April 7, 2026

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Technology

Local effects of global technology disruption

An internet outage affecting Microsoft is disrupting flights, banks, media outlets and companies across the world, with problems continuing hours after the technology company said it was gradually fixing an issue affecting access to Microsoft 365 apps and services. Airlines, retail outlets, banks, railway companies and hospitals in several parts of the world were affected

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Energy

Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $1.05

Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE:DUK) will increase its dividend on the 16th of September to $1.05, which is 2.0% higher than last year’s payment from the same period of $1.02. This makes the dividend yield about the same as the industry average at 3.8%. Check out our latest analysis for Duke Energy Duke Energy’s Earnings Easily

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Investments

Warren Talks Small-Business Investment with Pittsfield Entrepreneurs / iBerkshires.com

Sen. Warren says small business is the backbone of the country with Mayor Peter Marchetti and BBEC President and Executive Director A.J. Enchill.  PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Black Economic Council’s work to support and attract new small businesses to the gateway city got boost with $455,000 secured by U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren in

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Energy

BlackRock injects additional capital to gain majority of Brite Energy | News

A fund managed by BlackRock’s climate infrastructure business has taken a majority stake in South Korean company, Brite Energy Partners (BEP), with an additional investment of KRW100bn (€66m). The transaction marks BlackRock’s fourth investment in BEP since August 2021. The investment will support the further scaling of BEP’s solar portfolio, which aims to reach more than 1GW

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Fund

Oakmark Equity And Income Fund: Q2 2024 Commentary

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Total return includes change in share prices and, in each case, includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions. The investment return and principal value vary so that

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Insurance

India health insurance industry to surpass $23 billion by 2028

The Indian health insurance industry is set to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.8% from ₹1.3 trillion (US$15.1 billion) in 2024 to ₹2.0 trillion ($23.8 billion) in 2028, in terms of gross written premiums (GWP), forecasts data and analytics company GlobalData. GlobalData’s Insurance Database reveals that the share of health insurance

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Wealth Management

Capgemini wins deal with UK tax collector worth up to £574M • The Register

The UK tax collector is awarding Capgemini a contract worth up to £574 million ($741 million) to run legacy tax management systems until 2029, one of which was first built under a controversial arrangement that was supposed to end in 2020. His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs has published a contract award notice saying the French

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Tax

These baby items may become exempt from NJ sales tax

2-minute read Babies R Us store opens at American Dream mall in NJ The grand opening of Babies R Us is to take place on Wednesday, July 19 at 11 a.m. at the American Dream mall. Chris Pedota, NorthJersey.com Babies aren’t cheap. But some relief may be on the way to New Jersey parents under

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Energy

China’s vice premier to attend China-Russia energy cooperation committee meeting | WTVB | 1590 AM · 95.5 FM

China’s vice premier to attend China-Russia energy cooperation committee meeting | WTVB | 1590 AM · 95.5 FM | The Voice of Branch County

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Stock Brokers

Microsoft cloud outage: Brokerages, stock exchanges see services hit, platforms unable to execute trades

Brokerages, stock exchanges, banks, media institutions, airlines, airports across the world are experiencing significant disruptions due to an outage issue with Microsoft Azure, the cloud computing platform that powers many of their critical systems.   Among the affected brokerages are Nuvama, Edelweiss, and Motilal Oswal, with traders reporting disruptions in their operations in India. Brokerage

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