Finance

May 3, 2026
Olivia
Finance

HURST appoints corporate finance head

Stockport-based accountancy firm HURST has appointed Ben Bradley as head of corporate finance, succeeding Nigel Barratt. Ben joined the firm as a graduate trainee in 2011 and became a...

May 3, 2026
Olivia
Finance

Basic pension burden could double by 2048: study

Researchers call for narrower eligibility, more support for senior citizens living below poverty line as goverment prepares basic pension reform A pensioner fills out a form at a welfare...

May 3, 2026
Olivia
Finance

Sh100 million needed for new law on sub-county budget transparency, PBO report reveals

Taxpayers may spend Sh100 million to implement a proposed law requiring the government to publish detailed spending estimates for every sub-county, a report by the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO)...

May 3, 2026
Olivia
Finance

Mortgage and refinance interest rates today, May 3, 2026: Looking back at April rates to see what’s ahead

The 30-year fixed rate started April at about 6.30%, coming down from a 2026 high of 6.47% set in late March. During the month of April, the 30-year peaked...

May 3, 2026
Olivia
Finance

Nationwide warns ‘UK high streets won’t survive’ for 1 reason | Personal Finance | Finance

A major UK building society has warned that high streets won’t survive unless they “support the people who use and depend on them the most”. Nationwide has called on...

May 3, 2026
Olivia
Finance

The Path to Student Loan Forgiveness Is Narrowing

It is getting harder for Americans to free themselves of their student loans. The Trump administration is revamping the federal student-loan program, pushing borrowers into plans that might require...

May 3, 2026
Olivia
Finance

Finance Ministry fraud: A capacity, competence and credibility crisis

Sri Lanka did not collapse in 2022 because of economic imbalances alone. It collapsed because institutions failed, quietly, cumulatively, and then all at once. Fiscal indiscipline, external shocks, and...

May 3, 2026
Olivia
Finance

Transfer Rumors: Man Utd Step Up Pulisic Interest; Barcelona Receive $105 Million Raphinha Bid

Sports Illustrated rounds up the latest transfer rumors and gossip from around the world. Premier League Harry Kane continues to be linked with an exit from Bayern Munich. | ANP/Getty Images...

May 2, 2026
Olivia
Finance

Gold price analysis: A look at the Fed interest rate decision and beyond

Geopolitical tension in the Middle East remains a key driver of gold price. At the onset of the US-Iran war in late February, the precious metal rallied as investors...

May 2, 2026
Olivia
Finance

Reform Is Not Windfall: Restoring Revenue Integrity Towards A Functional Fiscal State

By Tanimu Yakubu Nigeria’s contemporary fiscal discourse has been captured by a convenient but fundamentally flawed proposition: that the removal of subsidy—particularly petrol subsidy—yields an immediate fiscal windfall. This...