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American Express raises guidance as adjusted earnings trail the headline growth rate
Revenue rose 9% and adjusted EPS rose 13% in Q3. A business-sale gain, restructuring, credit provisions and tax benefits explain why the 31% GAAP EPS gain needs context.
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Battery storage accompanies over 16% of new US utility-scale solar capacity
The share through 2026-09 compares with 2% in 2017. Plans point to further growth, giving developers more flexibility over when to sell electricity.
Read update →Upstart seeks bank holding company status through Upstart Bank acquisition
The application also seeks to retain lending and servicing businesses. Comments are due 2026-11-27; the notice does not grant approval.
Read update →US hybrids gain share as battery-electric vehicles fall to 6% of new sales
The combined sales share masks a shift toward vehicles that use liquid fuels without grid charging, a year after federal EV credits expired.
Read update →US refineries run above 95% as diesel tightness meets a smaller capacity base
EIA reports the strongest May–September utilization since 1998. Reduced capacity and seasonal maintenance complicate the signal for fuel supply and refining earnings.
Read update →Agency Information Collection Request: 3206-0218, Death Benefit Payment Rollover, RI 94-7
Retirement Services offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on the reinstatement of an expired information collection request (ICR), Death Benefit Payment Rollover, RI 94-7.
Read update →Further Definition of “Swap” To Exclude Casino-Style Gambling Products
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (‘Commission’ or ‘CFTC’) is adopting an interim final rule (‘Interim Final Rule’) to codify its longstanding position that casino-style gambling products, including wagers placed on sportsbooks and casino games, are excluded from the ‘swap’ definition.
Read update →Further Definition of “Swap”-Inclusions
Consistent with its jurisdiction over swaps, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (‘Commission’ or ‘CFTC’) is proposing to further define the term ‘swap’ to explicitly include event contracts, including those based on sports-, politics-, cultural-, and weather- related events (the ‘Proposal’).
Read update →Agency Information Collection Request: 3206-NEW, Annuitant Verification Form, RI 20-129
Retirement Services offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a new information collection request (ICR), Annuitant Verification Form, RI 20-129.
Read update →U.S. small-scale solar generation rose from 18,812 to 92,979 GWh in a decade
EIA estimated that U.S. generation from small-scale or rooftop solar photovoltaic systems (smaller than 1 megawatt of capacity) has increased from 18,812 gigawatthours (GWh) to 92,979 GWh over the last decade. The four states with the highest generation of small-scale solar in the country—California, Arizona, Texas, and Florida—are in regions with more abundant solar resources. Even though it is in a region with lower solar resources, New York ranks as the fifth-largest rooftop solar generation producer as a result of capacity growth supported by technology improvements and state incentives.
Read update →Non-Applicability of Section 357(c) to Consolidated Groups
This document contains final regulations clarifying that, in the case of certain transfers between members of a consolidated group, a transferee's assumption of certain liabilities will not reduce the transferor's basis in the transferee's stock received in the transfer. These final regulations affect consolidated groups and their members.
Read update →PJM, ERCOT, and SWPP all set peak load records this summer
Three regional transmission organizations (RTOs) set records for peak hourly load this past summer, according to data reported on Form EIA-930 and presented in the Hourly Electric Grid Monitor:
Read update →Corporate Credit Unions; Fidelity Bond and Insurance Coverage for Federally Insured Credit Unions
The NCUA Board (Board) seeks comment on proposed amendments to its regulations governing fidelity bond and insurance coverage for federally insured credit unions (FICUs). The proposed rule would eliminate certain prescriptive procedural mandates and simplify requirements for coverage amounts and deductibles. The intended effect is greater flexibility for FICUs, simplified compliance, and reduced administrative costs without compromising safety and soundness.
Read update →Powers of Federal Credit Unions
The NCUA Board (Board) is proposing to amend the NCUA's regulations regarding incidental powers to clarify that federal credit unions (FCUs) are not required to seek an advisory opinion from the NCUA's Office of General Counsel before petitioning the Board to engage in an activity that does not fall within an FCU's preapproved incidental powers.
Read update →Central Liquidity Facility
The NCUA Board (Board) is proposing to adopt as final the revisions to the Central Liquidity Facility (CLF) rule made under two interim final rules (IFRs) published in the Federal Register on April 29, 2020, and March 24, 2021. The proposal would adopt the amendments made by these IFRs and, where appropriate, would remove provisions from the NCUA's regulations that have lapsed under the terms of the IFRs. The proposal would also remove or modify certain filing requirements and criteria the Board uses to approve CLF members. Finally, the proposal would amend the timing requirements related to pay adjustments to the capital stock subscription, clarify various regulatory provisions, and make necessary conforming edits.
