The Stocks Market today
The NSE 20 Share Index today maintained at the 52 week high of 3,959.10 points. NIC Bank, Car & General and Kenya-Re are the top gainers today with an average of increase of 4.37%. The automobiles and accessories sector maintained prices for all listed companies while most of the counters dealing with the…
Owning a Home: Building Versus Buying
When it comes to owning a home there are several factors that come into play. No debate has been larger that the building a home Vs buying a home one. So what exactly are the numbers in this debate?
UNiPESA to Partner With Chase Bank
Payment solutions provider UNiPESA Kiosk Network will soon partner with Chase Bank to roll out its services in more locations in Nairobi. UNiPESA Kiosk Network is a service that enables one to settle bills through a self-service kiosk by entering the bill…
Replacing your lost card(s)
What’s to become of you when every card that enabled you to live a cashless life is lost? By this, I refer to your ATM card(s), shopping card, national identification card, credit card(s) and all other forms of plastic that make carrying cash unnecessary. Well, you’d replace them obviously.
Three Important Plans You Need
A lot of what we do or don't do with our money in the present determines a lot of what we would be able to do or not do in the future. Here are a couple of plans you may need.
Okoa Jahazi, Kopa Credo, the Face Off
We’ve at one point or the other found ourselves stranded and in desperate need for airtime but unable to buy it. Okoa Jahazi and Kopa Credo are services by Safaricom and Airtel, respectively, that let you access airtime on credit and pay later. Let’s compare these two services.
How the Teachers' Strike Could Double your Taxes
The teachers’ strike that is currently running could see your taxes raised to as much as twice the current tax rate of 30%. Treasury says that the government might have go that way because its an option to meet the long standing pay rise demands from teachers, doctors…
KQ Gets Delivery of 2nd Fully Owned Embraer
National carrier Kenya Airways has taken delivery of its second fully owned Embraer E-190 in Skyteam livery. The aircraft is the second of eight fully owned Embraer’s that KQ is acquiring this Financial year in its fleet expansion plans.
Your Electricity Bill This Month
Yesterday Pesatalk reported that your power bill may be higher next month. We were wrong. A practical calculation has shown that your bill this month, when all factors are considered may actually be lower than normal (assuming you use the same amount of electricity)…
Stocks We Are Watching Today
Here are the shares we will be closely watching in today’s trading at the Nairobi Securities Exchange: See a summary of yesterday’s share trading here. Unga Group – The shares have rallied from a low of KES 8.20 to a high of KES 15.35, showing a general increase over the months.
8 Things You Should Know this Morning
1. KNUT Rejects Government’s Back to School Offer (Video) Amid the chaos, the Cabinet is now proposing an extension of the third and final school term to allow students in public schools to recover the time lost owing to the ongoing strike. But the National examinations body KNEC is…
The Stock Market Today
A look at how shares traded at the stock market today
Time For Tax Policies to Enter Politics
Watching the RNC and DNC, you note that the word "tax" keeps popping up, whether it's increasing tax on the rich to peg a deficit, or even out taxes for the middle class to keep them at work and their businesses open. American politics is in a league of its own. so what's wrong with us?
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