A stronger-than-expected January jobs report has lifted market sentiment, but several economists say the data may not be as solid as the headline suggests. Figures released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics showed the unemployment rate edging down to 4.3% from 4.4%, with 130,000 jobs added in January — about double economists’ forecasts. Despite … Read more
In May, AI sales automation startup Clay said it was allowing most of its employees to sell some of their shares at a $1.5 billion valuation. Coming just months after its Series B, Clay’s offer of liquidity was a rarity in a market where tender offers, as these types of secondary transactions are known, were still … Read more
The existing tensions between Washington and Tehran have once again flared up after a US Navy fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone that reportedly approached an American aircraft carrier early Tuesday morning. The US said it had shot down an Iranian drone in “self-defense and to protect the aircraft carrier and personnel on board”. … Read more
American Banker’s 2026 State of Open Finance Adoption Report Application programming interfaces, protocols that let software applications communicate with or share data with each other, are increasingly popular among banks that want to engage with opening banking, according to American Banker’s latest research. American Banker’s 2026 State of Open Finance Adoption survey, which was sponsored … Read more