Read update →SEC Small Business Advisory Committee to Discuss IPO Modernization and Regulation Crowdfunding
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee announced that it will hold a meeting on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at 10 a.m. to continue discussing IPO modernization and explore potential policy changes to Regulation Crowdfunding.
Read update →Monthly wind generation in ISO-NE is about 68% higher than last year
Monthly wind generation in the first nine months of 2026 was an average of 68% higher compared with the same period in 2025 in ISO New England (ISO-NE):
Read update →Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing Benefits
This final rule amends the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's regulation on Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans to prescribe the spreads component of the interest assumption under the asset allocation regulation for plans with valuation dates of October 31, 2026-January 30, 2027. These interest assumptions are used for valuing benefits under terminating single-employer plans and for other purposes.
Read update →Regulation Crypto Asset Transactions and Regulation Crypto Asset Markets
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (‘Commission’ or ‘CFTC’) is issuing an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking regarding section 2(c)(2)(D) of the Commodity Exchange Act (‘CEA’ or ‘Act’) to provide notice and seek public comment on its intent to develop and establish fit-for-purpose rules implementing section 2(c)(2)(D) of the Act with respect to transactions and markets in crypto assets.
Read update →SEC Proposes Expanding Securities Eligible for Cross Trading by Registered Funds
The Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments to the Investment Company Act “cross-trading rule,” which permits transactions in securities between a registered fund and its affiliates under certain conditions. The proposed amendments would modernize and expand the cross-trading rule and would allow cross trades that are beneficial to registered funds and their shareholders (by, for example, reducing a fund’s trading costs), subject to enhanced investor protection measures.
Read update →Certain Paper Shopping Bags From Cambodia: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that certain paper shopping bags (paper shopping bags) from Cambodia were sold in the United States at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), January 3, 2024, through June 30, 2025. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review.
Read update →Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines Hyundai Steel Company (Hyundai Steel) and POSCO, producers/exporters of certain hot-rolled steel flat products (hot-rolled steel) from the Republic of Korea (Korea), received countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023.
Read update →Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From Thailand: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that passenger vehicle and light truck tires (PVLT) from Thailand were sold in the United States at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
Read update →First Student–Autumn Deal Gets Tentative STB Approval
The STB tentatively approved First Student's Autumn and Ambassador acquisition. Comments are due November 23; approval takes effect November 24 if unopposed.
Read update →Application of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to the Refunded Portion of Certain Federal Refundable Tax Credits; Hearing Cancellation
This document cancels a public hearing on proposed regulations (REG-119882-25) published in the Federal Register on August 20, 2026. The proposed regulations would provide that the refunded portion of certain refundable Federal income tax credits available to individuals is a ‘Federal public benefit’ under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA).
Read update →Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks From Germany: Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that BGH Edelstahl Siegen GmbH did not make sales of certain forged steel fluid end blocks (fluid end blocks) from Germany at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024.
Read update →Certain Paper Shopping Bags From Taiwan: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain paper shopping bags (paper bags) from Taiwan for the period of review (POR) January 3, 2024, through June 30, 2025. Commerce preliminarily finds that Haur Tyi Paper Bag Co., Ltd (Haurtyi) did not make sales of subject merchandise at prices below normal value (NV) during the POR. Additionally, we are rescinding this review, in part, with respect to five companies for which all requests for review were withdrawn. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
Read update →N-Cyclohexylbenzothiazole-2-Sulfenamide From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, Preliminary Affirmative Critical Circumstances Determination, and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of N-Cyclohexylbenzothiazole-2-Sulfenamide (CBS) from the People's Republic of China (China). The period of investigation is January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.
Read update →Notice of Scope Ruling Applications Filed in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received scope ruling applications, requesting that scope inquiries be conducted to determine whether identified products are covered by the scope of antidumping duty (AD) and/or countervailing duty (CVD) orders and that Commerce issue scope rulings pursuant to those inquiries. In accordance with Commerce's regulations, we are notifying the public of the filing of the scope ruling applications listed below in the month of August 2026.
Read update →Certain Steel Nails From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that producers/exporters subject to this review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. In addition, we are rescinding the review with respect to three companies. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review.
Read update →Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that producers/exporters subject to this review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review.
Read update →Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results and Recission, In Part, of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2024
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies were provided to producers and exporters of certain corrosion-resistant steel products (CORE) from the Republic of Korea (Korea), during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024. In addition, Commerce is rescinding this review with respect to Dongkuk Coated Metal Co., Ltd (Dongkuk CM). Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
Read update →Mixed outlook for energy expenditures this winter
EIA expected energy expenditures this winter to vary because of diverging trends in energy prices among fuels and regional variation in forecast temperatures. EIA expected that lower prices for natural gas and propane will drive decreases in expenditures this year for the half of U.S. households heating with those fuels. Higher prices for electricity and heating oil drive increased expenditures for households heating with those fuels in EIA’s forecast.
