Author: Charlotte

What they’re saying: “The best thing that can be said is that at least core inflation didn’t go higher,” Brian Jacobsen, chief economic strategist at Annex Wealth Management, wrote in a note, referring to the inflation gauge that strips out food and energy costs.The inflation fear is that “instead of reversing, it’s plateauing,” Jacobsen added. The good news: Americans’ disposable income rose 0.5% in July. Those gains still held up after accounting for inflation for the third consecutive month, with real disposable income increasing 0.4%. Spending slowed notably, with personal consumption expenditures rising just 0.2% in July and essentially flat…

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Wall Street has been training machines to pick stocks for decades, yet the results from the world’s first fully AI-driven ETF tell a story that most ChatGPT-era investors never expected to hear. Artificial intelligence became a household investing topic after ChatGPT debuted in November 2022. But Wall Street had been teaching machines to analyze markets for decades. Quantitative funds have used statistical and mathematical computer models since the 1970s, while asset managers have increasingly turned to machine learning to process data humans cannot digest at comparable speed.  The investing thesis is straightforward: AI can give investors a powerful analytical advantage,…

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Key PointsThe acquisition of shares at $111.77 each represents a total capital commitment of $1.1 million.This transaction increased the executive’s direct equity holdings by 18% relative to the position held before the filing.All purchased shares are held directly, bringing the total direct position to 64,814 shares.This open-market purchase occurred as the stock maintained a one-year return of 155% as of the August 25, 2026 transaction date.Edwin Roks, the President and CEO, purchased 10,000 shares of TTM Technologies, Inc.(NASDAQ:TTMI) on August 25, 2026, as disclosed in a recent SEC Form 4 filing.Transaction summaryMetricValueTransaction value$1.1 millionShares purchased10,000Post-transaction shares (directly held)64,814Post-transaction value$7.28 millionTransaction…

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Investor demand for commercial real estate surged this summer, driven by increased liquidity in the credit markets. Competitiveness in investment sales transactions reached its highest point in more than a year, while competition from the credit markets is higher than JLL has ever recorded, according to quarterly bidding and credit indexes the company released this week. For July CRE transactions, JLL recorded the second-highest number of unique bidders in the last five years. “Liquidity is back — and building,” JLL CEO of Capital Markets Richard Bloxam said in a statement. “The exceptional strength we have seen in credit markets over the past…

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The technical and analytical skills he developed at Waterloo translated directly into his professional work. “My doctoral training gave me strong foundations in statistical analysis, modeling, and programming.” At the same time, industry experience strengthened his research perspective by highlighting the importance of practical applications, efficiency and decision-making. “Working in a fast paced, data driven environment sharpened my appreciation for workflow efficiency, interpretability, and practical relevance, which ultimately made my research more grounded and applicable.” A community that fosters growth Looking back, Ghosh credits much of his success to the faculty mentorship and collaborative research environment he found at Waterloo.…

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Galaxy Digital (Nasdaq: GLXY) has broadened its offerings for individual investors by introducing a new borrowing facility on its GalaxyOne platform. The Crypto Portfolio Line of Credit enables qualifying users to secure cash loans using their holdings in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana—including assets that remain staked—without the need to liquidate those positions. This revolving credit arrangement pools eligible digital assets into a unified collateral base. Rather than arranging separate facilities for each cryptocurrency, clients gain access to a single flexible line. Borrowers can draw funds as needed for personal expenses, investments, tax payments, real estate, or other purposes while continuing…

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03:00 August 27 2026 Share article Share The Westpac NZ Economics Team’s flagship document covering the outlook for the New Zealand economy, fiscal policy, the global economy, financial markets, and the primary sector. Read full report here (PDF 3MB) Shaking it off The economy appears to have weathered the disruptions stemming from the Iran war reasonably well, but has not come through wholly unscathed. Economic activity was likely flat in the June quarter and the unemployment rate rose to a new cyclical high of 5.6%, indicating significant excess capacity.  Looking forward, we see signs the economy is shaking off these…

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The practice isn’t necessarily making you perfect, if you are a derivatives trader. If you have been trading index options for four years on the belief that you are getting better at it, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has some shocking data for you. Among individual traders who had been in the equity derivatives segment for four consecutive years, 96.5% ended up with a net loss. Among those with a single year behind them, the figure was 91%.A study by Sebi — Trading Behaviour of Individual Traders in the Equity Derivatives Segment – yet again unravels some uncomfortable truth…

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