Read next
![CFTC submits special filing to consider litigation matters](/content/images/size/w1200/2024/09/1e.jpg)
CFTC submits a special filing at 4:15 p.m. for a CLOSED meeting that occurred today at 4:00 p.m. to consider litigation matters.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) held a closed meeting today at 4:00 p.m. to address litigation matters. A special filing regarding the meeting was submitted at 4:15 p.m. No further details about the litigation matters discussed were provided but it is always curious when they
![S&P Global: US bankruptcy filings spiked in August](/content/images/size/w1200/2024/09/1d.jpg)
S&P Global: US bankruptcy filings spiked in August (63) after a July slowdown, leading to the highest total for the first eight months of the year since 2020 and the second-highest since 2010.
US bankruptcy filings surged in August after a slowdown in July, reaching the highest total for the first eight months of the year since 2020, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. A total of 63 public and certain private companies filed for bankruptcy in August, up
![The vast majority of community banks (96.7%) reported unrealized losses on securities.](/content/images/size/w1200/2024/09/image.jpg)
FDIC Second Quarter Quarterly Banking Profile: "The vast majority of community banks (96.7%) reported unrealized losses on securities."
Today the FDIC released second quarter financial results in its latest Quarterly Banking Profile published today.
U.S. commercial banks and savings institutions insured by the FDIC reported $71.5 billion in net income for Q2 2024, a $7.3 billion (11.4%) increase from the previous quarter, driven by