XTB Institutional Expands Commodity Offering and Extends Friday Trading Hours

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XTB Institutional has broadened its multi-asset offering with five new commodity instruments and longer trading availability on Fridays, giving brokers and banks more leeway to respond to market activity before the weekend. The update, effective from July 3rd 2026, adds COCOA.EU, COFFEE.EU, NATGAS.EU, ORANGE and SUGAR.EU to the company’s institutional offering. These additions further expand […]

How Banks Are Fighting the Scourge of Money Mules

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Money mule activity, long associated primarily with money laundering, now fuels a wide range of scams, including identity fraud, payment fraud, and organized financial crime. Mule accounts allow criminals to receive stolen funds and quickly move money across financial institutions, distancing themselves from the original crime. Too often, mule activity is dismissed as legitimate because […]

Monadnock, Richman Group Get Going in East Harlem

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The Richman Group and Monadnock Development are the latest to try their hand at building a big project in East Harlem. Richman filed plans for a 14-story, mixed-use project at 243 East 125th Street, according to a job application. The building is set to span nearly 370,000 square feet and contain 828 apartments.  The development […]

Where in Canada is the housing market actually strong right now?

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Alberta reversed its 2025 position as the sole province to rise across the board, posting modest overall declines, though Calgary and Edmonton held steady and smaller centres including Red Deer and St. Albert recorded modest increases. Geneva Tetrault, owner of CENTURY 21 Masters in Edmonton, Alberta, described the shift as a long-overdue normalization. “We’ve really […]

Stripe Helps Data Firm Dune Accept Stablecoin Payments

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Dune says it is one of Europe’s first companies to receive stablecoin payments through Stripe. The new integration means Dune’s enterprise customers can now pay for data products and application programming interfaces (APIs) in stablecoins, processed directly via Stripe’s payment infrastructure, the blockchain-focused data platform said Thursday (July 30). “Stablecoins are no longer an experiment. […]

Trump’s Net Worth in 2026: What He Owns and Owes

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India’s Gold Demand Falls 6 PC In April-June on Weak Seasonal Demand, Higher Duty: WGC

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Gold Updated: Thursday, July 30, 2026, 17:11 [IST] India’s gold demand fell 6 per cent year-on-year to 131.4 tonnes in the April-June quarter, weighed down by seasonally subdued sales, higher Customs duty and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to reduce purchases of the precious metal, the World Gold Council said in a report. The total […]

Blackstone Mortgage Trust Posts Q2 Net Loss Amid Focus on Portfolio Diversification – Commercial Observer

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Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) reported a net loss of $81.2 million in the second quarter of 2026, but its executives were optimistic during a Thursday morning earnings call about turning its portfolio around. The publicly traded mortgage real estate investment trust (REIT) posted a second-quarter loss of 48 cents per share with a distributable earnings […]

MSRB announces names of new board members joining in FY2027

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Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board CEO Mark Kim The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board on Wednesday announced the names of four new board members – Jonathan Fiebach, David Womack, Elizabeth Coolidge and Jeff White – each of whom has been elected to serve a four-year term beginning on Oct. 1. Processing Content The new members slated to […]

BGC’s Growth Platforms Rise 22.9%, Outpacing Brokerage Revenue Growth

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BGC Group’s Fenics Growth Platforms reported faster revenue growth than the company’s much larger brokerage business in the second quarter of 2026. Revenue from the category increased 22.9% year on year to $33.4 million, compared with 7.2% growth in total brokerage revenues. The figures accompanied record second-quarter revenue for the group. Total revenue rose 7.8% […]