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Felipe Santana Santiago de Lima has been appointed as Executive Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations at Embraer by Embraer’s board of directors, effective 13 April.Santana has worked for Embraer for 18 years and in 2022, he was named one of the “20 Finance Leaders to Watch” by the Finance Career Perspective Yearbook (Insper and Assetz).“Felipe Santana is a highly respected leader within Embraer and has been developed for senior leadership roles,” said Francisco Gomes Neto, President and CEO of Embraer. “His appointment reinforces our confidence in the company’s strategy and our focus on sustainable growth.”Santana has deep expertise in…

A Sliver of Light is Homebeat’s now-annual festival that shakes out the cobwebs of January A Sliver Of Light – Doolin A Sliver Of Light takes place at Hotel Doolin in Co. Clare from Friday January 23rd to 25th and is presented by Homebeat in collaboration with Doolin Arts. The second edition of the festival will feature a fine lineup of artists including the Donegal-inspired singer-songwriter Anna B Savage, Icelandic artist JFDR, German house duo Session Victim, Limerick rapper Citrus Fresh, Berlin-based DJ Nick Höppner and Chilean/Irish experimental artist Vaticanjail.Artists Anna B Savage Bog Jazz Caoi De…

Image source: Getty Images Property investments can be a fantastic way to earn a second income. But with the government hiking taxes on British landlords, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to succeed with a buy-to-let strategy. Yet there are other ways to invest in UK real estate. And one such method only takes a few hundred pounds to get started, with all income potentially entirely tax-free. Here’s how. An easier, tax-efficient way to invest in property With high-yielding real estate investment trusts (REITs), it’s possible to start earning a chunky tax-free second income overnight. These unique businesses trade like any other…

Based solely on performance, Wall Street has been thrilled to have President Donald Trump in the White House. During Trump’s first, non-consecutive term, the mature-stock-driven Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI 0.56%), benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.11%), and tech-stock-inspired Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC +0.35%) rallied 57%, 70%, and 142%, respectively. While these major indexes have risen under most presidents since the late 1890s, the annualized returns under Trump are among the best. President Trump delivering remarks. Image source: Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok. But this doesn’t mean the stock market has moved from Point A to B in a straight…

After the two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran caused oil prices to slide, wealth managers discuss their preferred asset allocation, highlighting the need for diversification and a preference for gold in an uncertain environment. Dr Luca Bindelli, head of investment strategy at Swiss private bank Lombard Odier, says he prefers quality assets and gold in an uncertain geopolitical environment. “History underscores the importance of maintaining resilient and diversified portfolios in response to an uncertain geopolitical and macroeconomic landscape. We favour quality assets and gold,” Bindelli said in a note. “We continue to see diversification benefits in gold. We…

DEAR ABBY: My 43-year-old daughter, “Patti,” a mom of two from different dads, is constantly in financial difficulties and periodically asks family members for money. Her live-in boyfriend earns a good living but is no help beyond paying the rent. Their partnership allegedly exists only for the kids’ benefit. The two school-age daughters attend private school. The boyfriend’s older son (by another mom) is away at college. We have noted a pattern of frivolous spending — including fancy birthday parties, hairdos and clothes for the kids, along with plastic surgeries for Patti. She filed for bankruptcy 20 years ago after…

Understanding Platinum’s Strategic Market Position Precious metals markets operate within complex cycles driven by fundamental supply-demand dynamics, geopolitical shifts, and technological evolution. Unlike gold’s primary role as a monetary hedge, platinum occupies a unique dual position serving both industrial applications and investment portfolios. The current platinum price surge creates distinctive volatility patterns and investment opportunities that differ significantly from traditional precious metal behaviours. The metal’s industrial utility spans automotive catalytic converters, emerging green hydrogen technologies, and specialised manufacturing processes. Simultaneously, its relative scarcity compared to gold positions platinum as an alternative store of value during periods of economic uncertainty. This…

Nottingham Building Society, the mortgages and savings mutual, has announced a series of updates to its BTL lending criteria – including an increase in its maximum BTL mortgage term to 40 years, up from the previous 35-year limit.  The shift has been built to provide landlords with more flexibility when structuring borrowing, while also supporting a growing number of accidental landlords, where longer terms can help manage affordability and repayment profiles.  Alongside the extended mortgage term, Nottingham Building Society has refreshed its buy‑to‑let criteria to support affordability and access at a time when landlords across the market are navigating higher interest rates, changing portfolio dynamics, and evolving tenant needs. …

On a warm, spring morning in Canterbury, the cobbled streets are buzzing with activity and the white Tudor houses gleam in the sun.It is a scene that seems far removed from events in the Middle East, but the conflict is undermining business and consumer confidence – rattling the city’s housing market just as the spring selling season began.Spooked by surging oil prices and inflation fears, lenders pulled hundreds of mortgage products within 48 hours of the outbreak of war, replacing them with more expensive deals. Buyers and sellers, in turn, are having second thoughts and some are pulling out of…

Got story updates? Submit your updates here. ›The drop in short interest on NASB Financial’s stock signals growing investor confidence in the bank’s underlying financial strength and operations.Little Rock TodayNASB Financial Inc. (OTCMKTS:NASB), a bank holding company based in Little Rock, Arkansas, saw a significant decline in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, the company’s short interest totaled 333 shares, a 51.1% decrease from the 681 shares reported on March 15th. With an average daily trading volume of 9,673 shares, NASB Financial’s short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days, indicating that only a negligible portion of…