Temporary farmworkers get more protections against retaliation and other abuses under new rule

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Temporary farmworkers will have more legal protections against employer retaliation, unsafe working conditions, illegal recruitment practices and other abuses under a Labor Department rule announced Friday. Each year about 300,000 immigrants, mostly from Mexico, take seasonal jobs on U.S. farms. The new rule, which takes effect June 28, will target … Read more

Home Loans: Top 5 banks including HDFC, SBI with lowest rates of interest – check full list

Home Loans: Top 5 banks including HDFC, SBI with lowest rates of interest – check full list

If you are planning to buy a house and looking for a home loan for the same, you would ideally be looking not only for a bank that can give you money as early as possible but also the one that charges a low rate of interest. After all, the marginal difference in the interest … Read more

Federal Bank is Religare’s pick of the month for May, 13% upside seen at TP of ₹176; should you buy?

Federal Bank is Religare's pick of the month for May, 13% upside seen at TP of ₹176; should you buy?

Domestic brokerage firm Religare Broking has picked Federal Bank as its stock pick of the month for May 2024 with a potential upside seen around 13 per cent. Shares of Federal Bank were on an uptrend and gained one per cent today to hit an intra day high of ₹158.55 against a 52-week high of … Read more

Silver price up 16% in just 2 months; is the metal ready for a strong rally?

Silver price up 16% in just 2 months; is the metal ready for a strong rally?

Silver prices were around ₹69,000-odd levels in the last week of February; they are trading near the ₹81,000-odd levels now. The recent rise in silver prices could be attributed to various factors, including geopolitical tensions, global economic uncertainty, rate-cut hopes and industrial demand. “The increase in silver prices can be attributed to global concerns, including … Read more

CIBIL: Applying for an unsecured loan? These are the credit score requirements

CIBIL: Applying for an unsecured loan? These are the credit score requirements

The CIBIL score requirements for unsecured loans vary from banks to banks and depend on a range of factors such as current employment, income, existing loans, and the credit history.  There is no denying the fact that banks tend to lend to borrowers who have good to excellent credit scores for unsecured loans. This is … Read more

Meta COO Javier Olivan offloads portion of his holdings at $245,578; stock down 13% over costly AI bet

Meta COO Javier Olivan offloads portion of his holdings at $245,578; stock down 13% over costly AI bet

Meta’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) Javier Olivan has sold a portion of his holdings in the company, which likely put greater pressure on the tech stock amid the recent selloff. The top executive has offloaded 490 shares of Class A Common Stock at a price of $501.18 per share, totaling over $245,578, according to recent … Read more