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Swiss banking giant UBS is testing a blockchain-based payment system to improve financial transactions

Swiss banking giant UBS has successfully completed a pilot project for its blockchain-based payment system, UBS Digital Cash, marking a significant step forward in improving the efficiency of cross-border financial transactions. The pilot, which took place with multinational clients and…

Raygun withdraws from competition due to harsh public reaction

Article content Australian breaker Rachael Gunn has told a Sydney radio station she is considering retiring from competition. It’s only been three months since her unconventional routine at the Paris Olympics was ridiculed and gave rise to conspiracy theories about…

Naga Munchetty suffers nightmarish wardrobe malfunction as dress opens live on BBC Breakfast and stunned fans demand “fix it – it’s distracting!”

Naga Munchetty suffered an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction on Thursday’s BBC Breakfast show, with fans branding it ‘distracting’. The TV presenter, 49, graced the sofa with her co-host Charlie Stayt, 62, to present the latest news to the nation. Meanwhile, his…

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite hit record highs in early trading as Federal Reserve rate decision looms

The U.S. stock market extended its post-election rally on Thursday, with major indexes hitting new all-time highs, as investors await a decision on interest rates from the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rose 0.4% and 0.8%, both…

What an interest rate drop to 4.75% means for your mortgage

Several major lenders are increasing their fixed mortgage rates, despite the Bank of England reducing the base rate to 4.75 percent on Thursday. The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to cut the bank rate by 5 percent, a widely…

Dick Yarbrough: Candy bar fuels exciting new initiative

Dick Yarbrough Syndicated columnist Spoiler alert: no discussion of politics this week. I’ll let the talking heads talk and the political pundits pontificate, then I’ll tell you what really happened and why. No applause, please. I’m just doing my job….

These 3 Trump Policies Will Help Fix America’s Broken Economy

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Canada Post workers rallies in Mississauga, Hamilton and Ottawa

Preferred region How does this work? Rallies are planned for Thursday in support of Canada Post workers in Mississauga, Hamilton and Ottawa. For almost a year, Canada Post and the union representing its workers, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers,…

Koala Insulation opens its first Canadian branch in Cambridge

Based in Australia Koala Insulationa growing leader in eco-friendly insulation services, has launched its first Canadian franchise in Cambridge, offering solutions throughout the Kitchener-Waterloo region. Local entrepreneurs Justin Prittie and Greg Quaile lead the new franchise, which offers residential, commercial…

In memory of: Gwen Valerie Welp (née Aldcroft)

Born May 5, 1948 to Edna and Arthur Aldcroft at Burnaby General Hospital, he attended Moscrop Secondary School in Burnaby and during those years he traveled to Powell River (qathet) and visited there parents. Traveled to Montreal in 1967 to…