German carmaker Opel has designed a vehicle with an unlikely target market: not only city dwellers looking for more mobility, but also “young people from the age of 15”. Teenagers with a German AM license – essentially a scooter license – can legally drive the Opel Rocks-e, which they charge as a SUM (Sustainable Urban […]
For most people, putting money into the retirement pension is something their employers do. Their payslips and growing super balances prove that is happening, but they never see the money and the whole process is seen as a ‘define and forget’ process. But it doesn’t have to be. Making additional contributions can help you have […]
At the start of the first lockdown, the Department of Education (DfE) announced an educational partnership with Google and Microsoft to provide schools with technical assistance to start using these platforms. The DfE announcement left schools perplexed, especially those that were less technically mature. This implied that what all schools really needed to support distance […]
August 20, 2021 The Bronx High School of Science in New York has eight Nobel Laureates among its alumni. It is more than the countries of Spain, Israel. Egypt, Finland, Ireland, Pakistan, New Zealand, South Korea, Turkey and others. Each year, the Bronx High School of Science accepts approximately 800 freshmen. The majority of those […]
AFTER its establishment in April 2021, Sum-ag Farm School obtained its government recognition from the Department of Education (DepEd) -Western Visayan on June 21, 2021, signed by the Director of DepEd-Western Visayas Dr. Ramir B. Uytico , Ceso IV. The award was given to Sum-ag Farm School to implement activities under Republic Law 10618 or […]
Now is the time to get a great mortgage rate on your dream home. Matt Elliott / CNET In response to market volatility at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Reserve reduced its benchmark interest rate for the first time in more than a decade, creating a ripple effect in the market. For […]
Simply put, a interest rate is the percentage of the principal charged by the lender for the use of its money. The main one is the amount of money loaned. Interest rates affect the cost of loans. As a result, they can speed up or slow down the economy. The Federal Reserve manages interest rates […]
Today I offer a reasoned rant about the high costs of our federal government’s zero interest rate policy (ZIRP). If you are wondering what this policy is, just think about how much interest you are now receiving on your money in the bank, and have had for over a decade. Isn’t it almost zero? In […]
The race to the bottom of interest rates has been a trend in recent years, and Sunlight is the latest to join in the fun. August 5, 2021 Ryan kennedy Sunlight Financial has deployed a set of three new interest rates for residential solar customers, including a rate of 0% for a 12-year loan, 0.49% […]
New Delhi: Electric two-wheeler maker Lords Automotive Pvt Ltd said on Wednesday it had acquired 100% of Ahmedabad-based Devam Electric Vehicles Pvt Ltd, which manufactures rickshaws and electric cars for an undisclosed amount. Subsequently, the company will take over the assets and patents of Devam Electric Vehicles (Devam EV). The acquisition will allow Lords Automotive […]