https://trendstoday.now/news/finance/enLatest posts from Financial Trends Today.https://trendstoday.now/news/finance/sec-charges-dinelli-and-frankel-over-alleged-veteran-targeted-fraud-scheme-10ec962e/The SEC announced charges on September 30 against Christopher Kenji Dinelli and Jacob David “Kobe” Frankel over an alleged investment-fraud scheme…Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:02:05 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/finance/sec-charges-dinelli-and-frankel-over-alleged-veteran-targeted-fraud-scheme-10ec962e/https://trendstoday.now/news/finance/sec-proposes-expanded-retail-access-to-private-markets-95e7c7c4/The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission voted on September 30, 2026, to propose amendments aimed at expanding retail investor choice in private…Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:12:36 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/finance/sec-proposes-expanded-retail-access-to-private-markets-95e7c7c4/https://trendstoday.now/news/finance/farmers-merchants-bancorp-raises-quarterly-dividend-adds-special-payment-0f0f5e7e/Farmers & Merchants Bancorp approved a regular quarterly dividend of $0.24 per share and added a one-time $0.01 special dividend. That makes the…Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:37:12 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/finance/farmers-merchants-bancorp-raises-quarterly-dividend-adds-special-payment-0f0f5e7e/https://trendstoday.now/news/finance/u-s-gdp-growth-revised-up-to-2-2-in-second-quarter-e7929d89/U.S. real GDP grew at a 2.2% annual rate in the second quarter of 2026, after 2.5% growth in the first quarter. The third estimate lifted the previous…Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:48:00 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/finance/u-s-gdp-growth-revised-up-to-2-2-in-second-quarter-e7929d89/https://trendstoday.now/news/finance/softbank-raises-11-1-billion-in-world-s-biggest-high-yield-bond-sale-31b86967/SoftBank Group has issued $11.1 billion in dollar- and euro-denominated bonds, according to a Thursday filing. The sale is described as the world’s…Wed, 30 Sep 2026 04:28:02 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/finance/softbank-raises-11-1-billion-in-world-s-biggest-high-yield-bond-sale-31b86967/https://trendstoday.now/news/finance/hal-rogers-announces-85-million-federal-grant-for-somerset-bypass-ce0ce208/Somerset, Kentucky, has been announced as the recipient of an $85 million federal INFRA grant for its eight-mile Northern Bypass.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 04:27:53 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/finance/hal-rogers-announces-85-million-federal-grant-for-somerset-bypass-ce0ce208/https://trendstoday.now/news/finance/chrissy-houlahan-questions-uss-lincoln-s-321-day-deployment-f451e2c2/Rep. Chrissy Houlahan visited the USS Lincoln as the aircraft carrier returned to San Diego from a Middle East deployment. The bipartisan delegation…Wed, 30 Sep 2026 03:23:09 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/finance/chrissy-houlahan-questions-uss-lincoln-s-321-day-deployment-f451e2c2/https://trendstoday.now/news/finance/australia-s-housing-downturn-squeezes-household-balance-sheets-a1c0c06c/Australia’s housing market has entered its sharpest downturn in years since interest rates began rising in February. For most homeowners, the main…Wed, 30 Sep 2026 02:09:57 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/finance/australia-s-housing-downturn-squeezes-household-balance-sheets-a1c0c06c/https://trendstoday.now/news/finance/sec-charges-zoe-financial-over-undisclosed-client-conflicts-7ec86e35/The Securities and Exchange Commission announced settled charges against New York-based investment adviser Zoe Financial Inc. The case concerns…Wed, 30 Sep 2026 01:52:39 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/finance/sec-charges-zoe-financial-over-undisclosed-client-conflicts-7ec86e35/https://trendstoday.now/news/finance/international-gas-union-executive-says-iran-war-prolongs-gas-tightness-68a8be3e/Global gas markets are pricing in tight supplies beyond winter as the Iran war disrupts Gulf liquefied natural gas exports and complicates Europe’s…Wed, 30 Sep 2026 01:52:32 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/finance/international-gas-union-executive-says-iran-war-prolongs-gas-tightness-68a8be3e/https://trendstoday.now/news/finance/uk-diesel-prices-hit-record-high-as-iran-conflict-raises-costs-94942fa3/UK