News Updated: Thursday, July 9, 2026, 23:22 [IST] Thousands of office-goers in Bengaluru faced another difficult morning on Thursday after services on the Namma Metro Green Line were disrupted due to a technical issue during peak commuting hours. The latest interruption once again put the spotlight on the reliability of the city’s Metro network, which […]
Key Takeaways Escrow accounts are used by lenders to collect money for homeowners insurance premiums and property taxes. An escrow shortage occurs when there is not enough money in an account to cover these payments and leave an appropriate cushion. Homeowners can pay the escrow shortage in a lump sum or repay the amount over […]
Key Takeaways Affirm is a popular buy now, pay later lender offering payment plans for online and in-store purchases at hundreds of thousands of merchants. Affirm offers several installment plans, including Pay in 4, as well as longer-term loans with APRs ranging from 0% to 36%. In 2025, Affirm began reporting all eligible pay-over-time loans […]
Yoevan Khemlani had already begun building his AI company in Singapore when he realized that all his customers were looking somewhere else. Khemlani had started Interfaze, a startup offering a specialized AI model for backend tasks like web scraping, with a team of four in 2025. “As we were training the model, a lot of […]
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MILAN, July 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Greenberg Traurig continues to strengthen its Milan office with the launch of a fully integrated tax offering, combining transactional tax advisory and tax litigation, through the addition of a team led by Luca Marraffa, joining as shareholder, alongside Cristina Biscontri, Samuele Amato, and Aurora Jannacone Pazzi, who join from […]
Egypt’s banking sector is entering a new phase of digital competition, as incumbent lenders prepare standalone digital platforms designed to reach a larger, younger and increasingly connected customer base. The shift follows several years of rapid fintech growth, during which digital payments, lending platforms and embedded financial services have helped extend access beyond traditional banking channels. Now, […]
Crude oil futures have reversed sharply lower, trading back below the $72.00 level at $71.91, down $1.62 (-2.08%) on the day. Despite another round of heightened geopolitical tensions in the Middle East—including U.S. strikes on Iran and Iranian warnings that oil and gas infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UAE, Qatar, Jordan, and Bahrain could […]
Please enable JavaScript if it is disabled in your browser or access the information through the links provided below. July 09, 2026 Federal Reserve announces the leadership and objectives of its task forces to advance the conduct of monetary policy For release at 3:00 p.m. EDT The […]
