Oil prices set for weekly gain as US-Iran hostilities intensify

Providence Equity Partners is set to buy property data firm Hometrack, it announced today. Hometrack currently services 16 of the top 20 UK mortgage lenders, as well as all of the top 14 Dutch lenders. Providence senior managing director Robert Sudo said: “Hometrack is a market leader in automated residential property valuations, built on market-leading…

Investors like big, round numbers, which is what Anthony Scaramucci, founder of SkyBridge Capital, suggests in his assessment of Bitcoin (BTC +1.29%). In his defense, that’s likely to be true. However, it highlights an important factor you shouldn’t ignore when considering Bitcoin. Here’s why $100,000 was an important level, according to Scaramucci, and why he…

Billionaire real estate developer Stephen Ross has launched a 10,000-square-foot immersive Experience Center in downtown West Palm Beach, FL, showcasing his vision for transforming the area into the “Wall Street of the South.” Ross’ firm, Related Ross, along with fellow billionaire Ken Griffin, will invest more than $10 billion across Palm Beach County to attract global companies and…

By Sammy Hudes As Sarah Newton sifts through posts on community Facebook groups, the Whitehorse resident says there’s an almost daily call-out that’s become impossible to ignore. Personal ads in search of housing, both among locals and transplants to the northern city, are everywhere. But with such limited availability, Newton says finding a place to…

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed down by -0.02% on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down by -0.21%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up by +0.05%.  E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) rose +0.02%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26) rose +0.08%. Stock indices settled little changed on Wednesday.  The broader market lacked…