Sat, February 8, 2025

[ Sat, Feb 08th 2025 ]: Yahoo

Released Thai hostages return to Bangkok after being held for over a year in Gaza

Five Thai workers released after being held hostage for over a year in Gaza arrived in Bangkok on Sunday. During an earlier ceasefire in November 2023, 23 Thai nationals were released in a deal negotiated between Thailand and Hamas,

[ Sat, Feb 08th 2025 ]: Forbes

Smart Financial Decisions Made Simple

The best interest rates on CDs—certificates of deposit—pay up to 5.02% today, based on certificate term lengths. Here's an overview of how CD rates are changing, followed by a guide to the ...

[ Sat, Feb 08th 2025 ]: AOL

Challenges to Illinois' pending interchange law continue to play out in court

Illinois' controversial Interchange Fee Prohibition Act has taken another turn in court. The law prohibits a credit card holder's bank from charging or receiving interchange fees on portions of transactions,

[ Sat, Feb 08th 2025 ]: businessday

Top 5 African countries at risk of losing the most skilled professionals

A large number of skilled professionals in Africa are set to experience significant changes in their core skills over the next five

[ Sat, Feb 08th 2025 ]: Forbes

CFPB's X Account Goes Dark As Russell Vought Takes Over, Elon Musk Posts 'CFPB RIP'

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's X account appears to have gone offline after new acting director Russell Vought took over Friday, a dismal sign for the bureau that has been targeted by Trump and tech billionaires including Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk,

[ Sat, Feb 08th 2025 ]: Kiplinger

Ten IRS Audit Red Flags for Self-Employed Individuals

There's no sure way to predict an IRS audit, but if you're self-employed, these ten "red flags" could increase your chances of drawing unwanted attention from the IRS.

[ Sat, Feb 08th 2025 ]: Reuters

Uber shares jump to three-month high after Bill Ackman builds $2 billion stake

Shares of Uber Technologies jumped to a three-month high on Friday after billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman announced that he had taken a stake worth about $2.3 billion in the ride-sharing platform.

[ Sat, Feb 08th 2025 ]: TechCrunch

European AI startups raised $8B in 2024

France will host the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit, with heads of state flocking to Paris to meet global tech leaders. They'll

[ Sat, Feb 08th 2025 ]: Reuters

US drillers add oil and gas rigs for second week in a row, Baker Hughes says

U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for a second week in a row for the first time since July 2024, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Friday.

[ Sat, Feb 08th 2025 ]: Reuters

TB, malaria, newborn health services must restart, says USAID memo

American-funded aid efforts to tackle diseases such as malaria, as well as preventing newborn baby deaths and treating severe malnutrition, should resume, according to a memo from the United States government reviewed by Reuters.

[ Sat, Feb 08th 2025 ]: AOL

Team Trump's fight to convince Wall Street that Musk's DOGE is good for markets

Top Trump officials fanned out this past week to talk to markets about the upside of Elon Musk's activities as questions mounted about his team's access to a sensitive payments system.

[ Sat, Feb 08th 2025 ]: TechCrunch

Pinterest lists DEI attacks as possible business risk in latest filing

Pinterest listed the latest attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion as a possible business risk in its latest 10-K filing. The company wrote in

[ Sat, Feb 08th 2025 ]: MSN

How crypto convert Trump may create regulatory framework for 'digitized' stocks and bonds

President Trump is such a crypto convert that Wall Street executives believe he is poised to create a regulatory framework for "digitized" stocks and bonds that could be traded over the blockchain, On The Money has learned.

[ Sat, Feb 08th 2025 ]: Forbes

Trump Shields Disinformation And Censors Health Data. It Will Affect You

Health and Human Services websites and their health data are critical public resources and must remain free from political interference.

[ Sat, Feb 08th 2025 ]: Kiplinger

Where to Retire: Living in the Dominican Republic

Living in the Dominican Republic offers ex-pats a warm, sunny and affordable retirement. Should you make the move, too?

[ Sat, Feb 08th 2025 ]: Forbes

Tech Guardrails: Combating Rising Defaults In E&S Insurance

Applying the use of technology can greatly improve efficiency for carriers and MGAs in making better decisions while creating outstanding value for the client.

[ Sat, Feb 08th 2025 ]: MSN

Lynchburg finance committee chair's proposal stirs controversy

The Lynchburg City Council's new finance committee chair is proposing changes to the committee's guidelines that have sparked controversy among city officials.

[ Sat, Feb 08th 2025 ]: techUK

AI Action Summit: Day 1

techUK is thrilled to commence the AI Action Summit events in Paris, with our first day proving to be full of productive international dialogue and collaboration around AI governance and innovation.

[ Sat, Feb 08th 2025 ]: MSN

Business Lookahead: Trump's tariff flip flops

From fast-changing tariff decisions, to one market that has had a fast start to 2025, these are the stories to watch in business and finance in the coming week. Olivia Zollino reports.

