Prediction markets take center stage in latest round of quarterly earnings reports
Recent quarterly reports from DraftKings, Flutter Entertainment and others offer a view into prediction markets businesses and their performance.
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Latest news on private equity markets
Headlines on the small cap U.S. and Canadian companies we follow, pulled from the wires as they publish. Every story opens at its original source.
Gold bugs spend $180 million betting all's clear for metal as bond yields stall
Despite a 25% decline in gold from its high in January, proponents of the precious metal are storming into bullish call positions.
Coding Agents Get Cheaper As Meta Joins A Faster AI Race
Meta Muse Code arrives as coding agents get cheaper, more capable and easier to mix with different models. NCFA compares leading options for fintechs and financial...
Shares of this digital medical platform were up more than 100% at one point. Here's what's driving it
The company is seeing huge profitability potential and a larger addressable market as a result of AI search.
Falling long-term unemployment isn't good news, economists say — what it means for jobseekers
Unemployment appears to have fallen due to an exodus of workers from the labor force, which would be bad for household finances and the economy.
NCFA Weekly Fintech Intelligence Aug 1-7, 2026
Aug 1, 2026 NCFA Fintech Whisperer Digital Assets Blockchain And Tokenization, Treasury Liquidity, Embedded Finance, Artificial Intelligence And Data, Cybersecurity Fraud And Financial Crime, SME Finance...
Canadian VC Is Growing Again, But Fewer Companies Are Getting Funded
Canadian VC reached $2.69B in H1 2026, but fewer companies were funded. Seed financing weakened as larger rounds captured more of the market. The post Canadian...
Decade Raises US$85M To Build AI Wealth On Open Finance
Decade emerged from stealth with US$85M to build an AI-assisted wealth platform on Brazil’s Open Finance and Open Investment infrastructure. The post Decade Raises US$85M To...
K-shaped economy shows up in housing: Luxury sales rise as starter-home buyers struggle
Even as luxury homes fly off the market, sales of starter homes are down despite growing inventory and more price cuts, research shows.
The Next Open Banking Battle Is Decision Intelligence
Canada is building open banking around secure data access. The next contest is over who turns that data into better credit, fraud, service and financial decisions....
HarborLine Builds A Marketplace For Portfolio-Backed Loans
August 6, 2026 NCFA Market Activity Wealth Investing And Trading, Banking And Credit, Capital Markets And Market Infrastructure Marketplace Lending For Investment Portfolios On August 6,...
Inheriting a home can leave siblings with financial headaches — how to avoid costly mistakes
Siblings inheriting a home can face difficult choices over selling, renting or keeping the property.
SpaceX shares passed a key test Thursday. Now sophisticated traders are betting the bottom may be in
Shares of Elon Musk's rocket company were trading higher in Thursday's session even as a key lock-up provision expired.
AI Spending, Board Oversight And Investor Disclosure
AI-related securities complaints are testing whether boards and investors received enough information about spending, capacity, adoption, revenue and customer risk. The post AI Spending, Board Oversight...
Google Cloud Expands Open Banking Account Verification
Google Cloud customers in 11 European markets can verify bank accounts through Yapily instead of submitting documents for manual review. The post Google Cloud Expands Open...