Beta Technologies president and CEO Kyle Clark sells shares worth $1.15m

The number of new build housing developments is at its lowest level since January 2017, according to Rightmove research. This is despite the Labour government’s plans to build more than 1.5 million homes during this parliament. Rightmove analysis tracked the number of housing developments listed on its website for sale for over 10 years, not…

Bonds are weaker to start the new week and the catalyst is simple. The U.S. ramped up air strikes in Iran, both in terms of number and distance inland. Iran responded by hitting various allied targets. Perhaps more importantly for financial markets, shipping traffic has returned back to war-time lows after a noticeable surge in…

As the military searches for new ways to use cheap drones, the Marine Corps is testing whether helicopters can serve as mobile control hubs for them during missions at sea. During a recent exercise off the coast of California, Marines launched and controlled small first-person-view drones from aboard UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Viper helicopters while…

Mortgage moved higher today, and while the jump was no larger than the one seen on Monday, both were ‘above average’ and both took rates in the wrong direction. In addition, the steady weakness throughout the month of July finally resulted in yesterday’s rates match the highest level in nearly a year.  In other words,…

AVI acts as investment manager to three trusts listed in London. Credit: Indypendenz/ Shutterstock.com. Pacific Asset Management has agreed to acquire the entire share capital of Asset Value Investors (AVI), becoming the institutional partner of the independent boutique fund manager. The combination links two investment management firms, with Pacific providing infrastructure, technology, operations and investor…

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