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The Euro (EUR) licks its wounds against the US Dollar (USD) on Thursday, trading around 1.1380, near the lowest level of the last two months, after falling nearly 2% in less than two weeks. A strong US Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) report on Wednesday, higher US Treasury yields and the rebound in crude oil prices are posing a perfect storm for the Euro.Preliminary US S&P PMI figures released on Wednesday showed that business activity grew at its strongest pace in more than five years, with jobs and wages rising fast and input prices surging amid higher energy costs,These figures raised…

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A single comment online convinced a caller to stop saving for retirement before he even began, and Dave Ramsey’s response draws a sharp line between ending up with less and ending up with nothing.This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. A caller on The Ramsey Show had read online that he was too old to start saving for retirement, and he took it to heart and stopped before he started. Dave Ramsey’s reply was short. On the episode “You Can’t Hack Your Way Out of Debt”,…

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S&W Group has appointed Rosemary Prendecki and Andrew Robinson as partners in its transaction tax practice, expanding its advisory capabilities for private equity firms, investment funds, financial services companies, and corporate clients. The appointments strengthen the professional services firm’s ability to advise businesses throughout the transaction lifecycle, including acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, financing transactions, and exits. S&W accelerates transactions practice growth with two strategic tax Partner hires _ S&W Group.pdf Prendecki joins S&W from EY, where she was a partner in the private capital transactions team. She has extensive experience advising private equity investors, portfolio companies, and corporate sponsors, particularly in…

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(Sept 26): Joe Baratta, the billionaire Blackstone Inc executive and long-time face of its signature buyout fund, is leaving the alternative asset manager by year end after 28 years. After more than a decade of leading the firm’s private equity (PE) business, Baratta shifted to a new role last year to oversee strategies across the PE unit, which now manages roughly US$450 billion (RM1.83 trillion).  A Blackstone spokesperson confirmed Baratta’s departure. His current role won’t be filled, according to an internal memo sent to employees on Friday. “Joe has spent years empowering a team of experienced investors to oversee our…

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As per the figures, housing sales across major cities dropped to 1,03,170 units in the July-September period, compared with 1,09,420 units in the corresponding quarter last year (Photo: Reuters). Residential property sales across India’s nine major cities declined by six per cent during the July-September quarter, dropping to 1.03 lakh units.According to the real estate research and analytics platform, PropEquity, the dip can be largely attributed to weak demand and a reduction in fresh housing supply during the quarter. Global economic uncertainty also played a part in dampening buyer sentiment, the data showed.As per the figures, housing sales across these…

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“Throughout 2026, Binance has consistently captured the largest share of USDC spot trading activity, processing $5 million-$10 billion in daily volume, roughly 10-20 times more than most other trading venues, which typically stay below $0.5 billion,” said Anastasia Melachrinos, head of research at Kaiko.Other major exchanges have remained broadly within their previous USDC trading ranges, according to Kaiko, suggesting Binance itself has driven much of the increase.“As Binance accelerates USDC’s reach in emerging markets, that dominance is likely to grow even further,” Melachrinos said.More pressure on TetherUSDC has a market capitalization of about $74 billion, making it the second-largest U.S.…

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TEHRAN – Iranian female athlete Zahra Zarei claimed a silver medal at the women’s 400 meters of the 2026 Asian Games on Saturday. This was Iran’s first-ever women’s medal in athletics at the Asian Games. She crossed the line with a time of 52.38 seconds. Bahrain’s Salwa Naser snatched the gold with 49.20 and broke the Games’ record. The bronze medal went to Indian athlete Prachi with 53.21 seconds. Iran has participated in the 2026 Asian games with 11 athletes. Source link

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ENA leads the charge today after yesterday’s partnership with Binance. After intense price volatility at the start of the business week, bitcoin has calmed in the past few days and has remained sideways at around $84,000. Although the same can be said about many larger-cap alts, some of the mid-caps have produced impressive gains, such as ENA, CC, SUI, and PUMP. BTC Calms at $84K The primary cryptocurrency was stopped at $82,000 last Saturday after the US and Iran resumed strikes against each other. Bitcoin slipped to $80,300 on Sunday but managed to remain above the key $80,000 support.…

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