Soccer-FIFA faces fresh transparency calls after retreat on World Cup sell-off plan

Cotton futures closed with Monday gains of 54 to 90 points at the close. Crude oil was down $7.40 per barrel, with the US dollar index up 0.083. Weekly Crop Progress data showed 81% of the US cotton crop squared as of Sunday, now steady with normal. The crop was also 45% setting bolls, matching…

Caprock, a Boise, Idaho-based $16 billion multi-family office registered investment advisor, announced Tuesday that it had acquired Venturi Private Wealth, an Austin-based wealth manager with about $4 billion in assets under management. The transaction brings approximately 30 employees to Caprock, including 10 advisors, and expands the firm’s footprint in Austin and Oklahoma City, where Venturi…

A federal judge ruled against Merrill Lynch’s attempts to restart paused litigation involving OpenArc Corporate Advisory, a massive $129 billion breakaway affiliated with Dynasty Financial Partners. In the previous motion, Merrill argued that the case against OpenArc, its key players and Dynasty needed to be restarted because Dynasty was reneging on alleged promises to be…

The number of mortgage loans originated fell by 50% between 2021 and 2025, with refinancings down by almost 80%, as interest rates spiked off the record lows of the pandemic era. Processing Content But making up the gap was gains in home equity/second mortgage lending, which in 2025 now represented an “unprecedented” 17.5% share of…

US Democrat Ro Khanna detained by Israeli settlers during West Bank visit

WASHINGTON – Secretary Turner announced the “Made in America” theme for HUD’s sixth annual Innovative Housing Showcase, returning to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. September 22 – September 24, 2026. The Freedom 250 event will showcase American innovations that can help expand housing supply, lower construction costs, and make homeownership more attainable. Click here…