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WILLMAR — The Willmar City Council on Monday approved the bylaws for the Willmar Municipal Utilities Commission, which were approved by the Utilities Commission on Nov. 21.Utilities Commission President Shawn Mueske, along with the governance committee, spent several months writing the bylaws, which will govern the roles, responsibilities and conduct of the commissioners. “I’d like to start by thanking Commissioner Shawn Mueske for all the hard work he’s done throughout the entire year. And one of the fruits of the work, where he’s gone over and above expectations, are the bylaws that we have in front of you tonight,” said…

Times 3 Technologies (T3T), an established South African Sage business partner and provider of business software and implementation services, has been named a winner of the Sage Platinum Club for Partners Awards for FY25, celebrating exceptional performance and impact within Sage’s global partner ecosystem.Celebrating their Sage award are Albert van Dyk (product manager X3 – CPT), Keith Castle (product manager X3 – DBN), Stephen Howe (joint CEO), Ashley Ellington (joint CEO), Dirk Louw (product manager Intacct), Michael Adams (development manager), Herman van der Linder (product manager X3 – JHB), and Riona Maharaj (HR & Payroll manager)Awarded annually by Sage, a…

What to do if much of your wealth is in a single asset and you don’t want to be clobbered by capital gains taxes.Anice problem to have: You’re sitting on an immense unrealized gain on a volatile stock, and it’s making you nervous. Should you sell and pay a lot of tax? Hold and run the risk of losing it all? Are there other options?This affliction of the wealthy is one Andrew Whitehair is in business to cure. He’s a 44-year-old CPA at Baker Tilly, a firm that assists businesses and prosperous individuals with tax and accounting challenges. He lives…

Investment in AI has not just outstripped government-led initiatives like the Manhattan Project and the Apollo program. It has also exceeded the capital put into other, more recent, market-driven technology booms.The dotcom frenzy of the late 1990s and early 2000s saw billions flow into speculative internet startups, and the cryptocurrency boom of the late 2010s and early 2020s attracted its own wave of venture capital. Yet, both pale in comparison to the AI spending wave, which has concentrated greater sums into a shorter timeframe.This unprecedented spending spree is reshaping global technology and drawing Wall Street’s focus to a handful of…

A bank has launched a new savings account with a competitive 4.25% interest rate.Brits could be missing out on hundreds, or even thousands, of pounds by leaving their savings in non-interest-bearing accounts. A high-interest savings account makes your money work harder. LHV Bank, originally from Tallinn, Estonia, pays 4.17% Gross/4.25% AER on balances up to £100,000 in its Easy Access savings account. The account does not use temporary bonus rates or impose restrictions on withdrawals. Kris Brewster, director of retail banking at LHV Bank, said: “This is the savings account we believe the UK market has been waiting for. It’s…

President Aleksander Vučić says the country is stuck between Russia and the US playing politics with each other. Show more Today, Serbia’s only oil refinery is due to shut down, all because of US sanctions on the national oil company, which is mostly Russian-owned. So, what will this mean for the country’s energy and how badly will it harm its economy? And Netflix has reportedly put in a second-round bid for parts of Warner Bros Discovery. Leanna Byrne looks at what Netflix actually wants. Also, for the first time in more than 20 years, a rare Fabergé egg is going…

European stocks are on the rising early trade today, coming ahead of a day that will likely be dominated by US inflation data which many believe should seal the deal on a December rate cut for the Fed. On the data of front, we have seen better than expected German factory orders, which rose 1.5% for the month of October (above the 0.5% expected). Particular strength has been seen in domestic demand for military and defence equipment, with the 9.9% surge in German orders offset by a 4% drop in foreign demand. Coming in a week that has also seen…

Cloudflare experienced a major outage that disrupted several online services, including trading platforms such as Zerodha, Angel One, and Groww. Users reported issues logging in, placing orders, and … Source link

The DWP will also check the bank details of millions of benefit claimantsDWP minister Andrew Western announces new anti-fraud measuresThe DWP has issued a statement about major new powers coming in to tackle fraud in the benefits system. New laws have been added to the book allowing fraud investigators to directly take funds from people’s bank accounts if they owe an amount and are refusing to settle the debt. New eligibility checks are also being brought in to check the details of millions of claimants on 3 benefits, including Universal Credit.DWP minister and minister for transformation, Andrew Western, said the…

Here are some common methods of measuring the value of an investment.When evaluating which investments to add to or subtract from your portfolio, one factor that might influence your decision is whether a particular stock, bond or fund seems like a good value. But there are many ways to define the value of an investment, and these can vary based on the type of investment product you’re considering. Here are some common methods of measuring value: Market Value Market value is the price buyers and sellers agree to pay or accept for a security at any given moment in time.…