Coinbase CEO Considers Joining California Exodus Over "Deeply Un-American" Wealth Tax Proposal

The common belief is that intellectual property rights must be in place, otherwise, entrepreneurs would be reluctant to face uncertain profitability. Well, entrepreneurs already face uncertainty and act, anyway.

UMich Consumer Confidence Slides In September As Republicans Lose Faith After July's rebound to pre-war levels, a re-escalation in the MidEast (and soaring fuel costs) has sent confidence back towards YTD lows. Today's final September data was expected to show UMich headline sentiment sliding further (and inflation expectations re-accelerating). And while sentiment is lower overall (month to month), it did actually pick up modestly intra-month from preliminary levels. Consumer sentiment ticked down less than four index points in September, reaching the lowest reading in four months and back down notably from January...

Israeli forces are launching more and more incursions into southwest Syria in recent days. Having launched about 450 incursions during all of 2025, that number has been met and nearly exceeded already in 2026, despite the year being barely half over. Multiple new raids were reported again this weekend across both Quneitra and Daraa Governorates. […]