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JBI Q2 Deep Dive: Macroeconomic Uncertainty Pressures Revenue and Margin Outlook Self-storage and building solutions company Janus (NYSE:JBI) missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2026 as sales rose 2.4% year on year to $233.5 million. The company’s full-year revenue guidance of $935 million at the midpoint came in 2.2% below analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.17 per share was 6.3% above analysts’ consensus estimates. Is now the time to buy JBI? Find out in our full research report (it’s free). Janus (JBI) Q2 CY2026 Highlights: Revenue: $233.5 million vs analyst estimates of $239.5 million (2.4% year-on-year growth, 2.5%…

“As new technologies reshape the financial system, they raise new questions for policymakers. One that is becoming increasingly important is how to respond to the growing trend towards the tokenisation of financial assets.” These were the opening remarks made by Dan Katz, the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) first deputy managing director during a public lecture at the University of Cape Town (UCT) on 7 August. He was a guest of the Faculty of Commerce’s School of Economics and Financial Innovation Hub, where he spoke about “Stablecoins: Promise, risks, and policy choices for emerging economies”. The financial assets he discussed ranged from…

Aug 14 (Reuters) – U.S. equity funds attracted inflows in the week through August 12, as a softer-than-expected ‌payrolls report and benign inflation data tempered expectations ‌of a Federal Reserve rate hike, boosting appetite for risk assets. Investors purchased ​a net $2.58 billion in U.S. equity funds during the week, more than offsetting the previous week’s net outflow of $1.36 billion, according to LSEG Lipper data. The S&P 500 hit a record ‌7,816.70 on Thursday after ⁠Labor Department data showed U.S. producer prices were unchanged in July, reinforcing expectations that the ⁠Fed would keep rates unchanged next month. The index…

According to enSights, it unifies and validates data across multi-OEM and multi-SCADA environments, applying AI-driven intelligence to link underperformance to financial risk and operational action. Why PJM? The PJM Interconnection serves 13 states plus the District of Columbia and more than 65 million consumers. According to Maskovich, several market dynamics made the region a priority. Data centre expansion is driving electricity demand across the region, while recent capacity auctions have highlighted supply constraints, creating what should be favourable conditions for battery energy storage system (BESS) deployment. Yet, some developers are struggling to secure financing. Maskovich explains that organisations deploying BESS…

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Citigroup (NYSE: C) CEO Jane Fraser has indicated that she would welcome the passage of key US cryptocurrency legislation, describing a well-crafted version as beneficial for the overall financial system. Speaking during an interview on Fox Business, she made clear that while her institution continues to seek refinements, moving a solid bill forward remains desirable. The legislation, formally known as the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (often referred to as the CLARITY Act), seeks to create a clearer regulatory framework for digital assets. It aims to delineate responsibilities between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading…

SF Real Estate Investment Trust walked into this earnings season with a reputation problem and a recovering share price. The stock is roughly flat over three months and slightly down over the past week, yet H1 2026 delivered a clean headline. Basic earnings per share landed at HK$0.1191 and net income reached HK$97.734 million. The key story is simple: after a year marked by a large one off loss and concern about debt coverage, SF Real Estate Investment Trust is now reporting profit again while the market reaction has stayed muted. Love that SF Real Estate Investment Trust is back…

UK private market fund managers believe SIPPs will play a major role in expanding sophisticated and high-net-worth investor participation in private markets over the next five years, according to new research from Wealth Club. The study found that 85% of private market fund managers believe increasing access to private market investments through SIPPs will have a positive impact on investor participation over the next five years. Almost one in four (24%) believe the impact will be very positive. That optimism is already translating into product development. More than three-quarters (77%) of private market fund managers say they are likely to develop products…

JioBlackRock Mutual Fund filed a draft document with Sebi for a balanced advantage fund, an open ended dynamic asset allocation fund investing in debt and equity instruments only.According to the draft filed with the market regulator, the investment objective of the scheme is to generate long term capital appreciation with income generation by investing in a dynamically managed portfolio of equity and debt instruments.Also Read | Mutual funds raise IT exposure to 6.6% in July after record low. Is sentiment towards tech improving?The performance of the fund will be benchmarked against Nifty 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 50:50 Index (TRI) and…

Monetary policy management has yielded many positive results. Attending the working session were Comrade Pham Gia Tuc, Member of the Political Bureau, Standing Deputy Prime Minister; Comrade Nguyen Van Thang , Member of the Central Committee of the Party, Deputy Prime Minister; Comrade Nguyen Thi Hong, Member of the Central Committee of the Party, Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly; members of the Central Committee of the Party, leaders of ministries, central agencies, and some localities. Representing the banking sector were Comrade Pham Duc An, Member of the Central Committee of the Party, Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam;…