LifeSearch has appointed Nick Rixon as head of business protection and expert advice. His appointment comes as the firm responds to a 28% spike in business protection cases in the last six months. The brokerage has also seen a rise in inheritance tax-related (IHT) conversations. Rixon’s appointment brings its specialist capabilities across business protection, wealth…
AI companions could be good for your mental health — but bad for your social life. That’s the potential trade-off Paul Bloom, the Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Yale University, sees as AI companions become increasingly sophisticated. “If some future version of Chat or Claude or Gemini could come in and…
Oil jumps past US$78 while gold and financials drag the Toronto index to a one-month low
RFG holds about $700m in assets under management as of 30 April 2026. Credit: Amnaj Khetsamtip/ Shutterstock.com. Choreo has taken over “substantially all” of the assets of Resource Financial Group (RFG), an RIA headquartered in Wilmette, Illinois. RFG holds about $700m in assets under management as of 30 April 2026. Access deeper industry intelligence Experience unmatched clarity with a single platform that combines unique data,…
The Facebook and Instagram parent has guided to as much as US$145bn in capital spending this year, CNBC reported, a forecast that has drawn investor skepticism. Meta’s shares have fallen about 9 percent in 2026 while the Nasdaq has gained 11 percent, the network said, and the company is building a cloud-computing business that could…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Wednesday closed down -0.28%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -1.09%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.27%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) fell -0.35%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26) rose +0.19%. Stock indexes settled mixed on Wednesday, with the Nasdaq recovering from a 3.5-week…
Renewable energy has become a major theme for forward-looking investors and several different niches within the energy sector are looking to enhance it. Water, wind and solar power are the biggest potential sources, all with their various pros and cons. But solar power is front and center in the renewable energy market thanks to the…
More geopolitical instability, more frequent supply shocks and macro volatility are facing investors in an era that’s just starting, says Charles Schwab.
Levi Strauss beat Wall Street’s quarterly expectations on the top and bottom lines on Wednesday, leading the retailer to increase its guidance and its dividend. The denim maker is now expecting full-year adjusted earnings per share to be between $1.46 and $1.52, up from a prior range of between $1.42 and $1.48. At the high…
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