Oil prices rise after vessel reports being hit in Strait of Hormuz

September arabica coffee (KCU26) today is up +11.00 (+3.33%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26) is up +116 (+3.03%). Coffee prices are moving sharply higher today.  Since posting 5.5-month highs last week, coffee prices have whipsawed in a wide range below those highs amid illiquid trading conditions, leading to volatile price moves.  Don’t Miss a…

Prices rose 2.2% year over year in June to a record high, mainly because of growing demand. Existing U.S. home sales ticked up to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.4 million, the highest level since 2022, and pending home sales reached their second-highest level since 2023.  Wealthy Bay Area and South Florida buyers helped…

Anybody can say they have low prices and great service. You have to prove it at every touchpoint.  Most originators claim to offer low price, fast closings, and responsive service. But to actually do it the same way across hundreds of files takes discipline, systems, and leadership. The test is not your best month. It is whether you can give…

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Businesses that use real-time payments tend to see more value than businesses still deciding whether they need them at all. The divide emerged from the PYMNTS Intelligence report “The Real-Time Perception Gap: How Experience Is Driving the Next Phase of Instant Payments Adoption,” the June installment of the Real-Time Payments Tracker and a collaboration with…

The survey found that 46% of Canadians encounter scams or fraud attempts weekly or daily. Nearly a quarter, or 24%, say they or a family member have been the victim of financial fraud in the past year. Despite that exposure, 89% feel confident in their ability to identify fraud, even as 52% admit to habits that…