trading fears in plain sight. Bloomberg’s Denitsa Tsekova joins Bloomberg Open Interest to explain how prediction markets have opened a new frontier for betting on geopolitics, from Iran strikes to peace deals, while transparent wallet activity makes suspicious trades easier to track than in traditional markets. (Source: Bloomberg)

US stock markets dropped on Wednesday afternoon after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged and signaled a possible rate hike before the end of the year.The Fed was widely expected to keep rates at a range of 3.5% to 3.75%, where they have remained since December. The decision was unanimously supported by the Fed’s voting committee.“Economic activity is expanding at a solid pace despite elevated uncertainty that owes, in part, to the conflict in the Middle East,” the Fed’s open market committee said in the statement.The Dow closed 500 points lower, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq down over…

For years, the crypto industry has been driven by narratives.From ICOs and DeFi Summer to NFTs, GameFi, the Metaverse, AI tokens, and memecoins, markets have repeatedly chased stories that promised future growth. Capital flowed toward attention, speculation, and potential rather than measurable business performance.But the industry is evolving.As crypto matures, a new narrative is emerging—one that may prove more durable than any trend cycle before it:Revenue is the new narrative.The Shift From Hype to FundamentalsIn traditional finance, companies are often evaluated based on revenue, profitability, cash flow, and long-term sustainability. Crypto, however, spent much of its early history prioritizing network…

Wednesday, June 17th, 2026The first Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting with new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh has recently concluded, with the first unanimous 12-0 decision on Fed policy in the past year. The FOMC will keep interest rates steady at their current +3.50-3.75% level. It’s the first time Fed Governor Stephen Miran did not advocate a rate cut in his tenure so far of seven FOMC meetings.In an official statement shorter than 150 words, the Fed eschewed forward guidance and “dot-plots” from the Fed Chair, with these considered “not well-suited to current policy conjuncture,” as Warsh was quoted in…