Today, rental vacancy data stands at 7.2%, while the lowest during COVID was 5.6%. Rent inflation increased during the coronavirus crisis, bringing headline CPI inflation to a high of 6.6% year on year, but currently stands at 2.5%. Since late 2022, I have been convinced that the Federal Reserve really wanted to attack the labor […]
Kolkata: Fairfax-backed IIFL Finance plans to raise $500-750 million (₹4,547-6,820 crore) in external commercial loans and dollar bonds in March, as part of its strategy to diversify resources and finance growth. The gold loan-focused non-bank lender is in talks with existing investors as well as banks from Singapore and Taiwan, managing director Nirmal Jain told […]
Hands up if you love budgeting. Chances are, most of you will shake your heads, roll your eyes, or maybe even think about moving on. Seriously, who wants to read more nonsense about budgeting? But wait! We know you’ve heard all the “right” ways to budget. You know… turning off the lights, doing the weekly […]
This month, Mercedes-Benz announced it would bring production of its Marco Polo camper in-house, effectively excluding Westfalia from the Marco Polo business it has been in for 42 years. While that seems like a big hit for the world’s most beloved camper converter, don’t cry too hard for Westfalia. The German shop actually builds a […]
We love seeing a good personalized license plate, and we love it even more when we get a chance to chuckle at the personalized license plate requests that were ultimately rejected for stupid reasons like potty humor. However, there is rare good news for lovers of rather crude, yet […]
Andrew Mauro/Shutterstock On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass a bill 264 to 133. This obviously means that it failed somehow. The bill was the Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR, get it?) Act, a series of flight rules changes proposed in response […]
A tenant is left completely speechless after his landlord tried to increase his rent for a truly ‘shocking’ reason: his recent pay increase. The explosive text exchange, which has gone viral, has sparked a furious national debate, exposing the nerves of both renters and property investors struggling with unprecedented financial pressure. At the center of […]
Flow Metals (CSE:FWM) is advancing mineral assets in established Canadian mining regions. The company wholly owns three projects, including the Sixtymile Gold Project, and recently optioned the Monster IOCG Project in the Yukon, along with the New Brenda Project in British Columbia’s copper-colored Quesnel terrane. The company’s strategy is to promote assets with strong geological […]
PHILADELPHIA, PA – MAY 16: Former player Chase Utley takes the field for the ceremonial first pitch prior to the game between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on Thursday, May 16, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images) MLB Photos via Getty Images […]
Wall Street firms are launching tokenized funds, stablecoins and on-chain products, but Bitwise’s CIO says investors remain stuck in outdated crypto narratives. Bitwise’s Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan believes there is a fundamental gap between perception and reality in the crypto market. He argued that investors often misinterpret what is actually happening because behavioral biases, […]
