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Banks will allow you to extend your mortgage term, at a cost. Picture: Damian Shaw ANALYSIS The debt trap just got harder for many Australians to climb out of, with rising interest rates and ongoing inflation putting borrowers under extreme pressure. Mortgage stress is on the rise, borrowing power is falling and things look like getting worse before they get better, with the RBA poised to hike the cash rate at its May meeting and again over coming months. MORE:Inflation crushes any hope of rate relief Australians love their homes, however, and will look for ways to alleviate pressure while…

Mirror AI Summary – Quick Read Genarated by Mirror AI MIRROR AI Hide Loading… AI SUMMARY GENERATED ONLY FROM THIS ARTICLE’S TEXT. Solo Sri Lankan was honoured with Platinum Excellence Award 2026 in Tourism Business Growth and Market Expansion, at the City of Dreams – Cinnamon Life, Colombo, recognising its outstanding contribution to the tourism industry and its success in driving business growth and expanding market reach. The recognition reflects Solo Sri Lankan’s commitment to positioning…

HSBC UK has announced further reductions across its mortgage range, lowering rates by up to 0.31% with immediate effect from today, Thursday 30th April. The latest repricing spans products for first-time buyers, home movers, remortgage customers and buy-to-let (BTL) landlords. For first-time buyers, rates now start from 4.69% for a 2-year fixed at 75% loan-to-value (LTV) with a £999 fee, reduced by 0.30%, while a 2-year fix at 85% LTV with no fee has been cut by 0.31% to 5.02%. A 5-year fixed product at 85% LTV has also been reduced by 0.27% to 4.77%. Premier products see similar reductions,…

Kolkata: Bank loans against jewellery surged nearly five times in the last two years to Rs 4.6 lakh crore at the end of March from Rs 93301 crore two years prior, Reserve Bank of India data showed.On a year-on-year basis, it expanded 123%, registering by far the fastest pace of growth among all lending sectors. No other sector saw triple digit loan growth, according to the sectoral bank credit data released by RBI on Thursday.The priority sector housing loans grew 39.8% year-on-year to Rs 10.44 lakh crore. The entire housing sector grew at 11.5% rate to Rs 33.56 lakh crore,…

By: Quiver InsiderRadar, Automated Posted: 15 minutes ago / April 30, 2026 5:47 p.m. UTC THOMAS F JR LYDON, a director at $GOF, bought 8,710 shares of the company on 04-30-2026 for an estimated $99,729. This trade was reported by Quiver Quantitative using data from a recent SEC filing. This increased their holdings of this class of stock by approximately inf%. Following this trade, they now own 8,710 shares of this class of $GOF stock.$GOF Insider Trading Activity$GOF insiders have traded $GOF stock on the open market 7 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 7 have been purchases…

Occidental HOUSTON, April 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Occidental (NYSE: OXY) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.26 per share on common stock, payable on July 15, 2026, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 10, 2026. About Occidental Occidental is an international energy company that produces, markets and transports oil and natural gas to maximize value and provide resources fundamental to life. The company leverages its global leadership in carbon management to advance lower-carbon technologies and products. Headquartered in Houston, Occidental primarily operates in the United States, the Middle East and North…

On April 20, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC, and together with the SEC, the “Agencies”) proposed a comprehensive overhaul of Form PF. Form PF is the confidential reporting form through which covered private fund advisers report portfolio exposures and risk information to the SEC and, if also registered as commodity pool operators or commodity trading advisers, to the CFTC (the “Proposed Form PF Changes”). The changes would significantly increase the asset thresholds that trigger filing obligations, strip out or simplify dozens of reporting questions, and eliminate entire categories of event-driven disclosure. The…

The Department for Work and Pensions is making a rule change to a number of benefits from today (April 30). New legislation means getting a job won’t automatically trigger benefit reassessment for claimants on new-style Employment and Support Allowance, Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and the health element of Universal Credit (UC).Known as “Right to Try”, the new rules are part of Government efforts to help sick and disabled people enter the workforce and boost living standards. It is backed by a £3.5billion investment in “tailored employment support” by 2030.Disabilities minister, Sir Stephen Timms, said: “We are determined that disabled people…

This article was paid for by Intuit Enterprise Suite.If your business is growing, your focus is pulled in a hundred different directions. Generating leads, producing reports, managing payroll, drafting invoices — the list goes on. Taking your business to the next level means moving away from outdated, disconnected tools to handle those tasks. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software clears your to-do list with one easy-to-use solution that streamlines management of finance, HR, manufacturing, cash flow and other core business processes.Intuit Enterprise Suite (IES) was the ERP answer for Rhodes Companies, a Columbia, South Carolina-based family-owned holding company that operates a…

New platform introduces automated trading tools for digital asset market participants worldwide.Official Brand Launch: Corporate logo of AITRADEBTC, the automated cryptocurrency trading platform. LONDON, April 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AITRADEBTC announces the launch of its automated cryptocurrency trading platform, AITRADEBTC, designed to support users participating in digital asset markets.AITRADEBTC is developed to provide an automated trading system that executes transactions based on predefined market strategies and algorithms. The platform is designed for users seeking a structured approach to trading digital assets through automated tools. According to the company, AITRADEBTC integrates multiple system functions, including market data analysis, trade execution…