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Ant International Launches Embedded Finance Service for E-Commerce SMEs in Brazil

Ant International Launches Embedded Finance Service for E-Commerce SMEs in Brazil

Collaborating with AliExpress and local partners to provide SME financing, support local economySão Paulo, March 17, 2025 – Bettr, a leading AI-driven..

Lending Software for SMEs: Empowering Small Businesses

Lending Software for SMEs: Empowering Small Businesses

Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) are the strongest support system of many economies. Due to the availability and affordability of financing..

Peter Orszag Discusses His Time in the Obama Administration

Peter Orszag Discusses His Time in the Obama Administration

Now the CEO of Lazard, Peter Orszag served as Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the Obama administration from J..

Oil prices ease on weak economic data from US and Germany

Oil prices ease on weak economic data from US and Germany

By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices eased about 1% in volatile trade on Monday following some weak economic news f..

Huawei cuts prices of a variety of high-end devices

Huawei cuts prices of a variety of high-end devices

BEIJING (Reuters) – Huawei cut the prices of a variety of high-end devices, including mobile phones, by up to 3,000 yuan ($411) ..

Why Students Are Choosing Study Abroad: A Global Shift in Education Trends

Why Students Are Choosing Study Abroad: A Global Shift in Education Trends

International demand for education still continues to grow unabated, with several millions of students going to other countries to stu..

Siemens stock surges after Q4 profit beat, flags rising global risks

Siemens stock surges after Q4 profit beat, flags rising global risks

By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -Siemens stock surged on Thursday after the engineering company posted better than expected results an..

Iliad earnings jump 13.6% boosted by subscriber growth across markets

Iliad earnings jump 13.6% boosted by subscriber growth across markets

By Gianluca Lo Nostro and Leo Marchandon (Reuters) -French telecoms operator Iliad announced on Thursday a 13.6% increase in its nine-..

Inflation pushes Norway’s oil, gas sector to record investments

Inflation pushes Norway’s oil, gas sector to record investments

OSLO (Reuters) -Investment in Norwegian oil and gas projects will rise to a record this year and may increase further in 2025 as infla..

Sterling extends bounce off recent lows as U.S. election in focus

Sterling extends bounce off recent lows as U.S. election in focus

By Medha Singh (Reuters) – The British pound bounced against a tepid dollar on Monday ahead of high-stakes events this week that..

Streamlining client onboarding in banks with CDI

Streamlining client onboarding in banks with CDI

Alan Samuels, VP. Data & Product, Encompass Corporation By Alan Samuels, VP. Data & Product, Encompass Corporation..

UK house prices edge up in October, Nationwide says

UK house prices edge up in October, Nationwide says

LONDON (Reuters) – British house prices rose by a marginal 0.1% in October, slowing sharply from a 0.6% monthly increase in Sept..

London stocks climb, energy shares keep gains in check

London stocks climb, energy shares keep gains in check

By Shubham Batra (Reuters) – The UK’s benchmark FTSE 100 index rose on Monday, led by travel and leisure shares as Trainli..

Norway’s wealth fund falls short on climate ambitions, NGO says

Norway’s wealth fund falls short on climate ambitions, NGO says

By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) – The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund is falling short on its own climate expectati..

ECB cuts rates once more as euro zone economy sags

ECB cuts rates once more as euro zone economy sags

By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi (Reuters) -The European Central Bank cut interest rates on Thursday for the third time this yea..

Wall St follows European shares higher after solid retail sales data

Wall St follows European shares higher after solid retail sales data

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks followed their European counterparts higher on Thursday as investors parsed an ..

Dollar jumps as retail sales confirm strong US economy

Dollar jumps as retail sales confirm strong US economy

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar jumped to an 11-week high on Thursday after data showed that U.S. retail sales..

Tech stocks hurt STOXX 600, ASML logs biggest one-day drop in 26 years

Tech stocks hurt STOXX 600, ASML logs biggest one-day drop in 26 years

  By Paolo Laudani, Ankika Biswas and Johann M Cherian (Reuters) -European shares posted their biggest one-day drop in over two w..

Dollar flat against peers as markets digest U.S. economic data

Dollar flat against peers as markets digest U.S. economic data

By Chibuike Oguh, Alun John NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar was little changed against major currencies on Friday as market..

