Dow Jones Top Financial Services Headlines at 12 AM ET: FIS, Circle Partner to Offer Stablecoin Transactions to Financial Institutions | Carlyle ...

FIS, Circle Partner to Offer Stablecoin Transactions to Financial InstitutionsThrough this partnership, the companies will let U.S. financial institutions offer their customers the option to make stablecoin payments in USDC, which is redeemable 1:1 in U.S. dollars.----Carlyle Group Names Co-Presidents, Next Finance ChiefThe private-equity firm said John Redett, CFO and head of corporate strategy; Mark Jenkins, head of global credit; and Jeff Nedelman, global head of client business, will become co-presidents.----Venture Investors Warm to Public-Safety and Law-Enforcement TechStartups are selling software to help solve crimes or free 911 dispatchers from nonemergency calls, among other things. This year they've raised $990 million, nearly double 2024's total.----Terraform Chapter 11 Administrator Says Law Firm Is Obstructing InvestigationAdministrator says Dentons is trying to 'run out the clock' until the court approves $25 million in fees and expenses from the crypto company's bankruptcy.----Credit-Card Users Are Cautious Now. Rate Cuts Could Open the Floodgates.Most Americans are managing their cards well right now, so slashing the cost of using them could unleash spending.----Citi Rolls Out a New Premium Card in Fight for Affluent CustomersWith a $595 annual fee, the Strata Elite will compete with the Chase Sapphire Reserve and American Express Platinum.----A Tiny Company Is Vouching for Risky Insurers in Hurricane CountryAs major home insurers flee storm-ravaged markets, Demotech's ratings enable smaller ones to step in. A string of failures has left homeowners in the lurch.----Five Signs of a Market Bubble Investors Are TrackingStretched valuations and a surge in speculative trades are raising red flags, even as growth persists.----Investors Are Flocking to the Stock Market's Discount RackPricey tech heavyweights are sending some individual investors in search of bargains.----Washington Is Jumping Into Rare Earths. Investors Have Run the Other Way.Rare-earth elements are key to trade disputes with China, but American projects are rife with risks.----Financial Services Roundup: Market TalkFind insight on mergers and acquisitions, European bank earnings and more in the latest Market Talks covering Financial Services.----The Hottest Business Strategy This Summer Is Buying CryptoSmall companies are raising billions of dollars to buy bitcoin and other, more obscure cryptocurrencies. What could possibly go wrong?