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[ad_1] With the Income Tax Return (ITR) filing deadline for assessment year (AY 2025–26) ending tonight at 11:59 pm, the Income Tax Department has issued guidance for taxpayers facing difficulties accessing its e-filing portal.Heavy last-minute traffic often leads to slow page loads, login errors, or failed submissions, and the department has shared simple steps to help users troubleshoot these issues. KIND ATTENTION TAXPAYERS!”Having difficulty accessing the Income Tax e-Filing Portal? Sometimes, access difficulties with the Income Tax e-Filing Portal may arise due to local system/browser settings. These simple steps often help resolve such issues:▶️Delete temporary files… — Income Tax…

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[ad_1] Private credit in Europe’s lower mid-market offers something increasingly rare: structural inefficiency that favors investors. While the United States dominates private credit by scale, Europe’s reliance on banks, smaller fund sizes, and regional fragmentation leave a persistent financing gap for firms too small for global capital markets but too large to depend solely on local banks. This creates a compelling, and likely durable opportunity for private credit funds with local market expertise. Despite lower base rates, borrowers in Europe are paying higher spreads and fees as the all-in yields in Europe and the US are broadly similar. Further, bank retrenchment…

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[ad_1] PensionBee, a leader in the consumer retirement market, today announces the appointment of Maike Currie as Vice President of Personal Finance. Maike brings a 20-year track record in communication, commentary, client engagement and personal finance to her new role. She has held senior roles at  some of the UK’s largest and most recognised financial services companies, including Hargreaves Lansdown, Fidelity International and Investec Asset Management (now Ninety One). Maike began her career as a financial journalist, writing for several Financial Times publications, including Investors Chronicle. She is also a published author. Most recently, Maike was Head of Marketing Campaigns…

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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Many UK penny shares look very undervalued today in the eyes of City analysts. And while there’s no guarantee that the small-cap market will soon stage a stunning turnaround — it’s been out of favour for ages now — there will undoubtedly be hidden gems in this space. One penny stock that has caught my eye is Pebble Group (LSE:PEBB). Or more accurately, the 95p price target given by analysts at Liberum Capital earlier this month did, because it’s 90% above the current share price of 50p. Moreover, this was a reiteration from July, meaning…

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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Returns from FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 shares have largely disappointed over the last decade. Since 2015, these two UK share indexes have delivered an average annual return of 8% and 5.3%, respectively. That’s not terrible. But it’s some way below the S&P‘s corresponding return of 14%. But there’s a chance returns on British large- and mid-cap stocks could improve. Money continues to move out of US shares as worries over high valuations and ‘American exceptionalism’ advance. UK shares are well placed to capitalise given their current excellent value. Here are seven dirt-cheap FTSE 100…

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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images If we want to build up a long-term second income, our annual £20,000 ISA allowance means we could do it without paying any tax on the gains we make. Government data shows the amount of cash put into ISAs has been declining since the 2014/15 year. But the good news is the proportion of wealth in Stocks and Shares ISAs has grown in comparison to Cash ISAs. High interest rates make Cash ISAs look more attractive. And it can make sense to use one for shorter-term needs. Also, some savers don’t want any stock market…

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[ad_1] Nature’s Miracle Holding Inc. (OTCQB: NMHI) is expanding into digital carbon markets with a planned acquisition of a $20 million carbon credit portfolio, aiming to tokenize the assets using blockchain technology.The agriculture and cleantech firm, headquartered in Ontario, California, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to purchase the credits from Carbon Credit Capital Co., Ltd. (Carbon Credit Corporation), based in Taiwan.Under the agreement, Nature’s Miracle intends to issue common stock to complete the transaction, according to a company statement on Monday.Final terms, including the number of shares, will be outlined in a definitive purchase agreement expected within 30…

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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Since the start of the year, ITV (LSE: ITV) has outperformed the FTSE 250 index handily. While the index has moved up 5%, the ITV share price is 12% higher than it was at the beginning of 2025. That leaves it on a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of nine. That looks potentially cheap, despite ITV’s volatile financial performance in recent years. Could the share price move higher from here? I think it possibly could — and see ITV as a share for investors to consider. Attractive dividend For starters, there is the payout. The company aims…

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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Right now, there are dividend shares with 7% yields that I think look reasonably durable. And while that’s very attractive, I’m focusing my attention on growth stocks at the moment.  That might seem like a strange decision, but I think it makes a lot of sense from a long-term perspective. And there are a couple of UK names I currently hold that are also at the top of my buy list for when I next have cash. Dividends The two stocks in question are Celebrus (LSE:CLBS) and Judges Scientific (LSE:JDG). At the moment, neither is…

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