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Alka Trading, one of Romania’s leading snack producers, has allocated an investment budget of RON 98 million (EUR 20 million) for 2025, marking a twofold increase over the previous year, the company told Ziarul Financiar for the upcoming 20th edition of The Biggest Players in the Economy yearbook. According to Ady Hirsch, Chief Executive Officer of Alka Group, the primary focus of this year’s investment is the expansion of production capacities. Secondary priorities include infrastructure upgrades and digitalisation projects across the company’s operations. Founded by the Krenzia family, Alka operates...

NEW YORK, June 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Guggenheim Investments today announced that certain closed-end funds have declared their distributions. The table below summarizes the distribution schedule for each closed-end fund (collectively, the "Funds” and each, a "Fund”). The following dates apply to the distributions:Record DateJune 13, 2025Ex-Dividend DateJune 13, 2025Payable DateJune 30, 2025 Distribution ScheduleNYSE Get the latest news delivered to your inbox Sign up for The Manila Times newsletters By signing up with an email address, I acknowledge that I have read and agree to the Terms of...

Company Logo Dublin, March 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "United States Existing & Upcoming Data Center Portfolio" database has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. USA data center market portfolio analysis provides key information on the colocation data centers. The existing data center power capacity in the USA is over 13 GW. More than $235 billion in investments are planned for upcoming data centers in the USA, making it one of the biggest markets in the World. Around 6.5 GW of power capacity is expected to be added by the...

Matias Recchia is Co-Founder and CEO of Keyway, the AI- powered real estate investment manager. getty If you’re not using AI to power your multifamily real estate investments and operations in 2025, it’s not too late to start. From market opportunity identification to tenant sourcing and retention to optimizing rental pricing, I've found that AI can provide a competitive advantage for real estate owners and operators through improved decision-making and meaningful investment returns. AI is not only streamlining operations but also fundamentally changing the way real estate stakeholders acquire, manage...

Despite tough market conditions lasting longer than expected, it is still a good time for investors to get into real estate investment, according to Custodian Property Income Reit fund manager Richard Shepherd-Cross. Custodian Property Income Reit has a portfolio of 150 properties and returned to profit in the last half of 2024. However, Shepherd-Cross admitted the market was taking longer to recover than expected. He said: “I am feeling reasonably chipper about the prospects at the moment. The window of opportunity for investors to get in at the bottom of...

With the economy slowing and President Donald Trump’s tariffs likely to stoke inflation, investors face various risks. Building a portfolio that has at least some less risky assets in it can be useful to help you ride out volatility in the market. The trade-off, of course, is that in lowering risk exposure, investors are likely to earn lower returns over the long run. That trade-off may be fine if your goal is to preserve capital and maintain a steady flow of interest income. But if you’re looking for growth, consider...

The Latvian real estate market is experiencing a resurgence, driven by falling interest rates, a dynamic new-build sector, and competitive pricing, according to insights from Estateguru, a European investment and financing platform for relatively small loans. Coupled with the platform’s April 2025 results showcasing a robust 10.4% average return for investors, these developments signal a promising outlook for real estate investment in Latvia and other nearby jurisdictions. Daniil Aal, Chief Operating Officer at Estateguru, highlights a significant uptick in Latvia’s real estate activity that began in 2024. Developers are increasingly...

Volatility lifts gold, sinks small caps in 2025Global uncertainties, rising demand from world central banks and higher equity market volatility led to a substantial jump in gold prices in 2025. Moreover, its low correlation to risky assets makes it a superior option for risk diversification. On the other hand, the mid cap and small cap benchmarks performed the worst among asset classes in 2025 year-to-date. Concerns of high valuations, export growth uncertainties and pressure on profit margins due to a tepid demand environment led to their poor performance.Based on the...

About 25 years ago, I took out an Invesco Isa via a financial adviser. I recently received a letter from a financial firm to say that it can no longer provide a service, and referred to commission on this investment. I’ve never had any dealings with this firm, so what’s going on?Mr Walker, West MidlandsGet expert help with your money problems'New rules are dredging up old products'Michael Tomlinson, Which? Money expert, says...It seems that this financial advice firm acquired the original firm adviser you used many years ago and it inherited...

MoneyMagpie Editor and financial expert Vicky Parry warns you might be investing in companies you don’t like without knowing itPeople often don't look at where there pensions are invested - but Vicky Parrys says you should!(Image: Getty Images)Most people let their pension invest their money for them with a pre-selected fund type. This makes it easy to ‘set and forget’ their investments and wait for their money to grow over time for a comfortable retirement.But with recent global economic upheaval, and a spotlight on consumers pushing back on companies such...