[ Sat, Feb 08th 2025 ]: MSN

The Week That Was: February 7, 2025

Karl and Cheryl Gorman highlight love, community, and faith as the core of their family life in San Diego. A search is underway for the Bering Air Caravan flight, heading from Unalakleet to Nome, which was reported overdue on Thursday, Feb. 6 CNBC's Dominic Chu looks ahead to what are likely to be next week's top business and financial stories.

[ Sat, Feb 08th 2025 ]: MSN

Kazakhstan introduces New Visa Options for Skilled Professionals, Digital Nomads

Kazakhstan has launched three new visa categories designed to attract skilled professionals, entrepreneurs, and remote workers, reinforcing the country's position as a hub for global talent and innovation.

[ Sat, Feb 08th 2025 ]: Time

What Whiplash U.S. Climate Policy Means for Business

In his first weeks in office, President Donald Trump has sought to take a wrecking ball to climate and environmental policy. He has directed his administration to roll back a wide range of regulations and aims to undercut the agencies that enforce them by targeting staff.
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[ Fri, Feb 07th 2025 ]: BellaNaija

Empowering Women, Transforming Economies: The Shecluded Impact

Shecluded, a female-focused finance and capacity-building company dedicated to unlocking economic prosperity for African female entrepreneurs, has achieved significant milestones. The company has successfully trained over 50,

[ Fri, Feb 07th 2025 ]: canton

Student Entrepreneurs from Six Colleges Collaborate at First-Ever North Country Launch Day

Nearly 50 students representing six North Country colleges joined forces on Friday, Jan. 31, for the inaugural North Country Launch Day at SUNY Canton.

[ Fri, Feb 07th 2025 ]: CRN

30 Notable IT Executive Moves: January 2025

Nice, Abnormal Security, Google Cloud, Oracle, Microsoft and Peraton were among the tech companies making key executive hires and moves in January 2025.

[ Fri, Feb 07th 2025 ]: CNET

Was Your Personal Data Exposed in the Grubhub Data Breach? Here's How to Protect Yourself

Grubhub recently suffered a data breach, exposing the personal data of diners, college students in the delivery service's Campus Dining program, merchants and drivers, the online food delivery service said earlier this week.

[ Fri, Feb 07th 2025 ]: Kiplinger

January Jobs Report Keeps Rates on Pause: What the Experts Are Saying

The unemployment rate, which is derived from a separate survey, declined to 4% from 4.1% the prior month. Economists expected the unemployment rate to remain unchanged. Average hourly earnings increased 0.5% in January, which was higher than forecast.

[ Fri, Feb 07th 2025 ]: Reuters

JPMorgan appoints co-heads of commercial banking Sable and Smith

JPMorgan Chase appointed Matt Sable and Melissa Smith as co-heads of commercial banking, the largest U.S. lender said on Friday, as it continues to reorganize the unit.

[ Fri, Feb 07th 2025 ]: Forbes

Trump's Tariffs: Four Things Small Businesses Can Do Now To Survive

Tariffs help spur U.S. manufacturing by discouraging U.S. companies from importing goods made in countries with low production costs by making them more expensive.

[ Fri, Feb 07th 2025 ]: Reuters

Danske Bank shares up 7% on earnings beat, dividend

Danske Bank beat forecasts for fourth-quarter profit on Friday, closing out a record year, and announced a share buyback plan and extraordinary dividends, sending its shares up 7%.

[ Fri, Feb 07th 2025 ]: Forbes

Technology And 10-Year Notes: When Fintech And Finance Meet

In the preceding weeks, the Trump administration took significant steps to strengthen the U.S. economy with sweeping policy changes in technology and fiscal policy

[ Fri, Feb 07th 2025 ]: Forbes

Building Financial Models For Predictable Franchise Expansion: A CFO's Perspective On Scaling With Confidence

Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to help franchisees measure progress and identify improvement areas. This includes both individual franchisee performance KPIs and also comparative metrics against other franchisees. Align expectations for return on investment and ongoing costs to build trust and commitment.

[ Fri, Feb 07th 2025 ]: Fortune

Fortune 500 auto parts supplier Lear looks to slash some 15,000 jobs this year globally

The company is looking to drive growth by winning new business from the one group of automakers most likely to grow in the near future: Chinese domestic brands like BYD, Feely and now Xiaomi.

[ Fri, Feb 07th 2025 ]: cnbctv18

L&T Finance ventures into gold loan business with ?537 crore acquisition of Paul Merchants Finance

This acquisition, valued at ₹537 crore, marks the Larsen and Toubro Group NBFC's entry into the lucrative gold loan market, expanding its portfolio of secured loan products.

