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J.P. Morgan has spotlighted Nigeria’s Open Market Operation (OMO) bills as a standout investment in frontier markets, citing the nation’s improving foreign exchange (FX) reserves and sweeping reforms at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) as key drivers of investor confidence.

In its latest emerging markets report, the global investment bank reaffirmed its bullish stance on Nigeria’s local debt market,

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It is remarkable how Wall Street was bullish just six short weeks ago, and the major indices were printing all-time highs. That party is over for now,

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Toronto home sales plunged in March as economic anxiety over tariff tensions between Canada and the US caused buyers to pull back.

Transactions in Canada’s largest city dropped 23% from a year earlier to just over 5,000 units, according to a report from the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board Thursday.

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If you plan to diversify your portfolio in light of recent events, investing in gold stocks could be a good choice. Gold stocks not only track the movements of gold prices that tend to rise in uncertain times, but they also generally gain value in a rising stock market. 

Gold stocks could serve as a hedge to stocks you hold from other economic sectors.

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Net flows into Australian exchange-traded funds tracking domestic equities are on track for their best quarter ever as investors pile into local shares amid a downturn in global markets.

Such products have garnered inflows of about A$2.5 billion ($1.6 billion) in the first three months of 2025, the most in any quarterly period,

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If your Social Security check is increasing due to the Social Security Fairness Act, how you pay for your Medicare premiums may change. Most people have their Medicare Part B medical insurance premium deducted automatically from their Social Security benefit payment, unless the check was too small to cover the costs.

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If you’re receiving Social Security Disability Insurance, you understand how long and stressful the application process can be. But even after approval, your benefits aren’t guaranteed forever. Without staying proactive, your monthly payments could be delayed—or even stopped entirely.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) denies roughly 70% of SSDI applicants in the early stages of review.

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