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Alphabet, Amazon, Meta Platforms and Oracle issued nearly $223 billion in bonds as of August 20, according to LSEG. The issuance surge, more than double the amount seen in all of 2025, aims to fund artificial intelligence infrastructure buildout. Krishna Guha, head of economics and central bank

Alphabet Inc.'s Google announced on Thursday that its Gemma family of open AI models surpassed one billion downloads, with developers publishing more than 100,000 model variants over the past two years. The milestone reflects adoption across applications including healthcare, space-based image

St. Louis Federal Reserve President Alberto Mussalam stated on local time 20th that gradual interest rate increases are preferable to larger, potentially more abrupt hikes, describing them as more desirable and less disruptive. In a CNBC interview, Mussalam said he maintains an open mind heading int

Anthropic, developer of the AI model Claude, is pursuing an initial public offering that may surpass SpaceX's record $75 billion fundraising, according to Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter. The company is reviewing figures to publicly file IPO documents as early as the end of this mo

Bitcoin traded at $71,556 on Thursday, up 3.26% on the day, as bulls attempt to break the bearish trend for the first time in months. The move extends Wednesday's 8.7% rally, marking the strongest one-day jump since March 4 and the highest price since June 1. Despite the sharp two-day rally,

Charter Communications completed its acquisition of Cox Communications, creating a U.S. broadband and cable group serving approximately 37 million customers across 45 states. The transaction values Cox at roughly $34.5 billion including debt, with Cox Enterprises receiving about $21.9 billion in tra

CIX Trading has requested Ontario Securities Commission approval to extend trading on its IntelligentCross ASPEN and ASPEN VERT marketplaces to 23 hours a day, five days a week. The proposal would make CIX the first Canadian equity venue to offer near-continuous weekday trading in Canadian stocks. C

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Michael S. Selig directed agency staff to begin developing crypto market structure rules, speaking Thursday at the inaugural meeting of the CFTC's Innovation Advisory Committee. Selig said he will direct staff to formally propose the rules if the Clarity

Bitcoin reached a session high of $72,850 on Thursday afternoon, marking a 5.6% gain in 24 hours and lifting its market capitalization from $1.44 trillion to $1.45 trillion, as $650 million in short bets were liquidated according to market data. The surge followed pro-crypto sentiment from a White

Bitcoin surpassed $72,000 on Aug. 20 for the first time since June 1, as crypto markets extended their rebound. Bitcoin traded up nearly 10% over 24 hours, while Ether gained more than 19%. The rally triggered heavy losses for bearish traders, with roughly $2.97 billion in leveraged crypto

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced plans to unveil Iran sanctions on the 24th during a CNBC interview on the 20th (local time). Bessent stated the measures aim to apply maximum economic pressure as an alternative to large-scale military action. The sanctions represent what Bessent

Revolut applied to establish a banking branch in Finland to provide locally tailored services to its roughly 250,000 Finnish customers. The application was confirmed by Kuba Fast, CEO of Revolut Bank EU. The move extends the digital bank's European expansion by enabling local account details and

Arcturus Therapeutics (ARCT) extended its rally on Thursday, rising approximately 3% as other messenger RNA stocks pulled back sharply. The divergence followed sector-wide profit-taking after Wednesday's surge driven by positive late-stage trial results from Merck and Moderna for a personalized

John Hoffman, managing director and head of product portfolios at Ondo Finance, stated that tokenized assets are following a trajectory similar to exchange-traded funds, with early skepticism transitioning into growing adoption. Hoffman made the remarks at Wyoming Blockchain Symposium 2026,

President Donald Trump met with cryptocurrency and traditional finance executives in a private Oval Office meeting on Wednesday afternoon, where he appeared 'bullish' on passing cryptocurrency legislation as his administration works to devise a plan to get a bill through Congress. The meeting

The US Treasury Department concluded a 30-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) auction on May 20 (local time), with the securities awarded at a yield of 2.973%. The $8 billion reopening auction attracted strong demand, with the bid-to-cover ratio reaching 2.82 times, the highest

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on August 20 (local time) that the Treasury will increase its regular bond buyback program beyond $4 billion per session, more than doubling previous limits for long-term securities. The expansion targets 10-30 year maturity bonds in response to

Waymo, Alphabet's robotaxi unit, unveiled an in-house chip designed to process sensor data and run advanced AI models in real time. The five-nanometer application-specific integrated circuit processes and combines raw information from vehicle cameras, radar and lidar before feeding it into an AI

Tradeweb completed a live on-chain US Treasury settlement using Canton Network in 2026, marking the first real-time on-chain US Treasury trade settled against tokenized cash, according to Tradeweb. DTCC plans tokenized asset trades in July 2026 with full production in October, covering

Forbes suggested that Bitcoin could play a significant role as a neutral reserve asset in the global financial system. The US-based business and economics magazine stated Bitcoin has the potential to offer an alternative to the growing debate surrounding the US dollar's reserve currency status.