MILAN — Luxury industry concerns hit a peak this year after U.S. President Donald Trump announced his trade policy that involved a 15 percent tariff on all exports. Since then, leaders here have been banking on a reprieve that hinges on the swift approval of a crucial European Union deal with Mercosur, the South American bloc that includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. This deal, for which talks commenced in 1999, could potentially create the world’s biggest free-trade area. Brazil, which is by ...

About this content About Angela Harmantas Angela Harmantas is an Editor at Proactive. She has over 15 years of experience covering the equity markets in North America, with a particular focus on junior resource stocks. Angela has reported from numerous countries around the world, including Canada, the US, Australia, Brazil, Ghana, and South Africa for leading trade publications. Previously, she worked in investor relations and led the foreign direct investment program in Canada for the Swedish government ...

Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images Quick Read Warren Buffett has been a net seller of stocks for 12 straight quarters. Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A, BRK-B) now holds a record $382B in cash. Berkshire reduced its Apple stake from 50% of the portfolio to 20% over the past year. The Buffett Indicator sits at 223%, signaling extreme overvaluation at 77% above trend line. If you’re thinking about retiring or know someone who is, there are three quick questions causing many Americans to realize they can retir ...

RZR Pro R Factory Racing Claims UTV Overall Winner in Every Major Race Entered in 2025 Historic Clean Sweep of Dakar, King of the Hammers, Mint 400, Vegas to Reno, and the SCORE Series Highlights the Absolute Dominance of Polaris RZR Pro R Factory Machines MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Polaris RZR Factory Racing has completed the most dominant campaign in the history of off-road motorsports, winning the UTV Overall at every major event in 2025. The program powered by the RZR Pro R Factory machi ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wolters Kluwer today announced that its CCH Tagetik Intelligent Platform has obtained the IBM Cloud for Financial Services Validated designation. The IBM Cloud for Financial Services framework is designed to help institutions mitigate risk and accelerate innovation by ensuring solutions adhere to stringent regulatory and security standards. ...

Huge, unusual volume of out-of-the-money (OTM) put options activity in Oracle Corp (ORCL) stock may be a contrarian signal. Are investors overlooking its long-term value? This article focuses on its operating cash flow, analysts' revenue estimates, and derives a 12-month target price. ORCL was up on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, to $188.65, after hitting a recent low the day before at $184.92. Has it bottomed out? Is it time for investors to look closer at ORCL? More News from Barchart ORCL stock - last 6 mon ...

Real estate investor Mike Newton and his family.Courtesy of Mike Newton Mike Newton is on his way to early retirement, thanks to his 26-unit real estate portfolio. Newton has financed properties with traditional 30-year mortgages and seller financing. He's recently been using a 'slow BRRRR' strategy, which offers flexible financing and steady cash flow. Over the past decade, Mike Newton has gone from $1,000 in his savings account to knocking on the door of early retirement. His ticket to financial ...

Amazon on Wednesday tapped long-time cloud executive Peter DeSantis to lead a new unit that would oversee its most advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence models, custom silicon and q... ...

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Versance.ai, the compliance-grade AI platform built for public companies, today announced a partnership with QuoteMedia, Inc., a leading provider of market data and investor relations solutions. The agreement establishes Versance's first platform distribution agreement and marks a commercial milestone as Versance begins scaling distribution through established investor relations platforms and ecosystem partners. "Versance brings an evidence-first approach design ...