Anthony Randazzo, Equable Institute.Equable Institute On the surface, public pension funds are having a great year so far. Processing Content A recent report for the Equable Institute showed that pension funds are at their best funded status since the 2008 financial crisis’ market bottom. States are meeting their required contributions, and 15-year-old amortization schedules are […]
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) has relaxed key listing requirements, including lowering thresholds for companies seeking weighted voting rights structures and expanding confidential filing arrangements, as the bourse steps up efforts to attract more initial public offerings and reinforce the city’s position as a global fundraising centre. The changes, which took effect on Friday […]
BEIJING, July 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — A news report from China Daily: At the height of summer, 800 hectares of lavender are in bloom across Sigong village — also known as Huanghuang village — at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains in the Ili Kazak autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, drawing tourists to the […]
Global oil benchmarks pushed past the psychologically significant US$100 per barrel mark on Thursday (July 23), as reports of new tanker attacks in the Red Sea and a sharp escalation in the Iran conflict rattled energy markets. Brent crude, the international benchmark, jumped about 7 percent to settle at US$100.69, touching an intraday high of […]
Regional performance is expected to diverge sharply. Prairie provinces are forecast to hold onto stronger sales volumes and post the strongest price gains nationally, while Quebec’s more balanced conditions should produce steadier, if modest, increases. Ontario and British Columbia, by contrast, are expected to keep struggling with affordability pressures and softer overall activity. CMHC expects […]
When I became pregnant for the first time over 15 years ago, a friend offered me words I never forgot: “Having children is like having your heart walking around outside your body.” His words were sweet, but I didn’t fully understand them just yet. When my son was born, those words came to life, but […]
It’s a straightforward morning in the bond market. We’re not seeing any of the sorts of “unseen hand” trading that accounted for the timing of yesterday’s pre-market weakness. We simply have oil prices erasing about half of yesterday’s rise. Bond yields are trying their best to be able to say the same, but they’re not recovering […]
A Walnut Creek, CA, rental has been taken off the market after it received serious backlash for demanding an extra $200 monthly fee from any renter who works from home. The Bay Area rental immediately baffled renters throughout the area when they noticed the unusual fee in addition to the $3,250 monthly rent. “If working […]
Das Gesamtinvestitionsvolumen im Petrochemie-Cluster des östlichen Mittelmeerraums (DAPEK) beläuft sich mittlerweile auf über 3 Milliarden US-Dollar, wobei die Polypropylen-Produktionsanlage und der Flüssiggut-Terminal mit einem Volumen von jeweils 2 Milliarden US-Dollar die Hauptpfeiler bilden. Neue Investitionen in den Bereichen Hafen, Energie und Logistik machen DAPEK zu einem der umfassendsten integrierten Industriezentren im östlichen Mittelmeerraum Partnerschaft mit […]
Fighters supporting the Aden-based internationally-recognised Yemeni government gather during a vigil along the Red Sea shore in Khokha, in Yemen’s western Hodeidah province on July 20, 2026, calling for a resumption of hostilities with the Huthi group currently controlling the capital Sanaa. (Photo by Khaled ZIAD / AFP via Getty Images) Khaled Ziad | Afp […]