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Oracle logo is screened on a mobile phone for illustration photo. Krakow, Poland on July 13th, 2026. (Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of Oracle Corp Japan surged more than 7% Friday after the company reported record fiscal first-quarter sales and profits, as its cloud business posted…

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov at the G20 Finance Ministers Meeting in Asheville, N.C. on Aug. 31, 2026. Courtesy: U.S. Treasury Department U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly told Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov that no sanctions relief or new agreements with Moscow were possible, as long as the war…

For brokers, the Rates.ca data reinforces what many are already hearing at the kitchen table: clients want a fixed rate, a longer term, and no surprises. The variable conversation is worth having, but Tran cautions that it demands rigour. “For borrowers willing to take that risk, there can still be short-term savings, but they need…

Micron Technology (MU -0.22%) has gained more than 500% over the past year and trades at $975 at this writing. When a stock does that, the useful question stops being whether the business is good. It becomes: What would have to change for the story to break, and who gets to decide? That decision sits…