• Termanology, 'Time Is Currency'

    (AfterLyfe Music, CD, digital) In a genre full of hard workers, Boston rapper Termanology has distinguished himself as one of the most prolific artists in the game. A lifelong genre purist who's been hustling rhymes since high school, he celebrates his legacy on Time Is Currency, his latest, and 50th, album. That is not a typo, but it is one hell of an achievement. It also happens to be a huge win for one of Vermont's most respected hip-hop talents — Burlington's Nastee, who produced the...

  • Finance Extra for the UK and Spain

    Stamped out ROYAL MAIL’S parent company International Distributions Services (IDS) wants regulator Ofcom to accelerate a review enabling it to cut services and save cash. At the same time, IDS has rejected Daniel Kretinsky’s £3.2 billion (€3.7 billion) takeover bid, saying it was “opportunistic” and undervalued the postal service. Bad idea THE Bank of Spain warned […]

  • Is Zimbabwe zigzagging into further currency chaos?

    Traders suffer a case of déjà-vu as any savings are wiped out with a new currency called the Zig.

  • Still no Cabinet; Finances the sticking point

    PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB have still not reached an agreement on the formation of a new Cabinet. After another long day of negotiations between the four party leaders, Geert Wilders (PVV) left at around 10:30 p.m. According to formation leaders Richard van Zwol and Elbert Dijkgraaf, finances remain the biggest stumbling block in the negotiations.“From the beginning, we have said that the financial puzzle is one of the most difficult things. Also, there is little money. That is a big difference with...

  • How To Talk to Your Kids About Finances Without Scaring Them

    Financial discussions with kids can be intimidating for parents, but these tips can help parents talk to their children about money without scaring them.

  • HEI finances stable as litigation swells

    Relatively small Maui wildfire expenses ate into earnings of Hawaiian Electric and its parent company in the first three months of this year.

  • New currency affects budget disbursements

    Brandon Josphat [email protected] FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday said the introduction of the new Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency will affect national budgetary To access this post, you must purchase a subscription. Please click the button below to visit our subscriptions page to select a package. Subscriptions

  • Cop29 at a crossroads in Azerbaijan with focus on climate finance

    Fossil-fuel dependent country hopes to provide bridge between wealthy global north and poor south at November gatheringOil is inescapable in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The smell of it greets the visitor on arrival and from the shores of the Caspian Sea on which the city is built the tankers are eternally visible. Flares from refineries near the centre light up the night sky, and you do not have to travel far to see fields of “nodding donkeys”, small piston pump oil wells about 6 metres...

  • RFK Jr. won't reveal his personal finances — yet

    Federal regulators granted independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. more time to file his required public financial disclosure, according to Federal Election Commission documents obtained by Raw Story. Kennedy received a 45-day extension on Tuesday to file his public financial disclosure, which requires presidential candidates to reveal information about their personal finances, such as income, debts, royalties and stock assets in order to provide the public with transparency...

  • Japan warns of action over rapid currency moves

    TOKYO >> Japan may have to take action against any disorderly, speculative-driven foreign exchange moves, the government’s top currency diplomat Masato Kanda said on Tuesday, reinforcing Tokyo’s readiness to intervene again to support a fragile yen.

  • Why The Dollar Will Lose Its Status As Global Reserve Currency

    Why The Dollar Will Lose Its Status As Global Reserve Currency Authored by James Hickman via SchiffSovereign.com, By the early 400s, the Roman Empire was coming apart at the seams and in desperate need of strong, competent leadership. In theory, Honorius should have been the right man for the job. Born into the royal household in Constantinople, Honorius had been groomed to rule, practically since birth, by the finest experts in the realm. So even as a young man, Honorius had...

  • The high stakes trade that can move entire currencies

    The “currency carry trade” is one way investors chase returns by moving their money from one country to another, and it can move currency markets. It’s emblematic of the power of interest rates to slosh money around the globe, and it may be growing.