Nomura Holdings Inc. has paid semi-annual variable dividends since January 1987. The current forward-looking annual $0.4752 dividend yields 6.31% per Wednesday’s $7.53 share price. The most recent $0.2376 SA dividend was paid in June 12th.

Gold hit a record $3,707 after the Fed cut rates and projected more easing. However, Powell’s cautious tone sparked a pullback.

Global debt remains historically high at over 235% of world GDP, with government borrowing driving recent increases—especially in China—while corporate debt has stayed relatively stable.

The new 5 year agreement “will deliver sustainable AI infrastructure for all of Europe,” to help meet “the exponentially growing demand for efficient, scalable and sustainable AI compute power.”