CCTV+: Beijing Time: A Day in the Rhythm of Beijing

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BEIJING, July 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — What does “Beijing Time” really feel like? From morning drums at the Drum Tower to hidden shops in old hutongs, from a classic Beijing breakfast to the renewed energy of Longfu Temple and an outdoor movie after dark — slow down and discover how Beijing turns history into everyday […]

Software stocks are fading — but these 4 could shine through the rest of the year

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Evercore recommends Microsoft, ServiceNow, Salesforce and Samsara.

Four weeks of rate increases push the 30-year mortgage to a year-high

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“The FOMC’s decision to hold the federal funds target at its current level, coupled with the three dissents at this meeting, with each of these dissenting members preferring to hike rates now, indicates that the Fed is likely moving into a hiking cycle soon,” Fratantoni told Mortgage Professional America.  “Markets are now expecting they could […]

Amorepacific Holdings Signs Strategic Investment Agreement with HIGHER Corporation on Beauty and Medical Aesthetics Collaboration

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Partnership to explore solutions connecting Amorepacific’s skin science with HIGHER Corporation’s medical aesthetics expertise SEOUL, South Korea, July 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Amorepacific Holdings announced that it signed a strategic investment agreement with HIGHER Corporation, a medical aesthetics company, to strengthen collaboration across beauty and medical aesthetics. Based on their respective core capabilities, the companies […]

Banks fear SEC rule may limit access to capital markets

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Key takeaway: Banking trade groups are urging the Securities and Exchange Commission not to change Form S-3 eligibility rules, arguing that the proposed restrictions would disproportionately harm banks versus other publicly reporting companies. Expert quote: “The proposed expansion and escalation of the consequences associated with ‘ineligible issuer’ status would introduce a significantly more severe restriction […]

BC court refuses creditor’s bid to add directors to oppression claim

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Those payments were substantial. Under two stock purchase agreements dated July 16, 2021, SHP agreed to buy 5.5 million shares for US$8.35 million, paying US$5.1 million to Medipure and US$3.3 million to a major shareholder. No shares were issued because a securities regulator’s cease trade order was in effect. SHP later lent Medipure money as well, raising the loan to US$11 million […]

China’s factory activity unexpectedly contracts in July, ending 4-month expansion streak

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LIUZHOU, CHINA – JULY 25: Robotic arms assemble auto parts at the workshop of Guangxi Liuzhou Zhuotong Auto Parts Co., Ltd. on July 25, 2026 in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China. He Huawen | Visual China Group | Getty Images China’s factory activity unexpectedly contracted in July, snapping four straight months of expansion […]

Top-producing loan officer pleads guilty to bank fraud

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Former top producer Christopher J. Gallo has pleaded guilty to a federal fraud charge for allegedly falsifying loan documents during the recent market heyday.  Processing Content Gallo pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud in a hearing before a New Jersey federal judge Wednesday. By pleading guilty, federal prosecutors have […]

Questrade claims first-in-Canada AI account access as brokerage rivalry intensifies

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Toronto-based wealthtech provider d1g1t announced its own MCP server on July 20, 2026  (days before Questrade’s announcement) linking its enterprise wealth management platform directly to Claude, ChatGPT, and Microsoft Copilot. d1g1t is an advisor-facing technology platform while Questrade is connecting retail client accounts on a consumer-facing basis. The first half of 2026 has seen a […]

AI costs are rising and public trust is falling, the debate is just getting started

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Authored by Dmitri Smolansky, Head of Derivative Overlays at Mercer, and Max Becker, CFA, Global Multi-Asset Principal at Mercer, the paper titled “The cost paradox of AI adoption” argues that rising corporate AI bills are being widely misread as evidence that AI is becoming less economical. The authors contend the opposite is true: the price […]