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Key Points Small-cap stocks have consistently lagged large-cap stocks over the past 15 to 20 years. But small-cap earnings growth is expected to hit 17% in 2026 and 18% in 2027, finally providing the catalyst for share prices to move higher. The Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (VBR) is up 20% year to date, and it’s…
Airlines resume some Middle East flights but disruption continues
Investment weakness and what it means for brokers The most sobering finding in the Q2 2026 Main Street Quarterly concerns private investment. After contracting in Q1 2026, investment is forecast to fall a further 6.3% in Q2 and 4.7% in Q3. Gaudreault said uncertainty is forcing small business owners to scale back or defer spending…
(RTTNews) – Australia’s Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd. (CWY.AX) Friday announced that it has lodged an appeal of the Victorian Supreme Court’s decision regarding the historical underpayment of landfill levy at Melbourne Regional Landfill for fiscal 2018. The landfill levy underpayment amount for the year is A$6.9 million. The EPA has also undertaken audits for fiscal…
Actor Chris Pine is suing a high-profile luxury developer in Brooklyn, claiming the developer has failed to return a $100,000 deposit on a rental deal that fell through. The “Star Trek” actor alleges in a lawsuit that Carlos Saavedra and his firm, Eckstrom, are improperly holding $100,000 following the collapse of negotiations for a townhouse…
Nationwide has lowered the eligible income required for joint applicants from £100,000 to £75,000. New applicants can now borrow up to six times their income if they are a home mover or remortgaging with additional borrowing, and have an eligible income of £75,000 or more for both sole and joint applicants. This comes after Nationwide announced yesterday…
Firms will benefit from reduced costs and greater flexibility and find it easier to comply with the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR), following reforms set out today by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA). The changes, which come as the first phase of a multi-stage package of reform from Government…
Specialist lender Charles Street Finance has appointed Ajmad Ibn-Abdul as its business development manager (BDM) covering the Midlands and South West. He brings nearly 25 years of experience in financial services to the role, having previously worked in the bridging and commercial finance sectors. Ibn-Abdul has previous experience as an adviser with HSBC, Lloyds and RBS, and…
Local authorities in England are collecting just a quarter of fines issued to landlords for housing offences, despite a 7% increase in property inspections, according to new data from the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA). Freedom of Information Act requests show that councils conducted 91,620 inspections under the Housing, Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS)…
12:01 AM, 17th July 2026, 50 seconds ago England’s councils are collecting only a fraction of fines issued for landlord offences, even as local authority inspection numbers grow. The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) says councils are carrying out more checks under the Housing, Health and Safety Rating System. However, the collection of financial penalties…