August 2026
Trump family-backed crypto firm World Liberty gets conditional bank charter approval
The OCC conditionally approved World Liberty Trust Company’s national trust bank charter. That would allow the Trump family-backed firm to issue stablecoins.
Housing investors say this is their worst market in at least 3 years
Mortgage rates hit a recent low at the end of February but rose sharply at the start of the war with Iran. They are now at their highest level in over a year.
Luigi Mangione pleads guilty in federal case related to UnitedHealthcare CEO killing
Mangione’s lawyers are expected to argue his federal plea means he cannot be prosecuted in state court for Brian Thompson’s slaying due to double jeopardy.
Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro tells CNBC parks were ‘big surprise’ in last quarter, company has ‘clarity’ and ‘stability’
New CEO Josh D’Amaro has said his strategy for continued growth at Disney is centered around storytelling, intellectual property and technology.
Trump asks Supreme Court to let White House ballroom construction continue
President Donald Trump tore down the White House East Wing to make way for the ballroom project.
Trump ally Nigel Farage wins special election to return to UK parliament
Farage stepped down last month to trigger the special vote amid controversy over his finances.
U.S. to use economic tactics on Iran ‘that have never been seen’; Navy works to relieve troubled carrier USS Abraham Lincoln
“It will be a combination of economic isolation like the world has never seen before, and the continued blockade in the Strait of Hormuz,” Bessent said.
Luigi Mangione expected to plead guilty in federal stalking case related to health insurance CEO killing: Report
Luigi Mangione is separately charged in New York state court with murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024.
Trade court upholds Trump’s closure of ‘de minimis’ loophole
President Donald Trump in a Truth Social post celebrated the continued closure of the deminimis exemption as a “BIG WIN.”
The ‘20% rule’ behind Giorgos Tsetis’ blueprint for a new kind of family office
Family offices are built to be patient with their money. Giorgos Tsetis is not.