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Last updated on March 31, 2026 The First Sliver | Illustration by Svetlin Velinov Welcome to another look at commanders that’ll take you to the next level. Today we’re looking at sliver commanders, and the kind of play styles they fit best. Sliver is an old and beloved creature type, and they’re one of the quintessential typal creatures. There aren’t too many legendary slivers, but the ones we have can pack a punch. These sliver commanders range in strategy from a typal crux to token generating to storm deck support. Let’s see what colors, play styles, and supporting cards we…

The hotel financing market has changed. Not in ways that make deals impossible, but in ways that make straightforward deals increasingly rare. Conventional senior debt is available, but rarely sufficient on its own. Equity is cautious and selective, particularly for assets that require meaningful capital investment before they can perform at their potential. Construction lending remains constrained. And the gap between what a traditional lender will provide and what a transaction actually needs has widened considerably over the past several years, leaving owners, developers, and investors who lack a clear capital strategy watching viable projects stall at the starting line.…

NEW YORK – Better Home & Finance Company (NASDAQ:BETR) announced Wednesday the launch of the Better Home Equity Card, a prepaid debit card that allows homeowners to access funds from their home equity lines of credit. The card, built on Stripe’s financial infrastructure and unveiled at Stripe Sessions 2026, connects to Better’s secured HELOC product. Approved funds are placed into a dedicated financial account and made accessible through the prepaid debit card. The card offers 1% cashback on eligible purchases, according to a company press release. The product addresses a market where U.S. homeowners hold $21.4 trillion in tappable home…

Gaelic Warrior confirmed his status as this season’s elite staying chaser as he added the Ladbrokes Punchestown Gold Cup to his Cheltenham title with another brilliant performance.The Willie Mullins-trained eight-year-old travelled smoothly throughout, with the 5/6 favourite cantering over market rival and stablemate Fact To File three out before Paul Townend asked him to go on with two to jump. He duly responded and pulled effortlessly clear, putting the race to bed very quickly and coasting home by 26 lengths from Fact To File, who had tried to do it the hard way in front. He duly responded and pulled…

Skipton Building Society has revealed that just one in 20 Millennials have reached the life milestones they expected as teenagers, highlighting the growing gap between expectations and reality for a generation facing rising housing costs. The research, based on 1,000 adults aged 28 to 43, revealed that more than a quarter have yet to achieve homeownership despite assuming they would have done so by this stage in life. Among those still trying to buy, the majority remained in rented accommodation, while a significant proportion continued living with family. Beyond housing, expectations across other life goals have also fallen short. Many…

Puerto Vallarta’s beaches are public, but the land rules behind them can be confusing. The city now says it has updated federal maritime zone maps with new coordinates and federally validated plans. The move could affect beach concessions, seaside businesses, construction records, and municipal collections tied to ZOFEMAT. For property owners, concession holders, and residents, the update is a reminder that the beach is not just a tourism asset. It is also a regulated federal zone. Puerto Vallarta has updated the official plans used to identify the city’s Federal Maritime-Terrestrial Zone, known in Mexico as ZOFEMAT. Municipal officials said the…

Investors choosing between State Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Value ETF (SLYV 0.58%) and iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF (IJJ 0.75%) are primarily weighing exposure to small-cap volatility against more stable mid-cap value names.Both funds target the value factor within the U.S. equity market, though they fish in different ponds. SLYV tracks the S&P SmallCap 600 Value Index, focusing on the smallest profitable companies, whereas IJJ moves up the market-cap ladder to capture established mid-sized firms that trade at attractive valuations.Snapshot (cost & size)MetricSLYVIJJIssuerSPDRiSharesExpense ratio0.15%0.18%1-yr return (as of Apr. 27, 2026)43.40%26.50%Dividend yield1.80%1.70%Beta1.011.01AUM$4.6 billion $8.5 billionBeta measures price volatility…

Cayman registers nine tokenised investment funds as tokenisation of real-world assets increases | Disruption Banking Skip to content We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.OkPrivacy policy Source link

Suffolk Building Society is reintroducing four of the five-year fixed rate products it withdrew last month due to market volatility. The products, which cover both residential and buy-to-let (BTL) loans, are available at up to 90% loan to value (LTV) for residential offerings and 80% LTV for BTL and holiday let products. Charlotte Grimshaw (pictured), Suffolk Building Society’s head of mortgage intermediaries, said the new products will help two groups who are facing particularly difficult challenges at the moment – landlords and first-time buyers. “We’re glad to be providing more buy-to-let and high-LTV options. By offering five-year fixed rates,…

Business THE Nigerian equities market closed on a positive note, with the benchmark index advancing by 2.24%, bringing the year-to-date return to 46.90%. Market activity was notably strong, as trading volume surged by 41.45% to 956.94 million shares, while total value traded increased significantly by 59.57% to ₦70.57billion, reflecting heightened investor participation and large-value transactions. Despite thestrong market performance, market breadth weakened, closing negative with 44gainers against 49 decliners. On the performance chart, IMG and WAPCO led thegainers, while UBA topped the losers’ list, followed by TRANSEXPR. On the sectoral front, the Banking sector dominated trading activity but declined by…