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If you’re starting a business, you may already be thinking about business bank accounts, credit cards and other ways to manage your money. But what about ways to protect your money?That’s where business insurance comes in.Chubb has been offering insurance for over 65 years and has comprehensive policies and add-ons for businesses, whether you’re a small venture or a larger enterprise. Read on to learn more about Chubb’s business insurance offerings.Chubb Business InsuranceState availabilityAvailable in all 50 statesPolicy highlightsChubb’s business insurance is available to companies with up to $30 million in revenue. It offers a variety of services to businesses…

The Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) is set to resume crude oil refining operations by the end of October 2025, following many years of inactivity. Speaking in a radio interview on Accra-based Onua FM on Monday [October 13], Godwin Mahama, a Corporate Affairs Officer at TOR said TOR had been largely inactive with its primary function of refining crude oil brought to a standstill. He noted that the new management team has made it a priority to restore the refinery to its core mandate. As part of this effort, TOR has undertaken a comprehensive Turnaround Maintenance Project, which is now 98…

The Forbes Content & Design Studio conducted an interview with Pierre Habis, General Manager & Head of Synchrony Bank. The following excerpts from that interview have been edited for length and clarity. Many people are enduring subpar returns on their savings, according to a recent study by Forbes Research in partnership with Synchrony Bank (member FDIC). More than half (57%) say they’re leaving $500–$14,999 on the table by not optimizing their accounts; a further 8% say it’s even higher. And while 69% say their existing relationship with a financial institution influences where they keep their savings, there’s an openness to…

A newly formed manufacturing group is targeting international expansion and new jobs after acquiring two distressed plastics companies out of administration. Clarity Plastics, which is led by experienced entrepreneur Kevin Robinson, is looking to transform specialist injection moulders Barkley Plastics and LVS through a combination of investment in the two facilities in Birmingham and Telford, process optimisation, and putting ‘people’ first. More than £500,000 will be invested across both sites to optimise factory layouts, modernise facilities for team members, introduce automation, and bring tailored training and personal development opportunities. The companies, which will be collectively rebranded to Clarity Plastics, employ…

Preparing for $60/barrel oil: ONGC eyes $1 billion/year profit from trading venture, looks to cut costs by 15% | Business News – The Indian Express LATEST STORIESGautam Gambhir’s approach a ‘blessing’ for Washington Sundar: ‘…you are always in the game’BMC holds workshop for real estate developers to ensure proper dust mitigationAfter Israel-Hamas prisoner swap, leaders of US, Egypt, Qatar and Turkey sign Gaza dealWomen’s World Cup: Nadine De Klerk takes South Africa home againIran lures transgender foreigners for surgery but forces operations on localsMumbai: 4 booked for suicide of Customs officer’s son who lost Rs 1.8 lakh to cyber fraudPreparing for $60/barrel…

LHV Bank has raised the interest on its one-year fixed savings account to 4.46% AER, earning an “excellent” Moneyfactscompare rating.Fixed-rate accounts enable savers to lock their money away for a set period at a fixed interest rate. They work well for people who can afford to leave their money untouched for a specific term and want guaranteed returns. Savers can launch LHV Bank’s account with a minimum deposit of £1,000, and up to £1million can be saved overall. Interest is paid at the end of the term and as with most fixed-rate accounts, withdrawals are not permitted until the account…

Ukraine’s drone strikes on Russian oil refineries have disrupted domestic supplies and pushed Russia’s diesel exports towards their lowest levels since 2020.Sixteen of Russia’s 38 refineries have been hit since the start of August, some of them multiple times, including one of Russia’s largest fuel-processing facilities, the 340,000 barrel-a-day plant at Ryazan, close to Moscow. The strikes have disrupted more than 1mn barrels a day of Russia’s refining capacity, according to Energy Aspects, a research group. Diesel exports, if they maintain the current rate, will fall to the lowest monthly total in September since 2020, according to both OilX and…

ToplineShares of Grindr were up as much as 11% on Monday afternoon after Semafor reported shareholders are considering taking the company private in a deal that would value the LGBTQ dating app at $3 billion.The Grindr app logo.Getty ImagesKey FactsRaymond Zage and James Lu, majority shareholders in Grindr, are seeking to take the company private after Temasek, a private lender which made personal loans to at least one of the two men, reportedly seized some shares last week and sold them. Grindr’s owners are now in a “precarious personal financial position,” Semafor reported, and are discussing a buyout price of…

In case of long-term gains, an NRI can save the tax outflow by making eligible investments in one residential house property in India. Sale of immovable property in India owned by a Non-resident (NR) individual is a more tedious affair as compared to sale/ transfer made by a resident of India because of the compliances and tax implications attached to the sale. As a first step, the individual must correctly determine his/ her residential status in India with the help of the rules laid down in Section 6 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (Act).Residential status is determined afresh for each…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Equities myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.US stock markets rebounded on Monday after Donald Trump appeared to row back from his threat to impose punishing new tariffs on Chinese imports, saying that the US “wants to help China, not hurt it!!!”The S&P 500 index was 1.5 per cent higher by early afternoon, partially recovering after Trump sparked a 2.7 per cent drop on Friday — the Wall Street benchmark’s biggest one-day sell-off since April — by threatening to impose additional 100 per cent tariffs on China. The tech-heavy Nasdaq…