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A one-of-a-kind estate located in one of the world’s most exclusive—and wealthy—communities has hit the market in California for $26.8 million. It is being described as an “exceptionally rare opportunity” to join the very elite group of residents who live in the ultrasecretive enclave. The eight-bedroom Tuscan-style mansion occupies a beautiful 2.13-acre parcel within Bradbury…

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National affordable housing nonprofit Reinvestment Fund is undergoing a leadership shake-up, with two executives departing to pursue independent consulting ventures.  Ira Goldstein spent 27 years with the Philadelphia-based nonprofit, most of them as president of policy solutions, before leaving last month to launch IJG Urban Advisors.   Ira Goldstein “I felt like the team that I had built, the…

The logo of Samsung is seen at the Samsung Electronics Seocho building in Seoul on July 7, 2026. South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics forecast on July 7 a roughly 19-fold jump in second-quarter operating profit from a year earlier, buoyed by sustained AI-driven demand for memory chips. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via…

Singapore’s central bank is urging financial institutions to prepare for a rapid transformation driven by artificial intelligence, tokenisation, and quantum computing, while strengthening governance and cybersecurity as increasingly autonomous AI systems reshape the financial system. Chia Der Jiun, managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), said AI was advancing and being adopted faster…

Over the 12 months ending June, 150,505 insolvencies were filed, up 5.3% from the prior year and within 0.4% of the all-time 12-month record set in 2010. Homeowners are increasingly in the mix Consumer proposals — formal arrangements to renegotiate debt with creditors — accounted for roughly 76% of June filings and rose 11.3% year-over-year,…