Read update →Certain Paper Shopping Bags From India: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Ckaari Packaging Private Limited (Ckaari) and Velvin Packaging Solution Private Limited, Velvin Paper Products, and the Velvin Group (collectively, Velvin) made sales of certain paper shopping bags (paper bags) from India at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), January 3, 2024, through June 30, 2025. In addition, we are rescinding the review, in part, with respect to seven companies. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review.
Read update →Certain Paper Shopping Bags From Malaysia: Preliminary Results, Preliminary Determination of No Shipments and Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Hexachase Packaging Sdn. Bhd. (Hexachase) made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), January 3, 2024, through June 30, 2025. Commerce also preliminarily determines that Sin Boon Beng Printing Sdn. Bhd. (SBBP), made no shipments during the POR. Finally, we are rescinding the review with respect to two companies. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review.
Read update →Certain Paper Shopping Bags From Colombia: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that Ditar S.A. (Ditar) made sales of certain paper shopping bags (paper shopping bags) from Colombia at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), January 3, 2024, through June 30, 2025. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
Read update →SEC Seeks Final Judgment Against Former Western Asset Co-CIO Ken Leech in Cherry Picking Case
The Securities and Exchange Commission moved for entry of a final judgment by consent against Stephen Kenneth Leech II, the former co-chief investment officer of registered investment adviser Western Asset Management Company LLC, whom the SEC previously charged with a multi-year cherry-picking allocation scheme.
Read update →SEC to Host Virtual National Compliance Outreach Seminar for Investment Companies and Investment Advisers
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Compliance Outreach Program announced that it will host a virtual national seminar for investment companies and investment advisers on November 19, 2026. The purpose of the event is to help chief compliance officers and senior personnel at investment advisory firms and investment companies enhance their compliance programs to protect investors.
Read update →Investment Adviser Performance-Based Compensation Modernization
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the ‘Commission’) is proposing to amend the rule under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 that provides an exemption from the statutory prohibition on registered investment advisers receiving compensation on the basis of a share of capital gains in or capital appreciation of an advisory client's account. Specifically, the proposed amendments would expand the ability of investment advisers to receive this compensation from clients that are registered management investment companies and business development companies (collectively, ‘regulated funds’), subject to certain conditions. The proposal would relatedly amend certain regulated fund registration and reporting forms to require separate disclosure of all performance-based compensation paid by regulated funds to their investment adviser. The proposed rule amendments would also allow investment advisers to receive this compensation from additional clients by revising the rule's ‘qualified client’ definition to include investors that meet the ‘accredited investor’ definition in Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933. The proposal would relatedly make conforming amendments to certain other rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 whose provisions reference the ‘qualified client’ definition.
Read update →Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited First and Second Sunset Reviews of the Countervailing Duty Order; Correction
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published notice in the Federal Register of July 25, 2018 and October 20, 2023 in which Commerce announced the final results of the first and second sunset reviews of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on drawn stainless steel sinks from the People's Republic of China (China). These notices incorrectly stated an all-others rate of 8.61 percent.
Read update →Large Diameter Welded Pipe From the Republic of Türkiye: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2024
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines countervailable subsidies were provided to HDM Çelik Boru Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. (HDM Çelik), a producer/exporter of large diameter welded pipe (welded pipe) from the Republic of Türkiye (Türkiye) during the period of review, January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024.
Read update →Certain Uncoated Paper From Portugal: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that The Navigator Company, S.A (Navigator), the only producer/exporter subject to this review, made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), March 1, 2024, through February 28, 2025.
Read update →Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From Thailand: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of No Shipments; 2024-2025
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain producers/exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of certain frozen warmwater shrimp (shrimp) from Thailand at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), February 1, 2024, through January 31, 2025.
Read update →Oil Country Tubular Goods From Ukraine: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that the producer/exporter subject to this review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), July 01, 2024, through June 30, 2025. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review.
Read update →Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on passenger vehicle and light truck tires (PVLT) from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the ‘Final Results of Sunset Review’ section of this notice.
Read update →Potassium Phosphate Salts From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain potassium phosphate salts (salts) from the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, at the levels indicated in the ‘Final Results of Sunset Review’ section of this notice.
Read update →Certain Potassium Phosphate Salts From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain potassium phosphate salts (phosphate salts) from the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the ‘Final Results of Sunset Review’ section of this notice.
