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2+ hour, 23+ min ago   (351+ words) Spot gold was up 0.9 per cent at US$4,643.63 per ounce. Published Aug 24, 2026, 04:09 PM Updated Aug 24, 2026, 04:10 PM Gold prices hit their highest in more than three months on Aug 24 as a subdued dollar lent support, while focus shifted to key US…...

13+ min ago   (432+ words) Young people are leaving school without understanding how credit cards work or how mistakes made in their late teens can potentially affect their money for years, a financial adviser has warned. He said: "I'll show them all the things they…...

40+ min ago   (926+ words) Mech-Mind Robotics opened its Hong Kong IPO on August 24, offering 23,140,590 H shares at an indicative price of HKD 95.3–101.7 (USD 12.2–13.0) each. The Hong Kong public offering is scheduled to close at noon on August 27, with trading on the Main Board expected…...

7+ hour, 43+ min ago   (1536+ words) Says Tinubu’s reforms yielding gains but poverty, food insecurity remain high Urges FG to publish terms, drawdowns, collateral, utilisation of facility Says naira lost 29% value in four years The Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics has raised concerns over the…...

14+ min ago   (1225+ words) Non-Oil & Gas Exports Non-Oil & Gas Imports 1. Mineral fuels & oils (HS code 27) $36.80 billion (15.22%) 2. Nuclear reactors & machinery (HS code 84) $36.64 billion (15.15%) 3. Electrical machinery & equipment (HS code 85) $31.87 billion (13.18%) 4. Vehicles (HS code 87) $10.99 billion (4.55%) 5. Plastics & articles thereof (HS code 39) $10.42 billion (4.31%) 6. Iron & steel (HS code 72) $9.52 billion (3.94%) 7. Organic…...

4+ hour, 48+ min ago   (226+ words) She argued that from the perspective of labour economics, "flexibility itself is ‌a form of welfare." While regular employees trade schedule flexibility for pensions and other benefits, flexible workers enjoy greater control over their time at the ‌cost of weaker…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (388+ words) UK retail sales excluding fuel fell by 0.9% in July, according to official data released today, missing market expectations of a 0.5% decline and signaling a slowdown in consumer spending. The Office for National Statistics reported that retail sales volumes, excluding fuel,…...

2+ hour, 20+ min ago   (224+ words) Taxpayers in the special disaster zones of Geoje and Tongyeong, hit by extreme rainfall, can have their tax payment deadlines extended by up to two years. The National Tax Service announced Monday that taxpayers in the designated special disaster areas…...

39+ min ago   (133+ words) Air passenger service inflation hits 32% in June quarter; railways at 3.5% FCNR (B) scheme garners USD65 bn, but why isn't the rupee gaining? ET Prime special: Bigger, Better or Both? Understanding business to figure out the mystery: Power Grid Corp – Part 1 ‘Double Japanese…...

34+ min ago   (535+ words) Alberta is seeing more of its residents fall behind on non-mortgage debt payments than the rest of Canada, a new report shows. Alberta's rate sits at 2.45 per cent, highest among provinces and a “big, big difference” compared to the national…...