Small business contract discrimination refers to the notable disparity in the number of government contracts that go to minority- and women-owned businesses when compared to other small businesses. Government contracts represent a significant source of income for small businesses. The U.S. government has made it a priority to send federal contracts to small businesses since
Month: September 2021
Tesla CEO Elon Musk gestures as he visits the construction site of Tesla’s Gigafactory in Gruenheide near Berlin, Germany, August 13, 2021. Patrick Pleul | Reuters Though the market has been volatile, analysts are spotting opportunities for upside among select companies. Tipranks is able to cut through the market noise by aggregating data to show
The EU’s “green deal” is about more than saving the planet. It is a stab at hegemony. European leaders sense that the decarbonisation agenda will force fundamental reform on the world’s economies, and want Europe to be at the front of that technological and policy revolution. The EU’s desire to be the global green champion reflects
The UK government’s ambition to fuel a post-Covid “investment Big Bang” with billions of pounds of pension money risks petering out after retirement funds balked at Downing Street’s call to plough more cash into projects. With the public finances strained by the pandemic, the prime minister and chancellor last month challenged UK pension funds and
Planning and executing IT projects is a challenge for all chief technology and information officers — but for those at broker-dealers and roll-up RIAs, it is a never-ending battle. In order to ensure a project goes smoothly, they must understand the potential drawbacks of developing, integrating and/or maintaining wealth management technology in-house versus buying it
Canoo Inc. (GOEV) is a Los-Angeles based mobility technology firm focused on designing, engineering, developing, and manufacturing EVs for both commercial and private purposes. The company uses skateboard architecture technology to manufacture B2B delivery vehicles and lifestyle vehicles along with multipurpose delivery vehicles in the United States. Canoo’s modular electric platform is built to deliver
Sharing is Caring! Via International Man International Man: Almost every government and country in the world is going in the wrong direction from a personal freedom standpoint. And if the last two years have been an indication, the situation could get much worse before it gets better. How can individuals limit the impact of government
The American Institute of Architect’s latest Home Design Trends Survey of its professional members shows the powerful impact the pandemic continues to have on our living spaces, compounded by other natural disasters. Released September 22, this quarterly study showed a sharp uptick in demand for outdoor improvements, multiple home offices, exercise spaces, and safety features
sponsored Buying a Rolex watch or a Chanel bag with Bitcoins? It becomes possible with LuxFi. With the vision to bridge the gap between real-world luxury assets and digital assets (NFTs), LuxFi has announced the planned launch of its NFT marketplace. The introduction of LuxFi’s marketplace allows everyone to buy, sell and invest in luxury
One collateral effect of the Covid-19 pandemic might be the protection offered by your homeowner’s insurance. You’re no doubt aware that two consequences of the pandemic are increased demand for homes and shortages of many building components and supplies. Skilled labor to build homes also is in short supply. The result is that the cost
Problems distributing ballots to potential voters on the Puerto Rico Plan of Adjustment have led to calls to push back the Oct. 4 voting deadline, and this may potentially push back the plan confirmation. The Official Committee of Retired Employees on Thursday filed a motion to have the deadline pushed from 5 p.m., Oct. 4
[embedded content] Brent Cook and Joe Mazumdar of Exploration Insights join David Lin, anchor for Kitco News, to share pearls of wisdom in the exploration investment business. “You can look at transparency.org about corruption, you can look at the Fraser Institute, there’s a lot of information out there on specific countries about where you want
There are widespread shortages in just about every sector of our economy, and they are starting to become quite painful… by Michael Snyder of The Economic Collapse Blog Have you noticed that store shelves are starting to get emptier and emptier? During the panic shopping that was sparked by the start of the COVID pandemic
Bitcoin (BTC) sealed another $40,000 retest on Sept. 26 as the battle for the weekly close raged on. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView BTC “unlikely” to linger below $40,000 Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD dipping to $40,800 overnight, following an earlier unsuccessful attempt by sellers to flip $40,000 back to
Mexico is a classic example of a two-sided economy. While one part shines bright with a trillion-dollar gross domestic product, the other is gripped in darkness with more than 50% of its population living below the poverty line. Mexico has the second highest degree of socioeconomic disparity amongst the 34 member nations of the Organisation
