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Thomas Cook India has relaunched its One Currency Card with zero forex mark-up and zero cross-currency conversion charges. The card allows travellers to preload US dollars, lock in the exchange rate before travelling, and spend in other currencies without additional conversion costs.  Benefits of zero forex mark-up  Zero forex markup removes the additional charge that is normally applied over the prevailing interbank exchange rate. “It produces immediate savings when foreign exchange is loaded onto the card,” says Deepesh Varma, chief business officer – foreign exchange, Thomas Cook (India).  This is a major cost in the purchase of a forex card.…

Got questions? RNZ has a podcast, ‘No Stupid Questions’, with Susan Edmunds.We’d love to hear more of your questions about money and the economy. You can send through written questions, like these ones, but even better, you can drop us a voice memo to our email questions@rnz.co.nz.You can also sign up to RNZ’s new money newsletter, ‘Money with Susan Edmunds’.Many teachers in NZ currently have significant size tax bills due to being paid by the Ministry of Education over 27 fortnights instead of the usual 26 fortnights for the financial year 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. My understanding…

Victorian landlords who ask prospective tenants about their pets or cars could be facing a $62,000-plus fine. Victorian landlords asking prospective tenants about their pets or car are risking fines upwards of $62,000 as the state’s rental task force cracks down on new rental regulations. Since March 31 this year, rental reforms have limited property managers and landlords to seeking only information contained in the state’s standardised rental application form establishing their identity and their income. Separately, one of the biggest rental application platforms in the state, 2Apply, run by Reapit, has removed a field from its applications in Victoria…

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) – The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed for a third straight week, reaching its highest level in nearly 12 months and pushing up borrowing costs for prospective homebuyers.Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose to 6.58%, up from 6.55% last week. One year ago, the average rate was 6.74%.Nationally, higher mortgage rates can add hundreds of dollars a month in costs for borrowers, limiting purchasing power and contributing to sluggish home sales. But local real estate professionals in East Texas say the “nearly 12-month high” label can sound more…

Gold (GC=F) August futures opened at $4,053.40 per troy ounce on Friday, July 24, 2026, up 0.1% from Thursday’s closing price. The gold price moved higher this morning to $4,057 at 8:07 a.m. ET. After stretching above $4,100 Thursday, the gold price has pulled back slightly. Investors are watching economic data and Iran war developments to weigh interest-rate risks in the U.S. against further global trade disruptions related to the Middle East conflict. The European Central Bank held interest rates steady on Thursday. The consensus expects the Fed to do the same when the policy-making committee meets next week. The…

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Chegg, Inc. (“Chegg” or the “Company”) (NYSE:CHGG), a global learning and workforce skilling company, today announced that on July 24, 2026, the Company was notified by the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) that it is not in compliance with Section 802.01C of the NYSE Listed Company Manual because the average closing share price of the Company’s common stock was less than $1.00 over a consecutive 30 trading-day period ending on July 23, 2026. This notice is separate and distinct from the NYSE notice received by the Company in December 2025 regarding minimum share price requirement compliance, which…

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has ruled out rent controls in England, providing greater certainty for buy-to-let brokers, landlords and lenders following several days of speculation. Prime Minister Andy Burnham had previously confirmed that a temporary rent freeze was among the cost-of-living measures being examined, although no final decision had been made. Rayner said the Government would instead rely on protections introduced through the Renters’ Rights Act, including limits on rent increases and measures designed to prevent rental bidding wars. She also admitted that the Government’s target to build 1.5 million homes during the current Parliament had become more difficult because…

On the other side of the country, Melissa Jolly (pictured left), managing director at Pinnacle Insurance Brokers in Perth, said commercial clients generally don’t react mid-cycle. “Clients aren’t paying much attention to it throughout the year,” she said. “So when market values fluctuate, I haven’t seen people reviewing, it’s more something they do at renewal.”  Source link

RAW Capital Partners has added bridging finance to its specialist lending proposition.For over 10 years, the lender has been providing bespoke mortgages to foreign nationals, UK expats and Channel Islanders investing in UK BTL property.In December 2025, it expanded its offering to lend to UK residents as well.It is now also offering unregulated first-charge bridging products secured on UK residential properties.Complementing its existing BTL products, the bridging range is designed to serve BTL landlords at key points in the property investment lifecycle, including bridge to purchase, chain breaks and bridge to exit.RAW’s bridging loans range from £100,000 to £4m on terms…

Power Moves: CBRE, MBA, TMO and others make key personnel decisions Scotsman Guide Source link