Tori Cummins cried when she heard that Taylor Swift had bought back the rights to her original albums. The 32-year-old estimated she’s spent around $700 on Taylor’s Version vinyls and merch, and it was worth every penny. “All I could think of was like, ‘oh, I will keep spending money on this woman,” Cummins said,
Hello everyone, this is Cissy from Hong Kong. This week, the Hong Kong police are on high alert again as Wednesday marked the 36th anniversary of Beijing’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in and around Tiananmen Square in the Chinese capital. Although public mourning over the tragedy has diminished since the implementation of the National
The last few months have been rocky for the stock market, as major indexes have fluctuated wildly — surging, plunging, and then surging once again. With tariff policies changing by the day and experts warning about the impacts those tariffs may have on the job market and economy, many investors are unsure about what to
BlackRock has been removed from Texas’s investment blacklist, a major reversal that follows the asset management giant’s decision to scale back some of its controversial climate commitments. The move, announced Tuesday by Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar, ends a three-year ban that had prevented state pension and investment funds from doing business with the world’s largest
Downtown Jacksonville update: Apartments, townhomes under construction Construction is underway at the Four Seasons Hotel & Residences Jacksonville and One Riverside developments in downtown Jacksonville, Florida. Jacksonville City Council withdrew a proposal to gain authority to terminate the Downtown Investment Authority’s CEO. Three finalists will interview for the CEO position next week. Concerns arose that
A major £15billion investment promises to transform the North with new bus, tram, and train routes. The projects announced by Rachel Reeves will span the North, the Midlands, and the West Country, following criticisms that investment was heavily focused around London and the southeast. Greater Manchester and the West Midlands will get the largest piece
Turning a $10,000 investment in stock into $1 million in a decade is a very ambitious target. To achieve this exceptional goal of 100x returns, a stock has to grow at a minimal compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 58% for a whole decade. Hence, the stock must significantly outpace the benchmark S&P 500,
Niki Hinman Local Democracy Reporting Service Getty Images 9,000 jobs have been secured after the government announced a £15 billion investment in its nuclear warhead programme. It said it would be adding to the UK’s defence systems, with upgrades coming to the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) in Aldermaston including 12 new attack submarines. The move
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. We’re a middle-aged couple with three children and a heavily US-focused investment portfolio. How can we better diversify our holdings to reduce geographic risk? Neil Wilson, investor strategist at Saxo UK, says it’s a common
Bank of America offered the lowest average interest rate on investment loans in our review, which relies on HMDA data for 2024. It also performed well in our mathematical scoring model for operational features, with lots of infrastructure to support lending activities—just what you’d expect from a big national bank. Bank of America offers big