Author: Jordan

When Jeff Bezos said that one breakthrough technology would shape Amazon’s destiny, even Wall Street’s biggest analysts were caught off guard. Fast forward a year and Amazon’s new CEO Andy Jassy described generative AI as a “once-in-a-lifetime” technology that is already being used across Amazon to reinvent customer experiences. At the 8th Future Investment Initiative conference, Elon Musk predicted that by 2040 there would be at least 10 billion humanoid robots, with each priced between $20,000 and $25,000. Do the math. According to Musk, this technology could be worth $250 trillion by 2040. Put another way, that’s roughly equal to:…

Gold (GC=F) August futures opened at $4,044.40 per troy ounce on Friday, June 26, 2026, down 0.1% from Thursday’s opening price. The gold price moved slightly higher this morning to $4,066 at 7:39 a.m. ET. Gold prices haven’t had a good June. This morning, prices for the precious metal are down 11.6% since the June 1 opening figure, and down 2.9% since Monday’s opening. Gold prices could find some room to firm up following the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) index report yesterday. While the index rose 4.1% in May compared to last year, the highest YOY level in three years,…

With inflation signals mixed across major economies, interest rates still a key driver of borrowing costs, and growth pockets emerging from Asia to Europe, investors increasingly want companies that can grow earnings while keeping their balance sheets in good shape. That is exactly what the Healthy high growth potential screener looks for by highlighting businesses where analysts expect strong earnings growth over the next 3 years and where financial foundations appear acceptable rather than stretched. In this article, you will see 3 stocks from this screener that show how this blend of growth potential and financial discipline can look in…

Investing.com — traded above $60,000 on Saturday as investors weighed mounting concerns over Strategy Inc () Bitcoin accumulation strategy ahead of a key dividend reset, while the cryptocurrency remained under pressure after falling sharply from recent highs. Bitcoin was trading up 0.40% at $60,240.5 as of 04:37 ET (08:37 GMT). Much of the market’s attention is focused on June 30, when Strategy’s perpetual preferred shares will trade ex-dividend and undergo their monthly dividend rate reset. Investors who own the shares before the ex-dividend date will receive the first semi-monthly dividend payment of $0.48 per share on July 15. The dividend reset…

“It offered rental income, potential capital growth, and a form of pension planning for ordinary people who were prepared to take on the responsibility of providing housing.“I am not considering selling because I believe tenants should have fewer rights, or because I think landlords should be free from regulation.”Neale added: “Good tenants deserve safe, secure, well-managed homes. Bad landlords should be dealt with.  “But the current direction of travel has made small-scale private letting increasingly difficult to justify, especially for landlords who own one or two properties and manage them alongside other work or retirement plans. “Property markets move in…

The annual report of the Housing and Land Observatory indicates that homeowners in the Balearics allocate more of their salaries to mortgage payments than anywhere else in Spain. The report from Spain’s housing ministry puts the percentage of salary at 56.9. Ten years ago it was 38.8%. The average monthly payment has almost doubled from €684 in 2016 to €1,341, while the Spanish average has risen by slightly under 50% from €523 to €769. The study points to house prices continuing to rise at a much faster rate than salaries. Between January and March, the average property value in the…

Two prominent Chinese hedge funds have warned that the rapid rise in artificial intelligence stocks has created a speculative bubble that could be approaching a sharp correction. Wealspring Asset, led by founder Yang Dong, who is known for correctly calling the peak of China’s stock market in 2007, told investors that AI shares are forming a “super bubble” and cautioned that its “collapse point may not be far away”, according to Bloomberg. Shanghai Banxia Investment Management also voiced concerns, highlighting the explosive revenue growth reported by AI company Anthropic and arguing that the conditions for an AI market correction are…

Cameroon’s Debt Recovery Corporation (SRC), the state-owned company responsible for recovering debts on behalf of the government and certain public institutions, remains under financial pressure. According to financial statements approved by the company’s general meeting on June 23, 2026, SRC posted a net loss of CFA1.97 billion for the 2025 financial year. Total assets stood at CFA9.9 billion. The result reinforces concerns highlighted by the Audit Chamber of the Supreme Court in its review of SRC’s operations between 2018 and 2022. The 2025 loss alone amounts to nearly 93% of the cumulative CFA2.1 billion deficit recorded during the five-year audit…

Family Building Society has launched a new range of Bank of England tracker mortgages as part of a refresh of its owner occupier and buy-to-let product range. The lender has introduced 2-year interest-only tracker products for owner occupiers, UK landlords, expat landlords and borrowers purchasing through limited company special purpose vehicles. Alongside the new tracker range, Family Building Society has reintroduced its 5-year fixed-rate HMO products after withdrawing them in March and reduced selected fixed rates across its buy-to-let range. The changes include a 30 basis point reduction to selected 2-year fixed-rate mortgages and a 10 basis point cut to…

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management has removed the accredited investor requirement from one of its private markets funds and launched a companion fund focused on private equity, widening the pool of clients it can steer into alternatives. The firm re-registered the Morgan Stanley Private Markets and Alternatives Fund as PMAX – Balanced, dropping the accreditation threshold, cutting investment minimums, and adding daily subscriptions. At the same time, it introduced PMAX – Growth and said it intends to roll out further funds built around other objectives. Both funds require $10,000 to start and $5,000 for follow-on contributions. Clients can buy in on…