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Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., at the Institute of International Finance (IIF) during the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. Kent Nishimura | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesJPMorgan Chase says fintech middlemen — the companies that have helped a new generation of financial apps connect with traditional checking accounts — are flooding the bank’s systems with unnecessary data requests.”Aggregators are accessing customer data multiple times daily, even when the customer is not actively using the app,” a JPMorgan systems employee wrote last week in an internal…

Jack Haley (1898 – 1979) as the Tin Man, Bert Lahr (1895 – 1967) as the Cowardly Lion, Judy Garland (1922 – 1969) as Dorothy, Ray Bolger (1904 – 1987) as the Scarecrow and Frank Morgan (1890 – 1949) as the Doorman to the Emerald City in “The Wizard of Oz.”Silver Screen Collection | Moviepix | Getty ImagesThe Las Vegas Sphere will soon screen 1939’s “The Wizard of Oz” in a new immersive film experience.The project places viewers inside the world of Oz using the Sphere’s 160,000-square-foot wraparound screen. The film will play in 16K resolution with full spatial audio…

PayPal said Monday it will allow businesses to accept payments in more than 100 types of cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin and ethereum.Called “Pay with Crypto,” the new service will allow consumers to use many types of cryptocurrencies to complete their purchases, as well as to use wallets such as Coinbase and MetaMask, the company said in a statement. After shoppers pay in crypto, the payments will automatically convert to fiat or stablecoin.PayPal has its own stablecoin, called PayPal USD, or PYUSD, which is backed by the U.S. dollar.The California-based company said the new service will simplify cross-border commerce, increase merchant’s profit margins…

President Trump on Monday said the tariff rate for most countries that don’t reach individual trade deals with the U.S. will be “somewhere in the 15 to 20% range,” different from the 15% to 50% range he floated only last week. Asked about a tariff rate “for the world,” as Mr. Trump put it, the president responded, “I would say it’ll be somewhere in the 15 to 20% range.” The U.S. president made the remarks seated alongside U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland, as Mr. Trump visits his golf courses there and meets with European leaders.The U.S. and U.K. have…

Veterans bring leadership, resilience, and mission-driven focus to business ownership—but funding can be a major hurdle. In 2025, several programs offer financial support and guidance specifically for veteran-owned businesses. These opportunities may help turn a business plan into a working reality by covering startup costs, expanding operations, or building new skills.  Federal Support Programs for Veteran-Owned Businesses  Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Program  This federal contracting program gives service-disabled veteran entrepreneurs better access to government contracts. To qualify, the business must be at least 51% owned and operated by one or more service-disabled veterans. While it doesn’t provide direct cash…

(L-R): Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic and Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/Human Torch in Marvel’s “The Fantastic Four: First Steps.”DisneyWhat superhero fatigue?Twice in one month, a comic book film has rocketed to the top of the box office, debuting with more than $100 million in ticket sales.Two weeks ago, it was “Superman,” the first theatrical release from James Gunn and Peter Safran as co-heads of DC Studios at Warner Bros. Discovery. This weekend, Disney and Marvel’s “Fantastic Four: First Steps” fueled an estimated $118 million in ticket…

Marco Pistoia, Global Technology’s Head of Applied Research and Engineering at JP Morgan.Source: JP MorganIonQ has hired the former head of applied research at JPMorgan Chase to help corporate clients of the quantum firm adopt next-generation hardware, algorithms and security, CNBC has learned.Marco Pistoia, who was head of JPMorgan’s internal research group from 2020 to this year, will join IonQ as senior vice president of industry relations, the quantum computing firm is expected to announce on Monday.JPMorgan, the largest U.S. bank by assets, recently overhauled the leadership of its research group, which worked on quantum computing and other advanced technologies.…

President Trump is meeting on Monday with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer during the U.S. leader’s visit to Scotland. While ostensibly a private trip, marked by multiple rounds of golf on his own luxury courses, Mr. Trump has also done some business — including nailing down a long-sought-after U.S.-European Union trade agreement.After meeting for just over one hour with EU leader Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday, Mr. Trump emerged to say, “We have good news. We’ve reached a deal.” When considered as a combined economy, the EU bloc is the second largest in the world behind the U.S. Including…

Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesUnitedHealth Group Chairman and CEO Stephen Hemsley will face the first real test Tuesday of his ability to regain investor confidence as the largest private U.S. insurer reports earnings.The Dow component has seen its share price cut nearly in half since mid-May, with the stock on pace for its worst year in more than a decade, after earnings in its flagship Medicare program and Optum Health physician practices plummeted. That led to the abrupt resignation of former CEO Andrew Witty, forcing the company to reinstate ex-CEO Hemsley to replace him and suspend earnings guidance.…

President Trump announced Sunday that the United States and the European Union had reached a trade deal after high-stakes meetings in Scotland, just days shy of Friday’s White House deadline to enact tariffs.Mr. Trump met with top European officials demanding fairer trade with the 27-member European Union at his golf course on the Scottish coast. “It was a very interesting negotiation. I think it’s going to be great for both parties,” the president said.The deal, according to European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, is a 15% tariff across the board. She praised Mr. Trump, calling it a “good deal”…