CHINA’S insurance companies reported higher investment returns in 2024 despite falling market interest rates and an economy flirting with deflation, as the bond market soared, the stock market took off in the latter part of the year, and companies increased their dividend payouts. Insurance companies’ annualised total returns were 7.16 per cent in the first three quarters
Net income available to common stockholders of $9.0 million and $56.8 million for the three months and year ended December 31, 2024, respectively, or $0.15 and $0.94 per diluted share, respectively. Funds from Operations (“FFO”) per diluted share decreased 4% and increased 8% year-over-year for the three months and year ended December 31, 2024, respectively,
Under plans announced back in January 2021, the ‘Right to Regenerate’ policy allows the public to convert vacant plots of land and derelict buildings into new homes. Just a year later 250,000 some would say 650,000 – a more realistic figure of uninhabited dwellings were recorded. Bearing in mind that these figures don’t take into
Long-term investments refer to the process of purchasing assets, such as stocks, bonds, or real estate, with the expectation that they will generate returns over an extended period – usually several years or even decades. These investments are generally characterized by their stability and the potential to grow in value over time, rather than offering
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San Jose is eyeing patches of vacant land underneath the San Jose Mineta International Airport flight path for commercial use. San Jose planning department officials want to rezone about 11 acres of unused, city-owned land along Coleman Avenue and West Hedding Street from open space to commercial. The proposal is expected to go before the Planning
Veganism in trouble – and the man who sold half a million steaks with a 12,000-year-old idea to fix it By Brad Young, Money feature writer Reading death threats sent by vegan “fundamentalists” was Neil Rankin’s first introduction to plant-based food. The Cordon Bleu-trained chef had just opened a nose-to-tail barbecue restaurant, Temper, in 2016
If you have short-term financial goals and aspire to invest in a low risk mutual fund, then there are specific categories of the same designed to ensure capital conservation and liquidity during tough times. These funds generally invest in low risk instruments for example: treasury bills, money market securities among other similar instruments. Thus making
A new, roughly 2 acre park will open in the Windsor neighborhood in east Denver after the City Council this week approved the $750,000 acquisition of vacant land. The future park, at the corner of Mississippi Avenue and Dayton Street, will be purchased almost entirely with funds from the 2018 voter-approved Parks Legacy Fund, a
A meal out might be Britons’ most popular way to spend money this Valentine’s Day (more on that in the Money blog later) – but if you’re planning to eat in at home, you can get some great deals from supermarkets. Some are offering deals for as little as £6 per person – meaning you