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(Kitco NewsWire) – Spot gold and silver prices are weaker late Tuesday in North American trade, as higher Treasury yields, a firmer dollar and renewed Strait of Hormuz attacks offset the support metals had carried after last week’s weak payrolls report. At the time of writing, spot gold was trading near $4,127.10 an ounce, down 0.04%, while spot silver was trading near $60.859, near unchanged on the session. Front-month Comex gold settled at $4,145.30, down 0.24%, while front-month Comex silver settled at $60.931, down 1.60%.Gold’s pullback left the market below the $4,200 area that capped the post-payrolls rebound, while silver…

Copy trading just came to crypto and two companies built the infrastructure to make it work at scale. zerohash, a crypto technology and compliance infrastructure company, has launched Portfolio Strategies, a new product that allows brokerages and wealth platforms to create, manage, and rebalance entire crypto portfolios across their entire user base through a single API integration.  The launch partner is dub, the leading American copy trading platform, which is using Portfolio Strategies to bring crypto copy trading to its users for the first time. Related: Ondo launches the first platform to trade U.S. stock perps with tokenized shares as…

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  Understand the mandate  The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) mandates aggressive hybrid funds to invest 65-80 per cent in equity and equity-related instruments, and 20-35 per cent in debt securities. Equity dominates the mix. “The mandate combines the long-term wealth creation potential of equities with the stability of fixed income,” says Harshad Borawake, head of research and fund manager, Mirae Asset Mutual Fund.  Equity participation, downside protection  These funds offer meaningful equity participation. “Over the long term, they can deliver returns comparable to largecap equity funds with lower volatility,” says Alekh Yadav, head…

Grant Thornton, the UK’s sixth-biggest accounting and advisory firm, has hired more than 80 new partners so far this year as it pursues aggressive growth after taking on private equity investment.The firm said Monday that it had hired 84 new partners over the past six months, taking its total to 311. Some 65% of the new partners came from outside of the firm.Grant Thornton announced in November 2025 that it planned to hire 160 new partners over the next two years. It’s chasing rapid mid-market expansion after announcing a strategic investment from London private equity firm Cinven in … Source…

Summary: Mexico’s industrial real estate market is transitioning from rapid nearshoring-driven expansion to a more balanced growth phase, with sustained warehouse demand, declining vacancy rates and continued investment in new industrial parks despite slower project launches. Rising emphasis on energy-efficient building technologies, flexible construction systems and logistics infrastructure is reshaping competition among developers, manufacturers and industrial park operators, while investments such as Jalisco’s US$625 million expansion reinforce Mexico’s role as a strategic manufacturing and export platform for North American supply chains.   Mexico’s industrial real estate market showed signs of stabilization during April and May 2026, as demand for warehouses and industrial parks…

EU lawmakers have approved a policy position calling for a review of whether decentralized finance, staking, crypto lending, borrowing and NFTs should be brought more clearly under the European Union’s crypto rulebook after MiCA’s rollout. Summary EU lawmakers want the European Commission to review DeFi, staking, NFTs and crypto lending under MiCA. Parliament’s report does not change the law but outlines priorities for future crypto regulation. Decta data shows MiCA-compliant euro stablecoins grew 128% in market cap over the past year. According to the European Parliament, members on Tuesday adopted the report titled Digital assets – challenges for the competitiveness…

Silver (XAG/USD) price tumbles nearly 3% on Tuesday as market mood turns dismal due to heightened tensions in the Middle East, following Iranian attacks on two vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. At the time of writing, XAG/USD trades at $60.26, after peaking at around $62.16.XAG/USD Price Forecast: Technical outlookSilver remains downward-biased as long as it fails to clear a downward resistance trendline in the $64.00-$65.00 range, which could open the door to further upside. Nevertheless, bulls are not out of the woods, as another key resistance level remains to be cleared, with the $70.00 psychological level up next, ahead of…

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone Deutsche Bank is playing a foundational role in a new private equity fund being launched in Southeast Asia by the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The bank is investing $50 million into the Mekong Earth Regeneration Fund (MERF), an affiliate fund to the GCF that aims to reduce emission by approximately 8 million tons and advance the transition to sustainable and resilient agriculture and food systems across the Lower Mekong region.  MERF is the dedicated impact initiative of Mekong Capital, a Vietnam-focused private equity firm specializing in growth capital investments and known for its “vision-driven” investment approach through…

We’re back at one of our favorite quick-service spots in Animal Kingdom — Flame Tree Barbecue! Flame Tree Barbecue There are SO many good things on this menu, like the Baked Macaroni & Cheese with Pulled Pork, Black Garlic, Truffle, and Parmesan Fries, and, of course, the Key Lime Pie Pop. But today, we’re not here for any of those — we actually came for the Korean Barbecue Sandwich, and we’re sharing ALL of our thoughts! The Korean Barbecue Sandwich is a plant-based item featuring Impossible® Beef with Pickled Vegetables, Gochujang Mayonnaise, and Cilantro served on a Sourdough Baguette…