It’s becoming increasingly clear that tariff tensions between the United States and the rest of the world won’t be going away any time soon. Last Friday, the U.S. imposed a series of tariffs on 60 different trading partners, including China, Canada, and the European Union. The new tariffs ranged between 10% and 12.5%, covering a […]
Buckinghamshire Building Society has made rate reductions across its residential and specialist lending ranges. Cuts have been made to the society’s residential, impaired credit and buy-to-let products, with lower rates now available for customers with higher levels of equity. Everyday residential discounted products have been lowered by 40 basis points, with rates now available from […]
Proper Title, LLC, a full-service title insurance agency serving the residential and commercial real estate industries, opened its new office at 7577 Lake St. in River Forest, Illinois. The office marks Proper Title’s 16th closing location in the Chicagoland area and expands its reach in Chicago’s western suburbs. “We’ve wanted a permanent presence in Oak […]
Global equities ended last week little changed in local currency and up 0.6% in sterling terms. This continued the choppy pattern of recent weeks with markets currently down 1.5-2% from their peak in early June. The US underperformed with a gain of 0.3% in sterling terms while the UK and emerging markets were both up […]
Brokers who stay ahead of each announcement date are better positioned to guide clients through fixed-versus-variable decisions at critical junctures, a skill that has grown in importance as the Canadian mortgage renewal wave continues to move through the system. Brokers can track the full Bank of Canada decision-making calendar, including the schedule of Business Outlook Survey […]
Paramount Skydance’s agreement to delay its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery might have a simple explanation: CEO David Ellison can afford to wait. After months of trying to fast-track its WBD mega-deal, Paramount agreed on Friday not to close it until June 2027, or until five days after a trial ends. Attorneys general from 12 […]
American darling Tiffany & Co. is bringing in some serious cash for its French parent. LVMH reported 9% growth in its watch and jewelry vertical in the latest half of the year compared to the same period last year, driven by sales in the US, Asia, and Japan. Tiffany was a big reason for the […]
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The second-quarter earnings season is shaping up to be one of the strongest in recent years, reinforcing investor confidence in US equities despite elevated valuations and ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty. With just over one-quarter of S&P 500 companies having reported results, earnings are significantly exceeding analysts’ expectations, while revenue growth remains robust across nearly every sector. […]
Newmark arranged the sale of EmeryTech, a creative office campus at 1400 65th St. in Emeryville for an undisclosed sum. Executive vice chairman and president, Western Region Capital Markets Steve Golubchik, vice chairman Edmund Najera and senior managing director Darren Hollak represented buyer Cannae Partners as well as the undisclosed seller. Comprising 234,016 square feet, EmeryTech benefits from more than $37.9 […]