April 25, 2024
Funds

Starving the UN of funds will cause irreversible harm – POLITICO

The U.N.’s humanitarian work with partners is more important and complex than ever — not just in terms of saving lives, but also stabilizing communities and countries. And what we do in Chad does matter to those in Chicago, Copenhagen or Canberra, even if it’s far. Within days of the Sudan conflict starting, for example,

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Crypto

Is Insurance Crucial for Cryptocurrency to Penetrate Mainstream Markets?

The world of cryptocurrency is grappling with considerable challenges following its tumultuous boom and subsequent decline, which garnered significant media attention. The process of mainstream integration has been uneven, partly due to the difficulty in securing regulatory approval. The risk of theft – whether via hacking or other means – poses a considerable barrier in

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Loans

Digital nano-loans as enablers of financial empowerment

Chik Shampoo’s case study on sachets in the 70s often serves as a playbook to tap into India’s billion people-strong potential. What started as a revolution in FMCG has now transcended industries, even reaching financial services. And one such space in the BFSI subset has managed to gain significant momentum: lending. Sachetised loans, also called

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Investors

SoFi Earnings Are Monday. Investors Are Hoping for First Quarterly Profit.

When SoFi Technologies reports earnings Monday morning, investors will be watching closely to see if the company succeeds in posting its first quarterly profit. The fintech’s management has previously said it expects to report its first profit—according to generally accepted accounting principles—for the 2023 fourth quarter. That said, analysts are a bit less optimistic, expecting

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Finance

How to finance a car when you have bad credit

Quick facts about bad-credit car financing: Even borrowers with numbers in the lowest credit score categories may find auto loan financing. You should dispute errors on your credit report when you find inaccurate information that lowers your credit score. Increasing your down payment on the car helps convince potential lenders that you are serious about your finances. Financing a car with

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Finance

Bajaj Finance underperforms Tuesday when compared to competitors

Published: Jan. 16, 2024 at 5:30 a.m. ET Bajaj Finance Ltd. 500034 shares inched down 0.05% to 7,472.70 Indian rupees Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P BSE Sensex Index 1 falling 0.27% to 73,128.77. Bajaj Finance Ltd. closed 717.30 rupees below its 52-week

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Mortgage

My dad wants to take out a mortgage and has tried, unsuccessfully, to have Sallie Mae release him as cosigner on my $153,000 student loan. What can we do?

I thought it was a federal loan because I believe they did both types of loans. I started paying back the $153,000 interest-only loan in September 2022, while my dad paid towards the principal and the balance increased. They removed the interest-only repayments after several calls were made regarding the balance not being reduced.  My

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Investors

Opinion: Chip giant Micron is becoming another AI play for investors

Published: Dec. 20, 2023 at 7:29 p.m. ET Micron Technology Inc.’s return to revenue growth last quarter as it recovers from the memory-chip downturn was in part due to the boom in AI-related chips, putting more of a spotlight on the chip maker as another potential AI investment. On Wednesday, Micron’s fiscal first-quarter results topped

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