SOMERSET, Pa. – A strong economy has boosted Somerset County’s retirement fund to new heights, the Somerset County commissioners were told this week. The U.S. stock market’s top equity barometer, the S&P 500 index, delivered its strongest performance since 2012 in the two quarters that ended March 31, said Shane Nickolich, senior vice president for
SOMERSET, Pa. – A strong economy has boosted Somerset County’s retirement fund to new heights, the Somerset County commissioners were told this week. The U.S. stock market’s top equity barometer, the S&P 500 index, delivered its strongest performance since 2012 in the two quarters that ended March 31, said Shane Nickolich, senior vice president for
Guidewire, a platform provider for property and casualty (P&C) re/insurers, has made a considerable investment towards a $19 million funding round for Indico Data, a firm which automates critical workflows for enterprises in document-intensives industries, including insurance and financial services. The company’s latest funding round was led by .406 ventures, and was joined by Guidewire
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) — As the Oakland Athletics are on their way out of Oakland, the Oakland Ballers are hoping to keep the tradition of professional baseball alive in the city. “We just felt like we have a good thing going with the Oakland Roots, and the Soul, and Spiders – those are new teams.
GENEVA — The Geneva Rotary Club has been making interest-free loans to college students from Geneva for 100 years. The Student Loan program is one of the Rotary Club’s oldest community service programs. It was established in 1923, just four years after the club was formed, to provide interest-free loans to college-bound students attending Geneva
Wealthy residents and visitors in Hong Kong are seeking more investment and wealth-management services, buying more insurance and increasing their spending via debit cards amid the market rally this year, according to a senior Citigroup executive. “We have seen a strong growth in sales of our investment services and insurance products in the first quarter,”
Absa Group, one of Africa’s largest diversified financial services companies, aims to build stronger ties with Chinese firms as part of its global expansion strategy, amid growing investment and trade between China and Africa. The Johannesburg, South Africa-based bank will focus on strengthening relations with state-owned entities, private companies, banks and development finance organisations via
For those unfamiliar with cryptocurrency, this is a major milestone in Asia and across the world as it opens the road for adoption and investment in cryptocurrency, moving the asset class from niche to mainstream. Although the US allowed spot bitcoin ETFs in January, it only recently approved applications to list spot ether ETFs; a
AFF-USA / Shutterstock / AFF-USA / Shutterstock After 13 years on Shark Tank, billionaire Mark Cuban has announced that he plans to leave the famous ABC reality program. During his time on the show, Cuban invested in 85 companies, with his largest investment being Ten Thirty One Productions at $2 million. Check Out: I’m a
Economy Minister Hwej discusses with Saudis shipping line, investment forum and halal products Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohamed Al-Hwej, discussed with the Chargé d’Affaires of Saudi Arabia to Libya, Hamad bin Abdullah Al-Shehri, the possibility of activating commercial maritime shipping between the ports of the two countries to enhance cooperation and raise the level