More on the Fed’s anticipated move this afternoon to begin shrinking its bond holdings (while not moving on rates quite yet) – NYTimes and WSJ and MarketWatch and Bloomberg

Andrew Ross Sorkin on the at-times devastating side effects of the IPO process and some new “blank check” companies aiming at eliminating the “brain damage” part of the equation – NYTimes

Uber is investigating payments made by staff in its Asia operations in Indonesia as part of its response to a federal probe over possible violation of laws against overseas bribery – Bloomberg

The Systemic Risk Council—a heady group of “former top financial regulators, regulators, policymakers and academics”—is warning that the rollback of Dodd-Frank and other financial regulators could lead to bank failures and destabilize the global financial system – Law360

Be warned, says Masayoshi Son, we’re fast approaching science fiction becoming science fact—aka, beware of the Singularity – NYTimes

Guggenheim Partners’ CEO Mark Walter, the man who helped turn the firm into an “investment powerhouse,” is reportedly considering stepping away from that post amidst SEC scrutiny – WSJ and Bloomberg

As execs at Equifax would undoubtedly tell you right about now, there’s a real benefit to practice—especially when it comes to handling a crisis – NYTimes

Speaking of crises, Massachusetts AG Maura Healy has fired the opening salvo in what promises to be a fusillade of state legal actions against Equifax – WSJ

Scientists have discovered the gene responsible for the color on butterflies’ wings, and now they’re psyched about the prospect of using CRISPR to do some real-life wing designing – NYTimes