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Investing.com — U.S. stocks were mixed, with declines led by tech stocks, as investors continued to worry about interest rates remaining higher for longer.

Caroline Pham, a commissioner with the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has suggested a limited pilot program in an effort to address crypto regulation.

Wall Street slipped on worries a too-warm economy will push the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates higher for longer

American explorer, who suffered internal bleeding during a cave expedition over 1,000 meters below the surface. Turkey's caving federation reported on Thursday that 150 rescuers are on a mission to reach Mark Dickey, aged 40, who developed gastrointestinal bleeding deep within the Morca cave, situated near Turkey's Mediterranean coast. In a statement, the federation described the operation as one of the world's largest and most complex cave rescue efforts in terms of logistics and technical challenges. Dickey fell ill at a depth of 1,120 meters while exploring alongside an international team of cavers. He was then placed under observation at a base camp positioned 1,040 meters underground, where rescuers and medical personnel administered a blood transfusion. The rescue operation was initiated by the federation in collaboration with Turkey's emergency response service, commencing on Tuesday. According to reports from the DHA news agency, Dickey's health issue first emerged on Sunday. The caving federation provided an update on Mark's condition, stating, «Mark's condition is improving. His bleeding has ceased, and he can move with assistance. However, his evacuation necessitates the use of a stretcher.» The Morca cave, according to the federation, ranks as Turkey's third-deepest, extending to a depth of 1,276 meters. Rescuers anticipate that it may take several days to safely extract Dickey from the cave.

Financial giant JPMorgan is making another move into the crypto space with a new blockchain-based solution for cross-border transactions, reveals a report by Bloomberg. The system, however, won't be available until the bank receives the green light from regulators in the United States. 

Hackers have been using a Windows tool to drop cryptocurrency-mining malware since November 2021, according to an analysis from Cisco’s Talos Intelligence. The attacker exploits Windows Advanced Installer — an application that helps developers package other software installers, such as Adobe Illustrator — to execute malicious scripts on infected machines. 

It's been a whipsaw 2023 for investor sentiment, and even though equities markets have defied expectations, a recent report from ARK Invest highlights reasons why the remainder of 2023 could present several economic challenges. 

Joe Biden leaves for the G20 in India on Thursday, aiming to boost alliances at a summit where global tensions will be highlighted by the absence of the leaders of China and Russia. Biden will try to show that on big transnational issues, Washington is a better partner than Beijing or Moscow -- and that the G20 remains a key forum.

Approving a spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) is an opportunity for the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to “bring crypto into line,” a Bloomberg editorial piece has argued.

The United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion will be holding a hearing discussing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) for the first time in months.

Ryan Salame, the former co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets, has pleaded guilty to charges related to defrauding the United States Federal Elections Commission and conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business

Big businesses are able to act as “mini-governments” and impose their own rules on payment infrastructure, Rohit Chopra, director of the United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), said at a fintech conference hosted by the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank on Sept. 7. As Big Tech continues to innovate, small firms may be squeezed out of the space, he added.

healthcare following the pandemic is leading to robust growth in opportunity for businesses, and consumers are definitely not downtrading on health, said Brian McNamara, global chief executive of Haleon, the consumer healthcare company spun off from GlaxoSmithKline Consumer. Last year, British consumer healthcare company GSK had separated its consumer healthcare business from GSK Group to form Haleon, an independent listed company that sells non-prescription drugs, vitamins and oral care products.

The Sandman" is set to receive a physical release in both the United Kingdom and the United States. New listings reveal that the movie will be made available on both DVD and Blu-Ray formats, as per a report in WhatsOnNetflix.

Amidst the dynamic crypto landscape, Bitcoin currently trades at $25,787, reflecting a subtle rise of 0.04 percent on Thursday. However, a confluence of factors has spurred speculations on its future trajectory. Notably, the 'historic' heatwave has taken a toll on the crypto mining industry, leading to a significant 9% drop in Marathon's Bitcoin production. 

Chinese technology corporation Tencent unveiled its “Hunyuan” artificial intelligence (AI) system, a multimodal large language model (LLM) similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, at the Global Digital Ecosystem Summit in Shenzhen on Sept. 7. 

Companies with plants and factories that are only served by one railroad may soon be able to get a bid from another railroad if their current service is bad enough under a new rule that was proposed Thursday to help boost competition

The MacArthur Foundation is leading a group of donors who have pledge $500 million to help the struggling local news industry

Honda will join Ford, GM and other electric vehicle makers in adopting Tesla’s charging technology

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate fell again this week, but remains near the 22-year high it hit three weeks ago, little relief for house hunters facing a market held back by persistently high prices and a near-historic low number of homes for sale

Indonesia’s president has issued a stark warning after wrapping up a summit of Southeast Asian countries that was joined by China, the United States and Russia