“Buy the worst house in the best neighborhood” has long been treated as a golden rule of real estate. The thinking is that you get access to a desirable location at a lower price. Then, as the neighborhood’s more expensive homes appreciate, yours may rise in value, too. But the cheapest house on the block…
Well, I’m back for a third go-around, which means it’s official – my Platform Borg rants have definitely gone #biannual. Aren’t you lucky. I hope you’ve had a good couple of quarters, but if all your eggs are STILL in one Borg-shaped basket, your friendly neighbourhood dolphin is back with yet another warning (I promise…
Shares of cigarette companies have rallied over the past one month, with the three leading cigarette makers ITC, Godfrey Philips and VST Industries hitting record highs. All the three stocks have posted robust returns in the past one year, significantly outperforming the benchmark Sensex, helped by favourable taxation and increase in cost of competing tobacco…
NEW DELHI: The poor financial health of state electricity boards could pose significant business risks for power traders in the country, says rating agency Fitch. In a report released today, Fitch Ratings said the credit risk of power traders has become “riskier” due to profitability and liquidity constraints faced by state power utilities. “If these…
Florida-based MV Realty is suing a law firm it hired to handle its corporate matters, alleging the firm’s work exposed the brokerage to a slew of consumer protection litigation and investigations. The brokerage alleges that Holland & Knight’s services and legal advice “destroyed” its business, which was valued at $350M as of December 2022, according to a malpractice…
According to the Census Bureau, new home sales were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 628,000 in June. This represents a 1.6% increase from May’s upwardly revised rate of 618,000 but a 5.6% drop from the previous year. The latest reading was higher than the forecast of 609,000. Key Takeaways New home sales rose…
Figma: Sustaining Consistent Revenue Growth Figma (FIG +5.60%) generates revenue by selling subscriptions to its collaborative, browser-based design and prototyping software. It introduced new timeline-based animation tools at its annual conference in June 2026, and it reported approximately -43% net income margin for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. IBM: Navigating Revenue Fluctuations International Business…
June may have proven to be a difficult month for silver investors, but it’s likely far too soon to give up on the precious metal. To better understand this, it’s important to contextualize why silver’s price is struggling and why the metal’s long-term opportunities are still there. Key Takeaways: Silver’s price performance has been relatively…
In May 2025, Lydia Rhea, a 26-year-old freelance musician and Juilliard graduate, thought she and her two roommates had found their dream apartment. After years of living in cramped student quarters, the group found a newly constructed duplex penthouse at 463 West 125th Street in Harlem. For three working musicians who needed space to rehearse,…
Somewhere right now, an employee is getting an automated flag for spending too long away from their keyboard. Another is being scored on keystroke volume. And another is having their Slack tone analyzed by an algorithm to determine whether they are a retention risk. None of this is science fiction. It is a normal day…