Eurozone non-public sector returns to progress in March

The flash studying of the IHS Markit Composite Buying Managers Index (PMI), seen as an indicator of financial well being, rebounded above the 50 mark separating progress from contraction, to 52.5 in March, up from 48.8 in February, its highest stage since late 2018 An increase above 50.0 signifies the primary enhance in enterprise... Read More

Justin Parker: The man behind activism

“Boom, boom, boom,” they all fell, said Ashleigh Strange, regional organizer of Lehigh Valley Stands Up. “He didn’t even have to say anything. Hundreds of people took to the streets and all fell to one knee facing Justin Parker. Parker had observed a minute of silence for all victims of police brutality in closed... Read More

Shopify supports startups with $ 200 loans

Canadian e-commerce platform Shopify helps people start online businesses with an initial $ 200 start-up loan, Forbes reported Tuesday (January 14). The loans will be offered by Shopify Capital, giving new merchants $ 200 when they join Shopify and link a bank account. “For the immigrant who is new to the country, the student... Read More

Unity Bank Provides $ 130 Million in PPP Loans, Saving

CLINTON, NJ, April 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Gary Shiman, co-owner and executive vice president of Renovation of the Bellari house Branchburg, is one of nearly 1,000 companies to receive more than $ 130 million in Unity Bank loans through the Small Business Administration (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the special funding initiative designed... Read More

Young Farmers Say Foreign Developers Buy US Land Because They Can’t Pay Student Loan Debt

Young farmers in the United States say foreign developers are buying more land and infrastructure as they struggle to secure loans and pay off student loan debts, which could force them to quit the U.S. agriculture industry altogether . Foreign developers from Canada, China and Germany have been purchasing farmland, grain elevators and other... Read More

Our point of view: the legislature can agree on a tax, at the very least

Recall in 2018, when state lawmakers failed to bring Minnesota’s tax code into line with revised federal tax rules. Their failure turned Tax Day 2019 into a nightmare for many Minnesotans. And more expensive, as many preparers charged more due to the unnecessary complexity left by St. Paul’s inaction and the extra time required... Read More

Port Clinton Yacht Club aims to prevent electrocution drowning

After learning about incidents of electrocution drowning in other marinas, the Port Clinton Nautical Club, located on 11 acres between the shores of Lake Erie and the Portage River, has taken proactive action to try to prevent such tragedies.Electric shock drowning occurs when a stray electric current enters water and enters the human body... Read More

Confused by your college financial aid letter? You’re not alone

Around the same time last year, McKenna Hensley had a big question in mind: where would she go to college? The answer – sort of – was somewhere in his stack of 10 financial aid offers. Each school she was admitted to had its own letter, conditions and individualized calculations. “It was very confusing,”... Read More

Wine press – California’s Chateau Montelena continues to create classic wines

Chateau Montelena in California could easily profit, year after year, from its legendary victory at the “Judgment of Paris” in 1976. At this infamous Paris wine tasting, the estate’s 1973 Chardonnay beat some of the best Chardonnays in the famous French region of Burgundy in a blind tasting. The result made international headlines and... Read More

The wealth gap: how education fails to measure economic disadvantage

When Ajuah Helton was a student, she lacked financial aid by a few thousand dollars. What happened next caused him to deviate from his course. His mother took a high interest federal loan that she was ultimately unable to repay. The following year, her mother wanted to avoid more loans, but had no other... Read More