Author: Jordan

Coventry for intermediaries has announced rate reductions across its mortgage ranges. Residential rates have been reduced by up to 20bps and buy-to-let rates are down by up to 13bps. In the Society’s residential range, a two-year fixed rate at 90% LTV has reduced to 5.15%, available for first-time buyers with £500 cashback. A five-year fixed rate at 75% LTV has decreased to 4.60% with a £999 fee, available for residential purchase. Jonathan Stinton, head of intermediary relationships at Coventry Building Society, said: “Continuing rate reductions gives brokers more opportunities to re-engage clients who may have been holding off…

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Signalling Africa’s growing appetite for state-of-the-art mining technology, Sandvik Rock Processing is delivering the first Sandvik CH662 cone crushers to a platinum mining project in South Africa’s Limpopo province.The CH662 represents the latest evolution of Sandvik’s long-established CH660 platform, introducing several mechanical and digital upgrades that improve throughput, reliability and maintenance efficiency. PC Kruger, Business Line Manager Crushing at Sandvik Rock Processing, says mining companies across the continent are increasingly embracing electrification, remote monitoring and automation technologies.“This is creating an environment where advanced crushing systems such as the CH662 are becoming more attractive,” Kruger says. “This milestone order challenges longstanding…

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Home ownership in India often involves significant costs, not just in purchasing but also in construction, renovation, and making the property habitable. To ease this financial burden, the Income Tax Act provides structured tax benefits on home loans, depending on the tax regime opted for and the nature of the property.These benefits are primarily available under the old tax regime, while the new tax regime offers limited deductions.Key tax benefits on home loansUnder the old tax regime, taxpayers can claim deductions on both principal and interest components of a home loan.Principal repayment is eligible for deduction under Section 80C of…

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$2.8 million is a lot of money to play for on a livestream, so you can understand that players will have a few quirks about game security. That’s the top prize after 115 entries turned out for this year’s $100K High Roller at the World Series of Poker, and the final nine will return to fight for it on Friday. In the meantime, a hot debate on Day 2 kicked up at the table after one player refused to pass his cards over the RFID reader. It wasn’t an outright refusal, just a preference to wait until the end of the hand. Should…

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PALO ALTO, Calif., June 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Scilex Holding Company (“Scilex” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: SCLX), an innovative revenue-generating company focused on acquiring, developing, and commercializing non-opioid pain management products for the treatment of acute and chronic pain and neurodegenerative and cardiometabolic disease, today confirmed the previously announced payment date of June 15, 2026 (the “Payment Date”) for the dividend of Semnur Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Semnur”) (OTC: SMNR) common stock held by the Company to its stockholders and certain other eligible holders of Scilex securities (collectively, the “Participating Holders”) that held such securities as of the record date for…

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In a remarkable turnaround, domestic equity benchmark indices staged a significant rebound on Friday, surging nearly 1.5% each. This upward trajectory followed improved global risk sentiment, spurred by potential peace breakthroughs between the United States and Iran.US President Donald Trump’s indication of a possible peace agreement as early as this weekend, paired with encouraging remarks from Iranian officials, sparked optimism of de-escalation in the prolonged conflict. This shift alleviated concerns surrounding potential disruptions to global energy supplies.The prospect of a truce triggered a notable decrease in crude oil prices, providing further relief to investors. Brent crude futures plummeted approximately 4%,…

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The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has upgraded Ariana Grande and Lil Wayne“s “Let Me Love You” to double Platinum as of May 20th. The TB Hits and Mr. Franks-co-produced single has now passed 2,000,000 units in the USA. In fact, “Let Me Love You” first went Platinum around 8 years ago. Ariana originally released the song on April 18th, 2016 on her third studio album, Dangerous Woman. Therefore, a big congrats to Grande, Wayne, and everyone involved in this track on the milestone!   Source link

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LIVONIA, Mich., June 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Influenced by significant market volatility, the alternative investments landscape has reached a critical point. Even as alternative investments become more mainstream and easier to access, retail investors are taking a more cautious approach and increasingly seeking financial advisors to guide them through the process.This is according to the latest Cogent Syndicated Trends in Alternative Investments™ report from Escalent. The annual report measures the rate of adoption and share of assets dedicated to alternative investments among financial advisors and affluent investors, as well as which asset classes within the category are currently favored…

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