HPE follows in Dell’s footsteps as it rides the AI server boom to a big earnings beat

Key Points Several factors, including the evolution of artificial intelligence (AI), have lifted the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite to all-time highs. As the stock market has soared, so have valuations to a historically unsustainable level. Investors’ perspective can drastically change whether history is viewed as a friend or a foe….

Key insight: HBT Financial is bolstering its presence in Illinois by acquiring another in-state rival. What’s at stake: If completed, the pending deal would be HBT’s 12th since 2007. As part of the transaction, the seller’s mortgage banking business would be sold or would cease operations prior to the deal closing. Forward look: The acquisition…

The Mamdani administration announced a new housing court fast track aimed at making it easier to pursue enforcement against landlords for overdue repairs and for tenants to get urgent cases before judges more quickly. The administrative judge’s directive aims to cut wait times for urgent cases involving widespread hazardous conditions, vacate orders and Article 7A…

Leeds Building Society reported gross mortgage lending of £2bn in the first half of 2026, down from £2.6bn in the same period last year. Annette Barnes (pictured), CEO of Leeds Building Society, spoke to Mortgage Solutions and said she was very proud of a “solid” set of results for the mutual this year. Barnes…

Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, speaks during an interview with CNBC on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 27, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s debt buyback announcement this week fits into a broader pattern that can signal a forthcoming crisis, according…