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$4 million gift supports UO’s innovation, entrepreneurship efforts and Petrone Faculty FellowsDave and Nancy Petrone’s partnership with the Lundquist College of Business and the Phil and Penny Knight Campus to strengthen programs for student and faculty entrepreneurs and accelerate scientific impact. Strengthen relationships.Nancy and David Petrone have been instrumental in investing to advance the University of Oregon’s reputation, programs, and leadership.The couple’s recent gift reflects their belief that UO can be a great engine of economic development for the region.“We believe that the University of Oregon needs to produce students who start businesses and start up startups. That’s what makes…

Samsung factory to be built in Taylor in August 2022 (Source: City of Taylor) AUSTIN (KXAN) — Samsung Electronics said it plans to increase its investment in advanced semiconductor development in Texas to about $44 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported. When contacted by KXAN, a Samsung spokesperson said he was unable to comment. Previous coverage: Construction of Samsung semiconductor factory in Taylor is still on schedule, officials say In Taylor, where a new semiconductor hub is being built, the funds will be used to build a new chip manufacturing plant and facilities for advanced packaging and research and development,…

downward angle icon An icon in the shape of a downward facing corner. Spencer Pratt/Getty Images U.S. stocks rose on Friday after a better-than-expected March jobs report.The U.S. economy added 303,000 jobs last month, well above the 212,000 jobs expected by economists.Employment data showed a slowdown in wage growth, which could suggest moderation in next week’s consumer price index (CPI) data. U.S. stocks soared on Friday, recovering much of Thursday’s losses after March jobs data beat analysts’ expectations.The U.S. economy added 303,000 jobs in March, significantly higher than the 212,000 expected by economists. Investors are choosing to view strong economic…

a A “historic” visit The ceremony will take place on April 10, when President Joe Biden welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as a state guest, according to the US deputy secretary of state. This will be Prime Minister Kishida’s second state visit since 2015, and he plans to make it at the request of Prime Minister Kishida. bipartisan group of senators, will speak at a joint session of the U.S. Congress and attend the first-ever Japan-U.S.-Philippines trilateral summit meeting. This visit signifies the critical importance of the Japan-U.S. alliance amid rising geopolitical tensions and economic competition in the Indo-Pacific…

A Bitcoin side project is pitching to investors. Buyer beware.getty overview Bitcoin has always suffered from an inability to send more than a dozen transactions over the network every second. During peak usage, transaction fees can exceed $60. Bitcoin’s inflexible code makes it difficult to increase transaction processing power directly. Deploying a Layer 2 solution like the Lightning Network allows for this by offloading the burden of transaction scaling and more versatile transaction options to a layered technology that relies on Bitcoin but is somewhat separate from it. It will be. As interest in the ecosystem grows due to the…

Colin’s notes: all week long bleeding edge, I’ve previously talked about how the next four weeks will be the most important weeks of 2024 for investors, and how we can navigate them. On Monday, I realized that the next four weeks are going to be critical…and on Wednesday, I shared a guide to surviving the dips and dips that may come… Today I’ll put on my radar some alarming data that recently caught my eye. That suggests we could be heading straight for a downturn…something we haven’t seen since just before the 2022 market crash that caught so many people…

Thursday’s sharp reversal in stock prices became old news on Friday, after major indexes surged following the March jobs report. With several important events on the horizon, volatility could continue next week. Given this morning’s stats, it’s a little hard to see why stocks are up today. Bureau of Labor Statistics The US added 303,000 new jobs in March, significantly more than the 200,000 expected by economists. Additionally, the unemployment rate decreased slightly from 3.9% to 3.8%. One positive data point supporting calls for the Fed to start cutting interest rates was average hourly wages. inflation – This was the…

Regarding the April 3rd front-page article “Seven-person team transporting food aid along humanitarian trail shot down”:After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the World Central Kitchen motorcade bombing that killed seven volunteers was “unintentional,” the United States will not allow troops to return to Israel until Netanyahu steps down. military aid should be withheld. The roofs of two of his vehicles were clearly marked with the group’s logo. According to WCK, the organization warned Israel that it would be making food deliveries and that it had permission to travel along the route taken by the convoy.As a Jew, I am…

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) – Two Tuscaloosa men have been sentenced in unrelated cases for their roles in COVID-19 program fraud.Both cases defrauded the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).Kenzarian Lemark Harris, 38, was sentenced to 36 months in prison for PPP fraud. Harris pleaded guilty to wire fraud in November 2023. According to the plea agreement, Harris submitted false and fraudulent PPP loan applications in February 2021 and received PPP loans totaling more than $20,833. Harris’ loan application includes fraudulent tax and bank records, as well as information about his business being operated, the business having paid employees, and…

Equity Indexes Wrap: Tech Leads Broad Market Rally; Tesla Misses Out Amid Entry-Level Model Uncertainty April 05, 2024 04:11 PM EDT The Dow Amazon (AMZN) shares climbed 2.9% as a Wedbush survey showed nearly 60% of respondents intended to increase their spending on the platform in 2024, the most of any retailer in the survey. Salesforce (CRM) and Microsoft (MSFT) added 2.6% and 1.8%, respectively, amid a broad rally that was led by tech.  Apple (AAPL) shares ticked up 0.5% after the company said it would lay off more than 600 employees who had been working on its electric vehicle…