BEIJING (Reuters) – New bank loans in China rose more expected in March from the previous month due to strong corporate and household demand, as the central bank walks a tightrope between supporting the rapidly recovering economy and containing debt risks. Chinese banks extended 2.73 trillion yuan ($416.62 billion)in new yuan loans in March, up…
Darko Pavic, Founder & CEO of Fiscal Solutions, Retail Technology & Global Fiscalization Expert with 28+ Years of Experience. gettyRetailers still tend to treat culture as a marketing layer, something that helps decorate a campaign after product, price, channel and supply chain have already been decided. K-beauty, for example, shows why that view is increasingly…
Intel Corp. (INTC) priced an upsized $20 billion stock offering at $95 a share on Tuesday, Aug. 11, raising $5 billion more than the $15 billion plan it announced just one trading day earlier. Wall Street treated this as breaking news. It wasn’t. Intel’s own finance chief told investors this could …
Everyone is familiar with the ironic saying, “You have to prove you don’t need money to get a loan.” But what happens when you have no money, no credit, and need a refrigerator today? That’s when rent-to-own (RTO) or lease-to-own (LTO) businesses step in. Traditional banking wasn’t built on …
River AI, an AI startup founded by xAI co-founder Igor Babuschkin, has secured $1.1 billion in funding in a seed/Series A round led by General Catalyst and AMP PBC, with participation from Nvidia, AMD Ventures, Y Combinator, and Temasek. (AMP PBC is an AI-focused investment firm founded in 2026 by former Andreessen Horowitz general partner Anjney…
Australia central bank holds rates steady, keeps hike on table
Australia’s central bank keeps interest rates at 4.35%
Oil prices rise, Asia stocks drift on US-Iran stalemate
“CMS’s proposal would encourage one thing above all else: investing less in improving existing medicines,” says health expert Sally Pipes. “That’s a costly tradeoff for patients—and one Medicare shouldn’t make.”Getty ImagesThe Trump administration says it wants to accelerate medical innovation. Yet one new proposal from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services could do just…
After two Chapter 11 bankruptcies and hundreds of store closures nationwide, a longtime mall staple is revamping one of the most recognizable parts of its business as it works to attract a new generation of customers. Changing consumer habits, an uncertain economy, and growing competition have …
Image Credits:Sila 8:22 AM PDT · August 10, 2026 Sila has landed a $1.4 billion loan from the U.S. Department of Defense to help the U.S.-based startup expand production of its silicon-carbon battery material. The loan, which was announced Friday, arrives as U.S. battery buyers, from automotive companies to defense contractors, struggle to procure battery…
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