Read update →Large Diameter Welded Pipe From the Republic of Türkiye: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025; Correction
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published notice in the Federal Register of September 25, 2026, in which Commerce announced the final results of the 2024-2025 administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on large diameter welded pipe (welded pipe) from the Republic of Türkiye (Türkiye). This notice corrects the name of Cimtas Boru Imalatlari ve Ticaret Ltd., a company that was not selected for individual examination.
Read update →Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate From the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation: Final Results of the Expedited Fifth Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on certain cut-to-length carbon steel plate (CTL plate) from the People's Republic of China (China) and the Russian Federation (Russia) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, at the levels indicated in the ‘Final Results of Sunset Reviews’ section of this notice.
Read update →Mattresses From Poland: Preliminary Intent To Rescind Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that CORRECT--K. Błaszczyk i Wspólnicy Sp. K. (CORRECT) did not make a bona fide sale of mattresses from Poland during the period of review (POR) of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. Therefore, Commerce preliminarily intends to rescind this administrative review.
Read update →Melamine From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on melamine from the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, at the levels indicated in the ‘Final Results of Sunset Review’ section of this notice.
Read update →Methionine From France, Japan, and Spain: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on methionine from France, Japan, and Spain would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, at the levels indicated in the ‘Final Results of Sunset Reviews’ section of this notice.
Read update →U.S. exports of propane reached records in the first half of 2026
U.S. propane exports increased to 2 million barrels per day (b/d) in the first half of 2026, 11% more than during the same period in 2025. Increased U.S. propane production and changing trade flows, particularly increased exports to India and other countries in South Asia, drove propane exports to a record high of 2.1 million b/d in April 2026. Since then, total propane exports, including exports to India, have continued at levels well above the five-year average.
Read update →U.S. natural gas production reached a record high in July 2026
U.S. natural gas production hit an all-time high in July 2026, driven primarily by increased output in the Permian Basin, according to EIA’s latest Natural Gas Monthly.
Read update →Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative Review and Join Annual Inquiry Service List; Note Regarding Format of Review Requests
(1) new interested parties who did not previously submit an entry of appearance must submit a new entry of appearance at this time; (2) interested parties who were included in the preceding annual inquiry service list must submit an amended entry of appearance to be included in the next year's annual inquiry service list.
Read update →Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From Taiwan: Preliminary Results and Preliminary Intent To Rescind, In Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Nan Ya Plastics Corporation (Nan Ya) made sales of polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, and strip (PET film) from Taiwan at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. Further, we preliminarily find that Shinkong Materials Technology Corporation (SMTC) and Shinkong Synthetic Fiber Corporation (SSFC), which we consider to be a single entity (SMTC/SSFC), had no reviewable entries during the POR. Interested parties are invited to comment on the preliminary results of this review.
Read update →Federal Scholarship Tax Credit
This document contains proposed regulations regarding the nonrefundable Federal tax credit for qualified contributions to scholarship granting organizations to fund qualified elementary and secondary school education scholarships. The proposed regulations would affect taxpayers who make such qualified contributions, States that elect to participate by certifying organizations as scholarship granting organizations, and the organizations that have been certified as scholarship granting organizations by one or more electing States. This document also provides notice of a public hearing on the proposed regulations.
Read update →SEC Proposal Would Address How Investment Advisers and Funds Can Custody Crypto Assets Under the Federal Securities Laws
The Securities and Exchange Commission proposed new rules and amendments to provide a tailored framework for the custody of crypto assets for registered investment advisers and regulated funds, i.e. registered investment companies and business development companies.
Read update →Stationary and Portable Air Compressors From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of stationary and portable air compressors (air compressors) from the People's Republic of China (China). The period of investigation is January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.
Read update →Stationary and Portable Air Compressors From Malaysia: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of stationary and portable air compressors (air compressors) from Malaysia. The period of investigation is January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.
Read update →SEC Charges Registered Investment Adviser Zoe Financial for Failure to Disclose Conflict of Interest
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced settled charges against New York-based investment adviser Zoe Financial Inc. for failing to fully and fairly disclose material facts concerning conflicts of interest to its clients and prospective clients.
Read update →SEC Charges Multiple Entities in Fraud Schemes Totaling at Least $15 Million That Used WhatsApp and Other Platforms to Lure Investors
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged multiple entities that are likely operated by individuals located overseas for defrauding hundreds of retail investors, including many in the U.S., through so-called investment confidence scams where the perpetrators sought to build online relationships with unsuspecting clients before stealing their money.
Read update →SEC Proposes Amendments to Expand Responsible Retailization of Private Markets
The Securities and Exchange Commission voted to propose rule amendments that would facilitate capital formation in the public and private markets by expanding retail investor choice and promoting innovation in regulated fund structures while preserving appropriate investor protections and safeguards.
