NATO leaders pose for a family photo during the NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images The Iran war has reignited and the U.S. may need European allies more than ever, but President Donald Trump left a NATO summit in Turkey on Wednesday without announcing any new […]
Cathie Wood’s ARK sells BioNTech and buys SpaceX stock
At the deep end: FX HedgePool’s struggle to stay afloat – Risk.net Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content Lack of offsetting flow, tech bottlenecks and higher-than-expected costs weighed on start-up’s growth Buying FX HedgePool in 2024 must have seemed like a good idea to LMAX Group. The foreign exchange swaps matching platform […]
Most people judge a financial adviser by one metric: Whether their investments beat the market. But a new study suggests that the biggest value of professional financial advice may actually come from helping investors avoid costly mistakes rather than picking winning stocks. According to a study by 1 Finance Magazine, personalised financial […]
Jeans maker raises its full-year outlook for the second straight time, but shares fall after hours
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday that while Wall Street was focused on re-escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran, he is more concerned about a flood of new stock and bond issuance that could threaten the bull market. “At least when it comes to the stock market, I’m a lot more worried about supply — […]
Odeta Kushi (pictured top), deputy chief economist at First American, said the latest flare-up fits a pattern she and her colleagues had already accounted for. Even if there is some volatility day-to-day, the overall pattern seems to be for elevated rates. “I think you can see some zigzag, but my baseline expectation is more of […]
Most budgets fail because they’re built on assumptions rather than actual spending data. Track every transaction for one full month first and you’ll almost certainly find categories where you’re spending two or three times what you guessed. Build your budget from that reality, not from what you think you spend. Source
Gig platforms offer seamless checkout for buyers, but emerging market payouts remain broken for workers. In June 2026, member states from more than 180 countries convened for the International Labour Conference to determine international labor standards for digital platform workers. However, even with those standards set, payments remain a big issue. Imagine a freelance developer in Lagos, […]
Afin Bank has launched a regulated bridging proposition offering lending of up to 80% loan-to-value (LTV) gross. The new proposition is being led by John Smith, who has been promoted to head of bridging at Afin Bank as part of the launch. In addition to offering higher LTVs, Afin’s bridging product will roll up interest […]