Oracle’s AI bet pays off as cloud momentum helps drive a rosier forecast

Enterprise AI has spent the last two years proving it can summarize documents, answer questions and automate repetitive work. Banking has spent the same two years asking a different question: can artificial intelligence be trusted to make decisions that carry financial, regulatory and legal consequences? That threshold, as Maik Taro Wehmeyer, co-founder and CEO at Taktile,…

Mortgage rates for 30-year fixed-rate loans crossed a crucial threshold this week that few — if any — industry watchers expected they would cross in 2026. That threshold, in a phrase, is “higher than a year ago.” Freddie Mac reported Thursday that mortgage rates for typical 30-year home loans averaged 6.69% over the weekly period…

Lance Murray A veteran journalist with decades of experience in both online and print publishing, Lance Murray is Senior Editor of MortgagePoint. Has many years of experience as an editor, writer, photographer, designer, and artist. Most recently, he edited and wrote for an innovation website and a group of real estate-focused magazines.

Equiti Group, a global fintech firm, has opened its first physical storefront in Sharjah, extending its footprint in the United Arab Emirates. The new branch is located in the New Zubaidi Building on King Faisal Road and represents another step in the company’s growth strategy across the country. The Sharjah location is designed to give…

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