Freelancing puts you in charge of both income and money management. There is no fixed salary cycle, no employer benefits and no automatic tax deductions. That makes decisions like spending, saving and managing taxes crucial. The way you plan your finances also changes over time. In the early phase, the focus is
ISLAMABAD: Marking World Environment Day, TheNetwork for Consumer Protection, in collaboration with Consumers International, on Friday launched Pakistan’s first consumer-focused One-Stop-Shop (OSS) platform (sabzbijli.pk) for clean energy solutions, designed to help households and small businesses confidently transition to solar energy and other renewable technologies. The launch comes at a critical time as Pakistani consumers face
Solar desalination is gaining attention as a cleaner way to turn seawater into fresh water without creating the toxic brine linked to traditional water purification systems. Unlike older desalination plants that rely on heavy energy use and chemical processing, this new approach uses sunlight and specially designed surfaces to produce drinking water more efficiently. The
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management has partnered with Galaxy Digital on a referral program that enables eligible clients to lend cryptocurrency in exchange for shares of spot crypto ETPs, including the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust. The offering is intended to help clients integrate digital assets into traditional investment portfolios more efficiently. Through the arrangement, Morgan Stanley
Jürgen Maier, Ed Miliband’s clean power tsar, has quit Labour’s flagship energy quango after just two years in the job. Mr Maier was appointed in 2024 to set up Great British Energy (GBE), which Labour’s election manifesto pledged would “cut bills for good” and create jobs “in every corner of the UK”. Confirming his departure,
In a conversation with International Business Times’ Visionary Voices series, Nikita Tsimmer, co-founder of Fountain Health, and Dr. Doreen Zarfati, the company’s chief medical officer, argue that American mental health care is fundamentally broken because it treats the brain as if it’s floating in the skull, disconnected from everything else. Fountain Health runs over 100
While the initial reaction to Centrus Energy‘s (LEU 11.13%) early May announcement of its first-quarter 2026 financial results was positive, the market’s enthusiasm didn’t last. Shares of the nuclear energy stock quickly tumbled lower and subsequently failed to recover for the remainder of the month. According to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, Centrus Energy
Companies often delay cloud migration as a cost‑control decision. In reality, outdated systems can slow innovation, obscure data, and create friction for teams already under pressure to do more. Resistance doesn’t just appear in IT plans—it shows up as organizational drag and individual backlash against change that feels poorly explained or imposed. Why are
The prolonged disruption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz as a result of the war in Iran is reshaping discussions around energy security, highlighting the vulnerability of global fossil fuel supply chains. Roughly one-fifth of global oil consumption passes through the Strait of Hormuz, while major liquefied natural gas exports from Qatar also rely
State pension payments increase each year in line with the triple lock State pension payments increase in line with the triple lock(Image: Getty) The Treasury has issued a statement about tax on the state pension ahead of a major change coming in soon. The Government announced a new policy on the issue in last year’s