Zachary Karabell is an author and investor and writes “The Edgy Optimist” on Substack. Weeks into the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, the world is facing the greatest energy supply shock in history.

Since its release in 2009, Bitcoin has transformed from a peer-to-peer electronic cash system into a major digital store of value. As more people embrace its decentralized nature and limited supply, a ...

A new state financial system is incompatible with federal cash-based accounting requirements. Rhode Island is temporarily covering the missed federal payments, which are typically $25 million to $35 ...

For much of the past decade, stablecoins have been described in relatively simple terms. They were often explained as digital dollars running on blockchain networks, designed to reduce volatility in ...

Mr. Bookstaber is the author of “A Demon of Our Own Design,” which in 2007 warned of the potential for a financial crisis. At the start of the 2008 financial crisis, I was at a hedge fund. By its end, ...

Key insights: Fifty years of sanctions has forced Iran to develop its own isolated financial system. But money has still found a way to move in and out of the country. What's at stake: The most recent ...

4 March 2026 - Each year, illicit financial flows divert vast public resources away from classrooms, hospitals and climate action, shrinking the fiscal space countries need to serve their people.

The Treasury Department on Thursday threatened to cut off MBaer Merchant Bank AG’s access to U.S. financial institutions over the Swiss bank’s alleged ties to sanctioned Iranian and Russian actors.

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WINTERVILLE — Pitt Community College is leading the way in financial aid communications for the 2026-27 academic year, sending award notifications to students earlier than most community colleges in ...

Wildlife traffickers are exploiting the global financial system to hide their profits in plain sight, using legitimate companies, trade routes and bank accounts to move and launder billions from ...