Stocks higher after inflation data keeps Fed expectations on hold

Stocks higher after inflation data keeps Fed expectations on hold

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global stocks were higher and poised for a weekly gain while longer-dated U.S. Treasury yield..

Dollar steady, focus on Fed path, China, Middle East

Dollar steady, focus on Fed path, China, Middle East

By Alden Bentley and Medha Singh NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar held steady near seven-week highs against major currenci..

Bank of Portugal cuts growth forecast for this year and next

Bank of Portugal cuts growth forecast for this year and next

By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) -The Bank of Portugal on Tuesday lowered the economic growth outlook for this year to 1.6% from t..

Manchester-based mobile network sees unprecedented growth and attracts major investment.

Manchester-based mobile network sees unprecedented growth and attracts major investment.

With over 45% of adults in the UK struggling to manage their domestic bills and credit commitments, millions are left without access t..

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Groundbreaking new tool designed to revolutionise affordability and risk assessment launched

Groundbreaking new tool designed to revolutionise affordability and risk assessment launched

A groundbreaking new tool, Boshhh.io, designed to revolutionise affordability and risk assessment reporting within the financial services and legal se..

Stocks lose ground, oil extends gains amid Middle East tension

Stocks lose ground, oil extends gains amid Middle East tension

By Iain Withers and Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Global stocks fell on Thursday, weighed down by tepid trading in e..

Bob Chitrathorn: A Prudent Financial Advisor facilitating Financial Independence to all people

Bob Chitrathorn: A Prudent Financial Advisor facilitating Financial Independence to all people

“Money, like emotions, is something you must control to keep your life on the right track.” – Natasha Munson Making plans for th..

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Asian shares retreat from 32-month top, Japan rallies as rate risk eases

Asian shares retreat from 32-month top, Japan rallies as rate risk eases

  By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) -Asian shares retreated from a 32-month peak on Thursday as the sizzling rally in Hong Kong took a breather, whi..

Britain proposes new powers for banks in fight against fraudsters

Britain proposes new powers for banks in fight against fraudsters

  LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is giving banks enhanced new powers to delay and investigate suspicious payments in a bid to s..

Stocks stable, oil rises as wary investors eye Middle East hostilities

Stocks stable, oil rises as wary investors eye Middle East hostilities

By Sinéad Carew, Lawrence White NEW YORK/ LONDON (Reuters) -MSCI’s global equities index was up very slightly on Wednesday whi..

Dollar gains as ADP shows better than expected jobs gains

Dollar gains as ADP shows better than expected jobs gains

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar hit a three-week high against the euro on Wednesday after the ADP national e..

Bonds rally, dollar firms as traders ponder rate cuts

Bonds rally, dollar firms as traders ponder rate cuts

By Yoruk Bahceli (Reuters) -Government bonds rallied on Tuesday as euro zone inflation data boosted the case for faster European Centr..

Grifols plans to invest $402 million in new industrial centre, El Economista says

Grifols plans to invest $402 million in new industrial centre, El Economista says

  (Reuters) – Spanish drugmaker Grifols plans to invest 360 million euros ($401.98 million) to build a new industrial plant..

UK house prices rise 0.7% in September, Nationwide says

UK house prices rise 0.7% in September, Nationwide says

  LONDON (Reuters) -British house prices rose by a higher-than-expected 0.7% in September from August, with the annual growth rat..

Dollar drops after inflation data, Yen rebounds on Ishiba win

Dollar drops after inflation data, Yen rebounds on Ishiba win

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar weakened on Friday after a reading of U.S. inflation indicated price pressures con..

Europe’s STOXX 600 clocks all-time closing high on China stimulus boost

Europe’s STOXX 600 clocks all-time closing high on China stimulus boost

By Pranav Kashyap and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) -European shares jumped on Thursday, with China-exposed stocks such as luxury and min..

Stocks rise to records with Micron rally; oil prices slide

Stocks rise to records with Micron rally; oil prices slide

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) -A widely followed global stock index and the S&P 500 hit record highs on Thursday aft..

Asia stocks, Wall St futures edge up; China trims repo rate

Asia stocks, Wall St futures edge up; China trims repo rate

  By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) -Asian stocks firmed on Monday ahead of central bank meetings that are widely expected to delive..