Iran conflict lifts mortgage rates, but housing demand stays positive

UK lawmakers push for government rejection of Thames Water creditor rescue bid Lawmakers Urge Temporary Public Ownership for Thames Water Background and Committee Involvement LONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters) – The British government should reject a creditor bid for Thames Water and put the embattled utility into temporary public ownership, a committee of lawmakers said on…

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Muse is gaining popularity and helping convince investors that Meta’s AI bets are paying off.

Prediction markets continue to expand into new products, new distribution channels, and new regulatory frameworks. This week brought developments across all three. Kalshi Looks Beyond Crypto Perpetuals Kalshi is preparing to expand its perpetual futures business beyond crypto, discussing contracts tied to foreign exchange, metals, and energy with regulators. According to Reuters, the exchange has…

Recognise Bank has appointed Ronelle Arbib as its new chief revenue & operations officer (CROO). In the newly-created role, Arbib will bring together Recognise Bank’s lending and savings, operations, product and marketing functions. The new structure is meant to let Recognise Bank identify and respond to market opportunities more quickly, from developing new products and…