diesel prices reached a record 199.33p per litre on 28 September 2026, edging past the previous high of 199.09p set in June 2022. Petrol reached…Wed, 30 Sep 2026 01:52:26 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/finance/uk-diesel-prices-hit-record-high-as-iran-conflict-raises-costs-94942fa3/https://trendstoday.now/news/finance/burkina-faso-opens-first-gold-refinery-in-sovereignty-push-d16850ce/Burkina Faso has opened its first gold refinery, Raffinor-BF, in the capital Ouagadougou. The government and private sector spent more than 11 billion…Wed, 30 Sep 2026 01:52:18 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/finance/burkina-faso-opens-first-gold-refinery-in-sovereignty-push-d16850ce/https://trendstoday.now/news/finance/european-stocks-finish-mixed-as-trump-gives-conflicting-iran-war-timeline-fe1d26a2/European stocks finished mixed after a volatile trading session. President Donald Trump said he expects the war on Iran to last another two to three…Wed, 30 Sep 2026 01:52:08 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/finance/european-stocks-finish-mixed-as-trump-gives-conflicting-iran-war-timeline-fe1d26a2/https://trendstoday.now/news/finance/global-bond-market-faces-possible-era-of-higher-interest-rates-cfe1e1a5/Major sovereign bond markets are heading toward one of their weakest months in years. Rising energy costs are reviving inflation concerns, while the AI…Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:39:29 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/finance/global-bond-market-faces-possible-era-of-higher-interest-rates-cfe1e1a5/https://trendstoday.now/news/finance/us-bans-on-canadian-alcohol-dairy-whey-and-motorcycles-take-effect-a030b9d8/US import bans on Canadian alcohol, dairy-related whey products and motorcycles took effect on 29 September 2026, turning previously announced measures…Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:04:42 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/finance/us-bans-on-canadian-alcohol-dairy-whey-and-motorcycles-take-effect-a030b9d8/https://trendstoday.now/news/finance/rachel-jeffers-northern-ireland-childminder-rations-heating-amidst-80-oil-price-surge-3fc4dc61/Heating oil prices in Northern Ireland have surged roughly 80% above their pre-war levels, with the average cost for a 500-litre fill reaching £561.83…Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:43:40 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/finance/rachel-jeffers-northern-ireland-childminder-rations-heating-amidst-80-oil-price-surge-3fc4dc61/https://trendstoday.now/news/finance/rural-us-voters-ap-kff-poll-finds-half-see-economy-worse-than-trump-s-return-e956c80d/Rural voters frustrated by economy under Trump, AP-KFF poll finds. What changed, why it matters and what comes next.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 02:42:19 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/finance/rural-us-voters-ap-kff-poll-finds-half-see-economy-worse-than-trump-s-return-e956c80d/https://trendstoday.now/news/finance/berenberg-initiates-ast-spacemobile-with-buy-rating-and-92-target-95c40a46/For the stock itself, the Berenberg rating provides a clear price anchor that may drive secondary market liquidity as funds adjust their positions.…Mon, 28 Sep 2026 02:33:04 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/finance/berenberg-initiates-ast-spacemobile-with-buy-rating-and-92-target-95c40a46/https://trendstoday.now/news/finance/eurozone-business-activity-accelerates-in-september-amid-war-driven-energy-shock-42d50b27/For policymakers, the resilient activity levels reduce the immediate pressure for short-term fiscal or monetary stimulus to prevent a hard landing.…Mon, 28 Sep 2026 02:32:56 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/finance/eurozone-business-activity-accelerates-in-september-amid-war-driven-energy-shock-42d50b27/https://trendstoday.now/news/finance/dubai-investment-group-faces-formal-action-from-investors-over-missing-payments-00c53fbb/The broader implication extends to how similar UAE-based investment structures are perceived in secondary markets. If the group is found to have…Mon, 28 Sep 2026 02:12:35 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/finance/dubai-investment-group-faces-formal-action-from-investors-over-missing-payments-00c53fbb/