Billions in Iranian funds are passing through U.S. banks despite sanctions – WSJ

ECB publishes indicative operational calendars for 2027

A close-up view shows corporate signage mounted on an exterior concrete wall at an Adobe office building in Lehi, Utah, United States, on August 26, 2026. Charles-McClintock Wilson | Nurphoto | Getty Images Adobe on Thursday named Anil Chakravarthy as its next CEO, succeeding Shantanu Narayen, who announced he would step down earlier this year….

Many public-sector decisions require allocating scarce attention under uncertainty. We examine whether algorithmic risk assessments improve child-protection decisions, where supervisors decide which cases need closer scrutiny. In a randomized evaluation of 4,752 child referrals over 14 months in Northampton County, supervisors received an algorithmic risk score alongside standard case records. Access to the score increased…

With complete-information bilateral bargaining in network settings, holdup is eliminated when contracts across the network are agreed atomically (all or none) via a smart contract. Applications include over-the-counter asset trading, third-party-financed purchase agreements, and land assembly. Under a novel extensive-form bargaining protocol, a firm can give a “greenlight” to the terms of a contract proposed…