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Shan Ahmed Khan

As a journalist focused on finance and the stock market, he delivers fast, reliable, and easy-to-understand coverage of market news.

Canada’s 2026 TFSA limit is $7,000 as tax brackets rise: key CRA dates ahead

Canada’s 2026 TFSA limit is $7,000 as tax brackets rise: key CRA dates ahead

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 11:34 ET Canada’s federal income tax brackets for 2026 will rise 2% with inflation and the lowest federal rate will be 14%, Canada Revenue Agency payroll tables show. The first bracket runs to C$58,523 and the top threshold begins at C$258,482, the tables show. Canada Why it matters now: employers set January payroll withholdings in days, and households are already lining up their first-quarter cash flows and registered-account contributions. The new year also brings a fresh set of deadlines for the 2025 tax season. Missing a filing date or misreading contribution room can quickly turn
30 December 2025
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Harmony Gold (HMY) stock rebounds in premarket as gold steadies after CME margin jolt

Harmony Gold (HMY) stock rebounds in premarket as gold steadies after CME margin jolt

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 08:30 ET — Premarket Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited’s U.S.-listed shares were up 3.4% at $20.63 in premarket trading on Tuesday, steadying after a sharp selloff in the gold complex a day earlier. Public The bounce matters because gold-linked stocks have been trading in lockstep with bullion as a late-year rally pushed precious metals to record territory. When futures exchanges raise margin — cash required to hold a contract — leveraged traders often trim positions quickly, amplifying moves across the sector. Gold rebounded on Tuesday, with spot prices up 1.3% at $4,387.29 an ounce, as
30 December 2025
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Lloyds pulls invoice factoring for SMEs, tightening cash‑flow options heading into 2026

Lloyds pulls invoice factoring for SMEs, tightening cash‑flow options heading into 2026

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 11:32 ET Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY.L) plans to close its invoice factoring service for small and medium-sized businesses by the end of 2025, the Financial Times reported, citing two people familiar with the matter. The timing matters because factoring is a day-to-day cash tool for smaller firms, letting them turn unpaid invoices into money they can use immediately. A year-end shutdown would force some businesses to line up alternatives for 2026. The move also signals a wider retreat by major UK lenders from labour-intensive working-capital products, as banks focus on steadier returns from mortgages and
30 December 2025
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DRDGOLD stock rebounds in premarket as gold bounces ahead of Fed minutes

DRDGOLD stock rebounds in premarket as gold bounces ahead of Fed minutes

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 08:13 ET — Premarket DRDGOLD Limited (DRD) rose 4.4% to $31.89 in premarket trading on Tuesday, clawing back some ground after the stock closed down 8.4% on Monday at $30.54. The shares hit an intraday low of $30.23 in the prior session, according to StockAnalysis data. The snapback matters now because DRDGOLD trades like a high-octane proxy for the gold price, and bullion just put in a rare, sharp reversal into year-end. When the metal whipsaws, miners with outsized exposure to spot moves can swing even harder. The next catalyst sits squarely on the macro
30 December 2025
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TMC stock dips after Monday’s slide as deep-sea mining rules return to the spotlight

TMC stock dips after Monday’s slide as deep-sea mining rules return to the spotlight

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 10:23 ET — Regular session Shares of TMC the metals company Inc (TMC) were down about 0.2% at $6.31 in morning trading on Tuesday, after dropping 7.3% in the previous session. The stock has traded between $6.28 and $6.46 so far in the regular session. Nasdaq TMC is one of the few U.S.-listed ways to bet on commercial deep-sea mining — the push to harvest potato-sized polymetallic nodules from the ocean floor that contain nickel, copper, cobalt and manganese. For investors, the near-term story hinges on permitting and legal frameworks more than on near-term earnings
30 December 2025
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Kevin O’Leary’s $15 salad warning: Shark Tank star says lunch splurges can drain $500,000 from retirement

Kevin O’Leary’s $15 salad warning: Shark Tank star says lunch splurges can drain $500,000 from retirement

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 11:00 ET Kevin O’Leary said people who insist they cannot afford to invest often make room in their budgets for recurring small purchases, including what he called $15 lunch salads. “People tell me they don’t have money to invest. And then I watch them spend $15 on a salad for lunch,” O’Leary said in a YouTube video this month. Benzinga The message is landing as households keep looking for ways to stretch paychecks, even as everyday costs remain a top concern. The latest annual Consumer Expenditure Survey from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics —
30 December 2025
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Atmos Energy starts Kingsport’s Watauga Street gas line upgrades Jan. 5 — what to expect

Atmos Energy starts Kingsport’s Watauga Street gas line upgrades Jan. 5 — what to expect

