PG&E, other utility stocks sink as California leaves investors exposed to wildfire liability

The 13th August, unfolded very differently from how I had expected. After returning home from a meeting, I was met with a flurry of WhatsApp messages from family, friends and colleagues asking whether our home was safe and whether I had any further information about an incident developing near my hometown of Stourbridge. Until that…

A 2026 Morningstar Investor Perspectives survey, which included responses from over 500 U.S. financial advisors as part of a larger multi-country study, showed that advisors are still spending more time on evaluating investment strategies than they would like. This is happening at a time when optimism about the market conditions is waning and advisors worry…

Children swim as ships are seen anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on August 10, 2026 off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran. Ali Saeedi | Getty Images An oil tanker was struck by an unidentified projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency said in a post Thursday, the latest…

UK homeowners are investing in cooling measures as recurring heatwaves challenge traditional property design, with external shading systems emerging as a cost-effective alternative to air conditioning units. According to Tom Greenhill, an engineer and author of the Heatwave Toolkit website, external shading can reject up to three times more solar heat than internal blinds. “Air…

Meta‘s new personal AI agent, Muse, gives Mark Zuckerberg another chance to build the kind of technology platform he has chased for years. Muse jumped to the top of the App Store last week and remained the most downloaded free app on Monday, beating ChatGPT. If enough people use Muse as their main way to…