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Investment fraud cost Canadians more than any other scam in 2025, topping $351 million in losses

Investment fraud cost Canadians more than any other scam in 2025, topping $351 million in losses

A new-to-town developer plans to replace a coworking building in North Houston with a new 345K SF industrial facility. Photo credit: Stotan Industrial Stotan Crossings 45 Chicago-based Stotan Industrial acquired the 20-acre property at 711 Rankin Road to construct a cross-dock facility dubbed Stotan Crossings 45. “Houston’s strong demand fundamentals, population growth, and manufacturing tailwinds…
Another massive industrial REIT merger is on the table, two logistics heavyweights have announced. French industrial landlord Argan and Belgian firm Warehouses De Pauw are planning to band together, creating a mammoth, pan-European logistics firm worth €13B ($14.8B), the companies announced Thursday. “For more than 25 years, each of us has built a market-leading platform,” Argan founder Jean-Claude Le…
A view of San Antonio, Texas, where the city council voted against putting revenue bonds for a San Antonio Spurs arena project on the ballot.Adobe Stock Up to $489 million of revenue bonds to help finance a $1.3 billion arena for the National Basketball Association’s San Antonio Spurs can be issued without being subject to…
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iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX +1.56%) and VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH +1.65%) have a lot in common. Both track the semiconductor industry and are passively managed. Despite these similarities, SOXX is up roughly 68.37% YTD, while SMH is up about 51.83% YTD (as of Aug. 25, 2026). While both semiconductor ETF returns are impressive, the 16.54-percentage-point…
International strategies may have been overlooked by U.S. investors in recent years, but that narrative has shifted over the past two years. Foreign equities offer significant diversification and growth opportunities, especially for those concerned about overconcentration in U.S. stocks. Key Takeaways: International stocks have been offering a strong opportunity set as of late, and those…