November 16, 20240 Comments

‘Need a change’: Sri Lanka’s leftist win sparks hopes, bridges old divides | Elections News

Colombo, Sri Lanka – Abdul Rahuman Seyyadu Sulaiman, 56, wanted to be heard. As Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake left the polling station at the Abeysingharama Temple in Maradana, Colombo, on Thursday, Sulaiman called out to him, urging him to stop and listen to his grievances. The police quickly accosted Sulaiman and asked him to leave the venue. “I want [Dissanayake] to listen to the woes of my people,” Sulaiman

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November 16, 20240 Comments

Homebuilder deal activity is surging, fueled by major Japanese buyers

Exceptionally strong housing demand in the U.S. has large homebuilders in the driver’s seat and smaller builders ripe for takeover. The buyers are both domestic and Japanese. M&A activity in the single-family homebuilder space is having a record year in terms of dollar volume, and close to a record in the number of deals, according to Margaret Whelan, founder of Whelan Advisory and one of the biggest investment bankers in

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November 16, 20240 Comments

SocGen Crypto Arm to Bring Its Euro Stablecoin EURCV to XRP Ledger, Expanding Beyond Ethereum, Solana

Stablecoins, which are cryptocurrencies with their price anchored to government-issued currencies, are increasingly popular for payments across the globe, offering a more efficient and cheaper way to move money. As countries roll out regulations for the asset class, more banks are getting interested in issuing their own stablecoin. Spanish bank BBVA, for example, said it plans to issue a stablecoin on Ethereum next year using payment firm Visa’s tokenization platform.

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November 16, 20240 Comments

Northpointe Bank Mortgage Loans Review

Northpointe Bank has helped finance over 55,000 homes since 2021 and has a strong customer service ratings. It offers numerous home loan options, including conventional, no- or low-money-down loans, and specialty loans. Source link

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November 16, 20240 Comments

Austria says Russia to cut off gas from Saturday By Reuters

By Nina Chestney, Francois Murphy and Dave Graham LONDON/VIENNA (Reuters) -Russia told Austria on Friday it will suspend gas deliveries via Ukraine on Saturday, in a development that signals a fast-approaching end of Moscow’s last gas flows to Europe. Russia’s oldest gas-export route to Europe, a pipeline dating back to Soviet days via Ukraine, is set to shut at the end of this year. Ukraine has said it will not

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November 16, 20240 Comments

China’s Dream of ‘Powerful Currency’ Runs Into Trump’s Return

(Bloomberg) — China’s President Xi Jinping wants a “powerful currency” that is stable enough to play a rising role in global trade. Donald Trump’s return looks set to challenge that ambition. Most Read from Bloomberg The yuan risks years of downward pressure during the second Trump presidency, and the threat of another trade war is already fueling bets against the currency. Analysts expect the yuan to break a 17-year low

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November 16, 20240 Comments

Meta fined €798m over ‘unfair’ Facebook Marketplace

Meta has been fined €798m (£664m) for breaking competition law by embedding Facebook Marketplace within its social network. The European Commission said this meant alternative classified ads services had faced “unfair trading conditions”, making it harder for them to compete. In addition to the fine, it has ordered Meta to stop imposing these conditions on other services. Meta said it rejected the Commission’s findings and would appeal. EU antitrust head

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