Posts by Amelia Frost
Why eXoZymes Is Standing Out to Investor James Tissot
Many biotech investments come down to a concentrated bet that Wall Street has become all too familiar with: the reliance on a single lead asset within a narrow development pipeline. Investors often accept long stretches between catalysts for a make-or-break outcome. While this investment approach can lead to substantial shareholder gains, it also exposes investors…
Read MoreTrump May Allow More Russian Diesel onto Global Market Despite Bipartisan Scrutiny
The Trump administration could allow additional Russian diesel shipments onto the global market depending on Moscow’s actions, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Tuesday, describing sanctions relief as an incentive to end the war in Ukraine. Speaking on CNBC’s “Power Lunch,” Wright said more tankers carrying Russian diesel could “quite possibly” depart under the administration’s…
Read MoreNine Years of PayDo: Serhii Zakharov on Building Payment Infrastructure That Businesses Can Trust
As his company marks its ninth anniversary, PayDo founder and CEO Serhii Zakharov talks to International Business Times about how the Electronic Money Institution sector has grown up, why fragmentation is the problem worth solving, and what a new European regulatory era means for payment firms. PayDo turns nine this year. When you look back,…
Read MoreSome U.S. Industries Saw Wages Jump Nearly 17%. But Their Industries Have Been Shedding Jobs.
Workers in broadcasting, publishing and other information-related industries recorded some of the biggest average wage increases in the United States in 2025, even as employers in the sector cut tens of thousands of jobs. Average weekly wages across the information sector rose 9.4% between 2024 and 2025, more than double the 4.2% increase across private-sector…
Read MoreThe Fed Kept Rates Unchanged in Line With Market Expectations But Warns That ‘Uncertainty Remains Elevated’
The Federal Reserve kept rates unchanged on Wednesday, staying at 3.75%-4% in line with market expectations. The vote was not unanimous, with two voters dissenting. In its statement following the meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee claimed that “economic activity is expanding at a strong pace” and “while uncertainty remains elevated owing, in part, to…
Read MoreTrump Supports Visa For Bolsonaro After Defeated Candidate Fled Brazil for U.S.
Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro has fled to the U.S. to avoid corruption charges in his home country after the Trump administration granted him a visa. The Associated Press reported that Bolsonaro traveled to Argentina with his wife and two daughters. He then went to Ecuador before heading to Miami. Brazil’s Supreme Court had…
Read MoreThe Iran War Has Now Cost at Least $47 Billion. Trump Said it Will End ‘Whenever I Want.’
President Donald Trump says the Iran war will end “whenever I want it to,” renewing his insistence that Tehran must never acquire a nuclear weapon as the conflict’s reported cost to the United States surpasses $47 billion. Speaking at a rally in Lubbock, Texas, Trump offered no deadline for ending the conflict, which Republicans now…
Read MoreHacking Attempts Disrupt Federal Election Commission Filing System One Week Before Midterms
The Federal Election Commission’s electronic filing system went offline after hacking attempts targeted the agency’s website on Wednesday, interrupting the disclosure of political spending just one week before the November 3 midterm elections. An email reviewed by Reuters indicated that the attempted intrusion prompted the agency to temporarily shut down web-facing services. The FEC confirmed…
Read MoreIUX Secures CMA License to Expand Global Footprint in the MENA Region
IUX Ebene, Mauritius, October 28th, 2026, FinanceWire IUX, a leading global multi-asset broker, today announced that it has successfully acquired a regulatory license from the Capital Market Authority (CMA) of the United Arab Emirates. Secured through its regional registered entity, IUX Mena Financial Consultation L.L.C., this milestone officially marks a major step in its expansion…
Read MoreIran Reiterated it Won’t Compromise on its Nuclear Policy. It is Also Working With Russia in a New Deal.
Iran is working with Russia toward an agreement to jointly develop modular nuclear reactors as its policy remains at the center of hostilities with the United States. Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesperson and deputy head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, said the countries are in the “process of signing a protocol with the Russian side…
Read MoreAmerican Factories Are Hiring Again. But The Jobs They’re Offering Are Changing.
American factories are adding workers again after years of declining employment, but the jobs being created increasingly require engineering expertise, technical training and the ability to operate sophisticated machinery rather than traditional assembly-line skills. U.S. manufacturers have added 72,000 jobs since December 2025, recovering from a recent employment low, according to the Bureau of Labor…
Read MoreTrump Touted The Deal to Bring Russian Diesel. Democrats Are Getting Ready To Investigate it.
Democrats are laying the groundwork for a potential congressional investigation into President Donald Trump‘s agreement to bring Russian diesel to global markets, asking major banks and port authorities to preserve records related to possible transactions. The request signals that any inquiry could extend beyond the White House to financial institutions and ports that might help…
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