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The United States does not lack instant payment rails. It lacks a simple, universal front door to them. That is the larger significance of X9.150, a new American national standard for merchant-presented payment QR codes, published Tuesday (July 14) by the Accredited Standards Committee X9. The specification creates a common structure for dynamically generated codes…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Wednesday closed down -0.14%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.01%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -0.54%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) fell -0.07%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26) fell -0.48%. Stock indexes fell on Wednesday as soaring crude prices pushed bond yields higher,…
By Jonnelle Marte (Bloomberg) — Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged, but a fractured vote signalled growing conviction among some policymakers that higher rates are needed to curb resurgent inflation. The Federal Open Market Committee voted 9-3 to hold the benchmark federal funds rate in a range of 3.5% to 3.75%. Dallas Fed President…
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Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, during the 2026 Reagan National Economic Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, US, on Friday, May 29, 2026. Caroline Brehman | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said the Trump administration will look into whether Chinese artificial intelligence models have…
Solstad Maritime Q2 2026 slides: EBITDA guidance raised on AHTS strength