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Cost of care: Financial support for family caregivers
ORLANDO, Fla – Being a family caregiver can be overwhelming, physically, emotionally, and financially. AARP says about 80-percent of caregivers cover out-of-pocket costs themselves. Money spent on food, gas, travel, incidentals can add up to about $7,200 a year. There are some options that can offer a little bit of help. Managing bills, doctor’s appointments,…
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Georgia schools are being forced to make hard financial choices
In Fulton County, where leaders closed two elementary schools this year in an effort to cut costs, Superintendent Mike Looney warned the district will be facing “perhaps the most difficult financial challenges that this district has had in a long time.” “Without mincing words, we’re on a collision course to insolvency,” he said in May.Credit:…
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The most popular stocks and funds investors bought in May
Signs of progress on US tariff agreements in early May offered some reprieve around trade tensions, prompting investors to be more “risk-on”, driving stock markets higher. Following on from US president Donald Trump’s pausing of many higher rate tariffs in April, the UK and US announced a trade deal on 8 May. This marked…
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Regulators tackle influencers promoting ‘rouge’ financial products as legal action begins
Global regulators, including the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), have launched a coordinated effort to shield social media users from misleading promotions by financial influencers, or “finfluencers.”The international crackdown, which began on 2 June, involves regulators from Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Italy, and the United Arab Emirates.In the UK, the FCA has issued 50 warning…
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‘Stress crisis’ in UK as 5m struggle with financial, health and housing insecurity
More than 5 million UK adults are experiencing a triple whammy of financial, health and housing insecurity as British households hit levels of “multi-stress” not seen since the global economic crash well over a decade ago, research shows.One in 10 working-age adults are juggling low income and debt, insecure tenancies and high rents, and problems…
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Sweet Briar College Names Belinda Burke as Chief Financial Officer & Vice President for Administration
On June 30, 2025, Belinda Burke will join Sweet Briar College as the College’s Chief Financial Officer and Vice President for Administration. Burke comes from William Peace University in Raleigh, N.C., where she has served as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President for Administration since 2022. She holds a Bachelor’s of Science in finance from…
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Keep Tehran on the terror finance blacklist
Less than a year ago, U.S. law enforcement uncovered a plot by the Islamic Republic of Iran to kill President Donald Trump. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has been conspiring with hitmen to target and gun down Americans on U.S. soil for many years. “That simply won’t be tolerated,” the FBI said when it revealed the…
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Google AI Mode Introduces Data Visualization For Finance Queries
Google has started rolling out interactive charts in AI Mode through Labs.You can now ask complex financial questions and get both visual charts and detailed explanations. The system builds these responses specifically for each user’s question. Visual Analytics Come AI Mode Soufi Esmaeilzadeh, Director of Product Management for Search at Google, explained that you can…
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Willis Lease Finance Corporation Announces Pricing of $596.0 Million in Fixed Rate Notes
COCONUT CREEK, Fla., June 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Willis Lease Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: WLFC) (“WLFC” or the “Company”), the leading lessor of commercial aircraft engines and global provider of aviation services, announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Willis Engine Structured Trust VIII (“WEST”), has priced $524,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Series A Fixed…
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Mayer Brown strengthens Banking & Finance practice with CLO lawyer Joanna Suna in New York | News
New York – Mayer Brown announced today that Joanna Suna has joined the firm as a partner in its Banking & Finance and collateralized loan obligations (CLO) groups in the New York office. “Joanna has significant experience advising issuers, underwriters, portfolio managers, and monoline insurers on CLOs, securities repackagings and other types of complex structured products,”…