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Investment Summit 2025 set to unlock new opportunities for Western Cape businesses
Newspaper
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August 19, 2025
For businesses across the Western Cape, from wine estates and guesthouses to tech start-ups and fashion labels, November could open new doors. The Western Cape Investment Summit (WCIS) 2025, launching from 5–7 November at the Cape Town...
Stocks Surge: Intel, UnitedHealth, and Reddit Lead Gains Last Week
Times News Global
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August 19, 2025
NEW YORK, NY — Several large-cap stocks saw significant gains last week, led by Intel Corporation, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, and Reddit, Inc. The surge in stock prices was driven by positive announcements and reports from analysts. Intel...
Finance Industry Seeks Overhaul of Global Crypto Rules for Banks
Mint
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August 19, 2025
(Bloomberg) -- The world’s major financial lobbying groups called on regulators to pause the upcoming implementation of tough new standards governing banks’ cryptocurrency dealings and revisit measures they argue are needlessly onerous. In a joint...
Finance industry seeks global crypto rule overhaul for banks
Yahoo Finance
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(Bloomberg) — The world’s major financial lobbying groups called on regulators to pause the upcoming implementation of tough new standards governing banks’ cryptocurrency dealings and revisit measures they argue are needlessly onerous. In a joint...
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Likely To Place GST Rate Overhaul Proposal On August 20
Free Press Journal
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New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to present the Centre’s proposal for rationalising goods-and-services-tax (GST) rates before a Group of Ministers (GoM) at a two-day meeting starting August 20 in the national capital. The...
Investment Fund Assets in Bulgaria Top BGN 12 Bln in June, Central Bank Says
Bulgarian News Agency
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Assets managed by local and foreign investment funds in Bulgaria reached BGN 12.08 billion at the end of June, the Bulgarian National Bank said on Tuesday. This marked a year-on-year increase of BGN 1.45 billion (13.7%) and a month-on-month rise...
Financial Focus: 529 education savings plans: More flexible than you think
Journal Advocate - Colorado
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August 19, 2025
Planning for your child’s education can feel overwhelming, but a 529 education savings plan offers a powerful way to build a financial foundation for their educational future. One in 4 parents currently invests in a 529 plan, according to 2025...
Stocks Moving Premarket: VKTX, FLXS, PPCB, SNGX And Other Gainers & Losers
RTTNews
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August 19, 2025
At 8.20 a.m. ET on Tuesday, premarket trading is seeing notable activity in several stocks, with early price movements signaling potential opportunities before the opening bell. For active traders, premarket trading offers a head start in spotting...
Stocks hold steady on Wall Street close to records
BNN Bloomberg
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August 19, 2025
Updated: August 19, 2025 at 9:44AM EDT Published: August 19, 2025 at 6:36AM EDT NEW YORK — Wall Street is holding steady, stuck in a summer lull. The S&P 500 was little changed in early trading Tuesday, and remains near its all-time high set last...
Stocks near records again
In Business - Wisconsin
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Wall Street was holding steady near recent records early Tuesday, the Associated Press reports, with corporate earnings streaming in. Traders were also awaiting the latest cues about interest rates from the Federal Reserve. Futures for the S&P 500...
FINANCIAL MARKET COMMISSION WARNS ABOUT CASES OF FRAUD WITH CRYPTOCURRENCIES IN WHATSAPP AND TELEGRAM
Infotag
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August 19, 2025
The National Financial Market Commission (CNPF) of Moldova draws attention to cases of cryptocurrency fraud in WhatsApp and Telegram messengers with subsequent promotion on all social networks. As the commission informed, the new fraud scheme...
Investors ask if the US is sleepwalking into stagflation
Wealth Professional Canada
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Initial jobless claims rose to 226,000 in early August, with continuing claims climbing to 1.97 million, the highest since the pandemic, Business Insider reported. The impact of tariffs remains central to the outlook. Bloomberg said Trump’s...
Financial sector fuels Florida job growth
The Black Chronicle - Oklahoma
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August 19, 2025
(The Center Square) – Florida gained 7,300 jobs in July, the state announced. The increase from June’s job number was largely fueled by growth in the financial sector. Finance jobs accounted for 5,200 of the new jobs, followed by leisure and...
Stocks to Buy | Long-Term Wealth: Strategy Over Short-Term Noise
The Economic Times
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August 19, 2025
Amid global uncertainties, Manish recommends focusing on structural opportunities. These include internet platforms and companies with R&D aimed at global markets. Financialization is another key theme, with savings shifting from banks to capital...
Financial Accounting Law approved: Ministry of Justice
Pajhwok Afghan News
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August 19, 2025
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Justice says the Financial Accounting Law has been approved and published in the official gazette. Under the law, all financial officials of the emirate’s institutions are obliged to transparently report their...
The great currency exchange rip-off: Our shocking investigation reveals the sneaky airport tricks that are costing you money... and what you must do to get the best rates
Daily Mail
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August 19, 2025
Currency firms are shortchanging travellers by as much as €150 on every £500 exchanged at airports by failing to be clear about just how poor the rates are. A Money Mail investigation found it is incredibly difficult to obtain the exchange rate at...
Financial consumer complaints increase
The Times Group Malawi
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August 19, 2025
By Benadetta Chiwanda Mia: The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has reported a significant rise in financial consumer complaints to over 74,000 recorded cases in 2024 alone. This is reflecting both the growth of digital financial services and...
Asia report: Markets lower, SoftBank falls on Intel investment
ShareCast
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Political focus also remained on talks at the White House between US president Donald Trump, Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders, aimed at halting the conflict with Moscow. Patrick Munnelly, market strategy partner at...
Canadian investors' appetite for US equities cools slightly in June
Wealth Professional Canada
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Meanwhile, foreign investors showed signs of renewed, albeit modest, interest in the Canadian market. Having divested from Canadian securities in May with $2.8 billion in net outflows, June saw foreign investors make their first net investment in...
These 3 Surging Gold and Silver Stocks Just Boosted Dividends
Investing
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With the prices of precious metals soaring, so are the profits for the firms that do the difficult work of extracting gold and silver from the Earth. As often happens, soaring profits and share prices are leading to key moves that investors love...