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Mortgage Rates Today, Monday, October 12: A Little Higher
TL;DR: Mortgage rates went up today, inching closer to 7.5%.
Revealed: Nigel Farage adviser had unpublicised role at polling firm
Exclusive: Chris Bruni-Lowe used Redfield & Wilton Strategies role to develop potential campaign tactics, sources sayA close adviser to Nigel Farage had an influential role at a n…
Bitmine Adds $32M in Ethereum as Tom Lee Says Firm Is Nearly 'Done Stacking'
The Ethereum treasury firm now holds 6.03 million ETH, 4.9% of supply, as Lee predicts the biggest crypto bull market yet.
Time to tell US raider Saba Capital to get lost – again | Nils Pratley
Boaz Weinstein’s hedge fund is waging an aggressive campaign against the FTSE 250’s Baillie Gifford US Growth TrustBusiness live – latest updatesHere we go again: another episode …
McKinsey: Automation could absorb half of U.S. work hours by 2035. The bigger challenge is skills
Roughly 11 million workers may need new occupations, and many lack the skills or credentials to get there.
What happens if a rogue AI agent goes on a spending spree? Mastercard is preparing for that risk
As AI agents gain spending power, business leaders face a costly question of who pays when they go rogue.
Strategy Scoops Up $21.5M in Bitcoin, Buys Back $192M in STRC
The purchase lifts Strategy's holdings to 848,250 BTC and follows a $176 million repurchase of STRC preferred stock the week before.
Psychedelic medicine is approaching a turning point. The U.S. needs the right infrastructure to be ready
Today’s psychedelics bear little resemblance to 1970s counterparts. These medicines undergo rigorous clinical trials and licensed manufacturing processes.
Strategy adds 250 Bitcoin as holdings reach 848,250 BTC
Michael Saylor’s Strategy said Bitcoin holdings reached 848,250 BTC after its latest purchase, while maintaining a $4.88 billion cash reserve.
Standard Chartered offers RLUSD custody in Dubai and plans LMAX collateral link
Ripple previously gave LMAX $150 million in financing to integrate RLUSD into its institutional infrastructure.
Ledger claims CryptoBilis cases are limited as up to $93M is traced, $10M frozen
Ledger said every confirmed case involves devices sold by the Southeast Asian reseller, but critics say the hardware-wallet maker must answer for an authorized sales channel.
One essential ingredient for AI safety? Democracy | Matthew Botvinick
The rise of AI makes the preservation of democracy even more urgent – especially as the technology threatens institutionsAI safety is having a moment. After years as a topic for t…
Australia proposes leverage caps for crypto-settled derivatives
ASIC’s proposal would extend leverage limits and protections against negative balances to certain derivatives settled in digital assets.
Bitcoin Ranges Near $83K as Traders Look to US Inflation Data
October rate-hike odds have slumped, but analysts say Treasury yields at two-decade highs are still keeping a lid on risk appetite.
U.S. private equity deal value was down 14.1% in Q3, PitchBook says
U.S. private equity—with more than $3 trillion in assets under management—has been locked in a cycle of geopolitical uncertainty and possible rate hikes.
Bitcoin falls below $83,000 as dollar strength keeps markets on edge
Bitcoin and gold hold steady as a firm dollar and rising bond yields weigh on sentiment, while IREN secures a multiyear cloud services deal with Anthropic.
BTC price support holds ahead of US CPI data: Three things Bitcoin traders need to know this week
Bitcoin traders braced for inflation-based volatility after BTC price action preserved key weekly support around $82,500.
Global financial watchdog calls for cross-border information sharing, planning for stablecoin crisis
Coins jointly issued by multiple companies can trap reserves in one jurisdiction while redemption demands hit another, complicating cross-border crisis response.
Current price of oil as of October 12, 2026
When oil prices change, it affects your energy costs—and even the price of everyday items. Here’s why.
South Korea just got its first traditional bank loans backed by bitcoin
Loans use third-party custodians for bitcoin holdings and rely on court-ordered sales if borrowers default.
A ‘Mathpocalypse’ is freaking out cyber and finance experts. Should you be worried?
New findings from OpenAI revealed its agents are math geniuses—leading prominent figures to warn public encryption is in danger.
Recruiters could soon interview a candidate’s AI twin before meeting a real person
Career breaks and industry switches can be awkward to explain on paper. A new AI tool lets a job seeker’s digital twin explain them to a recruiter.
HMV to close Oxford Street store after three years
HMV says it is looking for a new site in London's West End, but its current site is "unviable".
SWI raises $894 million to repurpose former FTX bitcoin miner Genesis Digital to AI
SWI Group said it would use the proceeds from an 800 million-euro ($894 million) fundraise to transform Genesis Digital Assets, acquired from the FTX bankruptcy, from a bitcoin mi…