First National mortgage volumes fall 12% as housing activity slows
Higher renewal volumes partially offset weaker new business, while mortgages under administration increased to nearly $170 billion.
London property transactions take six months to complete
Property transactions in London take an average of 174 days from agreed sale to completion, making it the slowest region in Britain for completing home moves, according to analysis by Rightmove. The data reveals significant regional variations in transaction times across Britain. The North East of England completes transactions 33 days faster than London on […]
LPL reclaims recruiting crown, sees new assets swell in Q2
LPL Financial returned to recruiting form in the second quarter with a net headcount gain of more than 300 and steep increase in assets from advisors pulled in from elsewhere. Processing Content LPL reported Thursday that it added 331 advisors net through recruiting from April to June, bringing the total to 32,475, while seeing its […]
Brazil comes back into fashion – should you invest?
Brazil remains a good old-fashioned emerging market play, while volatile semiconductor manufacturers distort Asian stock indices. Financials make up 40% of the MSCI Brazil stock market index, with energy and materials combined accounting for nearly 30%. The Ibovespa index enjoyed a thrilling spring as global investors looked for a hedge against surging commodity prices. While […]
Moonshot has Nvidia chip cluster from Alibaba computing deal, Bloomberg News reports
Moonshot has Nvidia chip cluster from Alibaba computing deal, Bloomberg News reports
Wheat Bears Pushing Back on Friday Morning
Wheat is showing losses on Friday AM trade. The wheat complex posted gains across all three exchanges on Thursday. Chicago SRW futures were 13 to 15 1/4 higher at the close. Open interest was down 5,730 contracts on Thursday, showing some light short covering. KC HRW futures were 14 to 15 ½ cent in the […]
May GDP surprise calls Canada’s rate outlook into question again
Construction, manufacturing, and the finance and insurance sector all expanded for a second consecutive month, while April’s GDP figures were revised upward by a tenth of a percentage point to 0.6%. Andrew Grantham, an economist at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), urged restraint. “Growth was flattered by a reversal of some one-off factors […]
S&P 500 heads for the first July decline since 2014. Here are the stocks that led the selloff.
After a whipsaw end to the month, the stock market’s decline was highlighted by the worst month for chip stocks in 24 years.
EMCOR: The Blowout Quarter Came – And The Stock Ate All Of It (NYSE:EME)
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8th pay commission announces state visit to Chandigarh in September 2026 — Check dates, other details
The 8th central pay commission (CPC) in a notice on its official website announced a three-day visit to the union territory (UT) of Chandigarh in September 2026. The panel plans to hold meetings and discussions with employees unions, representative groups and stakeholders during the visit. This comes after the panel released dates for state and […]