Brazil is sketching out a plan to provide mid-sized companies with better access to the country’s capital markets, part of an effort by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to bolster growth. The goal is to make it easier for companies to tap debt or equity markets, according to Marcos Pinto, secretary for economic reforms.…
Seven of the nation’s largest gaming companies are joining forces to create a trade group to promote responsible gaming, and for the first time ever, will share information about problem gamblers. The seven operators — FanDuel, DraftKings, BetMGM, Penn Entertainment, Fanatics Betting & Gaming, Hard Rock Digital and bet365 — will form the Responsible Online…
Shohei Ohtani addressed the media on Monday after allegations emerged that his former interpreter stole millions of dollars from his bank account to pay an illegal bookmaker. The Los Angeles Dodgers star, the most famous active baseball player in the world and a huge celebrity in his native Japan, addressed journalists in a press conference…
It’s believed the Sydney rap artist who was killed with a samurai sword in the city’s west had racked up gambling debts. Detectives are treating the death of Jett McKee in Forest Lodge on Friday as a robbery gone wrong. They said Mr McKee had broken into a couple’s home armed with a replica pistol,…
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By B Kishan Singh, Hubli EXPRESS News: A recent incident in Hubballi has brought to light a disturbing network of illegal money lenders operating in the twin cities, specifically targeting minors. The case involves a ninth-grade student who borrowed money from a classmate in the tenth grade, who had obtained the funds from a private…
In a society that normalizes debt, most people have multiple repayment responsibilities every month: credit cards, mortgages, car loans, student loans, lines of credit and personal loans. Personal finance isn’t widely taught in schools, but managing your money is an essential life skill. Spreadsheets and apps are helpful as tools to add inputs but often fall…
How will the change work? The government will make the change retrospective, once it passes legislation. Given the wage price index up until September last year had been below 4 per cent, it means the indexation rate for June 1, 2023, will be slashed from 7.1 per cent to 3.2 per cent, and the rate…
Debt payments by the 50 countries most vulnerable to the climate crisis have doubled since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and now stand at their highest level in more than three decades, campaigners have warned. The Debt Justice charity said countries at the highest risk of being affected by global heating were paying 15.5%…
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