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Economic crisis in Zimbabwe
October 18, 2018 | Expert Insights
After enduring through hyperinflation and economic crisis in 2008, Zimbabwe is yet again facing the fear of another round of hyperinflation as people ration basic necessities like bottled water and even beers.
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Zimbabwe is a landlocked country loc... | Africa Business & Economics |
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The UK is losing out on economic growth worth up to £38bn every year because of unsuitable childcare, exclusive figures reveal.
A report from the thinktank Centre for Progressive Policy (CPP), shown to Sky News, shows the lost economic output is between £27bn and £38bn, the equivalent of 1% of GDP.
Their figures are ... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Michael Cohen Testifies That Trump Tasked Him to ‘Reverse Engineer’ His Assets with His ‘Arbitrarily’ Inflated Number
The former president and his former lawyer haven't been in the same room for roughly five years — until Tuesday
Five years after their last time sharing a room, Donald Trump's ex-attorney and fixer Mich... | Banking & Finance |
The home of a top fundraiser for New York City Mayor Eric Adams was raided by the FBI on Thursday morning with various electronic devices and paperwork confiscated in relation to a corruption investigation, according to The New York Times.
The federal agency searched the Brooklyn home of Brianna Suggs -- a 25-year-old ... | Nonprofit, Charities, & Fundraising |
A posh wine store in Chelsea is facing off against panicked customers who claim that the shop’s storage service is dodging their calls and emails as they desperately seek the return of their prized vintages, The Post has learned.
In a fermenting crisis that has sparked litigation including eviction proceedings, Chelsea... | Consumer & Retail |
Former Top MilkBasket Executives Raise $5 Million For Grocery Startup
Sorted is headed by Anant Goel, former CEO of MilkBasket Ltd., which was sold off to Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd. in 2021.
BFCD Technologies Pvt. has raised over $5 million, or approximately Rs 41 crore, for their fruits and vegetables delivery plat... | India Business & Economics |
IMF Advises Pakistan Not To Create A Preferred Investors’ Group And To Ensure Transparency
Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Dr Jehanzeb Khan told economists and journalists that the visiting International Monetary Fund mission had raised questions as to the need for the creation of another institution like SIFC and ... | Asia Business & Economics |
House Oversight Committee chair James Comer (R-KY) on Wednesday subpoenaed President Joe Biden’s brother, James Biden, who Comer has implicated in unsubstantiated allegations of “shady business practices” in the Biden family.
Comer has in particular been trying to make hay out of two personal loan repayments from James... | Agriculture |
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WASHINGTON (AP) — An estimated 17 million households reported problems finding enough food i... | Consumer & Retail |
When Tina Bhartwas was elected two years ago at the age of 19, she was the youngest ever councillor on Hertfordshire County Council.
But despite sitting on the board of a local charity, and her experience of campaigning for free school meals, she still had doubts about whether the role was for her.
"Growing up, I hadn'... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
A Manhattan federal jury found FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried guilty of defrauding his customers, investors and lenders, concluding a dramatic fall for a 31-year-old entrepreneur who presided over the largest crypto collapse in history.
Jury members deliberated for a period of hours after Bankman-Fried's criminal tri... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
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NEW YORK (AP) — About 2 in 3 Americans say their household expenses have risen over the last year,... | Inflation |
Interest rates are expected to rise again after figures revealed inflation remained at a stubbornly high level.
Inflation, which measures the pace prices rise at, was 8.7% in the year to May, the same rate it was in April.
Prices for flights and second-hand cars rising led to the unexpected figure, but the cost of food... | Inflation |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California won't be giving unemployment checks to workers on strike, with Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoing a bill Saturday that had been inspired by high-profile work stoppages in Hollywood and the hotel industry.
Newsom, a Democrat, says he supports workers and often benefits from campaign co... | Workforce / Labor |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KABC) -- A proposed law that that is making its way through the California Legislature could give workers additional guaranteed sick days.
Senate Bill 616 would raise the number of paid sick leave from three days to seven days per year.
It would also expand how sick days are accrued and used. The to... | Workforce / Labor |
Cello World Shares List At 28% Premium Over IPO Price On Market Debut
Shares debuted at Rs 831 apiece on the Bombay stock Exchange, a premium of 28.24% over their IPO price of Rs 648.
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Twitter isn't the only social media platform setting fire to it's third-party app ecosystem in an attempt to monetize its API.
