Missouri Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Starbucks’ Diversity and Inclusion Policies 
Japan Economy Poised for Q4 2025 Growth as Investment and Consumption Hold Firm 
S&P 500 Surges Ahead of Trump Inauguration as Markets Rally 
Gold and Silver Prices Slide as Dollar Strength and Easing Tensions Weigh on Metals 
Nasdaq Proposes Fast-Track Rule to Accelerate Index Inclusion for Major New Listings 
Reliance Industries Surges on Strong Quarterly Profit, Retail Recovery 
OpenAI Expands Enterprise AI Strategy With Major Hiring Push Ahead of New Business Offering 
Investors value green labels — but not always for the right reasons 
Investors Brace for Market Moves as Trump Begins Second Term 
U.S. Condemns China's Dominance in Global Shipbuilding and Maritime Sectors 
Japanese Pharmaceutical Stocks Slide as TrumpRx.gov Launch Sparks Market Concerns 
Oil Prices Slip as U.S.–Iran Talks Ease Supply Disruption Fears 
AMD Shares Slide Despite Earnings Beat as Cautious Revenue Outlook Weighs on Stock 
CK Hutchison Launches Arbitration After Panama Court Revokes Canal Port Licences 
Nvidia, ByteDance, and the U.S.-China AI Chip Standoff Over H200 Exports 
SoftBank Eyes Up to $25B OpenAI Investment Amid AI Boom 
Oil Prices Slide on US-Iran Talks, Dollar Strength and Profit-Taking Pressure 
US regulators fined 16 financial firms a combined $1.8 billion for letting their staff discuss deals and trades on their personal devices and apps.
The firms include Barclays, Bank of America, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Nomura, and UBS.
The industry probe resulted in a collective resolution made by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
The authorities claimed that from January 2018 to September 2021, employees of the banks habitually talked with coworkers, clients, and other third-party advisers about business concerns such as debt and equity dealings using personal messaging apps like WhatsApp and SMS messages.
Most of those personal chats were not preserved by the institutions, in violation of federal regulations requiring broker-dealers and other financial organizations to maintain business correspondence. The authorities claimed that this made it more difficult for them to monitor the financial markets, guarantee adherence to important regulations, and acquire information for unrelated investigations.
According to the SEC, personnel at all levels, including senior and junior investment bankers and traders, were implicated in the failures, which affected all 16 organizations.
Although Bank of America and Nomura did not explicitly confirm or deny all of the CFTC's investigative findings, the companies' admission of the facts and admission that they broke the law was a significant triumph for the agencies, it added.
