Bitcoin traded near the $64,000 mark and Ethereum underperformed as weak risk appetite kept crypto markets under pressure. The cryptocurrency and Ethereum were trading at $63,965 and $1,856 respectively. In the past 24 hours, both Bitcoin and Ethereum were down 2% respectively. Among the major altcoins, BNB, XRP, Solana, Tron, Hyperliquid, Dogecoin, and Cardano corrected […]
After years of avoiding commercial real estate, lenders are back and ready to finance commercial projects, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. The MBA found that commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations were up 52% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the same period in 2025. While the total loan figures for the […]
Mortgage application activity rebounded last week as stronger home purchase demand offset a modest decline in refinancing, even with borrowing costs climbing to their highest level since last August. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported a 1.9% increase in total application volume on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ending July 17. Purchase applications […]
(RTTNews) – SK Group and NVIDIA (NVDA) expanded their strategic collaboration with a $500-billion-plus initiative that spans AI factory development and next-generation memory. The two companies signed letters of intent to formalize this comprehensive partnership, which aims to establish large-scale AI infrastructure to meet surging global compute demand. As part of this effort, SK Telecom […]
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Hyundai Motor Group shares roadmap for realizing its Physical AI vision and collaboration strategy with global tech leaders at the San Francisco AI Summit Executive Chair Euisun Chung presented, “Hyundai Motor Group is evolving beyond the traditional boundaries of automotive manufacturing to become a Physical AI solution company,” adding, “The ultimate Physical AI vision we pursue […]
A June 16, 2026 article from AQR tackled a question that comes up more often than you’d think among sophisticated investors: if you hold a long position in your personal brokerage account and simultaneously short the identical position through a partnership you control, have you found a clever workaround to the wash sale, straddle and […]
Prices pull back as inventory holds steady The median sales price of new homes sold in June fell to $398,300. That’s down 3.3% from May’s $412,000 and 2.7% below the June 2025 figure of $409,200. The average sales price retreated, dropping 9.5% month over month to $475,400 from $525,200 in May. Brokers advising clients on […]
Charles Schwab reported earnings that topped estimates on Tuesday, driven by retail investor trading. Firm leaders also said a small percentage of revenue is driven by a tax-advantaged long-short investment strategy popular with advisors, even as they noted continued demand for the offering. As a result of that investor trading splurge, Schwab reported a record […]
Shares of Apple (AAPL +3.52%) climbed to near record highs on Friday, as investors applauded the iPhone maker’s relatively modest artificial intelligence (AI) investments. Image source: The Motley Fool. Apple’s conservative strategy is looking smarter by the minute Hyperscalers and other tech giants are spending staggering sums to build out their artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure […]