Treasury scraps ownership reporting rule for US companies

Legislators hope to enable US federal agencies to order the disablement of AI agents and models that threaten security after unintended OpenAI hack on Hugging Face – plus, experts tell government it is underprepared to fight AI-powered identity fraud   US legislators are urging the creation of an artificial intelligence ‘kill switch’ after an OpenAI…

RM H1 2026 slides: profit surges 200% as assessment revenue shifts recurring

While the iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (IJR +0.01%) offers concentrated exposure to profitable small-caps, the Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF (SCHA 0.17%) provides a broader, more tech-leaning portfolio with a lower expense ratio. Small-cap stocks are often a source of long-term growth, and these two funds provide two distinct ways to capture that segment. While…

Prior was +4.2% sales rose in 14 of the 21 subsectors Transportation equipment +4.1% Sales of motor vehicles increased 11.8% m/m vs -4.6% prior Chemical +4.6% Electrical equipment, appliance and component subsector posted the largest decline at -5.8% Wholesales trade 0.0% vs -0.7% expected Prior wholesale trade was +0.6% Total manufacturing sales reached a record high, rising 1.3% to $78.1 billion in May…

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh holds a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), as the Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady, at the Federal Reserve, in Washington, D.C., U.S. July 29, 2026. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The Federal Reserve on Wednesday followed through on expectations for no…