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 11:06 ET Atmos Energy will begin upgrading natural gas lines along Watauga Street in Kingsport, Tennessee, on Jan. 5, the city said on Tuesday. Local outlet WJHL reported the work will be carried out in phases along the corridor. https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/atmos-energy-to-update-kingsports-watauga-street-gas-lines/ The timeline matters for residents and businesses because crews are set to start preparations immediately after the New Year holiday, and the project runs through a busy stretch of road for months. The early work includes surveying and marking the route before construction intensifies. The Kingsport work also fits a broader push by regulated gas
30 December 2025
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Silver ETF SLV hit its worst day in five years — then bounced back as China export rules and margin hikes bite

Silver ETF SLV hit its worst day in five years — then bounced back as China export rules and margin hikes bite

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 10:52 ET The iShares Silver Trust, the biggest U.S. silver-backed exchange-traded fund (ETF), fell about 7% on Monday in its steepest one-day drop in five years as silver prices retreated from record highs. SLV was up about 4% in Tuesday trading, a sign that volatility has not left a market that has surged through year-end. The swings matter because ETFs such as SLV have become a main channel for retail investors to trade silver without storing the metal. Sharp reversals can force fast exits in crowded trades, especially late in the year when liquidity is
30 December 2025
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Allied Gold stock rebounds as gold prices bounce back after sharp selloff

Allied Gold stock rebounds as gold prices bounce back after sharp selloff

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 10:15 ET — Regular session Allied Gold Corporation shares were up 71 cents, or about 3.1%, at $23.67 in morning trading on Tuesday. The move tracked a broader rebound in precious-metals-linked names after bullion swung sharply over the past two sessions. That matters now because thin year-end liquidity can exaggerate moves, and gold’s price swings tend to ripple quickly into miners’ shares, which investors often treat as leveraged bets on the metal. Gold fell hard on Monday after hitting a record high late last week, as traders locked in profits following the rally. Spot gold
30 December 2025
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AST SpaceMobile insider buy grabs attention as BlueBird 6 satellite rollout heats up Starlink race

AST SpaceMobile insider buy grabs attention as BlueBird 6 satellite rollout heats up Starlink race

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 10:25 ET AST SpaceMobile director Keith Larson bought 625 shares of the company’s Class A stock at $80 apiece, according to a Form 4 filing dated Dec. 29. The filing said the transaction was executed under a Rule 10b5-1 plan — a pre-arranged trading plan — and left Larson with 2,015 shares held indirectly through an IRA. SEC The purchase lands as investors watch whether AST can turn its “direct-to-device” pitch into paying service. The term refers to connecting ordinary phones to satellites without special hardware, extending coverage where cell towers don’t reach. AT&T has
30 December 2025
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Beckham-backed Prenetics stops Bitcoin buying, eyes up to $200 million IM8 revenue

Beckham-backed Prenetics stops Bitcoin buying, eyes up to $200 million IM8 revenue

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 10:25 ET Prenetics Global Ltd said on Tuesday it has stopped buying bitcoin and will not make additional purchases, redirecting its capital allocation to its IM8 health supplement brand. The Nasdaq-listed health sciences company said it halted daily buying on Dec. 4 and will keep its 510 bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset. StreetInsider.com The decision marks a pullback from a bitcoin treasury strategy — where a company holds the cryptocurrency as part of its cash reserves — that can quickly reshape balance sheets when prices swing. Bloomberg described Prenetics as the latest firm to
30 December 2025
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India’s UPI boom hits cigarette kiosks — but “cash is still king” in India

India’s UPI boom hits cigarette kiosks — but “cash is still king” in India

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 10:08 ET Cigarette and tobacco kiosks have become one of the fastest-growing merchant categories on India’s Unified Payments Interface, with transaction volumes rising more than eightfold between November 2023 and November 2025, a Moneycontrol analysis reported. The shift matters because India’s digital payments push is increasingly leaning on everyday, low-value purchases to keep UPI growth humming, even as cash remains entrenched in parts of the economy where digital adoption is harder and tax compliance is looser. Subhash Chandra Garg, a former finance and economic affairs secretary, wrote in a Deccan Herald column on Tuesday that
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Stock Market Today

Lucid stock jumps 14% as Dow tops 50,000 — what LCID investors watch next week

Lucid stock jumps 14% as Dow tops 50,000 — what LCID investors watch next week

7 February 2026
Lucid Group shares jumped 14% to $10.86 at Friday’s close, recovering from an 8% drop the previous day. The move followed a broad Wall Street rally that lifted high-volatility stocks. Lucid reported fourth-quarter deliveries of 5,345 vehicles and full-year deliveries of 15,841. Investors await Lucid’s Feb. 24 results for updates on cash and demand.
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