Finance & Investment

New York – September 19, 2026 -- Haymaker Acquisition Corp V priced an initial public offering of 25,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit, raising $250 million for its blank-check vehicle ahead of NYSE trading under ticker "HYACU" starting September 17, 2026.

Units begin trading on NYSE as offering nears close

Each unit comprises one Class A ordinary share and one-third of one redeemable warrant, with each whole warrant exercisable at $11.50 per share. The offering is expected to close on September 18, 2026, subject to customary conditions. An amount equal to $10.00 per unit will be deposited into a trust account upon closing.

Milwaukee – September 18, 2026 -- River1 Asset Management LLC launched the Rebuild America ETF (Cboe BZX: BUIL) on Sept. 16, 2026, an actively managed fund built to capture a multi-year infrastructure investment cycle in U.S. power, grid, construction and materials markets.

Utilities plan $1.4 trillion in grid spending through 2030

The Edison Electric Institute projects utilities will invest roughly $1.4 trillion in electricity infrastructure through 2030. The Electric Power Research Institute forecasts data centers could consume 9% to 17% of U.S. electricity by 2030, up from about 4% to 5% today, as reshoring and domestic manufacturing add further demand for power, materials and construction capacity.

New York – September 18, 2026 -- Eucalyptus Resources Opportunities Fund 1, LP said its slate of four director nominees at TNR Gold Corp. (TSXV: TNR) has secured support from over 45% of shares ahead of a September 17, 2026, 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time proxy voting deadline, up from roughly 43% disclosed just two days earlier.

London – September 18, 2026 -- Volkswagen has retained the No. 1 spot on the 2026 Fortune 500 Europe list with $363 billion in revenue, up 3%, widening its lead over Shell after the energy giant's revenue fell 5% to rank second.

UK overtakes Germany in company count for the first time

Britain now hosts 76 of the ranked firms, edging past Germany's 73 and France's 66, marking the first shift in national dominance since the list launched four years ago.

Combined revenues hit $15.5 trillion, equal to 13% of world GDP

Aggregate revenue across the 500 companies rose 4% year-on-year, representing half of Europe's GDP. Profits rebounded 3% to just over $1 trillion after a 5% decline the previous year, though overall profit margin slipped to 6.5% from a 2024 high of 7.1%.

Los Angeles – September 18, 2026 -- ZORO, an AI trading agent marketplace built for professional traders, will livestream a demo of its Pro App from FinCon 2026 in Palm Springs, marking the startup's first major public appearance ahead of a retail app launch this fall.

ZORO broadcasts its Pro App demo to a combined audience of more than 11 million followers.

The demo airs on ZORO's X account, @zorotrading, and its YouTube channel, ZORO Trading HQ, alongside trading educators and financial content creators. FinCon 2026 runs September 16 through 18 at the Palm Springs Convention Center, drawing thousands of financial content creators, advisors and fintech brands.

Austin, Texas – September 18, 2026 -- 6lock has become the only Verified Money Movement platform in BluWave's vetted provider network, giving more than 500 private equity firms and thousands of portfolio companies direct access to identity-verified transaction infrastructure.

BluWave's invite-only network now routes capital call and distribution needs to 6lock

BluWave connects private equity firms and portfolio companies with third-party service providers selected for specific business needs, and providers must pass an evaluation covering direct private equity experience, client references, capability fit and project history, with ongoing review tied to client feedback and performance. 6lock cleared that bar as the network's exclusive money movement provider, positioning it to be considered whenever BluWave clients look to replace email-, spreadsheet- and callback-based fund transfer processes.

London – September 17, 2026 -- Undiluted, a new specialist media and intelligence platform, has launched to track the global venture debt and growth credit market, aiming to bring transparency to a sector its founder describes as fragmented and inconsistently labelled.

Platform targets a debt market growing faster than the data covering it

Undiluted covers debt financing for technology and growth companies worldwide, spanning venture debt, growth credit and other structured lending formats. The London-headquartered platform has launched with global news and deal coverage, alongside resources for founders and finance leaders navigating lender selection.

Washington – September 17, 2026 -- The Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI) and PubKey DC will host the fourth annual Freedom Tech DC summit on Sept. 22-23 at the National Press Club and PubKey DC, expanding the invite-only event's scope beyond Bitcoin and stablecoins into AI, data center development, energy grid resilience and national security.

Summit rebrand signals broader policy mandate for Bitcoin Policy Institute

Formerly known as the Bitcoin Policy Summit, the event's expansion reflects BPI's growth as it takes on freedom technology policy issues, builds out its leadership team, and becomes a founding partner in the State Department's new Freedom Tech Excellence Program.

Chicago – September 17, 2026 -- CME Group's 100-Ounce Silver futures traded 2,387 contracts during the first weekend of round-the-clock trading, representing over $15 million in notional value.

Silver follows gold's weekend trading breakthrough

The launch builds on CME's 24/7 trading in 1-Ounce Gold futures, which began July 24 and has since drawn more than 140,000 contracts in weekend sessions, equal to over $600 million in notional value. CME Group describes this as the largest liquidity pool for weekend trading in Gold futures.

Tavares, Fla. – September 17, 2026 -- A signed 1952 Topps baseball card collection assembled by Destiny Family Office Founder and CEO Tom Ruggie has been named the 2026 PSA Baseball Set of the Year, selected from more than 157,000 registered sets on the PSA Set Registry.

Ruggie has secured PSA-authenticated signatures on 406 of the 407 cards in the original 1952 Topps set

The set includes signed cards of Mickey Mantle, Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays and Yogi Berra. Card #342, featuring Al Benton, remains the sole missing signature after a pursuit Ruggie says has spanned five decades.

PSA presented Ruggie with a one-of-one canvas artwork embedding an authenticated Mickey Mantle cut autograph

The award was given at the 2026 PSA Set Registry Awards Dinner in Rosemont, Illinois, during the National Sports Collectors Convention. The piece was created by artist Murray Henderson.