‘There might be a silver lining’: My friend’s wife died at 60 after a high-earning career. Can he claim her Social Security?
“They had been married for over 30 years when she passed.”
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798 auf der Ars Electronica 2026: Neue Verbindungen zwischen Kunst und Technologie schaffen
PEKING,/PRNewswire/ — Das Ars Electronica Festival 2026 ging am 13. September zu Ende. Der 798 Art District nahm zum ersten Mal an dem Festival teil und nutzte diese globale Plattform für Kunst, Technologie und Gesellschaft, um neue künstlerische Ansätze aus China zu präsentieren sowie gleichzeitig die internationale Zusammenarbeit und den interdisziplinären Austausch weiter auszubauen. TAO…
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Together’s Goldberg wins outstanding achievement award at MSSLA 2026 – Mortgage Strategy
Former Together chief executive Marc Goldberg has won the outstanding achievement award at the Mortgage Strategy Specialist Lending Awards 2026. The ceremony took place at The Belfry Hotel & Resort on 15 September, in partnership with Black & White Bridging. Goldberg was a longstanding member of Together and officially retired in December 2026. The award…
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‘Ethics’, Not Economics, Sink the CLARITY Act in the Senate
The US Senate failed to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act on September 15, with Senator Elissa Slotkin calling its ethics provisions “simply too thin” as she cast one of the no votes. The tally stood at 50 senators voting yes against 49 no, short of the 60 affirmative votes required to advance the…
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Has China taken the lead on AI?
The Chinese economy is facing headwinds. There is weakness in consumer spending, its property market is still in a slump, and there’s weakness in business investment. Speaking on the latest episode of MoneyWeek Talks, Dale Nicholls, manager of Fidelity’s China special situations fund says while there may be negative things to say about the country’s…
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Barclays joins wave of repricing with 20bps rate hikes – Mortgage Strategy
Barclays is making sweeping increases of 20 basis points across its residential purchase range tomorrow. The lender is raising rates by the same amount on 39 purchase-only deals. Among the changes, Barclays market-leading two-year fixed at 60% LTV with an £899 fee will jump from 4.55% to 4.75%. A three-year fixed at 95% LTV with…
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Crypto market structure bill fails in Senate vote, 49-50
Key insight: The Senate did not advance the crypto market structure bill, known as the CLARITY Act. Forward look: The procedural event has likely stalled the bill until the next Congress. What’s at stake: For banks, the failure of the vote means that they have another chance to ban stablecoin yield provisions in a future…
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Why India And Philippines Aren’t Losing The AI Battle – Yet
Shutthiphong Chandaeng/iStock via Getty Images By Deepali Bhargava, Regional Head of Research, Asia-Pacific Why AI matters for India and the Philippines India and the Philippines have long emerged as global outsourcing powerhouses, leveraging skilled labour, English proficiency, and cost competitiveness to build
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Nike’s S&P Exit Is a Warning for Every Consumer Brand
Nike’s upcoming removal from the S&P 100 is easy to read as a corporate fall-from-grace story. It may be more useful to read it as a retail one. After nearly 18 years in the index, Nike will be removed from the S&P 100 before trading opens next Monday (Sept. 21), the culmination of a decline…
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Recognise Bank appoints Arbib as CROO – Mortgage Strategy
Recognise Bank has appointed Ronelle Arbib as its new chief revenue & operations officer (CROO). In the newly-created role, Arbib will bring together Recognise Bank’s lending and savings, operations, product and marketing functions. The new structure is meant to let Recognise Bank identify and respond to market opportunities more quickly, from developing new products and…
