Bitcoin steady at $76.5k as markets digest Fed rate hike, M.East tensions

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing said last week that it added Bursa Malaysia to its list of Recognised Stock Exchanges, allowing companies primarily listed on the Malaysian bourse to apply for a secondary listing in Hong Kong. The move takes the number of Recognised Stock Exchanges in South-East Asia to four, alongside the Indonesia Stock…

Artificial intelligence is fueling the rising cost of data breaches.  Processing Content Attacks involving AI were up 56% in the past year and added on average $1 million to companies’ data breach expenses, according to IBM’s annual Cost of a Data Breach report. The IBM and Ponemon Institute study of affected organizations also found the…

EU says UPM-Sappi deal could hurt competition in print paper market

“When mortgage brokers connect with our agents, send them updated information, and are constantly updating them, they will forward that to their clients,” she said. “Send them that piece of information that they will find valuable that they can pass on to their clients. I think that’s key.” Communication between customers, agents and brokers allows…

President Donald Trump has taken aim at Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s initiative to levy an extra tax on New York City pieds-à-terre, which is already embroiled in a bureaucratic tug-of-war in the city’s courts. Photo credit: Bisnow/Ciara Long Nixon Peabody’s Erica Buckley, Charney Cos.’ Rosie Tilley, Legion Investment Group’s Sean Zalka, Toll Brothers City Living’s Todd…

Owner-occupier-dominated suburbs have recorded up to $148,000 more in capital gains than investor-led areas over the last 16 years, with the unit market dominating growth. New data has shown that suburbs with a higher share of owner-occupiers recorded significantly stronger long-term capital growth between 2010 and 2026 than investor-heavy areas. Cotality’s new Ownership Composition analysis…