African governments want to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) beyond 2025. The law was enacted in It was issued in 2000 to “encourage increased trade and investment between the United States and sub-Saharan Africa.” We asked David Luke, a specialist in African trade policy and trade negotiations, what Agoa has brought to … Read more
For Angelique Taylor, she started making desserts at a young age. Now that childhood hobby has turned into a small business serving people in Topeka. Taylor is the owner and baker of AO Nola Praline Candy, which offers a variety of the popular New Orleans-style caramel and peanut candies. “I remember being in the kitchen … Read more
November 12, 2023 at 6:30 am EST A worker loads larvae into an oven at the Ynsect insect farm in Dole, France, May 19, 2020. (Cyril Marsilhaci/Bloomberg) Comment on this storyOpinion Add to your saved stories Save The world’s largest insect farm — a high-tech facility that covers 35,000 square meters and produces 15,000 metric … Read more
DCC (LON:DCC) stock is up 3.7% over the past three months. Given that stock prices are often in line with a company’s financial performance over the long term, we decided to investigate whether the company’s sound financials had a hand in recent price movements. Specifically, in this paper we decided to study DCC’s ROE. Return … Read more
Calgary Flames defenseman Nikita Zadorov has requested a trade to leave Calgary, according to league sources. Here’s what you need to know: The pending unrestricted free agent would welcome a move to the Toronto Maple Leafs, per league sources. It earned $3.75 million. Zadorov is in his third season with the Flames. The 28-year-old has … Read more
Since Valley Auto Wholesale closed downtown two years ago, Don Hoff Jr. and his family, who own the corner lot at Eureka Way and Market Street, have been trying to fill the void there. They thought they were dealing with another used car business, but it fell through. For a while, the property served as … Read more
Damaging retirement accounts is underway. The number of participants taking 401(k) hardship withdrawals increased 13 percent in the third quarter and 13 percent in the second quarter. That’s more than 18,000 plan participants, the highest level in the last five quarters since Bank of America began tracking the data, and a 27 percent increase over … Read more
With the emergence of creative tactics and mobile forex trading apps, the world of forex trading has changed dramatically in recent years. A prominent approach among these is social trading, which allows traders to track, connect and duplicate the trades of experienced investors. The idea of social trading on mobile forex trading platforms and the … Read more
The Veterans Business Development Center offers loan and grant application support, business development training, government procurement and more. Many small business owners struggle to make their dreams come true, and the failure rate in the first five years is a staggering 45%, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Veterans Business Development Center … Read more
Weekend Images Inc. / iStock.com Protecting your wealth is arguably more important than ever, especially with today’s high interest rates. But with all the advice online, it can be difficult to determine the best ways to do this. Sometimes it’s better to stick to the basics. I’m a 27-year-old hedge fund founder with nearly $1 … Read more