The interest charged on the loan could make the difference between paying it all off before 30 years, and having a debt balance left at the end. 3. How the interest rate works Interest starts accumulating when you first take out the loan, so your debt builds up through university. […]
Day: September 25, 2020
Retailers get out the vote
Elections have emerged as a unique marketing opportunity for retailers. This year is no different, although — with the world gripped by a pandemic, the economy in a recession and the U.S. shaken by racist incidents, roiled by protest and battered by weather and wildfires that many blame on climate change — the […]
Reddit offers stronger brand-safety controls with tiered ad inventory
Dive Brief: Social discussion platform Reddit today is introducing inventory types for its ad offering, per a blog post. The feature is the first marketing application of “contextual intelligence” from Oracle Data Cloud, adding another layer of third-party filtering, per the post. The inventory types offering includes “limited inventory” with Reddit’s brand safety […]
Uncle Ben’s becomes Ben’s Original in ‘brand evolution’
Dive Brief: Mars Food is renaming its Uncle Ben’s rice brand Ben’s Original, the company announced. Three months ago, as other major food manufacturers were saying they would take another look at branding that some consumers found racially insensitive, Mars announced Uncle Ben’s would be undergoing a “brand evolution.” The […]
Heiress makes media boss an instant billionaire
The boss of German media giant Axel Springer has become an instant billionaire after getting a €1bn share windfall. Chief executive Mathias Doepfner has been handed 15pc of the company by Friede Springer, the 78-year-old heiress and controlling shareholder of the newspaper and advertising business. Mr Doepfner, 57, has also […]
could the housing market shut again?
Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday announced the introduction of new restrictions in England, including restaurant curfews and working from home where possible. If they are ineffective, the rapidly rising coronavirus case count means that more could follow. What does the shift mean for the property market? The effects could be somewhat contradictory. […]
Britain’s ‘Warren Buffett’ to launch trust to buy small businesses
Mr Ashword-Lord said he and his team had identified some 30 candidates from existing holdings in UK Buffettology and his firm’s other fund, Free Spirit. The trust would not be a “mirror” of either of those portfolios, he said, because the valuation was more important when buying new stocks and the trust […]
most people, including Tory voters, support tax rises
Almost half (46pc) of the general public would support this measure, the report found, with 18pc opposing such a move. Conservative voters were more enthusiastic about this measure than the wider public, with 54pc supporting against 20pc in opposition. In addition, 63pc of the public said that they were supportive […]
Key Supplements To Enhance The Impact of Your Muscle Building Workout Program
Men’s supplements are an excellent resource for enhancing the overall effect and impact of a muscle-building workout program. The benefits of supplements are multifold. They can help with your training, such as weight gain, muscle building, weight loss, and strength training. However, the market is flooded with men’s bodybuilding supplements. […]
Callaway taps Kevin Nealon to tee up new clubs as interest in golf surges
Dive Brief: Golf company Callaway partnered with entertainer and golf enthusiast Kevin Nealon in a new campaign aimed at combating slices, a curved shot which remains a problem for golfers, according to details emailed to Marketing Dive. An eight-minute short film pokes fun at the problematic shot and presents the […]