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HIAWATHA, Iowa (KCRG) – More businesses are charging fees when customers use credit cards, but debit card transactions are treated differently under payment network rules.According to Pew Research from 2022, more than 40% of people in the U.S. make no cash purchases in a given week.Marie Chalhoub, owner of Oscar’s in Hiawatha, said she sees the shift to cashless payments daily.“People use credit cards a lot,” she said. “At least 85% credit cards, maybe 15% cash.”However, with credit transactions come credit card fees.“That small percentage payment, it guarantees to the merchant that they’re going to receive payment from your bank,”…

The Mortgage Works has introduced new two-year tracker products to its buy-to-let range as well as cutting rates on selected two, three and five-year fixed rate products for new and existing customers. New two-year trackers start from 4.19% for purchase and remortgage up to 65% LTV with a 1% fee and free valuation. TMW has also reduced rates by up to 0.15% points on selected two, three and five-year fixed rate products across its buy-to-let and let-to-buy ranges. Five-year fixes have reduced to 4.39% with a 3% fee at 75% LTV and to 4.97% fee-free at 65% LTV.…

Bankrupt hedge fund founder George Weiss is preparing to sell another piece of his vast art collection, offering to part with a self-portrait of painter Francis Bacon after earlier agreeing to market works from Paul Signac and Pablo Picasso.Weiss is seeking permission from a Florida bankruptcy judge to market Bacon’s 1972 oil-on-canvas through an existing consignment deal with fine art gallery Gagosian Gallery Inc., according to papers his lawyers filed Wednesday. In March, a different Bacon self-portrait dated 1972 sold at a Sotheby’s auction for about £16 million ($21 million), including fees. George Weiss. Photographer: Jared Siskin/Patrick McMullan/Getty Images Weiss…

Ninepoint Partners LP TORONTO, June 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ninepoint Partners LP (“Ninepoint”) refiled the Annual Management Reports of Fund Performance for the period ended December 31, 2025 (the “MRFPs”) for the Ninepoint HighShares ETFs (the “ETFs”) listed below on June 11, 2026. The refiling is to correct an inadvertent misstatement in the disclosure of the ETFs’ risk ratings as set out below. No other changes were made to the ETFs’ MRFPs. ETF Correction to Risk Rating in MRFP Ninepoint Barrick HighShares ETF Corrected from “Medium” to “Medium to High” Ninepoint Cameco HighShares ETF Corrected from “Medium” to “Medium…

BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 11. Distinguished Visitors Day is held within the “Platinum Wolf 26” multinational tactical exercise conducted with the participation of Azerbaijani servicemen near Bujanovac, Serbia, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry says. The event was attended by Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov and the delegation led by him, as well as high-ranking officials from other participating countries. First, the guests were briefed on the course of the multinational tactical exercise, including its objectives, assigned tasks, and stages. Subsequently, various episodes of the exercise were performed at the training range. The officials observed the…

Five clients who purchased homes from Chad Banken testified this week that the real estate broker deceived them by not properly disclosing the terms of their loans. Banken’s attorney, Jack Pierce, countered these arguments by showing the jury emails and purchase agreements Banken sent to the buyers disclosing the terms of their home loans. The documents included a chart showing three pricing options and information about how paying a bigger down payment would lead to a lower total cost. Three members of a Somali family who bought a large Lakeville home from Banken in 2022 testified earlier this week. Banken…

On June 10, 2026, Beren Therapeutics P.B.C., a leader in cholesterol trafficking biology and cyclodextrin-based therapeutics, announced it has secured $300 million in combined financing. The financing consists of: $135 million equity financing round; Up to $110 million senior-secured debt facility with Hercules Capital, Inc.; and Up to $55 million of royalty financing with Hercules Capital, Inc. The capital will support Beren’s growth strategies, including the potential U.S. commercial launch for adrabetadex to treat I-NPC and investments in patient access infrastructure and family support resources. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Beren on each of the transactions. The Wilson Sonsini…

Bunker Hill Mining Corp. (“Bunker Hill” or the “Company”) (TSX: BNKR | OTCQB: BHLL) is pleased to announce the voting results from its annual general meeting of stockholders (the “Meeting”) held on June 11, 2026, in Kellogg, Idaho. A total of 10,915,589 shares of common stock (“Common Shares”) were represented in person or by proxy at the Meeting, representing approximately 23.38% of the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Shares as of the record date. All matters submitted to stockholders for approval as set out in the Company’s proxy statement dated May 11, 2026 (the “Proxy Statement”) were approved by the requisite majority…

When Jeff Bezos said that one breakthrough technology would shape Amazon’s destiny, even Wall Street’s biggest analysts were caught off guard. Fast forward a year and Amazon’s new CEO Andy Jassy described generative AI as a “once-in-a-lifetime” technology that is already being used across Amazon to reinvent customer experiences. At the 8th Future Investment Initiative conference, Elon Musk predicted that by 2040 there would be at least 10 billion humanoid robots, with each priced between $20,000 and $25,000. Do the math. According to Musk, this technology could be worth $250 trillion by 2040. Put another way, that’s roughly equal to:…

A record 66,587 buy-to-let limited companies were formed in 2025 as landlords reassessed how they structure their property portfolios. However, tax advisers and mortgage experts warn that incorporation is not always the most cost-effective option, with some investors facing substantial upfront costs that can outweigh the potential benefits. A key driver is the introduction of higher property income tax rates in April 2027. These will mean rental profits earned by unincorporated landlords will be taxed at rates of 22%, 42% and 47%, depending on income levels. At the same time, the rollout of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is…