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Aspiring creatives will get free access to business support this autumn, as the University of South Wales (USW) and Welsh ICE team up to deliver an eight-week creative enterprise bootcamp, designed to help people turn creative ideas into real-world ventures. The USW Creative Bootcamp, beginning 23 September 2025 at the university’s Treforest campus, is open to anyone aged 18 or over, whether they’re recent graduates, early-career freelancers, or simply exploring self-employment in the creative industries. This project is a continuation of an existing, bigger project funded by Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council called CABAN (Creative Artist and Business Action…

How is SPY stock faring? The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust has risen 1.40% over the past five days and is up about 13.1% year-to-date.Elevate Your Investing Strategy: Take advantage of TipRanks Premium at 50% off! Unlock powerful investing tools, advanced data, and expert analyst insights to help you invest with confidence. According to TipRanks’ unique ETF analyst consensus, which is based on a weighted average of analyst ratings on its holdings, SPY is a Moderate Buy. The Street’s average price target of $728.41 for the SPY ETF implies an upside potential of about 10%.   Currently, SPY’s five holdings with the…

When I got laid off from my first full-time job in 2012, I had just turned 26 and was devastated. I had wanted to be a writer for my entire life, and after going to college in Washington, DC, and graduating in 2007, I stayed in the city and got a job at a congressional paper.I worked my way up from soliciting senators and congressmen for op-eds to exploring and writing my own pieces about DC neighborhoods, to eventually covering events and the elegant Washingtonians who graced society pages.A few months after I was laid off, I eventually decided to…

How is QQQ stock faring? The Invesco QQQ ETF has risen 2.15% over the past five days and is up about 15.7% year-to-date.  Elevate Your Investing Strategy: Take advantage of TipRanks Premium at 50% off! Unlock powerful investing tools, advanced data, and expert analyst insights to help you invest with confidence. According to TipRanks’ unique ETF analyst consensus, which is based on a weighted average of analyst ratings on its holdings, QQQ is a Moderate Buy. The Street’s average price target of $652.05 for the QQQ ETF implies an upside potential of about 9.5%.  Currently, QQQ’s five holdings with the highest upside potential…

Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), in partnership with BPI MS Insurance, has launched a new personal accident insurance plan for freelancers and other self-employed individuals. Launched on Sept. 12, the product, called BPI Freelancer, aims to address a gap in health and accident coverage for non-traditional workers, the bank said.- Advertisement – “As more Filipinos carve their own path in the freelance and entrepreneurial space, BPI and BPI MS are leading the way in crafting inclusive financial solutions for this new generation of workers,” said Noriyuki Kobayashi, president and chief executive of BPI MS Insurance. The plan is open…

Australian Dollar stays muted after softer-than-expected domestic jobs data for August.The AUD may regain its ground as markets now price just a 20% chance of an RBA rate cut in September.The US Dollar continues to gain after the release of Weekly Initial Jobless Claims.The Australian Dollar (AUD) edges lower against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday, extending its losses for the third successive session. The AUD/USD pair remains subdued as the US Dollar gains support after the release of the United States (US) Weekly Initial Jobless Claims on Thursday.The AUD also struggled after a weaker-than-expected jobs report, which showed that…

Happy Friday, MARKETING-INTERACTIVE readers and welcome back to Gen Z Perspectives, your go-to feature where we unpack the week’s top stories and trending topics through the eyes of Gen Z. From the biggest industry moves to viral moments and marketing controversies worth dissecting, we’re bringing the heat with authenticity, awareness and probably a few unfiltered takes. This week: McDonald’s Hong Kong served up nostalgia with a 10-minute micro-film revisiting its first 1975 restaurant, Audi turned horsepower into harmony and experts weighed in on Singapore’s clampdowns on foreign freelancers. Plus, a sneak peak of what went down at Marketing Excellence Awards…

Springfield-based insurer says it can’t make the state’s proposed rates work, meaning it can’t sign a contract to oversee care for low-income people. It’s unclear if the state will extend the deadline to allow further negotiations, or if about 90,000 low-income people will face changes in how they get care.This article will be updated.PacificSource may “reluctantly” stop serving more than 90,000 members enrolled in the Medicaid-funded Oregon Health Plan in Lane County on Jan. 1, 2026 unless state health officials and the Kotek administration take further steps to staunch the insurer’s massive losses there, The Lund Report has learned.However, the…

Freelancer works at a favorite coffee shop, using her laptop.gettyAI is well and truly here, and many freelancers may be concerned about AI taking over their work and losing clientele. In fact, McKinsey research found that, by 2030, up to 30% of hours worked across the US could be automated using AI.Of course, the level of AI adoption will vary across different industries and occupations. However, it’s crucial for all freelancers to upskill themselves for the inevitability of AI impacting their industry—whether it’s a small impact or a significant shift.Here are three ways freelancers can future-proof themselves, and become more…

Key Takeaways The SEC has approved general listing standards for crypto ETFs.The new framework is expected to lead to an explosion in crypto ETF listings in the coming weeks and months.Under the new framework, crypto ETFs can be fast-tracked if the underlying crypto asset has had a futures market on a regulated exchange for at least six months and meets other standards. The Securities and Exchange Commission has paved the way for a flurry of new crypto-related exchange-traded funds. The SEC late Wednesday announced that it approved generic listing standards for commodity-based exchange-traded products, fast-tracking the approval for crypto funds.…