COST Financial News

By Sabrina Valle

Investing.com — The Dow staged a rebound to close higher Friday, shrugging off rising Treasury yields after a «goldilocks» jobs report showing higher than expected job gains in September, but a surprise slowing of wage growth stoked optimism that the economy can avoid a recession despite higher for longer Federal Reserve interest rates.

India's central bank Friday flagged the need for greater scrutiny of the financial sector's rising unsecured loan exposure, warning both high-street lenders and non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) to strengthen their risk management systems in what is seen as a precursor to tightening capital requirements for such advances. In his statement accompanying the monetary policy review, central bank Governor Shaktikanta Das said that though banks and NBFCs continue to be resilient, certain components of loans are recording very high growth. «We have to be mindful of what can, going forward, pose a challenge and become a future risk. In certain segments of retail credit, we saw high growth,» Das said after the monetary policy review meeting in Mumbai.

We all know that bulls make money and pigs get slaughtered. But bears make money too. The question often faced by financial advisors is whether they should join them.

Canadians planning their Thanksgiving dinners can breathe easy this year.

Investing.com — The S&P 500 rallied Friday after rebounding from lows as stocks shrugged off rising Treasury yields after data showing stronger-than-expected job gains, but cooling wage gains stoked investor expectations that the economy can avoid a recession.

₹47.7 trillion in August, from ₹36.47 trillion the year earlier. Credit to the sector increased 17% to ₹47.70 trillion in August from ₹40.85 trillion in April, significantly surpassing last year’s 7% growth rate for the same period. Within this, credit card outstanding grew by 30% compared with 26% a year ago.

₹300-1,000 on every ticket beginning 6 October. SpiceJet is also planning a fuel surcharge, an airline executive said. “Fares were already trending higher for the festive months of October and November due to high travel demand.

Odisha will soon become a hub of cancer care in eastern India, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said on Friday, inaugurating new facilities at the Acharya Harihar Post Graduate Institute of Cancer in Cuttack. Patnaik inaugurated two linear accelerators for radiotherapy and a 30-bed day-care unit. With this, the number of linear accelerators at hospital rose to four. With the new day-care unit, the number of day-care beds rose to 42. While the state spent Rs 38 crore for the linear accelerators, the new unit cost it Rs 6 crore.

By Pratima Desai and Julian Luk

Ethereum faces a lot of opportunities, and it also faces challenges as the future draws closer. Amid its dominance in the crypto landscape, Bitcoin Spark emerges as a potential contender, offering fresh innovations in blockchain technology. While Ethereum price prediction fluctuates, examining the changing dynamics of Ethereum and Bitcoin Spark is crucial.

If you’re thinking about a college loan for next fall, it’s time to start looking at your options. Factors for students and their families to consider include who is taking the loan—parent, student, or both—the type of loan, amount and interest rate, which could be considerably higher than in recent years. Repayment plans are another consideration, including a new repayment option for federal student loans announced earlier this year by President Biden.

The U.S. Treasury Department has issued fresh guidelines on Friday, outlining updated regulations that make it simpler for individuals to recover costs associated with electric vehicle purchases using the existing EV tax incentives.

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I wasn’t going to write again on the Alberta Pension Plan and what has become the controversial LifeWorks report saying Alberta should get half the Canada Pension Plan’s assets if it sets up its own APP. It’s so obvious that since 1966 Alberta has carried the load for the rest of the CPP provinces (i.e., not Quebec, which has its own plan) that I didn’t think I’d have to. Besides, even LifeWorks acknowledges the numbers need refining. Its model essentially tracks the CPP’s actuarial report, but a more careful treatment of Alberta-only actuarial assumptions and interprovincial migration requires access to confidential CPP data. No one has done that exercise yet.

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Last week, a San Jose Denny’s officially became a part of Silicon Valley lore. The world’s tech capital is crawling with iconic names like Apple and Hewlett Packard that were founded in someone’s garage. Now the chain diner is officially credited as the birthplace of Nvidia, the chip company at the heart of the artificial intelligence revolution.

Investing.com — U.S. Treasury yields jumped on Friday after new employment data showed that job growth in the world's largest economy unexpectedly surged in September, heaping on to investor worries that the Federal Reserve may now have more headroom to lift interest rates again in 2023 and potentially leave borrowing costs elevated for a longer period of time.

More companies are borrowing against their assets, including inventory and receivables, as finance chiefs look to bolster liquidity amid financial stress from inflation and high interest rates. Asset-based loans have a particular appeal for chief financial officers during periods of economic uncertainty. The draw: Companies don’t need to meet the same types of leverage and performance requirements included in loans based on a company’s cash flow.

Jonjua Overseas, Advance Lifestyles and RMC Switchgear — will trade ex-bonus next week. These three stocks have delivered multibagger returns to investors so far this year. Jonjua Overseas had earlier announced a bonus issue in the proportion of 9:50, which means for every 50 shares investors hold, they will be credited 9 additional shares. The Board of the company has fixed October 10 as the record date for the proposed bonus issue and the stock will go ex-bonus on the same date. A company issues bonus shares for their shareholders in order to increase the liquidity of the stock as well as with the aim to decrease its stock price to make it affordable for investors. Bonus shares are fully paid additional shares issued by a company to its existing shareholders.

allowing aircraft lessors to recover their planes during insolvency proceedings as well. The ministry said that the earlier IBC regime was impacting the agreements between Indian airlines and foreign lessors.