Saudi Arabia intercepts drones and missiles as fighting with Yemen’s Houthis continues

Prediction market operators and the CFTC have been defending event contracts in court and publicly as federally regulated derivatives rather than sports bets. The regulator is now warning regulated firms not to present those contracts using one of the most familiar conventions of American sports betting. According to Bloomberg, the CFTC sent a letter to…

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has splashed out $9.6 million in cash on a sprawling Hamptons estate—nearly one year after the New York City mayoral primary that marked his return to electoral politics. Cuomo, 68, who served as governor from 2011 until his resignation in 2021, quietly picked up the waterfront property in June,…

Qualifying for a mortgage comes down to three things a lender checks closely: credit, income, and debt. Each one is evaluated on its own, and a strength in one area can sometimes offset a weakness in another. A mortgage application typically starts with a hard look at credit history, which is why it helps to…

Italian Parliament Backs Meloni’s Highly Contested Electoral Overhaul Overview of the Electoral Reform and Political Implications By Angelo Amante ROME, July 16 (Reuters) – Italy’s lower house of parliament on Thursday approved a highly contested government plan to overhaul the electoral law, a move opponents denounced as an attempt to help Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni…

What does the modern multi-family office really look like—and how might AI change what it can deliver? Cresset has grown from an idea less than a decade ago into a national wealth management and family office firm with more than $250B in assets under management and advisement and more than 700 professionals. Yet its next…

Fidelity’s mission is to strengthen the financial well-being of our customers and deliver better outcomes for the clients and businesses it serves. With assets under administration of $12.6 trillion, including discretionary assets of $4.9 trillion as of December 31, 2023, Fidelity focuses on meeting the unique needs of a broad and growing customer base. Privately…