GoogleBy Daniel EssonLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceA new finance boss has been appointed to save a hospital trust that faces £60m of debt.Tim Glenn has joined East Kent Hospitals Foundation Trust (EKHT) as interim chief financial officer.EKHT runs Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital in Margate, as well as sites in Canterbury, Folkestone and Dover. Stewart…

In light of Financial Literacy Month in November, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) is reminding consumers to stay on top of their finances by assessing their debts and sorting out the difference between good and bad debts. “Debt is scary because it can make you feel like there’s a chokehold on your financial freedom,” said spokesperson…

Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for Governor in 2024, said Friday that her campaign has amended finance reports for previous years between 2016 and 2022.Hall-Long said this corrects errors regarding campaign expenditures that were not properly categorized as personal loans. The campaign worked with the Department of Elections to amend…

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North Korea continues shutting down many of its limited embassies around the world, furthering suspicions of an ongoing financial crisis.The hermit kingdom is shutting down its embassy in Nepal, according to reports published Friday.This is at least the fifth country North Korea has consciously pulled out of in recent months, ostensibly for diplomatic restructuring.BLINKEN: US…

Empowering Women 2023: Davis For about 20 years, Mark Davis alone ran the business that bears his name. It wa[…] November 11, 2023

Nov. 11, 2023 5:30 am ETListen(2 min)The new era of higher interest rates has reignited a long-smoldering Wall Street debate: Is it better for ordinary investors to buy individual bonds outright? Or shares of bond mutual funds?During the yearslong period of near-zero interest rates, the answer seemed simple: Funds had low fees and were easy…

The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada awarded Illinois Valley Community College a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for its annual comprehensive financial report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022.The report was judged by an impartial panel to meet the high standards of the program, which includes demonstrating a constructive “spirit…

Financial literacy is unquestionably an essential skill that empowers individuals to effectively navigate the intricacies of personal finance and make well-informed choices that significantly influence their financial stability. Financial literacy represents an ongoing voyage of learning and personal development. It doesn’t involve simply amassing knowledge at a single juncture but rather entails the perpetual broadening…

  U.S.-China meetings begin ahead of APEC The groundwork has been laid for a high-stakes meeting between President Biden and President Xi in meeting face-to-face in San Francisco. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng agree to work together when it comes to the nations’ economies. <!–> SAN FRANCISCO – U.S.…