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India’s crude oil imports from Russia surged in June, while shipments from the United Arab Emirates were near-record levels as refiners sought to secure supplies ahead of the full restoration of flows from Gulf producers following the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, analysts said.India imported an average of 2.66 million barrels per day of crude oil from Russia in June, through June 19, compared to 1.91 million bpd in May, data from maritime and commodity intelligence firm Kpler showed, cementing Moscow’s position as the country’s largest oil supplier.Imports from the United Arab Emirates stood at 6,36,000 barrels per day…

Mortgage experts are warning that homeowners could face a short-term increase in mortgage rates if Andy Burnham replaces Keir Starmer as prime minister, as markets react to political uncertainty. However, brokers say rates could ease over the longer term if a new leader in government reassures investors with credible tax, spending and borrowing plans. Burnham won the Makerfield by-election by a large margin, beating Reform’s Robert Kenyon by more than 9,000 votes. He is now being viewed as a serious contender for the Labour leadership and could become prime minister within weeks if he secures enough support from Labour MPs.…

Skadden announced that Robert Griffin, Kapil Vishnu Pandit, and Skye Smith have joined the firm as partners in its Investment Management Group. Griffin and Smith will be based in Skadden’s office in Abu Dhabi’s ADGM, while Pandit will be based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. The three partners bring experience across investment management, private funds, and alternative investment strategies. They advise global asset managers, sovereign wealth funds, institutional investors, fund sponsors, and managers on complex investment matters across international markets. Their combined practices span private equity, credit funds, real estate funds, funds-of-funds, hedge funds, secondaries transactions, continuation vehicles, co-investments,…

The Mortgage Lender has launched a new range of limited-edition buy-to-let products and reduced rates across its fixed-rate proposition by up to 15bps. The Mortgage Lender (TML), part of Shawbrook, has introduced a selection of limited-edition buy-to-let products alongside rate reductions across its wider range, in a move designed to provide brokers and landlords with greater choice. The new limited-edition products include two-year fixed-rate options starting from 3.79% and are available with either a 5% completion fee or a fixed completion fee structure. TML has also cut rates across its two-year and five-year fixed-rate buy-to-let products, including those aimed at…

UNWARY borrowers who surrender their financial documents and debit cards to third parties as collateral face severe criminal prosecution and multi-year prison sentences under Malaysian law. Legal practitioner Dr Mahmud Jumaat warned that transferring hire purchase agreements depends strictly on contract clauses, while granting unauthorised access to personal bank accounts constitutes a definitive criminal offence rather than a mere civil dispute. “Many do not realise that their action of handing over a debit card as loan ‘collateral’ actually exposes them to criminal charges. A bank card, for instance, is not a purely civil issue; this is a crime that can…

Canada: 400 social enterprises generated CA$6.5bn in revenue in 2025 – new survey Just over 400 social enterprises generated CA$6.5bn in revenue and employed 18,000 people in 2025 in Canada, according to a new survey published by Buy Social Canada this week. The report, Built for Impact, Ready for Market, is the first mapping of the country’s social enterprise sector in 10 years, and is likely to be an underestimate, with the total number of social enterprises in the country estimated to be 20,000, the researchers explain. The sample reveals that 90% of social enterprises are MSMEs, and a quarter of…

Traverse the stars in pursuit of adventure and glory in Alchemy: Edge of Eternities, an MTG Arena-only release filled with new Magic cards for digital-only formats. The full set of 39 cards releases on August 19, 2025, and you can browse all of these sweet new designs in the Edge of Eternities Card Image Gallery. There are five cards in Alchemy: Edge of Eternities that allow you to draft additional cards during play. Here are the details for those cards and the cards in their spellbooks. Spellbooks Eumidian Lifeseed 98813_Y25-EOE: Eumidian Lifeseed Adagia, Windswept Bastion Blast Zone Cascading Cataracts Contested…

Image source: Getty Images A Stocks and Shares ISA is one of the most powerful wealth-building tools available to UK investors. Every penny of growth and income sits completely outside the reach of HMRC And right now, as buy-to-let landlords face yet another wave of tax hikes and regulatory burdens, the contrast has never been starker. The good news? An ISA doesn’t mean giving up real estate exposure entirely. Please note that tax treatment depends on the individual circumstances of each client and may be subject to change in future. The content in this article is provided for information purposes only. It…

According to CoinPost, the Japan National Business Enterprise Pension Fund, which has about 1,200 small and medium-sized enterprise members, plans to start investing in cryptocurrencies in the fiscal year 2026. The company plans to allocate about 1% of its total managed assets to cryptocurrencies, investing in passive funds that include various cryptocurrencies managed by large hedge funds. The asset allocation ratio for the fiscal year 2025 is: 80% in yen, 15% in US dollars, and 5% in other currencies. However, in the fiscal year 2026, the yen allocation ratio will decrease to 70%, with an additional 10% allocation to currencies…

“The real problem in the movie was me, because I was so uptight, and so not like a real actress who could just fuck him and get things back on track. The real problem was I was such a tight ass.” Baldwin’s response to having his name associated with this story is outsized, creepy, and makes the whole thing about him despite the fact that he’s really only a footnote to the point she was trying to make. Nevertheless, “Not sure why Sharon Stone keep talking about me all these years later? Does she still have a crush on me…