Are we heading toward an artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure spending cliff? Some investors and analysts have been saying so for a while now, predicting that the leaders in the AI industry, such as Nvidia (NVDA 2.43%), could see their financial results worsen significantly once it happens. However, there are plenty of signs suggesting that AI […]
It was a wild two days for Lucid (LCID +8.57%) shareholders. On Tuesday, a report from an electric vehicle blog, citing two unnamed sources, claimed the luxury EV maker had brought in consulting firm AlixPartners to weigh a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing or a take-private deal. Shares lost more than half their value at Tuesday’s […]
A practical checklist to help Australian small business owners close the 2025–26 financial year in good shape and prepare for what’s changing on 1 July. In addition to the usual EOFY tasks, this year brings two changes Australian small businesses need to plan around. Payday Super starts on 1 July 2026, and the ATO’s Small […]
The Oracle of Omaha is finally investing in tech stocks, and that’s purely because they’ve changed their capex spending model to stay competitive in the AI race. “The real question with Google and all of its competitors now, because they’re all laying out hundreds of billions, and… that’s real money,” Warren Buffett told CNBC. “That’s […]
Mutual funds are a popular investment option because of safety, ease and returns. However, how good these returns are depends largely on not making any mistakes that can substantially erode the profits. One of the most overlooked aspects of mutual fund investing is the redemption phase, where even small errors can significantly impact the final […]
Financial planning business Finli Group has completed seven acquisitions in the second quarter of 2026, adding £269m in assets under management (AUM). This follows the acquisition of four firms and two client banks in Q1, taking Finli’s total acquisitions in the first half of the year to 13. The firms that joined Finli in Q2 […]
While community banks have steadily lost market share by almost every conventional metric, they have simultaneously become more systemically important to the parts of the economy that cannot easily be standardized. Despite holding a fraction of U.S. banking assets, they remain the financial infrastructure for rural economies, agricultural borrowers and small businesses that national lenders […]
Gold and silver prices: The price of the yellow metal in India’s retail market rose on Friday, 17 July, amid continued tensions between the United States and Iran. Both 24-karat and 22-karat gold rates are showing a marginal increase across major cities. Silver prices, on the other hand, declined in the domestic bullion market. MCX […]
Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). AI agents have learned how to work. They just haven’t learned how to leave the office. Right now, most of the inference demand driving the AI infrastructure boom is happening inside company walls. A bank runs agents on internal risk data. A logistics company […]
Running a business often requires access to capital at the right time. Whether you’re managing cash flow, covering payroll, purchasing inventory or preparing for unexpected expenses, having flexible financing available can help you keep your business moving forward. Two options you may come across are a personal line of credit and a business line of […]