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Bloomberg

Copper's Upward Trend Can Continue, BlackRock Says

"The trend is very much your friend," says Evy Hambro, head of fundamental equities thematic and sector investing at BlackRock, when asked about the rise in copper prices. "We are seeing a very tight market," he tells Bloomberg Television…

Bloomberg

I’m my mother-in-law’s power of attorney, executor and trustee. Do I hold all the power?

I’m my mother-in-law’s power of attorney, executor and trustee. Do I hold all the power?

“There is a lot of legal and financial power in my hands.”

We’re in our 50s and have $1.5 million in traditional 401(k)s. Is it too early to start Roth conversions?

We’re in our 50s and have $1.5 million in traditional 401(k)s. Is it too early to start Roth conversions?

“The last adviser we worked with lost a significant portion of our portfolio.”

Daily Trust

13-year-old herder killed in Plateau

A 13-year-old herder, Abubakar Sadi, has allegedly been killed by security operatives in Dakun community, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. Security personnel, including soldiers, DSS operatives and mobile policemen, have been…

Daily Trust

Many Student Loan Borrowers May Have to Switch to Worse Repayment Plans

Many Student Loan Borrowers May Have to Switch to Worse Repayment Plans

In an usual move, Congress worsened terms for some existing borrowers. Now they’ll have to pay more, and for a longer term.

Europe Hurries to Fund More Cutting-Edge Businesses to Compete with China and U.S.

European governments, facing a nearly $1 trillion gap in investment funding, are casting a wide net to back start-ups developing pioneering technologies.

How to Find the Best Deals Over Labor Day and Beyond

Last-minute budget strategies rest on one key principle: flexibility.

The ‘Betting Coup’ Shaking Up Horse Racing

The ‘Betting Coup’ Shaking Up Horse Racing

When several horses wildly outperformed the odds at tracks at Saratoga and the Jersey Shore, bookmakers in London were stung and industry watchers suspected an elaborate plot.

How the Iran War Made Africa’s Richest Man Even Richer

How the Iran War Made Africa’s Richest Man Even Richer

Africans have turned to one of their own for fuel as the world’s supplies run low. But they are not the only ones with the continent’s richest man on speed dial.

How Wall St. Profits When Personal Injury Lawsuits Pay Out

Personal injury cases have exploded, in number and magnitude, funded by companies betting on a win — and offering investors a piece of the action.

‘We now live without this violence’: the Colombian farmers giving up coca for palm oil

The Guardian

‘We now live without this violence’: the Colombian farmers giving up coca for palm oil

Subsidies and a crackdown on armed groups are helping smallholders rebuild their lives, leaving behind decades of conflict and fear Surrounded by towering oil palm trees on his farm in the small village of Caño Barbú, near San Pablo in…

The Guardian

Goldman Sachs upbeat on wealth outlook amid market worries over China’s tighter scrutiny

South China Morning Post