September 2, 2026

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Fund

Future Fund CEO Raphael Arndt to step down after delivering stellar 14.8 per cent annual return

Future Fund chief executive Raphael Arndt has denied that his departure from the $356 billion sovereign wealth fund is linked to lingering cultural concerns about the institution, as he prepares to sign off on a six-year tenure during which its assets swelled by more than $150 billion. The announcement that Arndt would leave at the

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Technology

Western Digital vs. Seagate Technology: Which Data Storage Stock Is the Better Buy?

Western Digital (WDC +3.53%) and Seagate Technology (STX +3.40%) have both outpaced the S&P 500 by a wide margin this year, driven by their data storage products. Solid-state and hard-disk drives have become critical hardware for the artificial intelligence build-out, and both companies specialize in those products. While both growth stocks have performed well, if

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Tax

Tax wealthy pensioners to bail out Britain, Labour urged

The IPPR has released its proposal as John Healey, the Chancellor, seeks to raise funds for his Budget on Oct 28. The report is likely to carry influence in Westminster owing to the close ties between the think tank and Mr Burnham’s political allies. Its alumni include James Purnell, Mr Burnham’s chief of staff, Miatta

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Fund

Tungsten West lands up to £71m from National Wealth Fund

The embattled company attempting to revive a tungsten and tin mine in Devon has secured an injection of up to £71 million from the taxpayer-backed National Wealth Fund, less than two years after warning that its future was in doubt. The fund will make an equity investment of £36 million in Tungsten West, the Aim-listed

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Fund

Vanguard Growth Index Fund Admiral Shares (VIGAX): What Investors Should Know

© Andrew Angelov / Shutterstock.com Four stocks account for roughly 44.6% of Vanguard Growth Index Fund Admiral Shares (VIGAX). If you own this fund, you own a concentrated bet on NVIDIA, Apple, Alphabet, and Microsoft, wrapped in an index label. That is the story worth understanding before another dollar goes in. VIGAX is the Admiral

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Fund

US investigates trades made by ‘golden child’ of AI’s hedge fund

US regulators have launched an investigation into the near collapse of a hedge fund run by the man called the “golden child” of the AI boom. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly sent subpoenas to several major Wall Street banks, seeking details on the timing of trades by Situational Awareness, an AI-focused hedge

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Stock Brokers

MEXC Ventures Asia TradFi report: Stock futures volume surges 3,308%, and 87.2% of users plan to increase TradFi trading

Mutsamudu, Comoros, August 25, 2026 – MEXC Ventures and Blockworks Research have jointly released The Cross Asset Shift, a new industry report examining how crypto users in Asia are trading gold, stocks, and other traditional financial assets through CEXs. The report explores why Futures have become the primary vehicle for cross-asset trading and why adoption is particularly strong in Asia.

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Energy

Bloom Energy Climbs 5% on Nancy Pelosi Disclosure, FuelCell Rises 4%, Plug Power Advances 2%

© Drew Angerer / Getty Images News via Getty Images Shares of Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE) are up 5% to $214.98 in early Tuesday trading, and FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL) stock is up 4% to $19.45. The Global X Hydrogen ETF (NASDAQ:HYDR) sits unchanged at $42.34 while two of its largest U.S. components rally. That’s the framing

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Insurance

Automatic claim payouts key to embedded insurance growth

Automatic claim payouts key to embedded insurance growth – Insurance Post Skip to main content Close navigation menu End of drawer navigation content Demand for embedded insurance is outpacing its availability, as three-quarters of almost 1,400 consumers polled revealed they would buy more protection if claims were paid automatically. Cover Genius published the results of

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Stock Brokers

This Stock Grew About 500% in the Past 5 Years. And No, It’s Not an AI Stock.

There is a good chance you’ve never thought of Interactive Brokers (IBKR -0.87%) as a high-growth stock. That may be exactly why its performance is so interesting. During the past five years, Interactive Brokers’ stock has gained nearly 500%, rising from about $15 to $93 (as of Aug. 24). Interactive Brokers isn’t an artificial intelligence

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