Category: Business

New York, 13 October 2025 — U.S. markets suffered their worst day since April, with the S&P 500 tumbling 2.7%, the Nasdaq sliding 3.6%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunging 878 points. Nearly $1.5 trillion in market value was erased, while global cryptocurrency markets shed about $200 billion. The sell‑off was fueled by a […]

Sydney, October 2025 — U.S. heavy equipment manufacturer Caterpillar Inc. announced on Monday that it will acquire RPMGlobal Holdings Ltd., an Australian mining software provider, in a transaction worth A$1.12 billion (US$728 million). The deal underscores Caterpillar’s strategy to strengthen its foothold in the fast‑growing field of mining technology and digital operations. Deal Structure and […]

BY KENYATTA THOMAS | September 22, 2025 This is the fourth installment in a blog series documenting EFF’s findings from the Stop Censoring Abortion campaign. You can read additional posts here.  One of the goals of our Stop Censoring Abortion campaign was to put names, stories, and numbers to the experiences we’d been hearing about: […]

Austin, Texas is a major tech hub with a population that’s engaged in advocacy and paying attention. Since 1991, EFF-Austin an independent nonprofit civil liberties organization, has been the proverbial beacon alerting those in central Texas to the possibilities and implications of modern technology. It is also an active member of the Electronic Frontier Alliance […]

Cincinnati/Dallas, October 2025 — In one of the year’s largest banking mergers, Fifth Third Bancorp announced it will acquire Comerica Incorporated in an all-stock transaction valued at $10.9 billion. The deal, expected to close in early 2026 pending shareholder and regulatory approvals, will create the ninth-largest U.S. bank with combined assets of $288 billion. Terms […]

Online surveillance is everywhere—and understanding how you’re being tracked, and how to fight back, is more important than ever. That’s why EFF partnered with Women In Security and Privacy (WISP) for our annual Global Members’ Speakeasy, where we tackled online behavioral tracking and the massive data broker industry that profits from your personal information.  Our […]

New York, 9 October 2025 — Global investment bank Morgan Stanley has arranged a $1 billion refinancing for Investcorp, the Bahrain-based alternative asset manager, to restructure debt tied to its expansive U.S. industrial holdings. The transaction covers 128 properties totaling nearly 14 million square feet across multiple high-growth and prime logistics markets. Portfolio Details The […]

London, 10 October 2025 — Silver has soared to an all-time high of $49.55 per ounce, breaking its previous record set in January 1980. The rally comes as investors increasingly view the metal as both a safe-haven asset and a critical component of the global energy transition. Drivers of the Rally Analysts describe the surge […]

One of the reasons we opposed the TikTok “ban” is that the First Amendment is supposed to protect us from government using its power to manipulate speech. But as predicted, the TikTok “ban” has only resulted in turning over the platform to the allies of a president who seems to have no respect for the […]

In a joint letter to the ranking members of the House and Senate intelligence committees, EFF has joined with 20 other organizations, including the ACLU, Brennan Center, CDT, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, and Demand Progress, to express opposition to a rule change that would seriously weaken accountability in the intelligence community. Specifically, under the proposed […]