November 16, 2024

Category: Personal Finance

How much will FEMA pay for flood damage? #CashNews.co
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How much will FEMA pay for flood damage? #CashNews.co

Cash News It’s too soon to know how many homes were damaged or destroyed by flooding from Hurricane Helene across the Southeastern U.S. The storm’s 140 mph winds and record storm surge left a path of death and destruction rarely seen in U.S. history. Homeowners who have flood insurance could get some financial relief for […]

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The private-equity industry has a cash problem
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The private-equity industry has a cash problem

How much money are your private-equity investments making? The question is easy to answer for other asset classes, such as bonds or publicly traded stocks. All that is required is the price paid at purchase, the price now and the time that has elapsed between the two. It is less obvious how returns for private-equity […]

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A valuable card for frequent fliers #CashNews.co
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A valuable card for frequent fliers #CashNews.co

Cash News For small business owners who fly with Southwest Airlines often, the Southwest® Rapid Rewards® Premier Business Card is worth a look. It comes with a high-value welcome offer, decent rewards for Southwest loyalists, and several airline-focused perks. But it also has a $99 annual fee, so you need to ensure you’ll get enough […]

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How China, Russia and Iran are forging closer ties
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How China, Russia and Iran are forging closer ties

Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, and Ebrahim Raisi, his Iranian counterpart, have several things in common. Both belong to a tiny group of leaders personally targeted by American sanctions. Even though neither travels much, both have been to China in recent years. And both seem increasingly fond of one another. In December they met in the […]

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Japan ends the world’s greatest monetary-policy experiment
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Japan ends the world’s greatest monetary-policy experiment

On March 19th officials at the Bank of Japan (BoJ) announced that, with sustainable inflation of 2% “in sight”, they would scrap a suite of measures instituted to pull the economy out of its deflationary doldrums—marking the end of a radical experiment. The bank raised its interest-rate target on overnight loans for the first time […]

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