Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The mortgage market faces a turning point, experts say, as new fixed mortgage rates have stayed below variable rates for several months and predictions grow that the cash rate has peaked. National Australia Bank and Westpac last week became the latest banks to […]
Read moreSave articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Last week we got a big hint that the economics profession is in the early stages of its own little civil war, as some decide their conventional wisdom about how the economy works no longer fits the facts, while others fly to the […]
Read moreAccording to figures recently published by the The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, an estimated 42,939 Americans died in motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2022. That figure is just shy of the previous year’s 42,939, which was the highest figure in more than a decade. Through the first quarter of this year, 9,330 Americans died on the road. Not all […]
Read morePrivate players continued to show strong momentum in the life insurance individual new business segment during August, 2023. On an aggregate, the industry registered 14 per cent growth year-on-year (Y-o-Y) compared to 15 per cent in July ‘23. Private players were up 21 per cent Y-o-Y, up from 16 per cent Y-o-Y in July ‘23, while public insurers’ growth was […]
Read moreUsing baking soda to remove mould from the bottom of a window While most people are familiar with experiencing mould issues in the depth of winter, the end of summer can actually be responsible for some mould growth, according to an expert. Warren Kinloch, bathroom expert from Bathroom Deal, has shared three effective ways to remove mould in the bathroom. […]
Read moreTOUGH new targets are set to be introduced for electric car sales in the coming weeks as plans to phase out traditional cars roll on. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is reported to be dead-set on the Government's 2030 ban on new sales of fossil-fuel-powered motors. The ban is reported to have been part of a deal that secured a £600million […]
Read moreSave articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. When department store Myer shared details of its $71.1 million profit on Thursday, its leaders insisted that the 123-year-old retail behemoth was resilient and ready to take on the festive season. “We are really well set up for Christmas,” chief executive John King […]
Read moreThe Range has agreed to buy Wilko’s brand, website and intellectual property, administrators for the collapsed retailer have announced. PwC, which was hired to oversee Wilko’s insolvency last month, said it expects online operations to recommence once Wilko’s store closure programme concludes in early October. The deal, for an undisclosed sum, will also see 36 workers from Wilko’s digital team transfer […]
Read moreThe change in debt fund taxation is seen as boosting the demand for hybrid funds. It is no surprise then that asset management companies (AMCs) have launched a raft of new products in the multi-asset category. However, they seem to be divided on the asset mix and approach. The multi-asset space, which provides fund houses ample scope to innovate, has […]
Read moreA bill that would make striking workers in California eligible to receive up to $450 a week in unemployment insurance benefits passed in the state Senate on Thursday by a vote of 27-12. Senate Bill 799, which passed in the state Assembly last month, now heads to the desk of Gov. Gavin Newsom, who can either sign it into law […]
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