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The United States and Japan have agreed on a profit-sharing arrangement that will guide roughly $550 billion in Japanese-funded projects across the United States. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick confirmed the framework during an interview on CNBC, outlining how returns will be divided and how the money will be deployed. How the profit split will work […]
U.S. equity benchmarks climbed on Wednesday after government data showed an unexpected slowdown in producer inflation, easing pressure on Treasury yields and reinforcing expectations for future Federal Reserve rate cuts. Indexes Edge Higher as Inflation Gauge Cools Shortly after midday in New York, the S&P 500 gained 0.46 percent, setting a fresh record. The Nasdaq […]
The cost of protecting a single-family home in the United States has climbed to a record average of $2,370 per year, according to new figures from ICE Mortgage Technology. The data show a 70 percent jump in premiums over the past 5½ years, outpacing gains in mortgage rates, property taxes, and home prices. Rising premiums enter buyer […]
NEW YORK — iCapital has taken a majority stake in liquidity-technology provider Tangible Markets, outlining a plan to bring regular trading opportunities to investors holding stakes in traditionally illiquid alternative funds. Strategic move targets private market liquidity gap The agreement gives iCapital an undisclosed equity position in Tangible Markets, a New York-based firm that operates […]
U.S. equities showed a split performance at Wednesday’s midday session as investors weighed another subdued reading on wholesale prices and positioned for a closely watched consumer inflation report due Thursday. Nasdaq gains, Dow retreats in midday trading The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite traded in positive territory, extending its recent momentum. By contrast, the Dow Jones Industrial […]
The latest macroeconomic projections point to a slightly faster pace of U.S. growth in the medium term, with economists now predicting a 1.8% expansion in gross domestic product (GDP) for 2026, up from the previous 1.7% estimate. The revision reflects assumptions that falling interest rates will stimulate demand for housing and consumer durables during the […]
Meta, Google, Microsoft and other major technology firms are intensifying their search for artificial-intelligence specialists, dangling compensation packages that now reach nine digits for the most sought-after researchers. The extraordinary sums highlight both the soaring cost of developing large language models and the limited number of professionals capable of building them. Meta, Google and Microsoft […]
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), one of the world’s largest biopharmaceutical groups, is the subject of a fresh equity review issued by Argus Research. The document summarizes the company’s current therapeutic portfolio, notes the strategic effect of its recent Celgene acquisition, and describes the analytical framework used to assess the stock’s future performance. Company profile and therapeutic […]
Investment research firm Argus issued new price targets for several prominent U.S. engineering and construction companies, reflecting revised expectations for sector performance through September 2025. The note covers AECOM, Fluor, EMCOR, MasTec, Martin Marietta Materials and Granite Construction. Sector outlook and company profiles Headquartered in Los Angeles, AECOM delivers planning, consulting, architectural, engineering design and […]
Average U.S. mortgage costs continued to retreat on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, extending a downtrend that began after Labor Day and positioning borrowing costs at their lowest levels in nearly a year. Newest averages for home purchase loans Fresh data compiled by Zillow show the 30-year fixed mortgage averaging 6.12%, eight basis points below last Friday’s […]
Equity Residential, one of the largest apartment real estate investment trusts in the United States, is redirecting new investments from traditional coastal hubs to twelve Sunbelt and other non-coastal markets. The Chicago-based company, which trades under the ticker EQR, aims to capitalize on population growth, job creation and lower development costs in regions such as […]
European equity benchmarks opened the week in positive territory on Monday while investors awaited a crucial confidence vote in France that could reshape the country’s political landscape and fiscal outlook. European indices advance while Paris awaits parliamentary test London’s FTSE 100 inched up 0.03 percent in early trading, whereas Germany’s DAX and France’s CAC 40 each added roughly […]