Giving Peace (And Bonds?) a Chance Tue, Jul 28 2026, 4:04 PM Giving Peace (And Bonds?) a Chance Granted, it may be far less promising than some of the more conclusive headlines that led up to previous ceasefires and peace memos, but Tuesday delivered at least a modicum of hope that war […]
Cobalt’s recovery gathered pace in Q2 as the export control regime imposed by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continued to choke off Chinese refinery feedstock and push prices to their highest levels in years. The DRC mines roughly three-quarters of the world’s cobalt, giving it significant leverage over global battery supply chains. After cobalt […]
Brian Grindall, a veteran commercial real estate attorney who spent nearly 16 years at Tenenbaum & Saas in Washington, D.C., has joined law firm Goulston & Storrs, Commercial Observer has learned. Grindall has been added to Goulston & Storrs’ real estate group as a director in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. In addition to his […]
Paragon Commercial Group has completed the off-market acquisition of a grocery-anchored shopping center in the Tujunga neighborhood of Los Angeles. Located on Foothill Boulevard in northeastern Los Angeles along the foothills of the San Gabriel mountains, the 46,055 square-foot property was acquired from the family of the original developer that had owned and operated the property […]
About a decade ago, Tesla entered its solar-for-homes era with its contentious acquisition of SolarCity. Now, Tesla’s solar dreams are taking a different shape as the company enters its AI era. Tesla has inked two long-term agreements to purchase power from utility-scale solar projects totaling about 600 megawatts of planned capacity. ContourGlobal, a global power producer, […]
The twin moves crystallized a growing divide between companies rewarded for capital discipline and those that bet heavily on speculative infrastructure, a divide that financial advisors are increasingly being asked to navigate on behalf of clients. A market splitting in two Looking at the broader market, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 262.83 points, or […]
Joe Mazumdar, editor of Exploration Insights, shares his resource sector outlook, honing in on copper as one of his current areas of focus. He acknowledged that asset scale is important, but encouraged investors to look at intermediate companies focused on smaller deposits — in his view, they may be able to move more quickly to […]
Shares of the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) touched a fresh all-time high Tuesday. That gain is part of a broader shift in the market. Money has moved out of high-flying tech names and into more traditional corners of Wall Street. Key Takeaways: XLF hit an all-time high of $57.33 Tuesday, lifting […]
The artificial intelligence boom has investors weighing high-growth chips against the infrastructure that connects them. Choosing between Advanced Micro Devices (AMD -8.28%) and Arista Networks (ANET -0.81%) requires understanding their distinct roles in modern data centers. Advanced Micro Devices provides the raw processing power needed for complex AI calculations, data center workloads, and personal computing. […]
Rothera has deployed Eventus’ Validus platform to monitor trading on its regulated event-contract exchange, adding surveillance technology already used by brokers, futures firms and established trading venues. The implementation comes as prediction markets handle growing volumes and face the market-integrity obligations associated with regulated exchanges. Rothera is a joint venture between Robinhood and Susquehanna, launched […]