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In Lackluster Year for Emerging Markets, Riskiest Bonds Shone

(Bloomberg) -- Dollar bonds from some of the world’s weakest economies have emerged as the bright spot in what’s otherwise been yet another lackluster year for emerging-market assets.Most Read from BloombergDetroit’s Michigan Central Is the Building Revival Story of 2024Migrant Crisis Pushed US Homelessness to Record High in 2024While many emerging assets are ending the year with gains, their returns pale in comparison with those on Wall Street. Among currencies tracked by Bloomberg, just three

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Gilat Secures $18 Million in IFC Orders, Strengthening Market Position

Gilat ( (GILT) ) has provided an announcement. Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has announced securing over $18 million in orders for its In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) solutions, primarily involving its SkyEdge platforms and SSPAs, with deliveries scheduled within the next year. This development reinforces Gilat’s market position in the IFC sector, highlighting the growing demand for its advanced connectivity solutions that offer scalability and performance to meet industry needs. More about Gilat G

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India delays UPI payments market share cap in relief for Walmart-backed PhonePe, Google Pay

India on Tuesday delayed the implementation of market share caps for a popular digital payments method by two years, a move that will benefit Google Pay and Walmart-backed PhonePe. According to the proposal, first made in November 2020, digital payment firms would not be allowed to hold more than 30% share of the volume of transactions processed via India's popular unified payments interface (UPI). The mandate, which was to take effect from the end of 2024, will now kick in at the end of December 2026, according to a statement from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), a quasi-regulator.

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3 must-knows about employee stock options

Forms of compensation like r estricted stock units  and performance shares—whereby executives receive a batch of stock from their companies after meeting a performance target — have some key advantages relative to employee stock options. When employees receive stock option grants, they have the opportunity to exercise the options at some later date at a predetermined price, called the strike price or exercise price.

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