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1. With interest rates expected to soften, are debt mutual funds becoming an attractive alternative to traditional fixed income products like bank FDs? How should investors evaluate this shift?Mr. Rahul Singh – Senior Fund Manager – Fixed Income, LIC Mutual Fund Asset Management Limited. (LIC Mutual Fund)Interest rates are not expected to soften. Yields have shot up in the last 4 months due to the West Asia conflict and that is expected to come down once there is peace and shipping restrictions are removed.In a falling rate scenario, Debt MFs provide an opportunity for capital gains apart from the accrual,…

Stitch Fix, Inc. SFIX continues to reinforce its financial foundation with a debt-free balance sheet and ample liquidity, giving the company the flexibility to invest in growth while navigating an uncertain retail environment. At the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2026, SFIX held $229.4 million in cash, cash equivalents and investments, with no outstanding debt, underscoring its disciplined capital management.The company’s healthy financial position is supported by consistent cash generation. Stitch Fix produced $11.8 million in operating cash flow and $6.5 million in free cash flow during the third quarter. Management highlighted that strong cash flows and a solid…

Cryptoquant Analyst: Whales Keep Accumulating $BTC even during market slump While most analysts are signaling a bearish trend for the cryptocurrency market, some signs still show that demand for bitcoin is there and keeps growing. Cryptoquant analyst Amr Taha noticed a divergence between ownership groups: large whales keep accumulating bitcoin while mid-tier owners continue to distribute their holdings. Taha found that wallets holding between 1K and 10K $BTC increased their 60-day net accumulation to 66,700 $BTC, nearing levels reached on June 16. In contrast, mid-tier $BTC holders, who own between 100 and 1K $BTC, distributed 77,800 $BTC, in what Taha…

(Alliance News) – The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Monday and not separately reported by Alliance News:———-Plexus Holdings PLC – gas, oil and renewable energy projects focused on the UK & Netherlands – Enters pact with international service company Cactus Wellhead LLC to develop and qualify a range of wellhead products for offshore energy applications. Under their agreement, Plexus will undertake engineering, analysis and testing services for Cactus in exchange for an initial commitment payment of GBP1 million. Plexus expects to generate an additional GBP1.5 million over the duration of the programme, depending on…

A chili farm in Mexico. Overview Of The Economy Of Mexico Mexico has a mixed economy, which means that it is made up of both privately-owned and state-owned companies. The government also regulates economic activity. Development is occurring at a rapid rate and private investments and businesses have also been increasing. Currently, the economy of Mexico is the 15th largest in the world. In 2016, its nominal gross domestic product (GDP) was $1.1 trillion and GDP per capita was $8,700. Between 2001 and 2008, the economy grew at a small but steady pace. The global economic crisis of 2008 resulted…

Large institutional investors may’ve begun using the prolonged market downturn to aggressively accumulate Shiba Inu ($SHIB). A mysterious new whale has officially appeared on the radar after withdrawing 162.43 billion $SHIB, worth approximately $672,476, from the institutional custody service Coinbase Prime in a single transaction, according to Arkham. All of the tokens landed in a completely new address with no previous transaction history or known network connections, a clear marker of the emergence of a new major holder. Since Coinbase Prime is designed specifically for hedge funds, corporations, and professional asset managers, such a transfer to an empty wallet is…

Actively managed ETF seeks current income through a portfolio of preferred securities issued by U.S. companies NEW YORK, July 20, 2026–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NYSE: VRTS) today announced the launch of the Virtus InfraCap Preferred and Income Securities ETF (NYSE Arca: VPFF), an actively managed exchange-traded fund subadvised by Infrastructure Capital Advisors, LLC (“Infrastructure Capital”). The newly introduced fund is the 27th ETF offered through Virtus’ multi-manager ETF platform, Virtus ETF Solutions. The fund invests primarily in U.S. preferred securities and uses an active management approach intended to address risks associated with callable securities, changing interest rate environments, and…

We’ve discussed many times on these pages the Rich People 10X rule: in a free market economy people who get rich by starting a company or inventing a product create, on average, 10 times the benefit for other people – jobs and wages, consumer surplus/convenience, shareholder value, etc. – than the money they capture for themselves.  So the key to improving the lives of the middle class is not to tax the rich out of existence, but to richly reward as many Thomas Edisons, Bill Gateses, Steve Jobs, Henry Fords, Sam Waltons, Tiger Woodses, Fred Smiths, Jack Welches and Elon…

HSBC Midcap Fund topped the charts with a 15.71 per cent one-year return. Here’s a look at the five best-performing mid-cap mutual funds and why returns alone shouldn’t drive your investment decision.✨ Key Takeaways▼Mutual funds have become one of the most popular investment options for individuals looking to build long-term wealth without directly managing a stock portfolio. By pooling money from multiple investors, mutual funds invest across a diversified basket of securities that are managed by professional fund managers. Among the different categories of equity mutual funds, Mid-Cap funds have attracted considerable attention in recent years. These funds invest…

$XRP recorded a sharp surge in open interest in the last few days, surpassing Hyperliquid’s $HYPE token. The recent capital inflow into $XRP from whales, spot ETFs, and derivatives traders has also kept prices stable. This indicates growing signs of institutional engagement in the $XRP ecosystem. Source link