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In this article 3382.T-JP ATD-CA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A customer is seen inside a 7-Eleven convenience store along a street in central Tokyo on September 9, 2024.   Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty Images Japanese convenience retailer Seven & i Holdings slashed its earnings forecasts and pressed ahead with restructuring plans

WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve officials at their September meeting agreed to cut interest rates but were unsure how aggressive to get, ultimately deciding on a half percentage point move in an effort to balance confidence on inflation with worries over the labor market, according to minutes released Wednesday. The meeting summary detailed reasons that policymakers

Momo Productions | Digitalvision | Getty Images First, the good news: Americans are living longer than they used to. Now, the bad news: Older Americans are spending more years in poor health. That dynamic often comes with negative financial consequences, medical and financial experts say. Since 1960, the average U.S. life span has increased to

In this article HSBA-GB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Big technology companies are betting that a new wave of smaller, more precise AI models will be more effective when it comes to the needs of businesses in sectors like law, finance, and health care. Jaap Arriens | NurPhoto via Getty Images LONDON — Increasingly many

Two women sit on the sidewalk of Qiansimen Jialing River Bridge, decorated with Chinese national flags, on October 3, 2024 in Chongqing, China. National Day Golden Week is a holiday in China commemorates the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949.  Cheng Xin | Getty Images Zheng Shanjie, chairman of China’s National Development

Meta is facing calls from U.K. banks and payment firms like Revolut to financially compensate people who fall for scams on their services. Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto via Getty Images Tensions are escalating between banking and payment companies and social media firms in the U.K. over who should be liable for compensating people if they

One financial firm is trying to capitalize on preferred stocks – which carry more risks than bonds, but aren’t as risky as common stocks. Infrastructure Capital Advisors Founder and CEO Jay Hatfield manages the Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF (PFFA). He leads the company’s investing and business development. “High yield bonds and preferred stocks…

In this article HOOD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Dado Ruvic | Reuters Retail investing platform Robinhood on Tuesday announced that it’s offering customers in Europe the ability to transfer cryptocurrencies in and out of its app, broadening its product capabilities in the region as it presses ahead with international expansion. In a blog

Sebastian Siemiatkowski, CEO of Klarna, speaking at a fintech event in London on Monday, April 4, 2022. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg via Getty Images A European technology talent brain drain is the biggest risk factor facing Klarna as the Swedish payments company gets closer to its upcoming initial public offering, according to CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski.

Revolut CEO, Nikolay Storonsky (L) and Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. Reuters British financial technology firm Revolut on Thursday criticized Facebook parent company Meta over its approach to tackling fraud, saying the U.S. tech giant should directly compensate people who fall victim to scams via its social media platforms. A day after Meta announced a partnership