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First-time homebuyers could soon get a new way to find $35,000 for a down payment
Trump's new savings accounts for kids just went live last month, but they're not the only interesting investment change in the mix this year. With a new bipartisan bill known as the First-Time Homebuyer Empowerment Act, lawmakers want to empower…
Forbes Editor Who Threatened Firms Hiring Trump 'Fabulists' Fired After Secret $6M Payment
It's no secret that Forbes magazine has largely betrayed its capitalist foundation by becoming a megaphone for some of the most vile left-wing, cultural Marxist tripe in the media ecosphere. But a new scandal did show that its top leadership didn't…
Mastercard payments being declined in Australia, bank says
Sign up now: Get insights on Asia's fast-moving developments Published Aug 15, 2026, 04:21 PM SYDNEY – Some Mastercard card payments were declined for Australian customers in the afternoon of Aug 15 because of a global issue, Commonwealth…
DWP Attendance Allowance rules older people should know or payments could stop
Nearly 1.7 million older people across Great Britain are now receiving Attendance Allowance, a tax-free, non-means-tested benefit for people over State Pension age. However, claimants must report certain changes in circumstances immediately - or…
Platforms Use Payments Data to Push Deeper Into Merchant Credit
Block and PayPal and others already have a financial relationship with businesses, where lending extends that relationship into working capital and creates revenue that does not depend solely on another transaction crossing the payments network. At…
Income Investors Have Small Window To Collect These Dividend Payments
Income investors have a narrow window to capture a wave of dividend payments locking in this month. Three large-cap names, led by Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX | SBUX Price Prediction), are going ex-dividend today, August 14, 2026, and two more are queued…
Bitmine Immersion Technologies Announces Record and Payment Dates for Cash Dividends on 9.50% Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock
NORWALK, Conn., Aug. 14, 2026 /CNW/ -- (NYSE: BMNR; BMNP) Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc. ('Bitmine' or the 'Company') announced today that its Board of Directors has declared seventeen cash dividends on the Company's 9.50% Series A Perpetual…
Analysis: At Least 37 States Have Medicaid State Directed Payments for Hospital Services That Could Be Reduced by the 2025 Reconciliation Law Limits
An estimated $60 billion in federal Medicaid spending in 37 states (including the District of Columbia) would likely exceed new federal limits on state directed payments for hospital services once fully implemented, a new KFF analysis finds. The…
Octopus Energy confirms £244 per home payments for households
Octopus Energy has confirmed households have earned nearly £100m from selling their spare solar power through the energy giant over the past year. More than 400,000 households are now on Octopus's export tariffs. The tariffs have seen 825 GWh…
Handelsbanken Fonder AB Trims Position in Global Payments Inc. $GPN
Handelsbanken Fonder AB lowered its position in shares of Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN - Free Report) by 30.6% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 61,750 shares of…
Big Loser's latest a winning mix of country, folk
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Farmers to get £65m drought aid as Burnham warned industry at 'breaking point'
Farmers across England will get £65m to help them deal with this year's drought after warnings that many are at “breaking point”, Andy Burnham is set to announce. The prime minister will also unveil a £15m fund to build…
Mortgage and refinance interest rates today, Saturday, August 15, 2026: Rates falling this weekend
According to average rates from the Zillow lender marketplace, mortgage rates are falling heading into the weekend compared to Friday. The current 30-year fixed rate today, Saturday, August 15, 2026, fell by 11 basis points to 6.54%, the 15-year…
Lawmakers want insight into staffing and funding at statistical agencies
A top House democrat is demanding a hearing to examine the effects of the Trump administration's actions at federal statistical agencies. Bobby Scott (D-Va.), ranking member of the Education and Workforce Committee, said committee members should…
Migrant workers left with uncertain future amid B.C. wildfire evacuations
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