The August stock-market slump is a myth — so why does Wall Street keep repeating it?

The jurors serving in Lindsay Clancy‘s highly-publicized trial have revealed they are deadlocked, forcing the judge to declare a mistrial, after an intense five-week courtroom showdown, during which they heard testimony from dozens of witnesses—and even visited the Massachusetts house where the former nurse is accused of murdering her children. Clancy, 36, who did not…

Investment appetite for office transactions is showing signs of a revival in 2026. Preference from commercial real estate investors for office transactions reached 11 percent in the second quarter. That compares to just 4 percent in early 2025 who listed the office sector as the one with the most opportunities, according to SitusAMC’s latest ValTrends…

The number of new build housing developments listed for sale has fallen to its lowest level since 2017, according to data from property portal Rightmove. The figures, which exclude retirement schemes, raise questions about the Government’s target to deliver 1.5 million homes during the current Parliament. Rightmove declined to provide specific numerical data, stating it…

All four of Australia’s big banks have joined the chorus predicting the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will hike the cash rate by 25 basis points on 17 March. CommBank predicts the RBA’s March meeting will be “a line ball decision”, but ultimately expects the outbreak of war in Iran will force the central bank’s…

In This Article It’s a luxury many of us dream about: simply being able to buy investment properties for cash without that pesky mortgage payment complicating things every month. With interest rates showing few signs of decreasing, buying for cash has never made more sense for those who are able.  But what does buying for…