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Prince Harry goes to the bank: Yahoo Finance Thursday morning wrap

January 20th 2020 - Buckingham Palace has announced that Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan will no longer use "royal highness" titles and will not receive public money for their royal duties. Additionally, as part of the terms of surrendering their royal responsibilities, Harry and Meghan will repay the $3.1 million cost of taxpayers' money that was spent renovating Frogmore Cottage - their home near Windsor Castle. - January 9th 2020 - Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex and Duchess Meghan of Sussex intend to step back their duties and responsibilities as senior members of the British Royal Family. - File Photo by: zz/KGC-375/STAR MAX/IPx 2017 11/27/17 His Royal Highness Prince Harry Of Wales and Ms. Meghan Markle are engaged to be married. The wedding will take place in Spring 2018. The couple became engaged in London earlier this month. Prince Harry informed The Queen and other close members of his family and also sought and received the blessing of Ms. Markle's parents. (London, England)
Prince Harry reportedly in talks with Goldman Sachs.

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Here’s what you need to know in finance and beyond to kick off your day:

ASX: The Australian share market is set to rise on Thursday following optimism the coronavirus outbreak will be contained.

The S&P/ASX200 benchmark closed on Wednesday up 0.47 per cent, while the All Ordinaries also climbed 0.47 per cent.

Coronavirus: The smartphone industry’s biggest trade show, the MWC 2020, has been cancelled due to coronavirus concerns.

"With due regard to the safe and healthy environment in Barcelona and the host country today, the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) has cancelled MWC Barcelona 2020 because the global concern regarding the coronavirus outbreak, travel concern and other circumstances, make it impossible for the GSMA to hold the event," the GSMA said.

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The Dalai Lama has also cancelled all his public engagements due to the virus.

Prime Minister halves his salary: The new Prime Minister of Kosovo Albin Kurti has agreed to cut his salary in half in a demonstration of his government’s commitment to addressing wage inequality.

His predecessor doubled the salary two years ago, drawing heavy criticism.

Prince Harry goes to the bank: Prince Harry is reportedly in conversations with investment bank Goldman Sachs to line up a number of high profile talks. The unpaid talks will reportedly cover mental health and military veterans.

Property investment: Thinking of getting into property investment? You’ll probably need a $100,000 deposit for an investment grade property. This is why.

Font of wisdom: When you’re applying for a job you want to nail the interview, have a firm handshake and ask good follow-up questions. But did you know a good font could also help you get across the line?

Valentine’s finances: If you’re considering combining your finances with your partner, read this first. There are plenty of reasons to do it, but plenty more not to.

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