Christian Selig, the developer of the popular Reddit client Apollo, announced on Wednesday that he may soon have to shut down the app because of Reddit's new API pricing structure.
In a post on... | Consumer & Retail |
Insuring your home or other property against major disasters may become more expensive this year as the price insurance companies pay for their own coverage continues to climb.
Reinsurers, or the companies that cover policies for insurers, have upped the price they charge insurance companies by as much as 50% for catas... | Real Estate & Housing |
Deepak Nitrite Q2 Results Review - Decent Performance In A Challenging Macro Environment: Motilal Oswal
Beat led by lower-than-expected raw material costs and other expenses
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Here are the stocks to watch before going into trade today.
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Government projections suggest wind and solar are on track to become orders of magnitude cheaper than gas power over the coming decade
The solar industry has hailed new government figures that highlight how solar farms provide the cheapest form of power in Britain as a "wake up call" for opponents of green policies.
La... | Renewable Energy |
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced cuts to National Insurance and a rise for the minimum wage in his Autumn Statement.
The government says changes to National Insurance will save the average self-employed person £542 a year, without affecting their NI contributions record or benefits entitlement.
After a tricky few ... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
KKR Earnings Beat Estimates Despite PE Deal Drought
KKR & Co. reported third-quarter results that beat Wall Street estimates as growth in its insurance business mitigated a decline in private equity asset sales.
(Bloomberg) -- KKR & Co. reported growth in its insurance unit that eased a decline in private equity asset ... | Banking & Finance |
The Sphere in Las Vegas reported an operating loss of $98.4 million for the fiscal quarter ending Sept. 30, Sphere Entertainment Co. said this morning on an earnings call.
Additionally, the company lost its chief financial officer, as Gautam Ranji has resigned, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
... | Consumer & Retail |
GST Council Meet Live Updates: Online Gaming, Bank Guarantees, Millets On The Agenda; Here's What To Expect
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"In the meeting today, I am going to ... | India Business & Economics |
NEW YORK -- With the help of technology, scammers are tricking Americans out of more money than ever before. But there are steps you can take to keep your money and information safe.
In 2022, reported consumer losses to fraud totaled $8.8 billion — a 30 percent increase from 2021, according to the most recent data from... | Personal Finance & Financial Education |
The Labour Party significantly outspent the Conservatives last year, financial accounts released by the Electoral Commission show.
Labour's spending totalled £44.45m, with the party's income up 3.5% on 2021, despite lower membership numbers.
Meanwhile, the Conservatives' spending was £33.06m, with income down 3.3%, a... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Britain's finance minister Jeremy Hunt ruled out near-term tax cuts ahead of a mid-year fiscal statement due on Nov. 22, but said in a newspaper interview he wanted to avoid "a vicious circle of ever-rising taxes".
Many lawmakers in Britain's ruling Conservatives want Hunt to deliver tax cut... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
With a government shutdown looming and a federal deficit that continues to climb, the bond rating firm Moody’s on Friday lowered its outlook for U.S. Treasury debt to “negative” from “stable.”
The change is a signal that Moody’s, the only one of the three major credit ratings agencies that still considers U.S. debt wor... | Interest Rates |
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Alaska workers are the happiest in the nation, thanks in part to higher wages and shorter workweeks, according to a new report from SelectSoftware Reviews, a human resource platform.
Researchers looked at several fact... | Workforce / Labor |
A shipment of British goods - including signed Beano comics - are to be sent to Australia and New Zealand to mark the start of two new post-Brexit trade deals.
The agreements between the UK and Australia, and the UK and New Zealand, came into force at midnight.
Business and Trade Secretary, Kemi Badenoch, described t... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Good morning. The tax cuts in Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement yesterday were larger than expected and, unusually, the national insurance cut will take effect from January, not April, when tax cuts or tax rises are normally implemented. Inevitably, that prompted speculation at Westminster that Hunt was preparing for an e... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
- The national average credit score hit a fresh high of 718, according to a new report from FICO.
- Credit scores improved year over year despite the high cost of living, which has caused more consumers to fall deeper in debt.
- As of April, the average credit card utilization was 34%, up from 31% a year earlier.
Consu... | Personal Finance & Financial Education |
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! After downplaying concerns about the economy in the last year, some media outlets are now panicking that high gas prices and inflation will tank Democrats in the midterm elections, with some pundits even scolding voters for making it a priority.Washington Post columnist Cathe... | Inflation |
- Consumers spent $5.6 billion online on Thanksgiving Day, a jump of 5.5% year over year, according to Adobe Analytics.
