2026 Preseason Power Rankings for CFB Teams in the West Dane Miller looks at how the top programs in the region stack up in his 2026 Preseason Power Rankings for CFB teams in the West. SuperWest Sports · Aug 24
6 Signs Your Investment Strategy Was Built for the Market We Used to Have Markets change, but investment strategies have a funny habit of sticking around long after their original assumptions stop making sense. A portfolio built around yesterday’s interest rates, inflation expectations, stock valuations, or retirement timeline can quietly become a poor match for the financial life it now needs to support. The Free Financial Advisor · Aug 23
The Social Security Number Most Couples Never Calculate (and Should) "Wait until 70" is good advice on maximizing Social Security for a single person, but married couples need a different number. Do you know how to do the math? Kiplinger · Aug 23
OTC Markets CEO: 250 years of market history just collided with a new SEC rule If the SEC reform is finalized, growth-stage companies relying on discounted, dilutive private placements will gain a public, transparent alternative. Fortune · Aug 23
Mark Walter’s sports empire offers a glimpse of the money machine behind private credit—and the plumbing keeping it together Where did the money come from for Walter to buy the Dodgers, Lakers and Chelsea FC? And what does it have to do with insurance? Fortune · Aug 23
The Retirement Move That's Quietly Taxing Your Social Security to the Max (and How Early Roth Conversions Can Help) This is how you can sidestep the "Social Security tax torpedo," a common issue where tax-deferred retirement accounts unexpectedly increase your tax burden. Kiplinger · Aug 22
How to Coordinate Claiming Social Security With Your Tax Bracket Rather than claiming Social Security based on when you need the money, view your timing as a tax-planning tool that can help you lower your lifetime tax bill. Kiplinger · Aug 22
How Georgia Smashed NCAA Soccer Attendance Record on Iconic USWNT Anniversary The Georgia Bulldogs trounced James Madison 6–0 with a record crowd of 25,433. Sports Illustrated · Aug 21
Big Ten vs SEC: Kalshi Weighs Who Will Win College Football National Championship Kalshi's CFB National Championship market slightly leans on the Big Ten to win the National Championship over the SEC. Sports Illustrated · Aug 21
Blueprint for a Boom: SEC Clears the Crypto Runway The SEC's new Regulation Crypto Assets framework preempts state securities laws for tokenized contracts, boosting trading volumes at Coinbase, Robinhood, and Circle Internet Group. MarketBeat · Aug 21
Assessing Lincoln Riley and Other College Football Coaches on the Hot Seat for 2026 The fifth-year USC head coach’s job security could be one of the key storylines this season. Here’s a look at the coaching landscape and who could be on the move. Sports Illustrated · Aug 21
Supermicro investigation clears CEO in $2.5 billion alleged smuggling scheme The AI-hardware maker’s board found no evidence CEO Charles Liang knew anything about alleged chip smuggling but a pending trial could bring more legal exposure to the beleaguered company. Fortune · Aug 20
Healthtech firm CareCloud reveals March 2026 data breach impacted 3.7 million patients Impacted CareCloud patients are being notified, but we don't know what information was taken. TechRadar · Aug 20
Pat Forde: The 25 Most Intriguing College Football Non-QB Players for 2026 The quarterbacks already got their shine, and this list of the best of the rest on the field truly has it all: a possible No. 1 draft pick, a hay bale toss champ and a player whose middle name is “ESPN.” Sports Illustrated · Aug 20
International Business Times UK · Aug 20 Trump Truth Social Lawsuit Says Wall Street Traders Pay $100K a Month To See His Posts Before You Do Wall Street firms pay up to $100,000 a month to read Trump's Truth Social posts milliseconds early, leaving retail and 401(k) investors last. A federal lawsuit calls it corrupt.
Benzinga · Aug 20 Trump's Crypto Comments Cheered: Robinhood CEO Stresses 'Broad Ownership' At White House Event, Binance Founder Says, 'We're So Back' President Donald Trump repeated his commitment to secure U.S. leadership in cryptocurrency and emerging technologies, sparking widespread reactions from industry executives and top administration officials.
Ballotpedia · Aug 19 SEC makes shareholder proposal no-action pause permanent In this week’s edition of Economy and Society:
The Independent UK · Aug 19 A left tackle can make $4M in college football, not the NFL. Is this pay for play? College sports are undergoing a transformation with the rise of NIL deals, allowing athletes to profit from their name, image, and likeness
inkl · Aug 19 Telegram Gives Gram a Billion-User Second Chance On July 21, 2026, Pavel Durov said Telegram would add a native, non-custodial Gram wallet to every version of its app, positioning it as the biggest non-custodial wallet rollout ever, potentially reaching more than one billion monthly active users.
Euronews · Aug 19 SEC unveils new crypto rules hailed as a win for the digital asset industry The US Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed a sweeping new framework for crypto assets, offering firms two clear paths to raise money without full securities registration. Industry groups have broadly welcomed the plan, calling its terms considerably more generous than anticipated.
Fortune · Aug 18 OpenAI data center deal with Nvidia comes in $145 billion lower than reported—signaling concerns of artificial demand for chips Circular financing concerns revolve around the chip-maker's investment into OpenAI's data center lease.
The Economic Times · Aug 18 Dodgers owner Mark Walter's insurer to cut $6.5 billion in investments amid probe Mark Walter's insurance company is adjusting its investment strategy as it faces increased regulatory examination. Both the prosecutors and the SEC are delving into his business activities over concerns of potential fraud. The firm is collaborating with regulators to rectify the issues with its investments, which surfaced after subpoenas and…
International Business Times UK · Aug 18 San Diego Man Says He Lost His Entire Life Savings in Crypto After $6M Portfolio Vanished Joe White lost nearly all his life savings after investing in Nexo, a cryptocurrency platform. California regulators found Nexo provided loans without a licence, leading to scrutiny of White's case.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 18 Pat Forde: Forty Observations on the 2026 College Football Schedule Everything you need to know about the quirks of the season from easiest months, a monster slate in November, improvements in consecutive road games and open-date disadvantages and more.
Fortune · Aug 18 AI gets its own "boiler room" scandal The SEC accuses a Long Island firm of running a $74 million boiler room that sold retirees marked-up shares in Anduril, Anthropic, Perplexity, and SpaceX.