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In its response to the Home Buying and Selling Consultation, the government set out important steps to make property transactions quicker, more certain and more transparent. It should be commended. More thorough upfront information and better data interoperability across the whole chain can increase transaction readiness. That means buyers should have the information they…
9:43 AM, 17th August 2026, 2 hours ago 1 Landlords in one local authority area could see locally set housing fines increased by up to 50% where the council finds aggravating factors such as previous non-compliance, a breach lasting more than six months or deliberate offending. It is now consulting on a tougher Housing Services…
Travel has always had a front door and an operating layer. The front door was the search box, the app or the website. The operating layer was everything the consumer rarely saw: payments, currencies, supplier relationships, fraud controls, compliance, refunds and service. AI is collapsing the distance between the two. The AI that helps a…
Australia’s corporate regulator warned on Monday that generative AI is enabling scammers to build sophisticated networks of fake websites, endorsements and news articles designed to trick investors into parting with their money. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said it has observed a sharp increase in scams using deepfake videos of celebrities and politicians,…
Citizens lowers LeonaBio stock price target to $17 on valuation
Persistent central bank intervention that has absorbed recent pressure on the rupee and subdued moves in the currency is reminiscent of a period when the Reserve Bank of India firmly anchored its trading range, bankers say. Despite volatile crude oil prices due to war in the West Asia and persistent dollar demand from…
12:01 AM, 17th August 2026, 38 seconds ago Freezing Local Housing Allowance (LHA) has not prevented private sector rents from rising faster, according to an analysis from the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA). It found that average weekly rents increased by 2.5% a year between 2008/09 and 2015/16, when LHA rates rose in line with…
Marex Group Limited (NASDAQ: MRX), the diversified global financial services platform, posted record second-quarter and first-half 2026 results earlier this weel, underscoring continued structural growth across its trading and infrastructure businesses. For Q2 2026, Marex reported revenue of $695.8 million, up 39% year-on-year, while Adjusted Profit Before Tax rose 56% to $165.9 million. Profit After…
Open-weight models from China’s Alibaba have reportedly become the world’s top artificial intelligence offerings. The company’s models have seen more than 3 billion downloads worldwide over the last six months, surpassing those of Meta, Google and Alibaba’s Chinese competitors like DeepSeek, Bloomberg News reported Saturday (Aug. 15). Alibaba told Bloomberg in a statement that Qwen,…
(RTTNews) – a2 Milk Company Ltd. (ACOPF, A2M.AX) reported Monday lower net profit in fiscal 2026, while underlying EBITDA increased from last year with revenue growth. Looking ahead, the New Zealand-based dairy company projects weak EBITDA margin in first half of fiscal 2027, but higher results in the full year. The Board also declared higher…