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Reforms to 13 CFR 124.103 To Remove SBA’s 8(a) Program’s Rebuttable Presumption of Social Disadvantage for Individually Owned Firms Only. Reforms Do Not Impact Entity-Owned Firms
The U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA” or “Agency”) amends its regulations to align the Section 8(a) Business Development Program (8(a) BD program) with constitutional requirements and the law. The rule applies only to the 8(a) BD eligibility of small businesses owned and controlled by individuals. It does not in any way amend or affect the…
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Billionaire sues ex-employee over alleged theft
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SEC Charges Private Fund Adviser Adit Ventures Management, Its CEO and Affiliated General Partners in Alleged Fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged New York-based investment adviser Adit Ventures Management LLC, its CEO Eric Munson, and three affiliated general partners, Adit Ventures LLC; Adit Ventures II LLC; and Adit Ventures III LLC (the…
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Mariner Logistics taps Flock Freight veteran as CEO
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ECB publishes consolidated banking data for end-March 2026
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This is the End and a New Beginning
I’ve been thinking about this for some time.After 21 years of writing this blog almost daily, I’ve decided to stop writing the daily updates on the blog.However, the economic data “IV” is still in my arm, and I’ll be writing a weekly economic summary at the end of each week (via a newsletter – see…
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Copper jumps to its highest level ever. What the metal is telling us
Once a reliable gauge if economic health, “Dr. Copper” may be giving complicated signals this year.
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10 Thursday AM Reads
My morning pre-fishing reads: • Your phone is the most intricate machine you’ve ever held. Let’s take it apart.Fingerprint Resistant Coating, Chemically hardened glass armour, An invisible grid that senses your fingers, and Millions of lights forming everything you see… (Everything Machine) • The Investing Heavyweights That Backed Situational Awareness Before It Blew Up: The Wall Street Journal’s……
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Iran’s Hormuz Strait plan reportedly blocks U.S., Israeli ships; U.S. rejects any ‘impediments’
The U.S. appeared to quickly reject the terms of an Iranian draft plan that would open the Strait of Hormuz to ships except those from the U.S. and Israel.
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Returning to Camp Kotok
I am up in Maine discussing economics and markets; bandwidth is hard to come by, as is reception. In the meanwihle, enjoy this 2019 Businessweek piece about the event Talking Rates in the Maine Woods With Economists Over Good Wine Taking place right before the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, the gathering……