- The uptick reflects that holiday shoppers are buying more of their gifts online and responding to discounts.
- Hot sellers included Barbie items, gaming consoles and Bluetooth speakers, Adobe found.... | Consumer & Retail |
Since the first NFT was minted in 2014, digital artists and collectors have praised blockchain technology for its usefulness in tracking provenance, the origin and history of a particular artwork. Never before had artists seen a tool that could do it all like the blockchain, an immutable digital ledger that records tra... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
Father-of-two on £30,000 a year asks Martin Lewis if he would be better off quitting his job and going on benefits instead
- Michael was concerned about the impact of his £3,000 a month childcare bills
- The Money Saving Expert advised the father of support he could seek out
A father of two who earns £30,000 a year ask... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Colombian pop star Shakira has reached a deal with Spanish prosecutors to settle a tax fraud case, just as her trial was about to begin.
The Hips Don't Lie singer was due to face tax fraud allegations amounting to â¬14.5m (£12.9m) in a Barcelona court.
Spanish prosecutors had wanted to jail her for eight years and fin... | Europe Business & Economics |
Nearly all independent retailers who traded with Europe have seen profit losses due to Brexit, an industry boss has said, with the impact of the withdrawal continuing to hit UK businesses three years on.
Brexit saw new red tape and costs for British firms trading with EU countries, with a leading business group saying ... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Former Conservative chancellor Ken Clarke has backed Labour’s Rachel Reeves, labelling her “reassuring” and “responsible”.
Lord Clarke, who served as chancellor under John Major from 1993-1997, revealed to the i’s new podcast, “Labour’s Plan for Power”, that he has been impressed by Labour’s shadow chancellor.
Since th... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
A campaign to get more people to donate stem cells is taking place across England this weekend, as charities say there is an urgent need to increase the register in the UK.
A network of mothers have teamed up with the blood cancer charity DKMS to raise awareness and encourage more people to register to donate their ste... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Market Cap Of Four Of Top 10 Most-Valued Firms Rise Rs 65,671 Crore; Reliance Biggest Winner
The combined market valuation of four of the top-10 most-valued firms climbed Rs 65,671.35 crore last week
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In recent years, there’s been no shortage of startups offering credit lines to the underbanked. Most talk about their mission to help people establish credit, which is noble, but they’re also extending credit because — let’s face it — lending out money is lucrative.
Now, a startup founded by Stanford grad James Savolde... | Banking & Finance |
Yvette Cooper has this morning insisted Labour must be “clear about what we can fund” as a row grips the party over Sir Keir Starmer’s updated position on the two-child benefit cap.
The Labour leader confirmed yesterday that a Labour government would keep the controversial policy, introduced under the Conservatives.
Th... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Nicola Sturgeon's shock resignation as SNP leader cost her beloved party about £160k which plunged the nationalists into even more financial disarray. The 2022 accounts for the SNP were published last week and revealed that they were £800k in debt amid plummeting membership figures.
And now a leaked agenda from the par... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Irdai Sets Up Panel To Simplify Wording Of Insurance Polices
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Regulator Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India on Thursday set up a committee to simpl... | India Business & Economics |
(Bloomberg) -- Cathie Wood’s flagship fund on Monday sold Roku Inc., which recently became its biggest holding, for the first time since August.
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SNP ministers have been warned their council tax bombshell will hammer 85,000 low-income households living in homes graded Band E or above.
The Scottish Government and local government body Cosla is consulting on plans to hike council tax on more valuable properties on a sliding scale rising from 7.5 per cent to 22.5 p... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
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Protean eGov Technologies IPO: All You Need To Know
The company plans to raise Rs 490 crore through an offer for sale only.
Protean eGov Technologies Ltd.'s initial public offering will open on Nov. 6, and close on Nov. 8.
The IT-enabled solutions provider is offering 61.9 lakh shares via an offer for sale only.
The se... | India Business & Economics |
Tory food minister Mark Spencer’s farm shop shows there’s plenty on the shelf if you have the wealth.
While supermarkets were stripped bare as the fruit and veg shortage gripped tight, Mr Spencer’s family store was a land of plenty.
Green crates at the Spring Lane Farm Shop outside Nottingham were bulging with ripe tom... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
"So, are we getting a pay rise, then?"
The question from the policeman on the gates of Downing Street as I arrived for the prime minister's news conference could have been asked by more than a million public sector workers.
The answer, I told him an hour later as I left, was yes - 7%.
