Standard Chartered's solvency metrics are reasonably strong. As of December 2024, the common equity Tier 1 ratio was 14.2%, above the top end of the bank's target range of 13%-14%.

The relation between financial prices and firms' cost of capital plays a key role in macro-financial cycles. In recent years, we have observed stock market swings, secular interest rate declines, ...

In the earliest stage, funding is often personal. Many entrepreneurs begin by bootstrapping—relying on personal savings, business credit cards, home equity loans, or lines of credit. While this gives ...

The changes include increases to some taxes and levies, changes to reporting requirements, and changes to how "non-doms" and ...

On April 1, Globe reporters Erica Alini, Salmaan Farooqui and Rudy Mezzetta answered reader questions about filing for the ...

Over this period, he has also announced, suspended, announced again, and suspended again 25 percent tariffs on goods from ...

In the chess game of the capital market, the competition for controlling rights has always been a silent struggle. Some ...

Take, for example, the software-as-a-service (SaaS) industry. Though admired by investors for its low marginal costs, network effects and customer switching costs, a key ingredient in the sector’s ...

The second administration of President Donald J. Trump has already started working its special magic across the Washington, D ...

Numbers of investors in the UK public have significantly dropped - so what needs to be done to turn it around again, asks Karl Matchett?

Manufacturers who wait to address rising costs risk falling behind. By fortifying supply chains, examining cost drivers more ...

As agriculture continues to advance, farmers and ranchers are faced with large capital investments to maintain their ...