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Russia’s two largest lenders, Sberbank and VTB, reported a sharp increase in delinquencies on mortgage and unsecured consumer loans in the first quarter of 2025, according to their IFRS financial reports reviewed by the RBC news website. At Sberbank, the volume of mortgage loans showing signs of distress surged 90% between January and March, reaching 285 billion rubles (around $3 billion). The share of troubled mortgages in the bank’s portfolio also doubled to 2.6%, the highest level since 2022. Over the same period, overdue consumer loans rose 22.5% to 610 billion rubles, with the share of such loans in the portfolio…
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The freelance workforce in the UK screen sector needs industry-wide standards and a dedicated government minister, a University of Reading report has recommended. The Screen Industry Voices report, which was supported by organisations including the BFI and Bectu, found that freelancers are facing several challenges, including a lack of professional support and illegal employment practices. The report makes four key recommendations to help support freelancers and avoid a workforce exodus: The government should appoint a dedicated minister for self-employment and precarious workers; The screen industry must implement sector-wide systems that adhere to agreed and endorsed standards for engaging freelance screen…
Gold prices fell in India on Tuesday, according to data compiled by FXStreet. The price for Gold stood at 9,078.38 Indian Rupees (INR) per gram, down compared with the INR 9,162.60 it cost on Monday. The price for Gold decreased to INR 105,888.50 per tola from INR 106,870.80 per tola a day earlier. Unit measure Gold Price in INR 1 Gram 9,078.38 10 Grams 90,806.52 Tola 105,888.50 Troy Ounce 282,373.60 Daily Digest Market Movers: Gold price is pressured by receding safe-haven demand and a modest USD uptick China’s recent moves to exempt certain US goods from its retaliatory tariffs…
Breadcrumb Trail LinksNewsFederal ElectionLocal NewsPoliticsMayerthorpe and Parkland County voters selecting their rep in Canadian ParliamentPublished Apr 28, 2025 • Last updated 14 minutes ago • 2 minute readVoters Pat Hakes and Annette Pedersen stopped by the Mayerthorpe Legion on April 28 to cast their ballots in the 2025 federal election. Voters were asked to choose the MP for the new riding of Parkland, including Mayerthorpe, Spruce Grove, Stony Plain, Drayton Valley and Brazeau and Parkland counties. Photo by Brad QuarinArticle contentPolls in Alberta have closed and citizens across the riding of Parkland, including Mayerthorpe, are beginning to receive results. Advertisement 2This advertisement…
The personal information of more than 9,300 people may have been exposed in a recent data breach at health insurer Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, according to the company. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois became aware of the problem in February, according to a notice posted on its website. An unauthorized person may have viewed individuals’ personal health information through the insurer’s online portal for members, called Blue Access for Members, between Nov. 8 and March 5, according to the notice. The breach was related to member account registrations, according to Blue Cross and Blue Shield…
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CNN — US stocks melted down and market volatility soared after President Donald Trump announced his across-the-board punitive tariffs regime on April 2. While international stocks got hurt too, overall they’ve done better. Sure, US stocks were considered overvalued coming into 2025. But the loss of trillions of dollars over a matter of days in April was extreme. And it wasn’t much comfort when stocks staged some mini-relief rallies on hopes that things might not be quite as bad as feared because Trump was postponing or lessening certain tariffs, or there were signs his advisers convinced him firing the Federal…
The U.S is the number one hotspot for aspiring freelancersgetty If you live in the U.S. and are on the fence about starting a career as a freelance professional, you need to act now. You already live in one of the most desirable locations in the world for freelance workers and independent contractors. Here are some reasons why: First, the United States dominates the global freelance hiring market, boasting more employers hiring freelancers than any other country in the world, a recent JobLeads study reveals, ranking it as the number one country for freelancers. Coming in at second third, fourth,…
