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SEC unveils new crypto rules hailed as win for digital asset industry
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed a sweeping new framework for crypto assets, offering firms two clear paths to raise money without full securities registration. Industry groups have broadly welcomed the plan, calling its terms considerably more generous than anticipated.
Business
Trump says Canada reached last minute deal with US to delay 50% tariff
The two allies traded goods and services worth close to $1 trillion despite their strained relations last year, as US President Donald Trump continues his relentless push to enforce tariffs and levies on his northern neighbours.
Economy
Midnight showdown looms as US and Canada meet to avoid Trump tariffs
The US and Canada are locked in last-minute talks to prevent a fresh wave of tariffs from striking at 00:01 ET on Wednesday. US President Donald Trump has vowed to slap 50% duties on $20 billion (€17.2bn) worth of Canadian products if a deal is not reached in time.
Markets
Nasdaq confirms 23-hour trading from December with overnight session
Nasdaq will begin trading US stocks for nearly 23 hours a day from 6 December, adding a new overnight session from 9pm to 4am ET, as the exchange races to compete with round-the-clock crypto and tokenised markets and with investors abroad clamouring for access.
USA
Judge blocks Trump attempts to move FBI to DC office building
Officials in the Trump administration sought to scrap plans for relocation to a site approved under the Biden administration in favour of repurposing another building just blocks from the current FBI headquarters in the nation’s capital.
USA
Mangione's state trial postponed indefinitely in double jeopardy claim
Mangione’s attorneys argued that he was being double charged for the same “criminal transaction” pleading for the state case to be tossed out. Mangione pleaded guilty to the stalking and fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in 2024.
USA
Opening statements begin in long-awaited Tupac Shakur murder trial
Duane Davis is being accused of planning the fatal 1996 Las Vegas shooting which claimed the life of hip-hop’s rising star Tupac Shakur. Davis was the first to be charged in connection with the murder, after he was indicted in 2023.
Markets
What Nvidia's $500 billion Wall Street deal signals about the AI boom
Nvidia and six of the world's largest investment firms announced plans last week to channel more than $500 billion (€433bn) into AI infrastructure, an arrangement designed to let tech companies build data centres without loading the cost onto their own balance sheets.
Sport
2026 Lima Grand Prix Day 3: A golden finish in Peru
Rafael Macedo, Mathilda Sophie Niemeyer, Gennaro Pirelli, Beatriz Souza and Giannis Antoniou took gold on the final day in Lima. Antoniou made history with Cyprus’s first Grand Prix title, bringing three days of world-class judo in Peru to a spectacular close.