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New Zealand budget plan offers modest financial relief ahead of election

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Months before an election, New Zealand’s government on Thursday offered some modest financial relief to many people by making most prescription medicines free and increasing subsidies for child care and public transportation.

But the government’s annual budget plan was notable for its lack of big new initiatives. Since taking office earlier this year, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has promised a back-to-basics approach and axed many of the more ambitious — and contentious — plans of his predecessor, Jacinda Ardern.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson said the budget was all about doing the basics well.

“It’s pragmatic

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by s1mple•18/05/2023

Finance

RenQ Finance (RENQ) Eyes a Massive Launch, 87% of the Last Stage of Presale Filled With Ease

Mahe, Seychelles – (NewMediaWire) – May 10, 2023 – RenQ Finance (RENQ) has been making waves in the cryptocurrency world with its unique features and innovative approach to decentralized finance. The platform is designed to provide a one-stop-shop solution for all DeFi needs, from yield farming to staking and governance. RenQ Finance has also been gaining a lot of attention for its impressive presale, which is set to end soon.

Let’s take a closer look at the RenQ Finance presale and what investors can expect from the platform in the future.

What is RenQ Finance?

RenQ Finance is a decentralized

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by s1mple•12/05/2023

Finance

A Nardin finance leader is out

BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) — One day after the Nardin Academy Board of Trustees announced President Dr. Sandra Betters will be resigning at the end of June, the school announced the school’s vice president of finance and operations has left.

A notice was sent to Nardin employees and obtained by 7 News Friday.

It states “Greg Altman, Vice President of finance and operations, departed his role with Nardin Academy — effective immediately.”

NARDIN DEPARTURE NOTICE. jpg — Notice sent to Nardin employees.

“We are currently reassigning his roles to trusted individuals across the Academy until we identify a candidate to resume the financial aspects of

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by s1mple•06/05/2023

Finance

Is Armada Hoffler Properties (AHH) Stock Outpacing Its Finance Peers This Year?

For those looking to find strong Finance stocks, it is prudent to search for companies in the group that are outperforming their peers. Is Armada Hoffler Properties (AHH) one of those stocks right now? Let’s take a closer look at the stock’s year-to-date performance to find out.

Armada Hoffler Properties is one of 874 companies in the Finance group. The Finance group currently sits at #16 within the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank includes 16 different groups and is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within

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by s1mple•22/04/2023

Finance

Stocks teeter after Federal Reserve raises rates by 0.25%

US stocks got smoked on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter percentage point amid a fast-moving banking crisis and Chair Jerome Powell suggested rate cuts were not in the picture this year.

The S&P 500 (^GSPC), the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) all dropped by about 1.6%.

US government bond yields dipped. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield slid to 3.4%, while on the front end of the yield curve, two-year yields dropped 3.9%. Oil prices gained, with WTI crude up to $70 a barrel.

The Federal Reserve’s policy-making committee,

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by s1mple•22/03/2023

Finance

Can Michael and Lisa enjoy their desired lifestyle if he steps back from full-time work?

Michael and Lisa wanted to retire early.Spencer Colby/The Globe and Mail

Michael and Lisa earn a combined salary of $350,000. Michael, an account executive, also gets an annual bonus and car allowance. He has substantial registered savings. Lisa, a government employee, has a defined benefit pension plan indexed to inflation that will pay her $126,000 a year at the age of 61.

So it’s fair to say they want to retire early mainly because they can. He is 50, she is 51.

They have a teenager living at home and a house in Ontario with a mortgage balance outstanding.

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by s1mple•18/03/2023

Finance

First Citizens Bank Provides $50.3 Million Financing for Recapitalization of Medical Office Building Portfolio

NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — First Citizens Bank today announced that its Healthcare Finance group, part of the CIT division, provided $50.3 million in financing to Montecito Medical Real Estate to recapitalize a portfolio of medical office buildings.

(PRNewsfoto/CIT, a division of First Citizens Bank)

The portfolio consists of an aggregate of 200,000 rentable square feet across seven off-campus medical office buildings located in Florida, Illinois and Pennsylvania. The properties serve a wide range of medical practices including gastroenterology, ophthalmology, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedic, oncology, laboratory work and more.

“We appreciate the opportunity to work again with the knowledgeable and efficient Healthcare

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by s1mple•21/02/2023

Finance

Biggest 2023 predictions from Yahoo Finance readers

Yahoo Finance senior columnist Rick Newman shares some of the biggest predictions for 2023 submitted by Yahoo Finance readers.

Video Transcripts

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JARED BLIKRE: Welcome back. Yahoo Finance readers have been weighing in with their predictions for what might be in store in the new year. Senior columnist Rick Newman is here to break them all down for us. And, Rick, when it comes to methodology, just give us a little background here. You told us over the break, you spent– you read, you personally read thousands of these responses.

RICK NEWMAN: I did, yeah. I read all of

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by s1mple•16/02/2023