Read update →SEC Charges Meyer Global Management and Its CEO With Defrauding Retail Investors in Private Funds That Held Interests in SpaceX and Other Pre-IPO Securities
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged private fund adviser Meyer Global Management LLC (MGM) and its CEO, Owen E.H. Meyer, with defrauding investors and MGM-managed funds in connection with investments in SpaceX and other pre-IPO securities.
Read update →U.S. electricity use for electric vehicles increasing at a slower pace in 2026
EIA estimated light-duty electric vehicles in the United States consumed 8% more electricity during the first six months of 2026 than in the last half of 2025 (2H25) in EIA’s Monthly Energy Review, down from the 13–24% growth seen in six-month periods in recent years. The slowing electric vehicle electricity consumption growth followed a decline in sales after U.S. federal tax credits expired in September 2025. Overall, U.S. light-duty electric vehicle electricity use has more than doubled since 1H23, totaling nearly 14 billion kilowatthours in 1H26.
Read update →Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Community Development Financial Institutions Program-Certification Application
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Currently, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), Department of the Treasury, is soliciting comments concerning the Community Development Financial Institutions Program--Certification Application, which Applicants will submit through the CDFI Fund's Awards Management Information System (AMIS).
Read update →Notice of Information Collection and Request for Public Comment
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), the Department of the Treasury, is soliciting comments concerning the Uses of Awards Report Form. The Uses of Award Report Form is an online form submitted through the CDFI Fund's Awards Management Information System (AMIS).
Read update →SEC Censures OTC Link LLC for Repeated Compliance Failures Related to Regulation SCI
The Securities and Exchange Commission censured New York-based broker dealer OTC Link LLC and ordered it to pay a $575,000 civil penalty for longstanding violations of Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity (SCI).
Read update →SEC Charges South Florida Resident and His Company for Alleged Investment Scheme Defrauding Law Enforcement
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged CMI Capital LLC and its founder and manager, Michael D. Williams, for an alleged fraudulent investment scheme that raised approximately $860,000 from at least 18 investors, many of whom are current or retired law enforcement officers in South Florida.
Read update →SEC Publishes Updated Market Statistics, Highlighting Increase in IPOs and Proceeds Raised
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) published updated statistics and data visualizations covering key segments of the U.S. capital markets, including a notable increase in the number of initial public offerings (IPOs) and follow-on registered offerings.
Read update →Public companies produce most U.S. crude oil and natural gas
This article has been reposted to correct a data point related to production per well.
Read update →Henry Hub natural gas prices this summer were 6% lower than last summer
The Henry Hub natural gas spot price averaged $2.93 per million British thermal units from June through August, 6% less than the same period last year. Prices were lower this summer despite exceptionally hot weather that increased electricity demand for air conditioning. Natural gas-fired power plants often help meet higher demand during such periods.
Read update →SEC Grants Exemptive Relief from Certain Inline XBRL Filing or Submission Requirements
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued an order granting exemptive relief from certain Inline XBRL requirements adopted on Dec. 16, 2024. More specifically, the Commission is granting exemptive relief from filing or submitting the following in Inline XBRL: Form CA-1 (except Exhibit H thereto), Form 1 (except Exhibit I thereto), Form X-17A-5 Part III, Form 17‑H, and the annual compliance report of a security-based swap dealer or major security-based swap participant. These forms and submissions are specific to market intermediaries and are primarily used by the Commission to assess whether registered entities meet relevant standards – including legal, financial, and operational standards – necessary to comply with the Exchange Act.
Read update →SEC Proposes Rescission of Shareholder Proposal Rule and Reforms to Proxy Solicitation Process
The Securities and Exchange Commission proposed to rescind Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which exceeds the scope of the Commission's statutory authority and intrudes into matters of state law.
Read update →Corpus Christi LNG expansion makes facility the second-largest in the United States
On August 28, 2026, Cheniere Energy, Inc., completed its Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage 3 Project (CCL Stage 3) in Texas, taking custody and control of the seventh and last liquefied natural gas (LNG) train in the project.
Read update →What goes into diesel prices?
The price of distillate fuel oil, often sold as diesel, is driven by the price of crude oil, retail margins, distribution costs, taxes, and crack spreads, the indicator EIA uses for refining margins. Tight global supplies of distillate fuel oil and elevated crude oil prices have driven prices higher in recent months.
Read update →SEC Charges Founder and His Two New Jersey-Based Companies in Alleged $16 Million Ponzi Scheme
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Ernest Ossei Boateng and two New Jersey-based companies he controls, Intercontinental Wealth Network LLC and I Wealth Network LP, for allegedly raising approximately $16 million from more than 200 inexperienced investors through a Ponzi scheme he operated from at least January 2020 until at least March 2026.
