Time For An Intervention: Part 2

The Gulf war is bringing Syria back onto the MENA business map. Syria’s coast is gaining new strategic importance as investors look to build trade routes linking Gulf countries and Iraq to North Africa and the rest of the Mediterranean, and to avoid the Strait of Hormuz. Traffic at Syrian ports has increased at least 25%…

Gift cards are often associated with special occasions, but consumers are increasingly purchasing them for their own use—and they aren’t letting those funds sit idle for long. The majority of self-use gift cards are redeemed relatively quickly, with 16% used in less than a week, 30% within one to two weeks, and another 29% within…

On a monthly basis, American consumer confidence edged up 1.9 points from June 2026. However, on a year-over-year basis, the US recorded a significant decline of 2.8 points compared to July 2025; one of the more notable annual drops among developed markets tracked in the survey. That annual softening places the US alongside Great Britain…

America is betting on stablecoins while other nations favor safer digital currencies. This article appears in the September 2026 issue of Global Finance Magazine. CFOs and corporate treasurers face a dilemma when selecting which digital currencies to use. Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are backed by the issuing central bank’s balance sheet and the full…

Canaccord Wealth offers investment management, financial planning and wealth advisory services. Credit: Chay_Tee/ Shutterstock.com. CD&R and Warburg Pincus are discussing a possible acquisition of Canaccord Wealth, the UK wealth business of Canaccord Genuity, reported Reuters citing sources. The two private equity firms are said to be in advanced talks on a joint bid, after becoming…