In a move that signals the final maturation of digital asset infrastructure, S&P Global announced on September 17, 2026, its acquisition of OpenZeppelin. This is not merely a corporate consolidation; it is the formal emergence of a ‘credit rating for code’—a necessary evolution for institutional tokenization to move from experimental sandbox to the bedrock of […]
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Investing.com -- The U.S. Department of Justice is actively weighing whether to intervene in a high-stakes state antitrust lawsuit against asset management giants BlackRock Inc (NYSE:BLK) and State Street Corp (NYSE:STT), Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Senior antitrust officials have held discussions in recent weeks with involved state attorneys general and company representatives, though federal officials have yet to reach a final determination on joining the litiga

Elon Musk owns 28% of Tesla — making him the largest shareholder. It's similar at Meta. What about Nvidia? Not even close.

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (Reuters) - The World Bank on Thursday said it attracted $112 billion in private capital in the year ended June versus $69 billion a year earlier, and more than
The Fed can't do it all on the inflation front.
The Fed can't do it all on the inflation front.

Ethereum has swung from a yearly high near $3,100 to a February low and back again, and now traders face a Fed rate hike, wavering ETF flows, and a major network upgrade all converging in the next 15 days before Q4 begins.
The Plumbing of the Future If Circle’s Arc is a high-society dinner party where the guest list—BlackRock, DTCC, Visa—is the main attraction, then Ripple’s strategy for RLUSD is a masterclass in buying the entire restaurant, the supply chain, and the building inspector. While the industry obsesses over who is validating the next block, Ripple is […]

BlackRock will offer American workers a chance to invest more like a multibillion-dollar pension. The world’s largest investment firm by assets under management said it would work with corporate clients to build customizable funds for 401(k) plans that can include slices of public stocks and bonds, private assets and even annuities that provide guaranteed income in retirement. The new framework aims to resemble the menu of options offered to public-employee pension plans, university endowments and other deep-pocketed institutions that hire firms like BlackRock to manage their money.
Circle Arc went live today, September 16, 2026, as an open, EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain. The network arrives exactly one day after the CLARITY Act failed a cloture vote in the U.S. Senate, leaving a regulatory vacuum that Circle is now attempting to fill through private-sector consensus rather than federal mandate. By positioning itself as […]

Jaime Magyera, BlackRock senior managing director and head of US Wealth and head of Retirement, said advisers are using artificial intelligence to help parse increasingly complex capital markets after AI company Anthropic announces new ties with Blackrock. Magyera also said that AI is helping create more strategic customization for clients.

BlackRock Inc. Chief Executive Officer Larry Fink says delays in the buildout of artificial intelligence lead to limited access. He spoke at the Canada Investment Summit on Tuesday.

With Treasuries sinking and the dollar falling this year, Bitcoin and gold are again being touted as hedges against currency debasement.

More than that percentage of the global bond market now yields above 4%, according to BlackRock. The asset manager says the average yield in a bond portfolio it tracks has more than doubled from five years earlier. A global bond market rout today pushed the 10-year Treasury yield to 5% for the first time since 2023.

TORONTO, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomes dozens of global investors to Toronto this week, hoping to lure investments for more than 160 projects that he says are key to steering Canada's economy through a trade war with the United States. Confirmed attendees, many from the former Goldman Sachs executive and central bank chief's personal rolodex, include BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and Blackstone President Jon Gray from the United States, as well as Singapore fund

By Nivedita Balu and Promit Mukherjee TORONTO, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomes dozens of global investors to Toronto this week, hoping to lure investments for more

Nvidia’s $500 billion AI push changes the game again.

Block filed with the OCC to form Builders Bank & Trust, N.A., a national trust charter aimed at cutting sponsor-bank fees and unifying compliance for Cash App and Square.

Texas Stock Exchange’s audacious plan to challenge Wall Street’s financial dominance hinges on convincing companies to ditch their New York listings. Pipeline company Energy Transfer is set to be the first major company to switch its primary listing from New York to TXSE, according to people familiar with the matter. The $75 billion company plans to move its listing from the New York Stock Exchange as soon as next month, the people said.

The French artificial-intelligence startup said it had raised $3.48 billion from a pool of existing investors such as Samsung and ASML Holding, as well as new backers.

Jeffrey Rosenberg, portfolio manager of the systematic multi-strategy fund at BlackRock, says a 25 basis-point rate hike would not be a big issue for risk assets. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."

Jeffrey Rosenberg, portfolio manager of the systematic multi-strategy fund at BlackRock, says the August US employment report is much more about inflation and Federal Reserve monetary policy. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."

BTC reached $80k again after Fed Governor Waller said he may support holding rates at the next FOMC meeting.

Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $924 million last week, yet BTC remains stuck below $80,000 as traders eye the Fed.

Wall Street is eagerly anticipating Nvidia Corp.'s earnings on Wednesday afternoon, not so much for what the numbers will say about the chip giant, but for what they mean to artificial intelligence investors and the market itself.

BlackRock Global Chief Investment Strategist Wei Li says she is still optimistic about the artificial intelligence trade as investors await Nvidia's quarterly earnings report. "Scarcity sellers are doing quote a bit better than scarcity buyers and Nvidia is a scarcity seller," Li tells Bloomberg Television. "You look at some of the price increases that we have been talking about, and it really does show that they have earnings pricing power, earnings momentum," she adds.

U.S. aims to defeat Iran with more sanctions, how auto makers lose from new tariffs, ETF closures have nearly doubled this year, and more news to start your day.

U.S. aims to defeat Iran with more sanctions, how auto makers lose from new tariffs, ETF closures have nearly doubled this year, and more news to start your day.