The big question now is what polic... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
- As the world of crypto becomes more connected to the broader financial market, the appetite for tokenizing real-world assets is growing even among crypto natives.
- Maria Shen, a general partner at Electric Capital, told CNBC that there are retail users who can use RWAs for remittances and savings, businesses that us... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
- Sen. Bernie Sanders, alongside other progressives, is again trying to raise the federal minimum wage.
- He's introducing legislation to bring the federal minimum to $17 by 2028; currently, it's $7.25.
- However, past attempts to raise the minimum wage have been stymied by Republicans and moderate Democrats.
Sen. Bern... | Workforce / Labor |
Three Things To Prevent A Treasury Market Meltdown
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- "The scammers fraudulently claim to represent our Shenzhen office and solicit money from individuals on the premise of paying them back with commissions," Temasek said.
- "This is a scam and is not associated with Temasek in any way. Temasek does not directly sell any investment products or financial instruments in C... | Asia Business & Economics |
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Big U.S. lenders are expected to show they have ample capital to weather any fresh turmoil in the banking sector during this week's Federal Reserve health checks, although resulting investor payouts are likely to dip slightly, analysts said.
The central bank on Wednesday will re... | Banking & Finance |
The crypto landscape has seen better days. Vitalik Buterin, the inventor of Ethereum, was apparently the subject of a hack that targeted his Twitter account and promoted a less-than-authentic scheme to drain people’s crypto wallets.
“To celebrate the Proto-Darksharding coming to Ethereum, @Consensys is marking the mome... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
Reddit's most popular third-party app, Apollo, will shut down due to new API fees
Reddit's recent decision to charge third-party developers exorbitant fees for API access just killed off it's biggest, most popular app.
Apollo for Reddit will shut down for good at the end of the month, according to developer Christian S... | Consumer & Retail |
- The market may contract along with the economy in a possible recession, but there are two ways retirees can protect the invested savings they're living off of, says Christine Benz, director of personal finance and retirement planning at Morningstar.
- One of those defenses is changing the source of withdrawals — for ... | Personal Finance & Financial Education |
The Conservatives face a "real risk" they will lose a generation of voters over a lack of house building, according to one of their own former housing ministers.
Speaking to the Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge, Sir Brandon Lewis explained why he is using his time as a backbencher to encourage the building of more homes.... | Real Estate & Housing |
NEW YORK -- Stamps prices are on the rise, again — one of several changes the U.S. Postal Service is rolling out this month.
Starting Sunday, the cost of the first-class “forever” stamps will jump from 63 to 66 cents. The latest price comes just months after forever stamps climbed from 60 to 63 cents in January, follow... | Inflation |
Greenpeace activists have climbed on the roof of Rishi Sunak’s North Yorkshire mansion and draped it in oily-black fabric to “drive home the dangerous consequences of a new drilling frenzy”.
The climbers managed to get on top of Sunak’s constituency home in Kirby Sigston, near Northallerton, on Thursday morning, as the... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
EXCLUSIVE — The National Republican Congressional Committee is hitting out against Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), sending the congresswoman a detailed memo explaining a law that blocks insider trading on the stock market, despite the Ohio Democrat voting in favor of the bill over a decade ago.
The NRCC distributed the memo,... | Stocks Trading & Speculation |
Impact Of Increase In Risk Weights On Consumer Credit/Loans To NBFCs: Nirmal Bang
Loans included/excluded as per this Reserve Bank of India circular on increase of risk weights on consumer credit/loans to NBFCs.
BQ Prime’s special research section collates quality and in-depth equity and economy research reports from a... | India Business & Economics |
The former transport secretary has said it would be "crazy" not to review plans for the HS2 rail link as costs have soared.
Grant Shapps told the BBC that the Ukraine war and a spike in inflation mean any government would need to make "serious decisions" on affordability.
The BBC understands a definitive decision on HS... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Proposed rule would improve responsible stewardship of America’s lands, better protect cultural and natural resources, and implement changes directed by Congress
Date: Thursday, July 20, 2023
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WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced new steps to revise the Bureau o... | Energy & Natural Resources |
Justin Sun, the founder of TRON and an advisor to Huobi, is a slippery one. He continues to launch copycat platforms and manipulate the market, most recently by taking $815 million of TUSD, a stablecoin which he effectively accomplished a recent hostile takeover, out of circulation.
Next, he turned around and used $865... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
There is an easy way for Americans to grow their wealth with just a few clicks of a button, but few are aware of this risk-free money move.