Read update →New England natural gas prices have been trading near record discounts to Henry Hub
Low-cost Appalachian and Canadian natural gas supplies coupled with lower-than-usual regional consumption have pushed down natural gas prices at a major New England pricing hub in recent months to trade at a discount to the widely cited U.S. benchmark, Henry Hub.
Read update →United States on track for record crude oil production in 2026
EIA forecast U.S. crude oil production will average 13.8 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2026, surpassing the previous record of 13.7 million b/d set in 2025, in EIA’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO).
Read update →Allocation and Apportionment of Deductions to Foreign Source Section 951A Category Income and Deduction Eligible Income
This document contains proposed regulations related to the allocation and apportionment of deductions to foreign source section 951A category income for foreign tax credit limitation purposes and for purposes of calculating deduction eligible income. The proposed regulations would affect taxpayers that operate in foreign countries through foreign corporations and domestic corporations that claim the deduction for foreign-derived deduction eligible income.
Read update →SEC Investor Advisory Committee to Host Sept. 10 Meeting
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee will host a public meeting at the SEC Headquarters in Washington D.C. on Sept. 10 at 10 a.m. ET to discuss artificial intelligence technologies in the public markets and the SEC’s Regulation National Market System rules.
Read update →SEC Proposes Rescission of Political Contribution Rule for Investment Advisers
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued a proposal to rescind its “pay-to-play” rule that prohibits investment advisers from providing compensated investment advisory services to a government client for two years after making a political contribution to certain elected officials or candidates, and related recordkeeping requirements. All other requirements of the Advisers Act and its associated rules, including prohibitions on fraud, fiduciary duty requirements, the compliance rule, and the code of ethics rule, would continue to apply.
Read update →U.S. LNG exports rose 23% in the first half of 2026 because of higher capacity
U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports averaged 17.4 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in the first six months of the year, 23% more than the same period in 2025, according to EIA’s Natural Gas Monthly. In EIA’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, EIA estimated U.S. LNG exports will average 17.3 Bcf/d in the second half of 2026 (2H26) before rising to 18.7 Bcf/d in 1H27.
Read update →Weekly average load in ERCOT continues near record high
Sustained high temperatures have contributed to persistently high electricity demand in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the regional transmission organization for most of the state:
Read update →Elevated crack spreads and crude oil prices contribute to higher prices at the pump
What are crack spreads and why are they elevated? Crack spreads are indicators of the profitability of refining crude oil into petroleum products such as gasoline and diesel. One common crack spread is calculated by subtracting the spot market price of a gallon of crude oil from the wholesale price of a gallon of refined product. Since May, the gasoline crack spread in New York Harbor has averaged about $1 per gallon (gal) higher than in 2025, when the crack spread peaked around 60 cents/gal. Gasoline crack spreads are elevated primarily because of tight gasoline supplies globally.
Read update →SEC Proposes to Modernize Rules for Registered Transfer Agents
The Securities and Exchange Commission proposed to update the rules and forms that apply to registered transfer agents.
Read update →SEC Charges San Francisco Bay Area Private Fund Executives with Multimillion Dollar Ponzi-Like Scheme
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Mark D. Hanf, the former CEO of Novato, California-based Pacific Private Money Group LLC (PPMG), and Hoai-Nam Chu Phan, the former COO of a PPMG subsidiary, with orchestrating an offering fraud that raised more than $80 million from approximately 190 mostly retail investors, many of whom were retired senior citizens.
Read update →Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin From the Sultanate of Oman: Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is amending the final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on polyethylene terephthalate resin (PET resin) from the Sultanate of Oman (Oman) to correct a ministerial error. The period of review (POR) is May 1, 2023, through April 30, 2024. The review covers one producer and exporter of subject merchandise, OCTAL SAOC FZC (OCTAL).
Read update →Certain Steel Grating From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain steel grating (steel grating) from the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, at the levels indicated in the ‘Final Results of Sunset Review’ section of this notice.
Read update →Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of Türkiye: Final Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on welded line pipe from the Republic of Türkiye (Türkiye) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the ‘Final Results of Sunset Review’ section of this notice.
Read update →Deregistration Under Section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
Applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. The applicant has transferred its assets to First Trust Active Global Quality Income ETF, a series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII, and on November 11, 2023 made a final distribution to its shareholders based on net asset value. Expenses of $509,897.68 incurred in connection with the reorganization were paid by the applicant. Filing Date: The application was filed on July 29, 2026. Applicant's Address: 120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400, Wheaton, Illinois 60187.
