The gig economy seems to be here to stay. In the U.S. alone, there are more than 70.4 million freelancers, and that number has been growing for the past few years. By 2028, it is projected that there will be upwards of 90 million gig workers who will constitute close to 50% of the domestic
Share Tweet By Tr Goins-Phillips Editor February 2, 2024 Wheaton College a private Christian school outside Chicago is criticizing Fox News for running a column accusing the institution of abandoning its Christian bonafides in favor of becoming “woke.” The claims in the column are “incendiary,” Wheaton College President Philip Ryken said in a statement released
Share Tweet By Billy Hallowell Editor February 1, 2024 Michigan parents are suing a public school district over the claim district employees began socially transitioning their daughter without their consent, purportedly concealing these efforts in the process. Listen to them on the latest episode of Quick Start ? Dan and Jennifer Mead have sued the Rockford Public
Live long and prosper? — Humans are living longer than ever no matter where they come from Disease outbreaks and human conflicts help dictate regional differences in longevity. Elizabeth Rayne – Feb 4, 2024 12:22 pm UTC EnlargeCatherine Falls Commercial reader comments 87 Most of us want to stay on this planet as long as
Loading… Loading… MX Technologies, the fintech known for automating money experiences,announced the launch of Customer Analytics, which can help financial services providers with enhanced transaction data and insights to reduce costs and boost engagement. MX describedthe launch as a game changer, leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning, enabling organizations to harness the power of data
actually 23 hours and 58 minutes this time — The 2024 Rolex 24 at Daytona put on very close racing for a record crowd The around-the-clock race marked the start of the North American racing calendar. Jonathan M. Gitlin – Feb 3, 2024 11:30 am UTC Enlarge / The current crop of GTP hybrid prototypes
Iran used two of the UK’s biggest banks to covertly move money around the world as part of a vast sanctions-evasion scheme backed by Tehran’s intelligence services. Lloyds and Santander UK provided accounts to British front companies secretly owned by a sanctioned Iranian petrochemicals company based near Buckingham Palace, according to documents seen by the
In this article RIVN NFLX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Netflix logo is shown on one of the streaming giant’s Hollywood buildings in Los Angeles on July 12, 2023. Mike Blake | Reuters The U.S. stock market continues to be volatile due to the uncertainty surrounding when the Federal Reserve will start to
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. As Iran’s best-known moderate Hassan Rouhani was being blocked from the powerful body with responsibility to appoint the country’s supreme leader, his hardline successor as president, Ebrahim Raisi, was handed a clear run at the
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. US forces have carried out a second phase of air strikes in response to the deaths of three American troops in Jordan last weekend, this time hitting targets in Yemen where Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have
In this article MAA AVB CPT JBGS EQR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A group of renters in the U.S. say their landlords are using software to deliver inflated rent hikes. “We’ve been told as tenants by employees of Equity that the software takes empathy of the equation. So they can charge whatever the
In this article BP.-GB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A general view of the BP logo and petrol station forecourt sign on January 22, 2024 in Southend, United Kingdom. John Keeble | Getty Images News | Getty Images Company: BP plc BP provides energy products and services to its customers. The company’s segments include
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Iran and Iraq have warned that a wave of US strikes against militants backed by Tehran could trigger greater instability across the region. The US military said it hit 85 targets at seven facilities in
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The US carried out strikes in Iraq and Syria on Friday, hitting targets that included elements of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, in retaliation for a drone attack killed three American troops based in Jordan.
A small-town southwest Missouri hospital is scrambling to restructure after its bond trustee declared it to be in default. In a special meeting Friday, the board of Nevada Regional Medical Center agreed to hire Stroudwater Associates’ Jason McCormick as its chief restructuring officer. The hospital had been searching for someone to fill that role after
Municipals saw losses Friday but outperformed by mostly sitting out a larger sell-off in U.S. Treasuries after jobs data showed higher-than-expected gains, forcing another recalibration for participants on rate cut timing. The January employment report came in stronger than expected, with wages rising at the highest rate since March 2022, leading analysts to suggest Federal
Los Angeles International Airport had the private-activity bonds supporting its people mover train downgraded to junk with Fitch Ratings citing continuous and ongoing delays and a strained relationship between the developer and the airport. The $1.2 billion in PABs issued through the California Municipal Finance Authority for the project were downgraded to BB-plus from BBB-minus
Cleveland-based KeyBanc Capital Markets has tapped AJ Maggio as managing director and national sales manager of fixed income. Maggio will be based in Chicago and report to Brian Brennan, national head of fixed income and derivatives. “AJ has a demonstrated track record growing, recruiting and managing sales producers across all products,” said Brennan. “He also
The Biden administration will not be appealing to the Supreme Court an Eleventh Circuit ruling in favor of states, who’ve challenged the American Rescue Plan Offset Provision that bars states from using federal aid dollars to fund tax cuts, in what may be an end to those state challenges. That decision was communicated in a
The Education Finance Council is turning up the pressure on the Internal Revenue Service for clarifications on bond rules that have gone unanswered for four years. The trade group, which represents state-based and nonprofit higher education finance organizations, is asking the agency via a letter to clarify requirements listed in Section 144(b) of the Internal