Washington (AFP) – US sanctions against Venezuela have accelerated the already catastrophic decline of the oil-rich nation’s economy, and is pushing it to a debt default that economists say could happen as early as this week. US sanctions help push Venezuela to default The aim of the latest US action against Caracas is to choke…
November 07, 2017 TECHNOLOGY Apple sells $7 billion in bonds Apple Inc., looking to fund stock buybacks and dividends, sold $7 billion of bonds even as proposed new tax laws may leave it awash in cash it previously couldnt use. The iPhone maker on Monday sold notes in six parts. Apple has…
By MarEx 2017-11-06 19:13:32 Kristin Weyanathabaln, a fisherman in northern Sri Lanka has managed to free himself from of bonded labor. I am now free from debt, the 48-year-old fisherman says. Weyanathabaln had only started fishing in 2010, one year after the end of Sri Lankas civil war that…
Broadcom has made a $105B bid to buy fellow chipmaker and Apple supplier Qualcomm. When $25B of net debt is factored in, the deal is effectively worth $130B. If the bid succeeded, it would not only be the biggest tech acquisition in history, but might also help resolve the long-running dispute between Qualcomm and Apple…
Mumbai: A giddy Sailesh and Anjana exchanged vows at St Jude Church in Malad on October 29, eight years after they had met and fallen in love, surrounded by strangers they had just met but who were giving their all to help the young couple have their dream wedding. Sailesh, 28, an office-bearer and Anjana,…
We all need a bit of breathing space every now and then. Life can get complicated, with family, financial, and work commitments all coming in to play at varying degrees over time. Most of us will experience some hard times as far as cash is concerned. But its surprising how little we know about our…
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On Thursday, at a raucous gathering of loyal supporters in Caracas, President Nicolas Maduro made official what the bond market had been anticipating for years: cash-strapped Venezuela is going to seek debt relief. Blaming the financial sanctions imposed by the U.S. government — and its lackeys in the Venezuelan opposition who lobbied for such measures — Maduro said that a…
WHO-HD × Ankeny Club Is Raising Money to Help Schools Lunch Debt ANKENY, Iowa Ankeny Schools lunch debt currently stands at $39,000 and one group is helping bring the number down. Ankeny Lions Club is donating all of its net profit from a pancake breakfast on Saturday. Lions Club Vice President Keith Krueger said when the…
Deco, Portugals leading consumer association, has received requests for help in dealing with debt problems from 26,080 families so far this year, 50 more than in the same period of 2016, the group said. Of the total approaches made to it in the period 1 January to 25 October, however, Deco has been able to…