Key insight: Fifth Third is using new AI tools to track the progress of its merger with Comerica, which it acquired earlier this year. Forward look: Fifth Third is just one of many banks that are increasingly creating their own AI tools. Expert quote: “These monitoring tools that are AI-powered have been very helpful for…
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Key Points Filings with Japanese regulators showed Berkshire raising its stakes in Mitsubishi, Sumitomo, and Marubeni during the second quarter. Berkshire’s five Japanese trading house positions cost $15.4 billion and were worth $35.4 billion at the end of 2025. The investments are funded with yen borrowings carrying an average interest cost of just 1.2%. 10…
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The primary market will stay active next week, with five IPOs opening for subscription and four IPOs set to list on the exchanges. The focus will be on Xtranet Technologies and Cube Highways Trust InvIT, which are the mainboard offerings scheduled to open next week. Alongside them, a few SME issues will also hit the…
Regional results underscored that unevenness. The well-supplied West led all four regions with an 8.9% year-over-year affordability gain, followed by the South at 8.3% and the inventory-constrained Midwest at 6.2%. The Northeast was the exception, where home prices rose 3.9% against regional wage growth of just 3.2%, producing the smallest improvement nationally. For brokers qualifying…
Meghan Markle is officially a Daytime Emmy nominee. On Tuesday, the 2026 Daytime Emmy nominations were announced, and Netflix’s “With Love, Meghan” was nominated in the Outstanding Lifestyle Program category. The show focuses on Meghan, 44, sharing cooking and hosting tips alongside celebrity guests, from Mindy Kaling to chef Samin Nosrat. She celebrated the nomination…
According to a new report from Consumer Finance Monitor, on July 13, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) released interagency guidance to remind the financial institutions under their supervision of their ongoing safety and soundness responsibilities when providing credit…
Roughly Unchanged After Gradual Weakness Fri, Jul 17 2026, 4:35 PM Roughly Unchanged After Gradual Weakness Bonds ended the day roughly unchanged despite this morning’s stronger start. With the S&P falling back to the lows of the day, we can’t really blame asset allocation trading between stocks and bonds. It’s easier to…
Key insight: Small Business Bank in Kansas, with $73 million in assets, failed Friday, the fourth failure this year. Supporting data: The failure will cost the Deposit Insurance Fund roughly $5.7 million, about 8% of the firm’s total assets at the time of failure. Forward look: The fourth failure makes 2026 the worst year for…