Russia stocks lower at close of trade; MOEX Russia Index unchanged

Key insight: Parties trying to restrict stablecoin rewards have been relying on a trio of false claims that, despite public debunking, continue to be spread. Supporting data: Recent data from the FDIC indicates community loans have increased over the last year by 5.1%. Forward look: Banking trade groups should stop asking community banks to repeat…

The board of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance on Monday approved a proposal to rename the company ICICI Life Insurance, as it initiated the regulatory process to reclassify Prudential Corporation Holdings from a ‘promoter’ to an ‘investor’ following the latter’s proposed acquisition of a 75 per cent stake in Bharti Life Insurance.   The…

The rise of data centers tied to artificial intelligence remains the biggest news in commercial real estate in the first half of 2026. But if you strip out the booming data center segment, construction starts in the CRE sector have slackened to a pace resembling the sluggish crawl in the aftermath of the Great Recession,…

Valuations today are so stretched that it may not take much more straw to break the camel’s back.

The government has launched a register of trusted traders and a payment app this month aimed at protecting homeowners from fraudulent builders, following reports that 4.8 million homeowners experienced problems with home repair jobs in the previous 18 months. According to Citizens Advice data published in July, approximately 1.7 million homeowners had to pay additional…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a spate of bills to reform the state’s wildfire insurance sector, after consumer fallout from the catastrophic Eaton and Palisades fires of early 2025. The four bills signed in Sacramento on Tuesday are aimed at adding consumer protections for wildfire survivors. The state’s home insurance crisis is especially…