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Knicks targeting new need on trade market

As had widely been anticipated, the New York Knicks have gotten off to a solid start to kick off their 2025-26 season. Sporting a 22-9 record on the year, New York currently occupies the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. The Knicks might even…

The Southern city defying America's housing market collapse

READ MORE: Americans fleeing woke coastal areas for Southern gems A Southern city once overshadowed by more popular hubs like Charleston, Atlanta and Charlotte is rapidly outgrowing its small-town feel. Greenville, South Carolina, has emerged as…

Ten key points for 2026's financial markets

Market forces, not militancy, are pushing teachers towards strikes

The general secretary of the main teachers' union, the NASUWT, Matt Wrack, is, it is fair to say, a man of the left – unafraid to challenge the status quo, not least within the Labour Party. A former head of the Fire Brigades Union and…

Indonesia Set to Revamp Benchmark Rates for Money Market

Indonesia is set to phase out a key money-market benchmark this week, concluding a years-long transition to align with global standards. Bank Indonesia will retire the Jakarta Interbank Offered Rate and fully replace it with the Indonesia Overnight…

Factors that will guide the stock markets this week

A host of macroeconomic data announcements, global trends and trading activity of foreign investors would dictate investors' sentiment in the stock market this week, analysts said. Besides, auto sales data will be closely tracked, experts noted.

What Warren Buffett's Recent Stock Moves Reveal About Market Trends Ahead

Warren Buffett 's recent moves show that he sees stocks as overvalued and is waiting for better prices. Buffett has been quietly rotating sectors, cutting back on technology and buying or adding to businesses facing short-term challenges but that…

Labour must learn lessons from history as automation hits jobs market

Walk through a supermarket and the technology is everywhere. Self-service checkouts, electronic shelf labels, handheld barcode scanners, and the video screens showing you – caught by AI facial recognition cameras – leaving the shop.

Hong Kong primary home sales to see decade high as small flats perk up market

Hong Kong's primary residential home sales in 2026 are forecast to again reach decade-high numbers, as developers continue to clear inventory and homebuyers focus more on small, low-cost flats. Transactions next year were projected to reach about…

How Bond Markets Could Keep Mortgage Rates High

Mortgage rates could stay high in 2026 even if the Fed cuts interest rates, limiting relief for homebuyers and businesses. Long-term bond yields are being driven more by inflation expectations and investor confidence than by the Fed's short-term…

Asian Stocks Set for Muted Start Amid Thin Trading: Markets Wrap

Asian stocks were poised for a muted open as trading winds down toward year-end and after US shares closed little changed after a choppy session on Friday. Futures in Japan pointed to modest declines after measures of Asian and global equities…

The challenges and upside tipped for equity capital markets in 2026

What are the prospects for the nation's equity capital markets in 2026? The Australian Financial Review spoke to investment bankers and a fund manager to gauge their views on the pipeline for floats and the structural challenges facing public…

ADVISORY: Emerging Markets Week Ahead Will Resume on Jan. 4

The Emerging Markets Week Ahead column and the “What's Happening in EM” podcast won't be published on Sunday, Dec. 28. Both will resume on Sunday, Jan. 4.

Week ahead: Here are the 3 big things we're watching in the stock market

Wall Street heads into what's expected to be a slow week — featuring the last three days of 2025 and the first trading day of 2026. The market will be closed Thursday for New Year's Day. While there are no major earnings scheduled this week…

How a viral marketing success was destroyed by misinformation - and what today's marketers can learn

This article was published in 2025 and references a historical event from 1999, included here for context and accuracy. Tension: Marketing success requires virality, yet the same mechanisms that amplify success can weaponize destruction against…