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As the ancient proverb says, “The best time to negotiate a CBA was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.”With a Major League Baseball lockout for the 2027 season looming like grey clouds that will surely cause a rain delay, Philadelphia Phillies star first baseman Bryce Harper once again shared his thoughts on the negotiations when he sat down with Sports Radio 94 WIP Morning Show earlier this week.It’s no secret that baseball seems to be entering a renaissance, with interest beginning to grow around America’s pastime. After years of being stuck in tradition, then succumbing to the…

Due April 30: Real and personal property taxes Published 1:30 am Saturday, April 18, 2026 Submitted by San Juan County. The first half of property taxes and personal property taxes are due and payable to the San Juan County Treasurer on or before April 30. Find information regarding the 2026 tax season on the San Juan County Treasurer’s website: http://www.sanjuancountywa.gov/314/Treasurer. Payments received in person, via our secure payment box, online or postmarked after the April 30 deadline, are automatically charged interest on outstanding balances. Please plan ahead to avoid interest charges. How to pay your property taxes Pay taxes online…

The FTSE 100 is set to claw back a sliver of yesterday’s heavy losses on Wednesday, after fresh data showed UK inflation cooled slightly last month. Consumer price inflation rose 3.6% year-on-year in October, easing from 3.8% in September, with prices up 0.4% on the month. The core CPI measure – which strips out volatile food and fuel – also edged lower, to 3.4% from 3.5%, while services inflation dipped to 4.5% from 4.7%. On the futures market, London’s blue-chip index is being called 20 points higher, after tumbling 123 points (1.3%) on Tuesday to 9,552.3. The move comes after…

Landlords are set to withdraw more than 200,000 properties from the private rented sector this year, with 65,000 due to the Renters’ Rights Act. An estimated 220,000 homes, or 5% of the total, are projected to leave the PRS in England by the end of 2026, according to research from specialist lender Pepper Money. Exit market The trend is most pronounced among smaller landlords, with those owning a single property twice as likely to exit the market compared with landlords holding two or more properties. The legislation’s changes to tenancy agreements, notice procedures and property management obligations are prompting landlords…

A low credit score won’t automatically disqualify you from getting a mortgage, but it will make it hard to qualify at a Big Six bank or other federally-regulated financial institution.If your credit’s less than perfect but you’re still interested in buying a home, you might find a financing partner among the 14 private and B lenders evaluated below. With many lenders in Canada offering bad credit mortgages, there should be a solution out there for you. The best bad credit mortgage lendersCanada’s best mortgage lenders for bad credit: A deep diveMCAN Home is the mortgage lending arm of MCAN Financial…

“We are proud to be launching a product that genuinely puts the customer first, backed by FCA regulation and consumer protections that people deserve.” Post this Filling a Gap the High Street Won’t Touch Despite rising demand for smaller, accessible loans, every major UK high-street bank, including HSBC, Barclays, NatWest, Lloyds, and Santander, sets the minimum personal loan amount at £1,000. Data published by the Financial Conduct Authority shows the average short-term loan taken out in the UK is approximately £250, a product that mainstream lenders structurally do not offer.Gemini starts from £100.The platform connects a single application to a…

Goldman Sachs just filed for a new BTC ETF and the market answered with $411 million in single day inflows, pushing Bitcoin ETF assets past $96.5 billion. That signal does not arrive in a market about to slow down, and the capital confirms digital assets are entering a phase most wallets have not prepared for. With more than $8 million drawn and a confirmed Binance listing approaching, Pepeto (https://pepeto.io/) is the new cryptocurrency where one listing event could deliver returns that BNB at $630 and SOL at $86.25 need years to match. ________________________________________ New Cryptocurrency Interest Grows as Goldman Sachs…

Brookfield Corporation (BN +1.39%) doesn’t get the credit it deserves. The global investment firm has delivered a 19% compound annualized total return over the last 30 years, far exceeding the S&P 500’s 11% annualized total return. At that rate, it would have grown a $5,000 investment into nearly $925,000. The leading alternative investment manager believes its best days could lie ahead. That makes it one of the best financial stocks to buy and hold long-term. Image source: Getty Images. Capitalizing on multiple long-term growth catalysts Brookfield is in the middle of a transformative growth phase, driven by multiple long-term trends.…

Demand in the buy-to-let market has been largely fuelled by re-mortgaging, with new purchases falling slightly in Q4 of 2025 compared to the same period a year ago, newly released figures from UK Finance reveal. There were 59,489 new buy-to-let loans advanced in the UK, worth a total of £11.2 billion and up 18.2% on the previous year. But James Tatch, head of analytics at UK Finance, warns demand for new purchases is fragile. He said: “Investors took advantage of falling interest rates to refinance their borrowing, although instability in the mortgage market in recent weeks has pushed up borrowing…

What happenedThe Justice Department released a small portion of its files on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein over the weekend, missing a legal deadline to post its entire collection by Friday. Sixteen of the documents, including a photograph with President Donald Trump, disappeared Saturday without explanation, though the Justice Department later reposted the photo along with some new documents. Many of the files were heavily redacted.Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche Sunday defended the slow pace of release, saying government lawyers were working diligently to redact “victim information” from the “million or so pages of documents.” Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), one of…