[ Fri, Feb 07th 2025 ]: Reuters

Health Rounds: Vaccine keeps advanced kidney cancer from recurring

Patients with advanced kidney cancer who received an experimental vaccine after their tumors were removed were still cancer-free years later in a small early-stage trial, researchers reported in Nature.

[ Fri, Feb 07th 2025 ]: Politico

Will deportations end the jobs report caravan?

A surge of immigrants boosted the labor market and helped cool inflation during Joe Biden's administration. Under Donald Trump, the flow of new workers could become a trickle.

[ Fri, Feb 07th 2025 ]: Reuters

Exchange operator Cboe's quarterly profit climbs as hedging activity surges

Exchange operator Cboe Global Markets reported a rise in fourth-quarter adjusted profit on Friday, driven by increased options trading as investors sought to hedge risks.

[ Fri, Feb 07th 2025 ]: cnbctv18

PhonePe exits Account Aggregator business citing inability to onboard a sufficient number of FIPs

The Walmart-backed fintech firm will continue offering account aggregation services through its subsidiary, PhonePe Technology Services, which it launched 18 months ago.

[ Fri, Feb 07th 2025 ]: Forbes

Business Financing Trends To Watch In 2025 And Beyond

Business financing in the near future will be characterized by flexibility, technology and accessibility. By paying attention to these developments and adapting to the evolving lending environment, businesses will be better positioned to access the funds they need in 2025—and beyond.

[ Fri, Feb 07th 2025 ]: MSN

Editor's Notes: Israel should listen to Musk and create a DOGE of its own

Up Nation and need to act like it. Will that be easy? No. But if there's any country in the world that can make chaos work efficiently, it is Israel.

[ Fri, Feb 07th 2025 ]: MSN

SHARP Business Systems Expands in India with NEC India Display Business Acquisition

In a strategic move to strengthen its foothold in India's visual solutions market, SHARP Business Systems (India) has acquired the display business of NEC India. This acquisition enhances SHARP's capabilities in the rapidly growing display technology sector,

[ Fri, Feb 07th 2025 ]: CNET

Your Social Security Number May Already Be Exposed. And It Has Nothing to Do With DOGE

Elon Musk's DOGE was previously granted access to the US Treasury Department's payment systems, drawing the ire of many Americans.

[ Fri, Feb 07th 2025 ]: MSN

The Week in Numbers: Trump, tariffs and trade wars

From the opening shots in a trade war, to investors getting impatient with AI, we round up the big stories in business and finance over the week to. Julian Satterthwaite reports.

[ Fri, Feb 07th 2025 ]: Reuters

Principal Financial's Q4 profit climbs on strength in specialty benefits business

Principal Financial Group reported an increase in fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by higher premiums and fees in its specialty benefits business.

[ Fri, Feb 07th 2025 ]: MSN

Godrej Capital on course to double AUM to Rs 30,000 cr by Mar 2026, says MD

Godrej Capital, the financial services division of the Godrej Industries Group, is on track to achieve Rs 30,000 crore in assets under management (AUM) by March 2026, a top official said on Friday.

[ Fri, Feb 07th 2025 ]: Kiplinger

What Is Insurance Good For? Let Us Count the Ways

You might resent having to pay premiums, but when disaster or just a minor fender-bender happens, you'll be happy you have the financial backup.

[ Fri, Feb 07th 2025 ]: cnbctv18

PhonePe exits Account Aggregator business, will partner with other AAs

PhonePe entered the AA space in June 2023, aiming to accelerate the ecosystem's growth. At the time, the adoption of AA services was still low, and the company sought to boost financial inclusion by launching its own AA platform.

[ Fri, Feb 07th 2025 ]: MSN

MSME Sector Shows Strong Business Confidence in Q3 FY2025: SIDBI Survey

SIDBI's MSME Outlook Survey offers valuable insights into the sector's evolving dynamics, reinforcing the crucial role of MSMEs in India's economic growth. With strong business confidence and an optimistic outlook,

Lynchburg finance committee chair's proposal stirs controversy

The Lynchburg City Council's new finance committee chair is proposing changes to the committee's guidelines that have sparked controversy among city officials.

The article from MSN discusses a controversial proposal by the Lynchburg Finance Committee Chair, Marty Misjuns, who suggested that the city should not pay for the salaries of school employees who are not directly involved in classroom teaching. This proposal has sparked significant debate within the community and among city officials. Critics argue that it would negatively impact essential support staff like counselors, librarians, and administrative personnel, potentially harming the overall educational environment. Supporters of the proposal believe it would redirect funds to improve direct educational outcomes. The proposal has led to public outcry, with many residents and educators expressing concerns over the potential degradation of school services and the well-being of students. The Lynchburg City Council has yet to make a final decision on the matter, but the issue has highlighted the ongoing tensions regarding budget allocations for education.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/executive-leadership-and-management/lynchburg-finance-committee-chair-s-proposal-stirs-controversy/ar-AA1yCVrL