Stock market performance and gross domestic product innovations – Journal of Investment Strategies Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content GDP growth appears to lead stock prices rather than follow them, indicating that GDP is a key driver of stock market performance. In the long run, real GDP has a strong positive effect…
More UK landlords are planning to refinance their property portfolios over the next year to fund new investments, according to research by specialist lender Together. Together found that 76% of landlords are likely to refinance their portfolios within the next 12 months. More than a third (36%) said they were “very likely” to do so, while a further 40% said…
Open this photo in gallery: Wildfire smoke settles over trees in Thunder Bay, Ont., on July 17.Chris Young/The Canadian Press Peter Kuitenbrouwer is a registered professional forester who teaches in the Master of Forest Conservation at the University of Toronto. He is the author of Maple Syrup: A Short History of Canada’s Sweetest Obsession. On…
A Morgan Stanley survey shows that U.S. vet practices are growing sales by raising prices as they contend with fewer visits —a formula that analysts say is unsustainable.
PulteGroup saw earnings fall again in the second quarter, reflecting a housing market constrained by high mortgage rates and affordability issues. Processing Content The homebuilder posted net income of $472 million, or $2.48 per share, down from $608 million, or $3.03 per share, in the second quarter of last year but still more than analysts…
CoinShares (NASDAQ: CSHR) has indicated that stablecoins have evolved far beyond their original role as tools for crypto trading. They are increasingly forming the backbone of broader financial systems, blending traditional stability with yield opportunities. A recent CoinShares interview with Guy Young, founder of Ethena Labs, highlights this transformation through the lens of USDe, a…
The Digital Chamber (TDC) has initiated legal action against Illinois to prevent a novel tax on digital asset activities from taking effect. This move marks an early courtroom test of state-level efforts to impose transaction-based levies on blockchain-related services, highlighting ongoing debates about innovation, economic competitiveness, and fair taxation in the evolving digital economy. The…
Identity theft appears to be, unfortunately, having a banner year. The total number of victims—471.2 million—in the first six months of 2026 is 58% greater than the total for all of 2025, 297.5 million, finds the Identity Theft Resource Center. And the number of data breaches has soared, too. In the first six months of…
Galaxy Digital (Nasdaq: GLXY) has introduced a comprehensive program aimed at addressing potential vulnerabilities arising from rapid progress in quantum computing. Announced on July 21, 2026, the Bitcoin Quantum Readiness Initiative represents a significant commitment by the digital assets firm to support long-term resilience in the cryptocurrency’s cryptographic infrastructure. Bitcoin‘s core protection stems from elliptic…
OpenAI is pushing to build community support for a planned new data center in Georgia in an apparent effort to avoid the type of backlash rising against AI infrastructure projects across the US. The ChatGPT maker on Wednesday unveiled its plans to build “Project Camellia,” an at least $20 billion data center campus in rural…