OptiMantra in the US, has announced a partnership with Compliancy Group to offer providers a practice management platform that is fully compliant with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). This collaboration also offers them the resources they need to concentrate on patient care. Healthcare professionals face growing administrative duties, ranging from safeguarding patient information to overseeing everyday practice operations. By integrating Compliancy Group’s compliance solution ...

The stocks listed here all pay at least 3% in dividends and have been known to raise their payouts in the past.If you're in retirement or simply want some dividend income to rely on, it's important to focus on stocks that have strong financials and that may potentially boost their payouts in the future. The dividend growth can help to offset the effects of inflation down the road.Three stocks that offer high yields and that have historically been good income investments are Coca-Cola (KO -0.91%), Realty Inc ...

So, with the markets holding at all-time highs, the IPO market booming, and the Federal Reserve possibly entering a rate cut cycle, although that is not guaranteed, what's the trade. Let's get right to the floor show. Northern Trust Asset Management, chief investment strategist, Joseph Tanius is with us right now.1.3% trillion in assets under management under your roof there. Let me get right to it, Joe. Um, can you give me the temperature gauge you see for the markets going forward to see four records, Dow ...

Everything is going great for the stock market right now. But a plot twist could be on the way.Think about a movie you've watched where everything seemed to be going great for the main character. What happened next? The character encountered a major problem that he or she had to get through, right? In Hollywood, the good times can't keep rolling for too long.It usually works that way in the stock market, too. Major market indexes are either at or near all-time highs. Investors applauded that the Federal Res ...

Malaysian investment holding company Deleum has terminated its RM60m ($14.3m) acquisition of oilfield service assets from Thailand's MPC Future. The acquisition, initially announced in June this year, was scrapped due to a lapse in meeting key conditions set out in the sale and purchase agreement (SPA), reported The Edge Malaysia. The proposed deal was due to be executed through a combination of cash and share issuance in Deleum's subsidiary, Deleum Oilfield Solutions Thailand (DOST). It was expected to ...

Amazon and HubSpot are well positioned to benefit as artificial intelligence (AI) spending soars.Artificial intelligence (AI) expenditures added over one percentage point to U.S. economic growth in the first half of 2025, outpacing consumer spending, which has traditionally been the strongest driver. That momentum is likely to continue in the years ahead. AI spending across software and internet companies will grow more than 600% by 2028, according to Morgan Stanley.While Nvidia and Palantir have been inves ...

Mastercard has entered into a partnership with HyperPay, a payment gateway provider in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, to launch commercial card products in Saudi Arabia. Following this introduction, there are plans to expand these offerings to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar. The collaboration aims to enhance business payment services across the region by providing commercial card solutions tailored for companies and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It also seeks to st ...

Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE) shares ended the last trading session 7% higher at $10.28. The jump came on an impressive volume with a higher-than-average number of shares changing hands in the session. This compares to the stock's 26.1% gain over the past four weeks.Green Plains' rally reflects its signing of an agreement with Freepoint Commodities to monetize tax credits under 45Z. The deal enables the sale of 2025 Clean Fuel Production Credits from Green Plains’ three Nebraska facilities. The compa ...

Viking's stock took a beating last month, and it has opened up a glorious buying opportunity for investors.The late investing legend Charlie Munger talked about a "fat-pitch strategy," a baseball analogy about waiting for a big, no-brainer opportunity you can take advantage of. When you get that fat pitch, it's a chance to get a home run. In investing, it means potentially securing a massive return.And that's what comes to mind when I think about the recent sell-off in Viking Therapeutics (VKTX 12.78%). Inv ...

The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed an improvement in the overall market sentiment, while the index remained in the “Greed” zone on Thursday.U.S. stocks settled higher on Thursday, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 200 points, a day after the Federal Reserve cut rates by 25 basis points and signaled more easing ahead.Tech stocks led the charge. Intel Corp. INTC skyrocketed 23% after Nvidia Corp. NVDA pledged a $5 billion investment to co-develop PC and data center chips.CrowdStrike Holdings ...