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The Pentagon is moving to reduce the US defense industry’s reliance on geopolitical adversaries for critical military materials. Under Executive Order 14415, signed by President Donald Trump on Monday (July 20), national security waivers that have allowed defense contractors to source certain strategic metals from foreign adversaries will face tighter restrictions beginning January 1, 2027….

President Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau told the Senate Banking Committee Thursday that he would not prejudge whether to pursue ‌pending plans by the administration to fire most of CFPB’s remaining staff. Brian Johnson, an executive with Capital One, avoided directly answering questions from Democratic senators about whether the CFPB…

The most important line in the Senate’s sprawling 616-page digital asset market structure proposal may be the one that tells Americans what stablecoins are not. They are not deposits. They are not investment products. They are not federally insured. And under the proposed Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, crypto companies generally could not pay U.S….

When you drive through neighborhoods in the U.S., you might not expect that a number of those homes are empty. In fact, according to a new study from LendingTree, 14.5 million U.S. homes — roughly 1 in 10 nationwide — are unoccupied. But, LendingTree said, that doesn’t always mean availability. It said that some empty…

A specialist mortgage lender has completed a buy-to-let transaction for a Glasgow flat situated above commercial premises, after the application was initially declined under standard lending criteria. The one-bedroom property, valued at £110,000, is located above a pub in Glasgow and generates monthly rental income of £725, representing a yield of 7.9%. The property’s position…

On-demand pay was supposed to address a straightforward mismatch. Employees earn money every day, but traditional payroll systems release it every one or two weeks. When a car repair, utility bill or medical expense arrives between paychecks, workers may be forced to borrow even though they have already performed enough work to cover the cost….