• Business

    12 Financials Stocks Moving In Friday’s After-Market Session – AIX (NASDAQ:AIFU), Brookfield (NYSE:BN)

    Gainers CaliberCos CWD stock moved upwards by 10.9% to $0.6 during Friday’s after-market session. The company’s market cap stands at $13.4 million. The company’s, Q4 earnings came out 4 days ago. Sunrise Realty Trust SUNS stock moved upwards by 7.94% to $10.6. The market value of their outstanding shares is at $142.2 million. Health In Tech HIT stock rose 6.76% to $0.63. The market value of their outstanding shares is at $34.4 million. Pineapple Financial PAPL stock rose 5.0% to $0.3. The market value of their outstanding shares is at $2.6 million. Runway Growth Finance RWAY stock moved upwards by…

  • Health

    How the Education Department helps enforce special education laws : NPR

    Kellen Hedler leads his fellow classmates at Frontier Elementary School near Oklahoma City. Kellen has Down syndrome, a genetic condition that causes a range of physical and developmental challenges. Katrina Ward for NPR hide caption toggle caption Katrina Ward for NPR Sueli Gwiazdowski, 24, says she switched high schools three times when she was growing up. She wanted to stay at her first school because she loved being on the speech and debate team – but the campus wasn’t wheelchair accessible. Her second school forced her to learn in a separate room, away from her non-disabled friends. “I had to…

  • Sports

    PH inflation slowed to 1.8% in March, a near 5-yr low

    Inflation. Inquirer file photo Inflation in the Philippines slowed to a nearly five-year low of 1.8 percent in March, driven mainly by lower rice and fuel prices. This, in turn, bolstered the case for a policy rate cut next week by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), which keeps a close eye on inflation numbers to guide monetary decisions. Article continues after this advertisement Data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority on Friday saw inflation, as measured by the consumer price index, slowing from 2.1 percent in February and 2.9 percent in January. This was also the slowest since May…

  • Business

    Trump Extends TikTok Sale Deadline for 75 Days Again

    President Donald Trump said on Truth Social Friday that he is extending the TikTok sale deadline for another 75 days. “My Administration has been working very hard on a Deal to SAVE TIKTOK, and we have made tremendous progress,” Trump wrote. “The Deal requires more work to ensure all necessary approvals are signed, which is why I am signing an Executive Order to keep TikTok up and running for an additional 75 days.” Meanwhile, a spate of tech companies and billionaires have placed bids for TikTok—including Amazon and AppLovin separately this week—ahead of Saturday’s original deadline for China-based ByteDance to…

  • Finance

    How Your Investments Are Taxed & Ways to Save

    The Indian mutual fund industry is surpassing new heights as more investors turn to Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs) to create wealth. As more and more people become aware of the power of disciplined investing and compounding interest, SIPs have emerged as the go-to choice for all kinds of investors. Understanding how SIPs work and are taxed thus becomes essential for making sound investment decisions. So is SIP tax free? The straight answer is no, as they attract tax on capital gains and dividends. But a well-made investment plan can make SIPs highly tax-efficient compared to investment vehicles like fixed deposits.…

  • Sports

    Bruce Pearl can become the face of college basketball, for better or worse, at Final Four

    In the last four years, college basketball has seen six national championship-winning head coaches announce their retirement from the sport. The number of active head coaches with at least one national championship on their resume? Six. The slew of recent retirements has left college basketball — a sport where the head coaches are typically the defining stars — without a defined set of names to lead the game into the first stage of its next era. Bill Self is still trucking along at Kansas. Same for Tom Izzo at Michigan State. Rick Pitino is doing Rick Pitino things at St.…

  • Finance

    9 Ways Social Media Is Secretly Influencing Your Spending Habits

    Image Source: 123rf.com Social media is more than just selfies and memes—it’s a powerful force shaping how we shop. You might think you’re just browsing, but platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook are constantly nudging you toward your next purchase. If you’ve ever added something to your cart after watching a 10-second video, you’re not alone. Here are nine surprising ways social media is shaping your spending habits—without you even realizing it. 1. Influencer Recommendations Feel Personal When influencers talk about products, it feels more like advice from a friend than a sales pitch. Their curated lifestyles and “honest” reviews…

  • Insurance

    How Expert Insured Combines AI, Rating, Policy Lifecycle, and Accounting for Complete Management

    This post is part of a series sponsored by Expert Insured. Managing the entire insurance lifecycle can be a daunting task for MGAs and wholesalers, with processes spanning from underwriting to policy issuance and accounting. Expert Insured is a comprehensive agency management system developed with over 15 years of field experience and a recent refactor in .NET Core. Designed with scalability and configurability, it integrates AI-driven automation, robust rating tools, policy lifecycle management, and insurance-specific accounting into one powerful platform. This all-in-one solution empowers MGAs to maximize efficiency, minimize operational costs, and stay competitive. Leveraging Two Decades of Expertise Selectsys…

  • Sports

    ‘Alyansa all the way’: Marcos woos Rizal voters sans sister Imee

    President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. raising the hands of Alyansa senatorial candidates in Tacloban rally. FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Life goes on for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas as campaign resumes in Antipolo City, Rizal — marking the first sortie wherein his sister, Senator Imee Marcos, is officially dropped from the slate. During the campaign rally on Friday, President Marcos deviated from his usual battle cry of “Labing-dalawang Alyansa” — literally an alliance of twelve in English — and instead called on voters to pick “Alyansa all the way.” Article continues after this advertisement The…

  • Health

    Public records offices gutted in HHS layoffs : Shots

    Among the thousands of layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services this week were many staff who handled public records requests under the Freedom of Information Act. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images Teams that fulfilled requests for government documents lost their jobs on Tuesday as part of the Trump administration’s 10,000-person staff cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services. Their work, mandated by Congress since the 1960s under the Freedom of Information Act or FOIA, gives the public a view of the inner workings of federal health agencies. Some public…