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…
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Citigroup stock slides on Russia-exit charge as Fed minutes loom

Citigroup stock slides on Russia-exit charge as Fed minutes loom

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 11:41 ET — Regular session Citigroup (NYSE: C) shares were down about 1% at $116.95 in late-morning New York trading on Tuesday. The move followed Citi’s disclosure that internal approvals have cleared the way for a planned sale of AO Citibank, which houses the bank’s remaining Russia operations. Citi said the transaction is expected to…
SanDisk stock today: SNDK rebounds from early dip as year-end trade thins

SanDisk stock today: SNDK rebounds from early dip as year-end trade thins

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 11:41 ET — Regular session Sandisk Corp shares rose 0.8% to $246.30 in late morning trade on Tuesday after dropping as much as 3.1% earlier in the session. The stock ranged from $236.64 to $246.84. The year-end tape has put Sandisk back on watchlists because it has been one of 2025’s biggest winners. Kiplinger recently…
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…
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…
Cisco stock today: CSCO slips in late-morning trade as tech pressure lingers ahead of Fed minutes

Cisco stock today: CSCO slips in late-morning trade as tech pressure lingers ahead of Fed minutes

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 11:31 ET — Regular session Cisco Systems, Inc. shares dipped on Tuesday, tracking a cautious turn in large-cap tech and year-end repositioning with Federal Reserve minutes due later in the day. The move matters because liquidity is thinner than normal in the holiday-shortened week, which can amplify small shifts in sentiment. U.S. markets are closed…
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…
IBM stock price today: Shares slip as Fed minutes loom in thin year-end trade

IBM stock price today: Shares slip as Fed minutes loom in thin year-end trade

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 11:30 ET — Regular session International Business Machines (IBM.N) shares slipped about 0.5% on Tuesday. At 11:15 a.m. ET, the stock was down $1.63 at $304.11, after trading between $302.73 and $306.24 and opening at $306.15. Volume was about 462,000 shares. The move matters now because year-end trading is typically thin, and modest shifts in…
UnitedHealth stock rises today as UNH outperforms peers ahead of Fed minutes, Jan. 27 results

UnitedHealth stock rises today as UNH outperforms peers ahead of Fed minutes, Jan. 27 results

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 11:18 ET — Regular session UnitedHealth Group Incorporated shares rose about 1.3% to $333.32 in late-morning trade on Tuesday, after swinging between $329.18 and $336.03. Humana gained about 0.5%, Elevance Health and Cigna edged higher, while CVS Health slipped; the Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF was down about 0.1%. The move came as Wall…

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