A majority of middle-class Americans are leaving money on the table by not stashing cash in a high-yield savings account amid higher interest rates. As a result, they could collect... | Interest Rates |
Three of Rishi Sunak's five pledges relate to the economy and, of them, one is looking hardest of all - leading to some worried conversations across government.
The government's debt pile remains eye-wateringly big. Our national debt is now equivalent to more than 100% of our GDP. Mr Sunak will be worrying that failure... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
The Biden administration on Tuesday officially launched a new income-driven student loan repayment program, just months after the Supreme Court struck down its student loan forgiveness initiative. The White House is billing it as the “most affordable student loan plan ever.”
The Saving on a Valuable Education plan allo... | Personal Finance & Financial Education |
Aug 15 (Reuters) - The top U.S. agency for consumer financial protection will announce plans at the White House on Tuesday to regulate companies that track and sell people's personal data, part of the Biden administration's widening scrutiny of that industry's privacy practices, officials said.
Data brokers' conduct ca... | Personal Finance & Financial Education |
Annuities are a form of hybrid financial product. Part investment and part contract, they’re primarily sold by insurance companies as a way to save for retirement. While in recent years they have come under criticism for below-market returns, many retirees like them for the sense of certainty that these products offer.... | Personal Finance & Financial Education |
UK mortgage payers grappling with the most expensive home loans in 15 years have been warned by the International Monetary Fund to brace themselves for still higher borrowing costs over the coming months.
With pay growth registering its fastest growth since modern records began more than two decades ago, the IMF used i... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Americans believe they will need $1.27 million to retire comfortably, according to the latest set of findings from Northwestern Mutual's 2023 Planning & Progress Study. That number continues to increase, up from $1.25 million reported last year. High-net-worth individuals – those with more than $1 million in investable... | Personal Finance & Financial Education |
The boss of the upmarket department store Harvey Nichols has called on Rishi Sunak to urgently reconsider his VAT raid on foreign shoppers before businesses “lose another summer”.
In an interview with The Telegraph, Manju Malhotra, chief executive, said: “I would urge the Government to really prioritise it before an el... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
The average weight of Britain's favourite berry has soared by 60 per cent in the past 12 years, it has been reported.
Strawberries have risen from 13.6g in 2011 to 21.5g this year, S&A Group, the UK's largest independent supplier, said.
The average diameter has also boomed, from 23mm-25mm in 2011 to 27mm-41mm in 2023... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
A cancer charity has said patients are increasingly worried about how they are going to feed themselves due to the financial threat faced while having treatment.
Rodrigo Fenick, from Macmillan, said he was witnessing people going through hardship on a scale he had not seen in his 25-year career.
The charity's benefits ... | Nonprofit, Charities, & Fundraising |
Adani Firms Double Net Profit In First Half, Add Rs 1.6 Lakh Crore Market Cap
Cumulative profit for nine companies rose by 106% with ACC Ltd. leading the pack, reporting five-fold growth.
Net profit for listed Adani Group companies rose to over twice their value during the first half of fiscal 2024, when compared to th... | India Business & Economics |
If you’ve looked at the investment options in your workplace 401(k) retirement plan, chances are you’ll see mutual funds that put your money into stocks, bonds or cash and cash equivalents. Those have been the options available ever since 401(k) plans were introduced in 1978. Now, a new study from the Center for Retire... | Personal Finance & Financial Education |
States Lack Power To Amend VAT Acts Post-GST Implementation, Supreme Court Says
The top court said that the law required changes to be made to existing taxation laws, before the GST Act was enacted.
After the Goods and Services Tax came into effect in 2017, the states were stripped of their powers to make amendments to... | India Business & Economics |
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: The IRS will test a free tax filing service in 2024 for a subset of lucky taxpayers in as many as 13 states, the agency announced today. Direct File, as the service is called, is a shot across the bows of Turbotax, H&R Block, and other paid tax prep services, whose o... | Personal Finance & Financial Education |
Food price caps are likely to backfire – as price caps always do
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At best, the scheme will prove to be a harmless gimmick. The proposed cap would be voluntary and the prices of many staples, including bread and milk, are now falling anyway. But the evidence base for state intervention on food prices is remarka... | Inflation |
The government has demanded answers from Amazon after its recent policy change led to hundreds of sellers unable to access their money.
In a letter seen by the BBC, small business minister Kevin Hollinrake asks the tech giant to explain how it will "mitigate" the impact on sellers.