Read update →Increase of Monetary Thresholds and Other Matters Related to Cost Accounting Standards Program Requirements
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Cost Accounting Standards Board (Board), is publishing a final rule to increase the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) thresholds and agency waiver authority, and issue clarifications on application of the CAS thresholds and exemptions to indefinite delivery contracts (IDCs).
Read update →Section 898(c) Transition Rule for Allocating Foreign Taxes and Section 960(d)(4) Foreign Tax Credit Disallowance; Correction
This document contains corrections to the proposed regulations (REG-115145-25), published in the Federal Register on August 3, 2026. These proposed regulations relate to allocating foreign taxes of foreign corporations affected by the repeal of the one-month deferral election and to the disallowance of foreign tax credits on certain distributions of previously taxed earnings and profits.
Read update →SEC: 38 Entities Feigned Legitimacy as U.S. Advisers Through False Filings to Lure Retail Investors
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged 38 entities alleging that they made material misrepresentations in Forms ADV filed with the Commission between 2025 and 2026 to falsely portray themselves as legitimate advisory firms to U.S. investors. The complaints also allege that the defendants, a number of whom used IP addresses that were tracked to foreign jurisdictions to connect to the Commission’s filing system, failed to respond to requests by Commission counsel to provide records to substantiate information on their Forms ADV.
Read update →SEC Proposes Amendments to Exchange Act Rule 3a12-8 to Add European Union Debt Obligations
The Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments to Rule 3a12-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to add the debt obligations of the European Union (EU) to the list of foreign government debt obligations designated as ‘exempted securities’ solely for the purposes of futures marketing and trading.
Read update →Eight petroleum liquids pipeline projects have been completed since the start of 2025
In the 2026 release of EIA’s Liquids Pipeline Projects Database, EIA tracked the completion of 8 liquid fuels pipeline projects since the start of 2025, and an additional 14 new projects have been announced.
Read update →U.S. uranium production more than tripled in 2025 and was the highest since 2017
In 2025, uranium concentrate production in the United States totaled 2.1 million pounds of triuranium octoxide (U 3 O 8 ), the base component of nuclear reactor fuel. U.S. U 3 O 8 production in 2025 was the most since 2017 and more than triple the volume produced in 2024.
Read update →Vessel and Shipyard Financing, Regulatory Revision
This interim final rule revises MARAD regulations implementing the Vessel and Shipyard Financing Program (Title XI Program or the Program) financial and programmatic requirements. Specifically, MARAD implements statutory changes, updates the vessel project and shipyard project financing requirements imposed on Title XI Program borrowers, aligns the Title XI Program with modern Federal credit best practices, corrects numerous legal citations, improves accessibility by modernizing text, and removes obsolete references. This rule also streamlines the MARAD Title XI regulations by removing 14 of 34 sections of the existing regulations.
Read update →Dangote refinery drives increase in petroleum shipments from Nigeria
Seaborne petroleum product exports from Nigeria have grown seven-fold since 2023, playing an increasing role in the international market for petroleum products at a time when supplies from other areas have been constrained.
Read update →Certain Secondary Cylindrical Batteries, Components Thereof, and Products Containing the Same; Notice of Institution of Investigation
Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on July 21, 2026, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of LG Energy Solution Ltd. of Korea and LG Energy Solution Arizona, Inc. of Queen Creek, Arizona. A supplement was filed on August 5, 2026. The complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain secondary cylindrical batteries, components thereof, and products containing the same by reason of the infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,420,257 (‘the '257 patent’); U.S. Patent No, 11,749,866 (‘the '866 patent’); U.S. Patent No. 12,412,924 (‘the '924 patent’); U.S. Patent No. 12,412,965 (‘the '965 patent’); and U.S. Patent No. 12,646,735 (‘the '735 patent’). The complaint, as supplemented, further alleges that an industry in the United States is in the process of being established as required by the applicable Federal Statute. The complainants request that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.
Read update →Longer wells boost Permian crude oil and natural gas production
Well operators in the Permian region of western Texas and eastern New Mexico are getting more oil and gas out of the ground by drilling longer, horizontal wells and increasingly incorporating so-called super-lateral wells that exceed 15,000 feet.
Read update →SEC Proposes New Regulation Crypto Assets
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it proposed new rules, titled “Regulation Crypto Assets,” that would create a clear and fit-for-purpose framework for certain investment contracts involving crypto assets. This proposal follows the Commission’s March 2026 interpretation clarifying how the federal securities laws apply to certain crypto assets and transactions involving crypto assets.
