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People walk in front of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, April 3, 2024 in New York. Healthcare business Solventum began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan) NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are volatile in early trading as momentum on Wall Street weakens following the huge sell-off of the past six months. The S&P 500 fell 0.1% early Wednesday, coming off its worst day in four weeks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 11 points, and the Nasdaq Composite Index fell 0.3%. Intel sank after revealing details about several key parts…
Canned whipped cream has three important days: Thanksgiving (topping pies), Christmas (more pies), and Mother’s Day (gorging on mom’s breakfast in bed). Otherwise, aerosol cylinders usually sit forlornly in the refrigerator door along with condiments. But in 2019, Tracy Lukow ’99 and her sister Lori Gitomer ’01 decided to think bigger. That’s when they came up with her Whipnotic, a series of swirly, flavorful whipped creams from fudge brownie to peach mango, with a novel button-touch nozzle system. Whipnotic debuted in 2022 and has now sold 150,000 cans in more than 1,000 stores in 28 states, despite challenges such as…
MEET program participants.Image credit: Tomorrow’s Middle East Entrepreneurs Editor’s note: As part of our ongoing series with the Alliance for Middle East Peace, we’ve been featuring the voices of peacebuilders in the region over the past few weeks. Media and peacebuilders face similar challenges when reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. There is an overwhelming focus on the political situation and acts of violence, but very little focus on the people actually involved. This series addresses this issue by focusing on those who have to live the realities of this conflict every day: Israelis and Palestinians who are actively working to…
Private equity firm Arktos has closed its second sports team investment fund, attracting more than $4.1 billion in commitments. Confirmed: The second fund attracts a wide range of investors including pension funds, family offices and global wealth platforms Arctos says both funds are “the world’s largest collection of institutional capital” focused solely on investing in sports teams. Arctos manages approximately USD 7 billion worth of sports assets context: About 30 percent of the money in the second fund has already gone to Harris Blitzer Sports Entertainment (HBSE), which owns the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Philadelphia 76ers and the National Hockey…
company logofood flavor marketfood flavor marketDUBLIN, April 3, 2024 (Globe Newswire) — The “Food Flavors – Global Strategic Business Report” report has been added. ResearchAndMarkets.com Recruitment.Global food flavor market expected to reach $24.9 billion by 2030The global market for food flavors, estimated at USD 19.4 billion in 2023, is projected to reach a revised size of USD 24.9 billion by 2030, at a CAGR of 3.2% over the analysis period 2023-2030. grow inThe report begins with an introduction to Food Flavors and highlights its importance in the broader context of the global Food Additives market. A snapshot of the current…
My Top 10 Things to Watch Wednesday, April 3 Wall Street widened its losses on Tuesday as bond yields continued to rise. U.S. companies’ hiring trends last month were better than expected, according to the latest data from ADP. Members can check out our explanation on how to decide when to buy or not. Atlanta Fed President Rafael Bostic expects to cut interest rates only once this year. He believes if that happens, it will be in the fourth quarter. Bostic expressed concern about the pace of inflation. I have continued to say that the Fed has no plans to…
Susquehanna Government Products LLLP will serve as the exchange’s first committed institutional market makerNew York, April 3, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CalciEx LLC (“Calci”), the first federally regulated exchange dedicated to trading event results, today announced that it is the first dedicated institutional marketplace in the ecosystem. Marker Susquehanna Government Products LLLP announced. Susquehanna International Group of Companies (“SIG”).”SIG is excited to support the evolution of event contracts by providing liquidity to Calsi’s class-defining ecosystem,” said Dave Pollard, head of strategic planning at SIG. “Kalsi is uniquely positioned to take this next-generation asset class to the next stage, and we are excited to…
These days, when I tell people I write about economics, I often get one of two follow-up questions.”When will things go back to normal?”or “Why are people so unhappy about the Biden economy?”These are different questions, but I think the answer is the same. So things are about as normal as they’re going to get. This is a bit of a shame, but jobs are certainly plentiful and real incomes are growing faster for those at the bottom than at the top.To see why floating voters remain disappointed and ready for political change, consider how things looked for middle- and…
Former President Donald J. Trump refused to accept his loss in the 2020 election, painting his supporters who stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021 like martyrs, and saying he would have lost if he lost. He laid the groundwork for denying the 2024 election results if that were the case, and said he would do so. If he wins, he will become dictator on his first day in office.But President Biden poses a greater threat to American democracy, according to independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedy and Trump himself share this view, which democracy experts have called…
As the world focuses on sustainability, an Indian startup is leading the way by creatively turning waste into fashion. From discarded fish skin to banana stem fibers, these innovative companies are redefining the concept of eco-friendly style. Here, we select a selection of Indian startups that are pioneering the convergence of fashion and sustainability, and how they can reinvent the industry with creativity, resourcefulness, and promoting environmental awareness. Goya Swim Company – Goya Swim Company, founded by environmental activist Riya Mazumdar, specializes in creating sustainable swimwear for men and women. Operating under the brand Goyaswim.Co, they make eco-friendly swimwear using…