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Circle Plunges Most Ever On Stablecoin Legislation, As Tether Prepares Full Audit
Circle Plunges Most Ever On Stablecoin Legislation, As Tether Prepares Full Audit
Circle Internet Group, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, plunged the most on record as investors reacted to potential stablecoin regulation changes that could make the firm’s cryptocurrency less attractive to large holders, as it would be stripped of interest payments. Concerns that a competitor is readying a move into the US market also hurt Circle’s share price.
The stock declined as much as 22%, its steepest intraday drop ever, and leading losses across crypto-linked equities. Coinbase fell as...
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Jun 26, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Mamdani's Rent-Freeze Approved By NYC Guidelines Board
Mamdani's Rent-Freeze Approved By NYC Guidelines Board
The New York City Rent Guidelines Board voted 7–1 to freeze rents on about 1 million rent-stabilized apartments for up to two years, giving tenants a win on a central campaign promise from Mayor Zohran Mamdani while revealing tensions over the board’s independence.
The board set the annual increase at zero percent for both one-year and two-year leases starting in October. The affected apartments house roughly 2.5 million residents. The board’s 2025 study found the average monthly rent in regulated units was $1,599 last...
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Oct 7, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Better Late Than Never? EU Prepares Import Cap On Chinese Hybrids As Germany's Industrial Base Burns
Better Late Than Never? EU Prepares Import Cap On Chinese Hybrids As Germany's Industrial Base Burns
Some ten years after it should have, Europe is finally reaching for the brakes.
According to Bloomberg, the European Commission is preparing so-called safeguard measures to limit imports of Chinese hybrid vehicles, most likely via tariff-rate quotas that slap a levy on anything above a set volume. The cap would be time-limited, and Brussels plans to use hybrids as a "test case" which, if successful, could be replicated in other sectors where the bloc is...
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Sep 25, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Canada's Oil Patch On Track For Biggest M&A Wave In A Decade
Canada's Oil Patch On Track For Biggest M&A Wave In A Decade
Authored by Alex Kimani via OilPrice.com,
Nearly a decade ago, the Canadian Oil Patch recorded a major asset sale and consolidation wave as oil majors exited the oil sands in favor of higher margins in U.S. shale oil as well as environmental concerns amid the ESG investing craze.
To wit, Shell Plc (NYSE:SHEL) sold the majority of its oil sands interests to Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (NYSE:CNQ) in 2017 a transaction valued at roughly $11.1 billion CAD ($8.5 billion USD),...
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