In brief Trump has tapped Bitcoin-friendly economist Stephen Miran for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board. Bitcoin jumped 2%, topping $117,500 as traders expect looser Fed policy under Miran. Still, one analyst warns the Fed’s credibility could erode, echoing 1970s inflation risks. Bitcoin has shaken off the prior week’s market jitters to regain a foothold near $117,500, following President …
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Gmail’s New Feature Lets You Clean Up Your Inbox in a Couple of Taps
Unless you’re always on top of what’s going on in your Gmail inbox, there’s a good chance that you’re subscribed to at least a few newsletters that you’ve been meaning to unsubscribe to. While it wasn’t hard to unsubscribe to a single newsletter before, Gmail’s new feature will let you get an overview of your existing subscriptions and bulk unsubscribe …
Read More »Waymo taps Avis to manage robotaxi fleet in Dallas
Waymo said it plans to launch a robotaxi service next year in Dallas, the latest city to be added to the Alphabet-owned company’s growing commercial footprint that already includes Los Angeles and San Francisco. This time around, Waymo is partnering with Avis Budget Group to manage its fleet of all-electric autonomous Jaguar I-Pace vehicles. Avis will handle general depot operations, …
Read More »PNC taps Coinbase to create crypto trading offering for bank customers – Reuters
PNC taps Coinbase to create crypto trading offering for bank customers Reuters Coinbase and PNC to work together as crypto reaches for Main Street Yahoo Finance PNC, Coinbase strike partnership for digital asset solutions (PNC:NYSE) Seeking Alpha PNC strikes deal with Coinbase to bring cryptocurrency services to banking customers The Block PNC to offer crypto trading as it expands beyond regional roots Financial Times Source …
Read More »PNC taps Coinbase to create crypto trading offering for bank customers
By Hannah Lang (Reuters) -PNC Bank is working with cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase to offer crypto trading to the bank’s customers, the companies said on Tuesday, in a sign that crypto is moving toward becoming increasingly interconnected to mainstream finance. PNC will use Coinbase’s institutional “crypto-as-a-service” platform to develop an offering that will allow PNC clients to buy, hold and sell …
Read More »FDA taps biotech veteran George Tidmarsh to lead drug center
Andrew Joseph covers health, medicine, and the biopharma industry in Europe. You can reach Andrew on Signal at drewqjoseph.45. The Food and Drug Administration on Monday named George Tidmarsh, a longtime biotech executive who has a background in oncology and pediatrics, as its top drug regulator. Tidmarsh, who will be the director for the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and …
Read More »Berkshire-owned BNSF taps bankers for its own acquisition
BNSF, the railroad giant owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, is working with Goldman Sachs to explore a takeover of a rival, according to people familiar with the matter. Its interest comes as its chief rival, Union Pacific, pursues a takeover of Norfolk Southern, Semafor reported Thursday, which would create the country’s only coast-to-coast railroad and leave BNSF at a …
Read More »Subway taps Burger King veteran Jonathan Fitzpatrick as next CEO
Jonathan Fitzpatrick, CEO of Subway. Courtesy: Subway Sandwich chain Subway has tapped former Burger King executive Jonathan Fitzpatrick as the company’s latest CEO, effective July 28. The announcement on Monday follows a months-long search for former CEO John Chidsey’s successor. Chidsey retired at the end of 2024 after five years with the company. His tenure included the $9.6 billion sale …
Read More »FDA taps biotech exec George Tidmarsh as RFK Jr.’s top drug regulator
FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seen in Silver Spring, Maryland November 4, 2009. Jason Reed | Reuters The Food and Drug Administration said on Monday it has appointed former biotech executive George Tidmarsh as the agency’s top drug regulator. Tidmarsh, an adjunct professor of pediatrics and neonatology at Stanford University’s School of …
Read More »Stock Market Today: Nasdaq taps fresh intraday record after sturdy economic data – MarketWatch
Stock Market Today: Nasdaq taps fresh intraday record after sturdy economic data MarketWatch Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Open Up; Trump, Powell Fears; Pepsi, Sarepta, More Movers; Bitcoin Falls Barron’s Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rise as Wall Street juggles tariffs, earnings, and inflation Yahoo Finance Markets News, July 14, 2025: Stocks Rise as Investors Brush Aside Tariff …
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