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Tiffany Sadler, UK Special Envoy to the Great Lakes to visit Kigali

The UK Special Envoy to the Great Lakes, Tiffany Sadler, will be in Kigali next week, after visiting Kinshasa and Kampala. HM GovernmentSource

You Don’t Look Cool—You Just Look Broke: Signs Your Car Is Trying Too Hard

Image Source: 123rf.com Let’s be honest: some cars are just trying way too hard. What might have started as a “cool upgrade” quickly becomes a loud, clunky embarrassment on four wheels. Car culture is full of expression, but there’s a fine line between personal style and an obvious

How Suppressing Your Anger Is Actually Making You Sick

Image Source: 123rf.com You might think staying calm at all costs is a sign of strength, but what if it’s actually hurting you? Many people are taught to avoid confrontation, bite their tongue, or smile through frustration. But this habit of suppressing anger isn’t just an emotional bottleneck—it

British vets could face price caps and ban on bonuses linked to pet treatments – business live

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as UK’s Competition and Markets Authority scrutinises veterinary industry and companies adjust to Trump tariffs Fhaheen Khan, senior economist at Make UK, a lobby group for British manufacturing, said: UK manufacturers are caught in the eye of a perfect

Black Coffee: It’s Almost Tuesday

It’s time to sit back, relax and enjoy a little joe … Welcome to another rousing edition of Black Coffee, your off-beat weekly round-up of what’s been going on in the world of money and personal finance. I’ve got another busy weekend ahead of me, so let’s get

UK statement on attacks against the Druze community in Syria

The UK has issued a statement in response to recent attacks against the Druze community in Syria. HM GovernmentSource

What Tariff-Fueled Market Uncertainty Means for Your Investments

The future is always uncertain—this is true no matter which period of history you look at, and it’s definitely true right now. Over the last several weeks, financial markets have been volatile because of uncertainty about the impact and extent of tariffs. While we can’t know for sure

Passiv Review 2025 – Portfolio Management Tool

If you’re a Canadian DIY investor who prefers index ETFs – but prefers living life to dealing with rebalancing math and spreadsheets – then you might want to check out a tool called Passiv. The name is a play on the concept of passive investing (aka “index investing”).

The Cheapest U.S. Cities for a July 4th Getaway in 2025

Some millennials won’t have to sweat the spending this year to go to some of the most popular cities to celebrate America’s birthday. According to data from Priceline, Houston and Dallas are the most popular Fourth of July destinations for millennials and the most affordable overall. The ranking

How to Decide Where to Give (When You Can’t Say Yes to Everything)

A friend texted me the other day with a question that might sound familiar: “Bob, beyond tithing, how do you decide where to give? I’ve got a friend fundraising for a mission trip, an invitation to a charity breakfast for prison ministry, and I just met someone raising

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