Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Japan’s largest bank by assets and market cap, is close to buying a 20% minority stake in India’s Shriram Finance Limited (SFL), for an investment of $4.4 billion. SFL is one of the largest non-banking financial companies (NBFC), with assets under management totalling approximately $31 billion. The negotiations are ongoing,…
Federal Services Stall This Week After Lindsey Graham Blocks Funding Deal Federal agencies are facing renewed uncertainty this week after a Senate funding deal stopped moving, putting routine payments, approvals, and processing timelines at risk. Workers tied to federal contracts, visa applicants, and households waiting on government decisions could see delays begin within days. The…
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José Antonio Kast of the far-right Republican Party was elected president of Chile last month in a 58%-to-42% rout of rival Jeannette Jara, the Communist Party standard-bearer. Campaigning on a promise to expel undocumented migrants and crack down on crime, Kast finished second to Jara in the first round of elections but dominated the runoff….
Tulsi Gabbard Faces Questions After Appearing at FBI Search of Georgia Election Office The search happened quietly, but the reaction didn’t. When federal agents searched an election office in Georgia this week, the action immediately landed in the middle of a long-running national argument over power, surveillance, and who gets pulled into it. What turned…
Saving money for a car, a vacation or a shopping trip can be hard enough. But saving for 50 years down the road? That’s a challenge. It’s also very necessary. On top of rising health care costs and lifespans, companies have bid farewell to pensions. That means most people won’t have any guaranteed retirement income…
Banking giant HSBC and Singapore-based Ant International successfully connected Ant’s blockchain infrastructure to Swift’s network between HSBC Singapore and Hong Kong via HSBC’s tokenized deposit services. It enabled real-time cross-border treasury management. The test was the first example of leveraging the Swift network and ISO 20022 messaging standard. Using ISO 20022 enables tokenized deposits by…
Fans are buzzing about Jonathan Bailey’s return as Anthony Bridgerton in Netflix’s Season 4, and one question keeps popping up: how much is he actually getting paid? While Netflix keeps exact numbers under wraps, industry insiders and comparable lead roles suggest Bailey is likely earning between $150,000 and $250,000 per episode. With eight episodes in…
Ads by Money. We may be compensated if you click this ad.Ad Climbing out of debt is a perennial New Year’s resolution for many Americans — and it’s easy to see why. Nearly 7 in 10 people reported feeling “financial stress” in a recent survey, with about a quarter of them naming credit card debt…
Costa Rica has harnessed “Pura Vida” or pure life to more traditional industries, such as agriculture and tourism, and has been one of Central America’s success stories in recent years thanks to an export-driven economy based on medical technology and services. But GDP growth is projected by the World Bank at 3.5% in 2025 and…