The 3 best affordable retirement spots in the Mediterranean for 2026

Our hot-off-the-press 2026 Overseas Retirement Index lists 12 of the world’s best destinations for an overseas move – six of which are in Europe – making the prowess of my adopted empire impossible to ignore. Even considering the entire world, Europe dominates this year’s rankings. Let’s take a closer look at our picks in Italy, […]

NiCAN – Additional testing of new near-surface gold discovery at Thompson Manitoba, intersecting 19.45 meters, averaging 1.0 g/t Au and 12.2 g/t Ag

NiCan Limited (“NiCAN” or the “Company”) (TSXV: NICN,OTC:NILTF) (OTCQB: NILTF) (FRA: W8Y) has received additional assay results from the new near-surface gold discovery at Thompson Manitoba, which intersects 19.45 meters (m) of 1.00gt Au and 12.2gt Ag (Table 1). A total of four shallow diamond drill holes were completed by the end of 2025 to […]

The number of mortgage applications is increasing, fueled by the demand for refinancing

“Mortgage rates fell, with the 30-year fixed rate falling to 6.17%, and all other loan types in the survey also fell. Refinancing applications rose for all loan types, marking the strongest week for refinancing since mid-January. Overall, however, there was a decline in purchase applications, although VA purchase applications bucked the trend and rose 4%.” […]

Rumors of Lagarde’s premature departure have raised concerns about the ECB’s successor and the prospect of a digital euro – BitRss – Crypto World News

ChainCatcher 消息,据市场消息,欧洲央行行长克里斯蒂娜·拉加德正考虑在 2027 年 10 April 4 2027月大选前就继任者达成一致。欧洲央行发言人随后回应称,拉加德“完全专注于其使命,尚未就任期结束做出任何决定”。拉加德的潜在提前离任正值欧洲央行数字欧元推进的关键时期。在其领导下,欧洲央行持续推进数字欧元筹备工作,并多次强调需在欧盟《加密资产市场监管法案》框架下管理拉加德本人长期对比特币等加密资产持批评态度,曾称其为“高度投机”、“一文不值”且“无任何基础资产支撑” 。若欧洲央行领导层变动,可能影响该机构对数字欧元、稳定币监管及加密Photo: #Rumors #Lagardes #premature #departure #raised #concerns #ECBs #successor #prospect #digital #euro #BitRss #Crypto #World #News

Indian bonds are rising as strong demand for government bond sales provides further impetus

Indian government bonds continued their winning streak and ended the day higher on Tuesday as stronger-than-expected demand for government bond sales lifted sentiment, while favorable US government bond yields and excess liquidity conditions added to the positive backdrop.The 6.48% bond yield for 2035 ended at 6.66% after closing Monday at 6.6642%. Rates have fallen by […]

India can be a ‘beacon of stability’ in a chaotic world order, says Neelkanth Mishra

As the global economy grapples with geopolitical fragmentation, trade realignments and post-World War II order reform, India could emerge as a rare pillar of stability, said Neelkanth Mishra, Chief Economist, Axis Bank and Head of Global Research, Axis Capital.Speaking to ET Now on the sidelines of Mumbai Climate Week, Mishra said the world is undergoing […]

The real reason home sales slowed in January. And it’s not what you think.

If you saw headlines that talked about how “Home sales fell sharply in January‘, it probably raised an eyebrow, especially if you’re considering selling your home. But the context is important. Yes, home sales fell in January. But that has more to do with seasonality and weather than with a major drop in demand. What […]

The surprising gender shift in American universities

In 1970, men earned nearly six doctorates for every degree a woman earned. Today that ratio has been reversed. Women now earn the majority of college degrees at every level: associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral. As of 2020, women receive 61% of associate degrees, 58% of bachelor’s degrees, 61% of master’s degrees, and 55% of […]

Malaysian fuel prices Feb 19-25, 2026 – unchanged, RON95 at RM2.54; RON97 for RM3.10, diesel for RM2.99 – paultan.org

Happy Chinese New Year, folks. It’s Wednesday, so despite the national holidays, the weekly update of fuel prices never stops, with the Ministry of Finance announcing the retail price of fuels for the coming week of February 19 to 25, 2026. Across the board, prices have not changed from last week, and so the price […]