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Kemi Badenoch has said the Conservatives would scrap the “unfair debt trap” of high interest rates on student loans, piling pressure on Labour ministers to tackle the growing outrage over the high costs.The education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, admitted the system of plan 2 loans had “problems” but suggested the government’s priority would be maintenance grants for poorer students, rather than tackling the high interest rates.“The reality is that we inherited a system, and the Conservatives left behind this system, the system they’re now complaining about. But it does have problems, it does,” she told the BBC. “But there are also…

The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis has said recent criticism of Fed research by a senior White House official amounts to a renewed attack on the US central bank’s independence.“This is just another step to try to compromise the Fed’s independence,” Neel Kashkari said in remarks on February 19. Kashkari was responding to comments made on February 18 by Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council (NEC), a top economic advisor to president Donald Trump. In an Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy…

On-chain data from Glassnode and CryptoQuant shows large holders dominating exchange inflows while short-term investors continue to sell at a loss, pointing to a fragile base-building phase.

Shares of asset managers fell due to worries over a private-credit fund managed by Blue Owl Capital, triggering broader anxiety about spillover effects.

BOJ may raise rates in March if yen resumes slide, says ex-policymaker

Corn futures are showing gains of 1 to 3 ¾ cents so far on Friday. March options expire today. Spillover support from double digit gains in wheat is helping. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 1 3/4 cent to $3.94 1/4. With just a little over a week left in the Crop Insurance price discovery, the average December corn close has been $4.60, down a dime from the same period last year.Export Sales data continues to show strong export sales, with old crop corn sales at 1.47 MMT in the week of 2/12, in the middle of the…

The gap is widening between rival toy makers Hasbro and Mattel — thanks in part to a 30-year-old trading card game. The toy giants have flip-flopped dominance in the space for decades, jockeying for the most coveted master licenses to put new fan favorites — Disney princesses and “Star Wars” characters among them — on store shelves. But as the industry recovers from a period of declining sales, Hasbro is the one winning over Wall Street.For the fiscal year 2025, Hasbro reported revenue gains of 14%, reaching $4.7 billion, while Mattel saw its net sales drop 1% to $5.3 billion.Though…

American Axle & Manufacturing (NYSE:DCH – Get Free Report) is one of 31 publicly-traded companies in the “Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare American Axle & Manufacturing to similar companies based on the strength of its profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations. Valuation & Earnings This table compares American Axle & Manufacturing and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation. Gross Revenue Net Income Price/Earnings Ratio American Axle & Manufacturing $5.84 billion -$19.70 million -38.78 American Axle & Manufacturing Competitors…

(RTTNews) – The Thai stock market on Friday ended the four-day winning streak in which it had advanced almost 65 points or 4.8 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now rests just beneath the 1,480-point plateau although it may find renewed support on Monday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is positive after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down most of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs. The European and U.S. markets were up and the Asian bourses are also expected to open to the upside. The SET finished modestly lower on Friday following losses from the food, consumer, industrial,…

Bitcoin fell more than 5% to below $65,000 on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to raise global tariffs to 15%, rattling risk sentiment.The drop came as Asian equities rose in early trade, underscoring crypto’s divergence from regional stock markets amid renewed tariff uncertainty.Stock Chart IconStock chart iconBitcoin dropsThis is breaking news. Please refresh for updates.