As a senior officer in Afghanistan’s former national intelligence services, Feroz worked for years with US and Nato forces, tracking Taliban activities and planning military action. The night the Taliban took Kabul, fighters came to his house to hunt him down; he evaded capture because he was sheltering with a friend. Yet despite his deep
This is the first part of an FT series asking whether Boris Johnson is pursuing reforms that will change the face of Britain. Follow UK politics & policy with myFT to be alerted when new articles are published. It was billed as the great reveal. After two years in which his premiership had been almost entirely consumed
Almost from the day he started his wealth-management firm in 2014, Russ Charvonia would get unsolicited emails offering to buy the company. He’d send them directly to his trash folder. But like hundreds of other managers this year, Charvonia eventually took the plunge. Last month, his Ventura, California-based Channel Islands Group and its $277 million
Sharing is Caring! by confoundedinterest17 Phil Hall of Benzinga wrote a series of excellent articles in four parts for MortgageOrb (although “The Orb” has removed his name). Here are the links to his stories. mortgageorb.com/the-fall-and-rise-of-the-housing-market-part-one mortgageorb.com/the-fall-and-rise-of-the-housing-market-part-two mortgageorb.com/the-fall-and-rise-of-the-housing-market-part-three mortgageorb.com/the-fall-and-rise-of-the-housing-market-part-four After re-reading these excellent articles on the housing bubble and crash, I thought I would take the opportunity to present a few
Real estate financing often includes something more than an ordinary mortgage loan. A borrower often obtains additional funds through a separate mezzanine loan, secured by a pledge of ownership interests in the entity that owns the mortgaged real estate. Because those ownership interests are not real estate, the lender’s rights are governed by the Uniform
sponsored MetaWars is a highly immersive multiplayer strategy game. With an infinite universe that is established in a digital metaverse, players can use a wide variety of NFTs to determine the journey they take in-game. MetaWars allows players all around the world to earn through gameplay, “adopting blockchain into the thriving gaming industry”. The Booming
Today’s column addresses questions about whether it would be good to wait till January to file ensure all current earnings are used to determine benefit amounts, requesting an Administrative Law Judge hearing and the availability of larger childhood disability benefits (CDBs) when the higher earner files. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed 24 bills that allocate $15 billion to further the state’s efforts to combat climate change, drought and wildfires. The total includes additional funding agreed to by the Legislature after the $261.4 billion budget was passed by the constitutional deadline and signed by the governor in July, but also some funding
[embedded content] It’s one week later, and gold is trading near the same levels. There was a short rally higher due to China’s Evergrande fears. But the move failed to gain momentum, and prices are back to near $1,750 an ounce. Here’s a look at Kitco’s top three stories of the week. 3. Another debt
Yet more refinery shortages and… by Samuel Briggs via Kinesis This week, Andrew Maguire shares word of yet more refinery shortages and reveals the impetus for the next silver rally. [embedded content] The precious metals expert explains the recent gold and silver market volatility and offers an update on the ongoing race to exit unallocated
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele claims that 2.1 million of his fellow citizens are using the government-backed Chivo cryptocurrency wallet, offering a glimpse into the apparent success of the country’s Bitcoin (BTC) gambit. The controversial president updated his 2.9 million Twitter followers Saturday afternoon, claiming that Chivo “now has more users than any bank in El
Although it may still be in its infancy, the potential for growth in the legal marijuana sector has many investors and taking notice. Funding platforms with the goal of supporting marijuana-related startups are on the rise, and many of them have Silicon Valley veterans at the helm. Among the primary factors now attracting investors to the still-fledgling cannabis
Business leaders have warned that the British government’s plan to issue 10,500 temporary visas to lorry drivers and agricultural workers to tackle labour shortages does not go far enough to fix the crisis. The Department for Transport announced a package of measures on Saturday night designed to tackle a widespread shortage of lorry drivers caused
US president Joe Biden and congressional Democrats are gearing up for a frantic dash to pass their multitrillion dollar economic agenda, avert a debt default, and salvage their worsening prospects in the 2022 midterm elections. Eight months after he entered the White House, Biden must overcome a series of hurdles in the coming weeks if
A private bank team serving high net worth clients went independent with plans for expansion as the first outpost of an RIA outside of its headquarters. Crewe Advisors tapped financial advisors Jason Miller, Kris Yamano, Duncan Corley and Louise Goudy, along with senior associate Kimberly Mawk, to open its new office in Scottsdale, Arizona, after
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