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Paychex is partnering with SoFi to offer employees access to personal finance tools like loan refinancing and debt management through its digital benefits marketplace. Employees cover the cost of the tools via payroll deduction, which means the employer gets to offer the tools at no cost. This move helps even small businesses stay competitive in … Read more - Chevron defeats Exxon in dispute over…
Chevron has prevailed against Exxon Mobil in a dispute over Hess Corporation’s offshore oil assets in the South American nation of Guyana, Exxon CEO Darren Woods told CNBC’s Becky Quick on Friday. The ruling by the International Chamber of Commerce in favor of Chevron clears a path for the oil major to complete its $53 … Read more - Offshore Company Tax in UAE: 2025…
Understanding Offshore Companies in the UAE Offshore companies in the UAE are independent legal entities with rights similar to natural persons. Historically, their tax treatment has been a gray area, creating uncertainty for businesses. However, the UAE’s Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has recently clarified the tax obligations for these entities, bringing much-needed transparency. Key Updates … Read more - Lucid shares rise after the company…
Lucid Group share (NYSE: LCID) is trading sharply higher today after the company announced a partnership with autonomous tech company Nuro, Inc., and Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER) to launch a next-generation premium global robotaxi program, exclusively for the Uber platform. This strategic collaboration aims to deploy 20,000 or more Lucid vehicles, specifically the new Lucid … Read more - MDP Partners With BPC To Boost…
MDP, continues to solidify its position as a trusted payments powerhouse across the Middle East and Africa by partnering with BPC to build built a next-generation third-party processing center using BPC’s SmartVista platform. MDP-A long-standing leader in Africa’s card issuing and processing industry in partnership with BPC, global payment solutions provider, has leveraged the latter’s … Read more
Inside the First Stargate AI Data
The sheer scale of this one of many AI factories of the near future tell us a lot about AI direction, and adds meat to the bones of Jensens speech in Taipei this week.Trucks carrying concrete and electrical wiring plod over red clay, weaving in between cranes and excavators. Two symmetrical buildings stand in a massive plot of land where thousands of people in brightly colored vests work day and night to construct six more near-identical structures that will make up the first site for the Stargate Project.
Trump signs stablecoin bill into law
President Donald Trump arrives for a signing ceremony for the GENIUS Act in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Friday.
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed the stablecoin bill into law, marking a major win for crypto interests in Washington.
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“We feel obliged to offer our house to this couple to live in while they deal with this horrible experience.” - £10,000 invested in Santander shares 5…
Image source: Getty Images It has been a fantastic five years for Banco Santander (LSE:BNC) shareholders. The Spanish bank stock is up 216% over this time, turning every £10,000 invested back then into £31,600. On top of that, there has been a steady flow of rising dividends since they resumed in 2021 (payouts were paused … Read more - £15k invested in these dividend shares…
Image source: Getty Images Investing in a broad range of stocks can be a great way to target a long-term second income. History shows that holding dividend shares spanning different sectors and geographies can reduce risk and provide a stable return over time. Here are two high-yield dividend stocks that could help diversify an investor’s … Read more - £262 to invest a month? Here’s…
Image source: Getty Images According to Hargreaves Lansdown, the average UK employee has £262 left at the end of the month to save and invest. That may not seem like enough money to target a £1m Stocks and Shares ISA. But the mathematical ‘miracle’ of compounding — where investment profits generate their own gains, accelerating … Read more - £5k in savings? Here’s how that…
Image source: Getty Images Earning a second income doesn’t mean having to get a second job. In fact, by leveraging dividend opportunities in the stock market, investors can get some extra income in their pockets passively. And for those with £5,000 sitting in the bank, kick-starting this process today could eventually lead to a £255 … Read more - 1 year on from the CrowdStrike…
Image source: Getty Images On 19 July 2024 – a year ago tomorrow – the world experienced a huge IT outage. The culprit was cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD), whose software update sent IT systems globally into meltdown. At the time, the outage sent CrowdStrike’s share price into meltdown too. But how has the S&P … Read more
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Image source: Getty Images To consider whether the Barclays (LSE:BARC) share price represents value for money, I think it’s sensible to make a comparison to other banks. Fortunately, the London Stock Exchange regularly publishes data that makes this possible. The numbers Based on its results for the past 12 months, Barclays has a price-to-earnings ratio
2023 Review…Right Back on Track
Well, 2023 obviously proved (once again) that nobody knows anything, so let’s skip the waffle & jump right in – my FY-2023 Benchmark Return is still a simple average of the four main indices that best represent my portfolio, which produced a benchmark +16.0% gain: The respective index rankings for the year were actually pretty
Social engineering and the banking
Social Engineering is a term used to describe the process of manipulating people into giving up their personal information. It could be stealing someone’s identity, data related to financial matters, or other online scams and cybercrimes. It’s often done by pretending to be someone else or using social media to gain access to sensitive data.
Proxy voting and company engagement Q2…
Across Betashares’ range of ethical and impact ETFs1, for the quarter ending 30 June 2025, we voted at 258 shareholder meetings on 3,296 individual proposals. We voted FOR 2,508 times, AGAINST 646 times, WITHHOLD 98 times and ABSTAIN 44 times. We voted WITH management 2,536 times and AGAINST management 760 times.Among the proposals, we supported
UK tax returns – a low-cost…
Do you need to submit a self assessment tax return to HMRC? Want a bit of help but don’t want to pay a lot of money? I have the answer for you! If you own a UK property that you let, or have multiple properties and/or other UK income, and need to do a self-assessment
Netflix Q2 earnings jump on strong…
Video streaming giant Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) reported a sharp increase in revenue and profit for the second quarter of fiscal 2025. The numbers also beat analysts’ estimates. The company’s second-quarter revenue increased 15.9% to $11.08 billion from $9.56 billion in the comparable quarter of fiscal 2024, exceeding Wall Street’s expectations. Net income was $3.13
US government had a surprise budget…
The US recorded an unexpected budget surplus of $27 billion in June 2025, marking the first June surplus since 2005. This significant turnaround from a $71 billion deficit in June 2024 was primarily driven by a substantial surge in customs duties (tariffs) and a 7% reduction in government outlays. The US government had a surprise
First National Bank’s Joe Miller named…
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) named Joe Miller, Chief Credit Officer at The First National Bank in Sioux Falls, to its 40 Under 40: 2025’s Community Bank Leaders list. The ICBA announced the winners of its seventh annual 40 Under 40 awards in June, highlighting bank leaders from across the nation who are