In a bid to stabilize public finances, Colombia is preparing to execute a series of aggressive debt management operations in 2026. Credit: momentcaptured1 – CC BY 2.0 via Flickr. In a bid to stabilize public finances before the Petro administration concludes its term next August, Colombia is preparing to execute a series of aggressive debt management operations in 2026.…
Since online sports gambling became legal in Ohio in 2023, sports scandals have been mounting. Getting less attention is the human toll, which has grown rapidly. With the stress of the holidays — and college and professional football playoffs — approaching, a Columbus-based clinician said it’s important to understand when gambling passes from being simple…
Your account may already be incurring monthly interest and penalties if you haven’t paid your 2025 Real Estate Tax. It could get worse if you don’t act fast. Unpaid 2025 property tax bills are only a couple of weeks away from becoming delinquent. These bills were originally due on March 31, 2025. It’s best to…
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Key takeaways According to LendingTree data, borrowers with excellent credit received an average debt consolidation loan APR of 11.96% in the second quarter of 2025 (based on loans over $5,000 with terms 24 months or longer). Debt consolidation rolls multiple debt payments into one single monthly bill. With a debt consolidation loan, your interest rate…
Bondholders are pushing to get paid over 50% more than Ethiopia’s government creditors These proposals could lead to bondholders making 100% profit Ethiopia’s bondholders are pushing to get paid over 50% more than government creditors through participating in debt relief. New calculations by Debt Justice and Afrodad also show that bondholders could make over 100%…
The Long family are facing up to their second Christmas without their eldest son. Last year, an eight-year cycle of gambling addiction, recovery and relapse came to an end when Ollie took his own life, aged 36. Gambling addiction had taken a devastating toll on a young man remembered as kind and quick-witted, with bright…
It said that while Paddy Power had systems in place to identify problem gambling, the examples of failures uncovered showed “the velocity of spend, increasing deposits, overnight gambling, and changing betting patterns did not appear to be identified by the licensees or acted upon until the next day”. Read the original article here
At just 18, Dillon Duffy felt trapped. He was £4,000 in debt, overwhelmed and convinced he had no way out. In desperation, the teenager took out loan after loan, with each one leaving him owing more. It began to feel as if the only way out was to disappear completely. So Dillon made the drastic…