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The Canadian Dollar snapped it’s recent win streak against the US Dollar on Monday.Both Canadian and US markets are dark for the long weekend holiday.September opens up with an early flash of potential Loonie weakness.The Canadian Dollar (CAD) eased lower against the US Dollar (USD) on Monday, albeit on notably weak market flows, shedding under one-tenth of one percent against the Greenback. Canadian and US markets are shuttered functionally across the board thanks to a shared Labor Day holiday, and markets will be waiting for North American markets to return from their long weekend in full force on Tuesday.The Canadian…

Each week, we will focus on a StandOut individual who has been extraordinary within the events industry. This week it is Evie Booth, freelancer. How did you get into the events industry?I applied for a casual role with National Merchandise at the AO Arena in Manchester. At the time, it was just meant to be a way to earn some extra money while I was at university. I didn’t really expect it to lead anywhere to be honest, but along with my love of music/events, it became the start of my event industry career. I now still work for National Merchandise, but…

Our 16-year-old son has an incurable degenerative disease and now needs round-the-clock care. My husband has had to give up work to look after him but Aviva is refusing to pay out under our critical illness policy.We’ve been paying £60 a month for the cover since 2007.Our son was born in 2008 and diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress (SMA-RD) when he was eight.He managed well in mainstream school until June last year, since when his health has deteriorated significantly and he has paralysis in all four limbs.We contacted Aviva in January to discuss our eligibility for a…

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The top two areas of content marketing spend for businesses globally are video content, and written thought leadershipgetty “If content is king, marketing it has become imperative for brands everywhere,” Statista analysts noted in their 2024 report of the content marketing industry. Their report also revealed that the top two spending areas of investment for marketing budgets globally are: video content, and thought leadership material. Writing thought leadership content is viewed as a critical investment for marketing purposes, for several reasons, including boosting credibility and trust amongst customers, standing out from the competition in the industry, and becoming known as…

How is QQQ stock faring? The Invesco QQQ ETF has risen by a modest 0.1% over the past five days and is up 11.9% 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 $645.79 for the QQQ ETF implies an upside potential of 13.2%.  Currently, QQQ’s five holdings with the highest upside…

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip – Israeli strikes on a hospital in southern Gaza killed four journalists Monday, including a freelancer who worked for The Associated Press, according to health officials.Mariam Dagga, 33, a visual journalist, freelanced for the AP during the war, as well as other news outlets. The AP said in a statement that it was shocked and saddened to learn of Dagga’s death, along with those of other journalists.Two missiles hit Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, medical officials said. In all, 19 people were killed, according to Zaher al-Waheidi, head of the Gaza Health Ministry’s records department.The Israel-Hamas…

The Japanese Yen reverses a modest Asian session downtick against a broadly weaker USD.The BoJ rate hike expectations and the global flight to safety offer some support to the JPY.The divergent BoJ-Fed policy outlook further exerts downward pressure on the USD/JPY.The Japanese Yen (JPY) remains on the front foot against a broadly weaker US Dollar (USD), with the USD/JPY pair flirting with a four-week-old trading range support just below the 147.00 mark during the early European session on Monday. Moreover, the fundamental backdrop seems tilted in favor of the JPY bulls. Fresh geopolitical risks stemming from Russia’s sweeping attack on…

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