Read update →SEC Charges Former Executives With Fraud in Connection With $1.9 Billion Collapse of Subprime Auto Lender Tricolor
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Daniel Chu, Jerome Kollar, and Ameryn Seibold, the former CEO, CFO, and Senior Director of Finance, respectively, at Texas-based Tricolor Holdings, LLC, for their roles in an alleged multi-year scheme to defraud investors by double pledging hundreds of millions of dollars of subprime auto loans to multiple asset-backed securities (ABS) offerings and lenders.
Read update →Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; EIB 10-04, Notice of Claim and Proof of Loss, Working Capital Guarantee
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to comment on the proposed information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Read update →Aluminum Extrusions From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that the 18 companies under review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on aluminum extrusions from the People's Republic of China (China), covering the period of review (POR) May 1, 2024, through April 30, 2025, are not eligible to receive a separate rate and are, therefore, part of the China-wide entity.
Read update →Waterborne shipments from the U.S. Gulf Coast increased in April and May
Waterborne shipments of crude oil and petroleum products from the U.S. Gulf Coast (PADD 3) to the West Coast (PADD 5) more than quadrupled year-on-year in April and May following a waiver that permitted a broader group of ships to travel between U.S. ports. Shipments from the U.S. Gulf Coast to the East Coast (PADD 1) also increased.
Read update →SEC Charges Toms River Trio in Connection with Alleged $47 Million Fraud Targeting Orthodox Jewish Communities
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged three Toms River, New Jersey residents for their roles in an affinity investment fraud that raised approximately $47 million from more than 87 investors, who were primarily members of Orthodox Jewish communities in New Jersey and New York.
Read update →SEC Charges Boiler Room Operator and Three Entities with Defrauding Retail Investors in $74 Million Pre-IPO Investment Scam
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged New York resident Andrew Spaventa and three entities he owned and controlled with fraud and other violations in connection with unregistered securities offerings of private funds that purportedly provided retail investors an opportunity to invest in shares of “pre-IPO” private companies while charging hidden fees.
Read update →United States on track for record natural gas production in 2026
EIA forecast U.S. marketed natural gas production will average 122.5 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2026, surpassing the previous record of 118.5 Bcf/d set in 2025, in EIA’s August 2026 Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO).
Read update →SEC Charges Private Fund Adviser Adit Ventures Management, Its CEO and Affiliated General Partners in Alleged Fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged New York-based investment adviser Adit Ventures Management LLC, its CEO Eric Munson, and three affiliated general partners, Adit Ventures LLC; Adit Ventures II LLC; and Adit Ventures III LLC (the General Partners), for allegedly defrauding investors and client funds in connection with investments in pre-IPO shares, such as SpaceX and Klarna, including by misappropriating advisory client assets and charging millions in undisclosed fees.
Read update →Battery storage capacity averaged 70% growth over the last three years
Utility-scale battery storage capacity in the United States increased significantly during the last three years, with an annual average growth rate of 70%. By the end of 2025, the U.S. power system had operational battery storage capacity of 43.6 gigawatts (GW). During the first six months of 2026, operators added another 8.3 GW of battery storage capacity, reaching nearly 52 GW of nameplate battery storage capacity, based on EIA’s latest Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory.
Read update →Duration of power outages in Puerto Rico not caused by major events increased 19% in 2025
In 2025, customers in Puerto Rico experienced an average of 36 hours of power interruptions that were not caused by major events such as hurricanes, 19% more than in 2024. On average, between 2021 and 2025, Puerto Rican customers experience 29 hours of power loss each year. By comparison, electricity customers in the mainland United States generally experience about two hours of electricity interruptions per year without major events.
Read update →Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request on U.S. Business Income Tax Returns and Related Forms, Schedules, Attachments, and Published Guidance
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the IRS is inviting comments on the information collection request outlined in this notice.
Read update →Backup Withholding on Third Party Network Transactions
This document contains final regulations governing backup withholding on reportable payments with respect to third party network transactions. The final regulations reflect recent changes to the statutory law that affect the backup withholding requirements for third party settlement organizations who make payments in settlement of third party network transactions.
Read update →Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing Benefits
This final rule amends the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's regulation on Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans to prescribe the spreads component of the interest assumption under the asset allocation regulation for plans with valuation dates of July 31, 2026-October 30, 2026. These interest assumptions are used for valuing benefits under terminating single-employer plans and for other purposes.
Read update →EIA May electricity data: generation up 3.1%, coal stocks up 2.9%
EIA’s archived May 2026 update reported higher electricity generation and coal stockpiles; year-over-year output and monthly inventories measure different things.
Read update →SoftBank earnings beat expectations as Intel investment helps
MarketWatch linked SoftBank’s earnings surprise to its Intel investment, rather than a direct OpenAI boost; the headline alone does not establish earnings quality.
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