AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoBig Tech Regulation: The U.S. Supreme Court refused to block Texas’s App Store Accountability Act (SB 2420), letting the state enforce age verification for app downloads and in-app purchases while lawsuits move through the Fifth Circuit. Finance & Banking: Bank of America hired nine senior investment bankers, including Austin-based additions, to expand its middle-market investment banking push. Houston Business Growth: Family Office Partners expanded into Houston with Patrick Keller and Andrew C. Keller joining the firm to advise entrepreneurs and multigenerational families. Leadership & Public Sector: Aaron Reitz was sworn in as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, pledging a tougher stance on violent crime, trafficking, corruption and fraud. Energy & Markets: Oil prices jumped as renewed U.S.-Iran strikes and Strait of Hormuz concerns stoked supply-risk fears, lifting both Brent and WTI. Tech & Trading: Kalshi launched Kalshi Pro, a desktop trading workstation aimed at more active prediction-market and perpetual futures traders.
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