Visa and Mastercard stocks hit fresh records, underscoring a resilient U.S. consumer

The broker’s shift from rate quoter to strategist  The advisor role in this industry has never mattered more than it does right now. Borrowers are flooded with headlines about inflation, tariffs, employment data, and Fed policy, and much of that information is incomplete or contradictory once you apply it to a single household situation. One misconception I…

The updated approach included a condition stating it would be withdrawn automatically if made public. Credit: Andrii Yalanskyi/ Shutterstock.com. Perpetual has declined an updated A$22.07 ($15.46) per share buyout approach from Windflower, which is indirectly controlled by EQT.   The revised offer was 2% above EQT’s earlier indicative and non-binding offer of A$21.64 a share, which Perpetual disclosed on 1 July 2026.  Access deeper…

Key Points Over the course of history, spending binges on technology trends often ended with massive stock sell-offs. Nvidia’s low valuation may have priced in such occurrences. 10 stocks we like better than Nvidia › The current state of Nvidia‘s stock (NASDAQ: NVDA) makes little sense on the surface. Despite reporting 85% yearly revenue growth…

In the second quarter, private mortgage insurers wrote 21% more new business versus the first quarter and 17% more than one year prior, data aggregated by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods found. Processing Content After the reporting season ended, Bose George raised the earnings targets on four of the five companies he followed, Radian being the…

For the mortgage market, that latest oil price surge could be significant because it risks putting upward pressure on inflation – raising the prospect of the Federal Reserve increasing interest rates to keep price growth under control. Mortgage rates on the up – are further spikes ahead? Last week, the 30-year fixed rate moved slightly…

Trump fires Election Assistance Commission members ahead of midterms