One seller, Daniel Moore, who sells i... | Consumer & Retail |
Retirement is a big milestone for many, and planning for retirement can constitute a large financial goal that takes years to reach. In fact, data from the Federal Reserve indicates that the majority of Americans only have $65,000 saved for retirement–far less than most experts recommend.
Investment giant T. Rowe Price... | Personal Finance & Financial Education |
Bitcoin Pares Gains After BlackRock Says SEC Still Reviewing ETF
Bitcoin reversed an earlier gain of as much as 10% after BlackRock said that its application for an exchange-traded fund that invests directly in the cryptocurrency is still under review.
(Bloomberg) -- Bitcoin reversed an earlier gain of as much as 10% a... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
- The Swiss lender last week began selling the bonds — which were at the heart of controversy during its emergency rescue of Credit Suisse earlier this year — for the first time since the takeover.
- The wipeout of $17 billion of Credit Suisse AT1 bonds in March, as part of the rescue deal brokered by Swiss authorities... | Bonds Trading & Speculation |
A dad with "a heart of gold" died suddenly on a weekend trip to Butlins, his grieving family has said.
Jonathan Gelling visited the Somerset resort with partner Caroline Conway and friends for a weekend away to watch the UK Open darts tournament earlier this month.
But while staying at the family destination, 41-year-o... | Nonprofit, Charities, & Fundraising |
- A range of companies are pulling back on perks as they chase higher margins.
- From airport lounges to free shipping and birthday treats, consumers are seeing fewer freebies as businesses rethink how they want to inspire loyalty.
- The shift has come with a change in spending habits.
It's not your imagination: Compan... | Consumer & Retail |
Food Prices Approach Record Highs, Threatening the World’s Poorest
Food prices have skyrocketed globally because of disruptions in the global supply chain, adverse weather and rising energy prices, increases that are imposing a heavy burden on poorer people around the world and threatening to stoke social unrest.
The i... | Inflation |
For those of us who entered the world of work at around the time of the financial crash and the coalition government coming to power, next year’s election could offer us the first opportunity in our working lives to not be living under Tory rule. The prospect of a Labour government should be a time for celebration, rel... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Mabel Stephens can't believe she's had to leave her family in Australia for a more affordable life in South America.
The 65-year-old Gold Coast grandmother, who has lived in Australia for more than three decades, said the cost of living crisis and an incredibly tight rental market forced her to leave the country.
"The ... | Australia Business & Economics |
- Shares of Cigna fell after a report that the company is in talks with Humana about a merger between the two health care giants.
- Spokespeople for Cigna and Humana did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the report from the Wall Street Journal, which cited people familiar with the matter.
Spokespeople ... | Stocks Trading & Speculation |
NEW YORK -- The Supreme Court has ruled the Biden administration overstepped its authority in trying to cancel or reduce student loan debt, effectively killing the $400 billion plan, which would have canceled up to $20,000 in federal student loans for 43 million people. Of those, 20 million would have had their remaini... | Personal Finance & Financial Education |
NEW YORK -- If you’re heading to college or starting to think about where you’d like to apply, you’re probably considering options for funding your education. If you need to borrow money to pursue your dreams, you are far from alone.
According to the Federal Reserve, 30% of all U.S. adults said they incurred at least s... | Personal Finance & Financial Education |
Divisive Tory backbencher Brendan Clarke-Smith has been handed a frontline role as the party desperately tries to reset ahead of the next election.
New Conservative Party Chairman Richard Holden unveiled a string of new deputies at the weekend, including the Bassetlaw MP, who has often found himself in the headlines. M... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Here’s how retailers are responding to retail crime
(NewsNation) — As American retailers continue to grapple with theft, some are integrating new security technology while others are relying on more tried-and-true methods to address crime.
According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), retailers lost close to $95 b... | Consumer & Retail |
Congressman George Santos has become infamous for his seemingly endless string of absurd — and easily debunked — lies, but his latest alleged falsehood may be the one that brings with it the heftiest consequence.
In May, Mr Santos was charged with 13 felony charges stemming from a trio of unrelated financial schemes. H... | Banking & Finance |
Subsets and Splits
Unique Topics Sorted
Provides a simple list of all unique topics in the training dataset, which helps identify the range of subjects covered but offers minimal analytical insight beyond basic categorization.
List Unique Topics
Simple retrieval of unique topics from the dataset, useful for basic exploration but lacks deeper insights.