March 14, 2026

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Stock Brokers

Can Non-U.S. Citizens Buy Stocks of U.S. Companies?

There’s no citizenship requirement for owning stocks of American companies. While U.S. investment securities are regulated by U.S. law, there are no provisions forbidding individuals who are not citizens of the U.S. from participating in the U.S. stock market. However, even if non-U.S. citizens can legally trade U.S. stocks and bonds, they should still consult with

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Energy

Africa Energy Announces Block 11B/12B Operations Update

VANCOUVER, BC, July 29, 2024 /CNW/ – Africa Energy Corp. (TSXV: AFE) (Nasdaq First North: AEC) (“Africa Energy” or the “Company”) announces that TotalEnergies EP South Africa B.V. and QatarEnergy International E&P LLC have provided notice to the joint venture partners that they will withdraw from their 45% and 25% interest, respectively, in accordance with the

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Fund

Markets with Bertie: The grand wedding, manufacturing fund and Sam Altman

Bertie is quite miffed that he was not invited to the grand wedding. He was one of the first subscribers to sign on for the SIM card that offered free internet and you didn’t hear a peep out of the man even when his phone bill saw a hefty hike. An invite would have been

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Energy

Meridian Energy Boosts Employee Share Ownership

Meridian Energy Limited (MDDNF) has released an update. Meridian Energy Limited has provided financial support for its New Zealand employees through the MyShare Scheme, enabling them to purchase company shares and receive a cash bonus to buy additional shares after a three-year commitment. In the FY22 installment of the scheme, the company facilitated the acquisition

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Fund

SUNY’s Tucker receives Creative Impact Fund award | News, Sports, Jobs

Photo by Casey Kocher, ’24 Delanie Markle, a senior majoring in English Adolescence Education B.A./M.A., modeling an apple yoke, a wearable sculpture made of apple, padauk, sycamore and sterling silver, in 2022. In this case, the apple yoke and yew gems are explorations of wearable forms made primarily from found materials. The

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Property

On Missouri’s primary election ballot: property tax exemption for childcare providers

The Show Me State has a critical shortage of affordable childcare providers and Missouri voters will be asked on August 6th to do something about it. The primary election ballot will ask voters whether to let the state legislature pass a property tax exemption for childcare providers. Sen. Travis Fitzwater, R-Holts Summit, sponsored the Senate

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Investments

Japanese pension funds tiptoe into moonshot tech investments

Tokyo-based Beyond Next Ventures’ latest startup fund is 56% bigger than its predecessor, thanks to growing interest from the country’s traditionally risk-averse pension funds. Of the ¥25.7 billion ($160 million) the company raised for bets on cutting-edge tech and research startups, 20% came from trustees handling annuities and other long-term investments, according to the company.

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Insurance

New ‘Trip.com Travel Smart’ Insurance Launched By AXA And Trip.com, Strengthening Global Partnership

Home » TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY NEWS » New ‘Trip.com Travel Smart’ Insurance Launched By AXA And Trip.com, Strengthening Global Partnership Monday, July 29, 2024 Reading Time: < 1 minute XA Hong Kong & Macau (AXA) and Trip.com, a leading global travel service provider, have unveiled the “Trip.com Travel Smart” (“Travel Smart”) insurance product. This exclusive offering

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Tax

New Tax Adds to NJ’s Anti-Business Reputation

Government Report to Members By Michele N. Siekerka, NJBIA President and CEO On Jul 29, 2024 Gov. Phil Murphy last month signed a $1 billion corporate tax increase as part of the FY25 budget, and as bad as that is, it could have been worse. Originally, the governor proposed a permanent 2.5 percentage point increase

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Technology

Litoplas Streamlines Flexible Packaging Production with BOBST ECG Technology

Left to right, José Luis Mora, President, Marco Carrara, Technology Sales Director CI flexo, Luis Mora, CCO Colombian converter Litoplas S.A. is a pioneer in the global flexible packaging market. Utilizing BOBST press technology to create a streamlined and optimized workflow, it has led the way in extended color gamut (ECG) printing for almost a

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