Corn futures are trading with 5 to 7 cent gains so far on Monday. Bulls found their footing on Friday following friendlier than expected USDA data. Contracts were up 2 ½ to 10 ¼ cents across the board, led by the front months. September was 16 ½ cents higher last week, with December up 19…
Raymond James expects WBD and PSKY deal to close July 22
Carson Group, the registered investment advisor aggregator with roots as a 1099-affiliated platform, has grown large enough in its integrated W-2 employee channel to create two separate business lines, according to CEO Burt White. In practice, that means Carson has split its sales and recruiting teams into two divisions to serve the different channels. As…
Key Takeaways Renovation mortgages allow you to purchase a fixer-upper and roll construction costs into the loan amount. Depending on the type of loan, there may be rules limiting the scope of projects you can finance – such as no luxury additions or rebuilds – and you may need to use an approved contractor. You’ll…
Franco-Nevada: Stable YTD, Gains Are Due
The International Maritime Organization, a United Nations agency, said Monday that it opposes transit fees in the Strait of Hormuz after President Donald Trump demanded that ships pay protection money. “We have always been consistent on our stance on fees – IMO stands firmly against charging fees for passage through straits used for international navigation,”…
The government has notified the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS), 2026 under the Code on Social Security, 2020, bringing the pension framework in line with the new Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) scheme while retaining most of the existing pension structure. Although existing members will continue under the new regime without any fresh enrolment, the…
When CVC Capital Partners put Greek eCommerce platform Skroutz up for sale earlier this year, it skipped investment bankers and used artificial intelligence to run the process instead, The Wall Street Journal reported. CVC sent prospective buyers a link to a data portal that functioned as an investment memo and a chatbot answered questions on…
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act became law over the weekend without President Donald Trump’s signature. Trump withheld his signature in protest of Congress not passing the SAVE America Act, legislation the president supports that requires Americans to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a passport or birth certificate, to register to…
In a 2023 essay published in Science, one of us argued that nothing in the law of several states clearly prevents an AI agent from operating a company with no human at the helm. It then asked a plain question: when autonomous software begins to contract, pay suppliers, and transact on its own, what should…