Why energy stocks still look so cheap, even after their big rally this month

PrimeLending narrowed recent losses from earlier this year, although current economic pressures have company leaders tempering near-term prospects for a boost in mortgage originations.  Processing Content Hilltop Holdings, the Dallas-based banking parent of PrimeLending, reported a second-quarter pre-tax loss of $2.02 million across its mortgage business. On an equivalent year-over-year basis, bottom-line numbers deteriorated noticeably…

U.S. investors are facing quite a bit of concentration risk, even as markets seem to be broadening. Entering 2026, prior to all the geopolitical volatility, investors were clamoring for ex-U.S. equities. Now, despite that continued volatility, international stocks can still appeal. Looking longer term, however, emerging markets may actually be the more intriguing route, via…

CME Group plans to launch E-mini equity factor futures on 21 September, pending regulatory review, the company said Thursday.  The move will expand the exchange’s equity product suite with contracts offering tailored exposure to S&P 500 and Dow Jones indexes. The derivatives exchange operator said equity factors are performance indicators that can help investors capture…

Courtesy of Daum Commercial Real Estate Services This hotel-turned-university is ready for its next act as a regional hub for services. The University of Antelope Valley sold a hotel-turned-university building for $14.4M. The 88K SF former university campus sits on approximately 6.4 acres in Lancaster. The university closed in 2024.  The buyer, 44049 Sierra Hwy…

Prediction markets’ public ledgers may turn suspected insider trading into a signal that other traders and bots can copy, according to new research into activity on Polymarket International. The nonprofit Anti-Corruption Data Collective said more than 150 wallets on the platform may have traded on inside US military information. The research focused on whether traders…