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The European Central Bank (ECB) has signed a framework agreement with security tech firm Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) and its partners Nexi and Capgemini to deliver offline payment capabilities for the digital euro. The trio, led by Munich-based security firm G+D, ranked first among tenderers for the contract to design, implement and partially operate the system that…

Corn futures rounded out the Friday session with contracts fractionally lower, as March managed to close the week with an 8 ¼ cent gain. Futures spent the session squaring up ahead of Monday’s USDA report. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down ¼ cent at $4.07 1/4.  After Thursday’s Export Sales report, US corn…

By Amy Chai, Associate General Counsel and Director, Association of Corporate Counsel Despite possessing a wealth of information about the company and its corporate culture, Chief Legal Officers (CLOs) often find their insights underutilized in the boardroom. But in an era where ethics, compliance, and organizational values are under constant scrutiny, the CLO’s voice is…

While the Bitcoin price was volatile in 2025, the overall crypto sector spent the year moving from the fringes of finance toward formal recognition, regulatory scrutiny and institutional participation. Countries around the world took measures to better oversee the market and integrate crypto into their systems, establishing strategic Bitcoin reserves and embracing new spot exchange-traded…

  To begin, let’s reflect upon this past year. What were some of the most impactful regulatory developments you observed, and how have they shaped the current market landscape? It’s been an incredibly dynamic year for regulatory developments globally; however, I feel that some of the most impactful are happening in the U.S. right now….

February Nymex natural gas (NGG26) on Friday closed down -0.238 (-6.99%), Feb nat-gas prices added to this week’s sell-off on Friday, dropping to a 2.5-month nearest-futures low.  Forecasts of warmer US weather that will reduce nat-gas heating demand and allow storage levels to rebuild are undercutting prices.   Forecaster NatGasWeather said Friday that forecasts are…

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Fluence Energy Inc (Symbol: FLNC), where a total volume of 18,274 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.8 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100…

Key Points The annual Medicare Open Enrollment Period in the fall (running from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7 of each year) usually gets all the attention. It’s often the only time you can change your Medicare coverage for the following year. But there are a few exceptions. For example, if you’re already on a Medicare…

Coming into this year, there was a lot of optimism that this would be a strong year for initial public offerings (IPOs), and that optimism has been met — IPOs are back!  And, as we’ll show, both the Nasdaq IPO Pulses suggest this strength will continue into 2026. The caveat being that the U.S. IPO…

In trading on Tuesday, shares of the iShares TIPS Bond ETF (Symbol: TIP) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $108.77, changing hands as high as $109.06 per share. iShares TIPS Bond shares are currently trading up about 0.5% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of TIP shares, versus…