Category: News

  • HSBC UK launches £250m growth fund to empower women-led businesses

    HSBC UK has unveiled the HSBC Women’s Business Growth Initiative, a £250 million funding programme designed to support women-led businesses by addressing the critical barrier of access to finance. A new HSBC research study has revealed that nearly one in five (18%) women entrepreneurs see finance as a major obstacle…

  • MAX Power Mining Corp. Announces Results of Annual General and Special Meeting

    Article Content VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MaxPower Mining Inc. (CSE: MAXX; OTC: MAXXF; Frankfurt: 89N) (“maximum power“or”a company) announces the results of its Annual General and Special Meeting (AGSM) of ordinary shareholders to be held on September 13, 2024 in Burnaby, British Columbia. Resolutions passed…

  • Time To Dump Bitcoin? Economist Predicts Massive ‘Sell The News’ Event

    Market participants They are waiting impatiently The next meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), which is expected to play a crucial role In shaping the short-term outlook for Bitcoin and other digital assets. It highlights the possibility of interest rate cuts, and many traders and investors have been…

  • Gov’t report slams rooftop solar panels as too costly

    Flooding the roofs of homes in the country with solar panels would cost the economy more than NIS 1.1 billion a year, compared to using very large solar fields in the Negev, according to a report by the National Economic Council, headed by Prof. Avi Simhon, on the economic feasibility…

  • Gov’t report slams rooftop solar panels as too costly

    Flooding the roofs of homes in the country with solar panels would cost the economy more than NIS 1.1 billion a year, compared to using very large solar fields in the Negev, according to a report by the National Economic Council, headed by Prof. Avi Simhon, on the economic feasibility…

  • CNOOC Limited Successfully Withstands Super Typhoon “Yagi” By Investing.com

    Hong Kong, September 14, 2024 /PR Newswire/ — CNOOC Corporation (NYSE:) Limited Hong Kong Heavy Industries Limited (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”, HKEX: 00883 (HKD counter) and 80883 (RMB counter), HKEX: 600938) announced today that thanks to the Company’s continued focus on safety and environmental protection performance, as well…

  • This Stock Will Become Warren Buffett’s Next Coca-Cola

    coca cola (NYSE: KO) Stock investing isn’t the largest position in Warren Buffett’s portfolio, but it is one of the billionaire’s favorites — and it’s likely to remain there at current levels. Buffett began buying shares of the world’s largest soft drink maker in 1987 and continued adding to the…

  • Boeing strike to slow down Ryanair’s growth plans: CEO Michael O’Leary (NYSE:BA)

    John Moore/Getty Images News Ryanair (Nasdaq:RayaiBoeing CEO Michael O’Leary said Saturday that the aircraft contract extension (New York Stock Exchange: BAThe workers’ strike could cut the number of aircraft the company receives by next summer to 20 from an expected 25. The Irish carrier was expecting to receive The strike…

  • Jamie Dimon is still committed to DEI but says he’s not woke

    Executives at Fortune 500 companies, from JPMorgan Chase to Cigna Healthcare, are reassuring investors that they remain committed to the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion, even as some programs are being eroded by increasing attacks on DEI. “It’s good for business; it’s morally right; we’re very good at it;…

  • Why importers face losses on KRA impasse with insurers

    Importers face the risk of higher storage costs as thousands of shipments are delayed due to disputes between the Kenya Revenue Authority and insurance companies over new fees imposed on the system used to process customs bond insurance. Customs bond insurance is a guarantee to the Kenya Revenue Authority that…

  • UK debt could triple to 300% of GDP within 50 years, OBR warns

    The Office for Budget Responsibility has warned that UK public debt could rise to 300% of GDP over the next half-century, due to rising costs linked to climate change and an ageing population. In its latest report on long-term fiscal risks, the independent watchdog warned that current policy choices and…

  • The Big Winners From Private Credit’s Boom Are Becoming Clear

    Breadcrumbs Path Links PMN Business A gap is forming between rich and poor in the rapidly expanding private credit asset class. Article author: Bloomberg News Silas Brown and Claire Rockne Published on September 14, 2024 • Read for 5 minutes You can save this article by registering for free here.…

  • Israel’s budget chief warns on jump in interest rate costs

    Senior finance ministry officials warned of higher interest rates due to the state budget breach, economic uncertainty and war, saying that “increasing the budget framework could be dangerous for the economy and a negative signal to investors.” The Knesset Finance Committee today discussed a NIS 3.5 billion breach of the…

  • French women rally to support Gisele Pelicot, woman at the centre of a mass rape trial By Reuters

    PARIS (Reuters) – Hundreds of people, mostly women, rallied in cities across France on Saturday in support of Gisèle Bellecote, whose husband is on trial for drugging her and recruiting dozens of strangers to rape her in a case that has shocked the country. Feminist groups called for some 30…

  • French women rally to support Gisele Pelicot, woman at the centre of a mass rape trial By Reuters

    PARIS (Reuters) – Hundreds of people, mostly women, rallied in cities across France on Saturday in support of Gisèle Bellecote, whose husband is on trial for drugging her and recruiting dozens of strangers to rape her in a case that has shocked the country. Feminist groups called for some 30…

  • 1 Unstoppable Stock That Could Join Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, and Meta in the $1 Trillion Club

    The US economy has a long history of producing the world’s most valuable companies. United States Steel It became the first ever billion-dollar company in 1901, and 117 years later, apple Became the world’s first company to exceed a trillion dollar value. Apple is now worth over $3 trillion, but…

  • OpenAI’s $150B valuation requires it to change its corporate structure: Reuters

    OpenAI’s latest funding round is expected to come in the form of convertible bonds, with its $150 billion valuation dependent on whether the startup can change its corporate structure and remove a cap on profitability for investors, Reuters reported on Saturday, citing two sources with direct knowledge. From the topic.…

  • 7 behaviors for a lasting relationship

    Nicole Libera– Popular couples therapist with over 10 million followers across Instagram, TikTok, and X-rated Seven behavioral patterns For couples in a long-term relationship. Here’s how they can do it – and you can too. 1. Be friends with each other People in long-term relationships really value spending time with…

  • SBM Bank fined Sh0.4m over spam emails to non-customer

    In May 2023, Kevin Kiprotich Rono received an unsolicited email from SBM Bank Kenya. However, since he was not a customer of the bank, he ignored the message. However, the emails continued, and in one year, the bank sent him a total of 327 messages. This means that the lender…

  • SBM Bank fined Sh0.4m over spam emails to non-customer

    In May 2023, Kevin Kiprotich Rono received an unsolicited email from SBM Bank Kenya. However, since he was not a customer of the bank, he ignored the message. However, the emails continued, and in one year, the bank sent him a total of 327 messages. This means that the lender…