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Alphabet shares fell after it raised 2026 capital expenditure guidance toward a roughly $200B midpoint, with free cash flow swinging negative as AI spending ramps. Tesla slid as well, with capital expenditure surging and free cash flow turning negative for the first time in more than two years. The common theme: markets are starting to demand visible cash-return timelines, not just AI growth narratives.

For investors in the AI supply chain, the key takeaway is that strong demand may still coexist with multiple compression at the customer end—especially when capex is the headline.

Source: FinanceFeeds

BitMEX will permanently shut down on September 23, ending an 11-year role in popularizing crypto perpetuals. The timing matters because the US regulatory route for perpetual-style products has now become more structured through CFTC approvals and supervised venues. The sector’s competitive advantage is shifting away from “offshore access” and toward regulated liquidity, clearing, and compliance rails.

For brokers and market operators, the practical question is no longer whether perps can exist in the US, but which contracts and intermediated access models are allowed—and what operational obligations follow.

Source: FinanceFeeds

Wise shares dropped sharply after the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rejected its application for a national trust bank charter, citing significant supervisory and compliance concerns. Wise says it plans to reapply under the GENIUS Act framework, which is emerging as the more relevant policy pathway for regulated digital-asset and payments activity. The decision underscores how prudential licensing—especially AML governance—can remain the bottleneck for fintechs seeking to “bank-ify” their operating model.

Meanwhile, Wise’s current business continues under a patchwork of state licensing, but without the direct access to federal rails that a charter would have enabled.

Source: Finance Magnates

The European Commission fined Google a total of €890 million for breaches of the Digital Markets Act, including a €430 million penalty tied to Google Play rules and a €460 million penalty related to search practices. The Play ruling includes requirements affecting how developers can steer users toward alternative purchasing channels outside Google’s ecosystem. The enforcement is the first set of DMA penalties against Google and adds to the company’s accumulating EU antitrust fine record.

For fintechs, brokers, and crypto app providers, the immediate issue is distribution economics—especially app-store billing strategy and customer access constraints.

Source: Finance Magnates

The SEC has scheduled a public roundtable for September 17 to discuss how US equity markets could operate through 24-hour continuous trading. The discussion will cover operational and structural changes across exchanges, clearinghouses, broker-dealers, and institutional investors, with particular focus on liquidity, margin, settlement timing, and investor protection during thinner overnight sessions.

This is a regulatory signal that “market hours” may become a competitive feature rather than a tradition—especially as tokenized assets and global venues never sleep.

Source: FinanceFeeds

On July 23, spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a combined $225.1 million net outflow, breaking a week-long inflow streak, largely driven by BlackRock’s IBIT. In contrast, Ether ETFs recorded net inflows of $26.3 million, extending a positive run. The split suggests investors may be rotating within crypto allocations rather than exiting the asset class broadly.

For market liquidity, concentrated redemptions in the largest ETF vehicles can still translate into near-term spot pressure—even when the broader complex is stabilizing.

Source: FinanceFeeds

Australia’s corporate regulator ASIC proposed replacing its detailed 42-page guidance on sell-side research with an eight-page principles-based document. The stated goal is to reduce prescription while strengthening key conflict-of-interest guardrails—such as separation between analyst research and corporate advisory/sales teams and restrictions on analyst involvement in capital-raising mandates.

The reform is part of a broader deregulation and market-structure push intended to keep capital markets activity—particularly IPO activity—flowing amid declining listings momentum.

Source: Finance Magnates