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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Participant Media, the acclaimed film and television production company with a mission to advance social justice and humanitarian action through powerful storytelling, recently announced it is closing.Founded in 2005 by philanthropist and first president of eBay, Jeff Skoll, Participant ushered in a new era of leveraging film and television to spread widespread awareness through a genre that has come to be known as activist entertainment.I have been fortunate to have spent hundreds of hours talking with Jeff over the years, absorbing lessons about how to use social enterprise to create a movement…
NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks were rising Thursday following the latest announcements. Inflation Update There is growing speculation on Wall Street that a rate cut could come as early as September.Four of five stocks in the S&P 500 index rose, while Microsoft, Nvidia and others fell. Influential companies That underlying strength was obscured by rallying stock prices, which soared amid enthusiasm for artificial intelligence technology that critics said was too expensive and helped send the S&P 500 down 0.9% from an all-time high hit a day earlier. The Nasdaq Composite Index also fell 1.8% from its all-time high…
Corpus’ goal is to give small media and entertainment companies, and independent creators, the opportunity to license their content to AI companies that want to train their models. Available An artificial intelligence startup focused on the media and entertainment sector is launching a new product that enables media companies and creators to license their content to AI model developers. Avail, which already has a script-summarizing tool widely used by talent agencies and studio executives, is unveiling a new product called “Corpus” on Thursday. “We were really interested in helping these smaller media companies and individual creators participate in this opportunity,…
Every week during fantasy baseball season, we’ll be doing a stock report on players who are rising or falling in value, so feel free to tag any players you’d like us to take a closer look at. twitter. Let’s dive right in and take a look at some fantasy baseball players who are on the rise and some who are on the decline. Fantasy Baseball Stock Report (Week 16) Stock up Rowdy Tellez (1B, DH – PIT) Rowdy Tellez had a rough start to the year, but it was only a matter of time before the big man turned into…
Investment to create a national specialty financial services firm and facilitate the continued evolution of services supporting U.S. and international clientsAtlanta and Boston, July 11, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aprio (or the “Company”), a leading business advisory and accounting firm, today announced that it has received a strategic investment from Charlesbank Capital Partners (“Charlesbank”), a middle-market private investment firm that has raised more than $18 billion in capital since its inception, to accelerate innovation and growth in its business. This transaction marks Aprio’s first institutional investment.Aprio’s strong track record of client service, ability to attract top talent and differentiated growth strategy have propelled…
Editor’s note: This is part of a series on closing the sustainability skills gap with the resources available right now. The collection includes over a dozen articles and more than 200 training opportunities in areas such as climate and net-zero strategy, procurement and supply chain, ESG and sustainable finance, professional certifications and free upskilling. A lot of players are involved in driving the global energy transition, and the team at Duke University’s Center for Energy, Development, and the Global Environment published a diagram of the energy value chain earlier this year that illustrates the complexity of the energy sector nicely.…
Conversations with expats, digital nomads, and global citizens in Portugal and Spain reveal a growing trend towards a lifestyle that combines relocation to warmer, more laid-back countries, the flexibility of remote work, and entrepreneurial spirit to work on your own terms. These insights from recent interviews and discussions highlight key trends that will shape the future of the free lifestyle. Here are five emerging themes that are redefining how we live and work as expats.1. Hybrid work modelHybrid work models, combining remote and in-office working, are becoming increasingly popular. This approach is flexible to accommodate diverse employee preferences, increases productivity,…
Stocks were mixed on Thursday morning, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising, the S&P 500 falling and the Nasdaq shedding much of its gains from the previous day. Investors remained cautious on the stock market today, despite news that the June Consumer Price Index showed inflation was heading in the right direction. ↑ X Now Playing This indicator could signal that the stock may be running out of gas. The Dow rose 0.1%, leading the three major indexes. The Nasdaq weakened, slumping 1%, while the S&P 500 dropped 0.4%. The latter two indexes hit new record highs on Wednesday,…
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats plan to meet privately Thursday at a special caucus luncheon with President Joe Biden’s senior advisers Mike Donilon and Steve Ricchetti, as well as Biden campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon, according to Democratic leadership sources and senators.The meeting comes amid growing anxiety among Democrats that Biden’s stumbling block in the June 27 debate has weakened his standing in the presidential race against President Donald Trump.Many Democrats don’t believe Biden can win, with polling averages showing a slight decline in his approval rating. They also worry that Biden could undermine the party’s approval rating and lead to…
During my two decades writing right-leaning columnists for mainstream publications, I have repeatedly made two claims: First, I have tried to convince my fellow journalists that liberal media bias is real. Second, I have tried to convince conservatives that bias, while real, is not the conspiracy they imagine it to be.The latter point is hard to point out at the moment. Frankly, had We conspired to cover up the decline of a Democratic president who then squandered all our efforts by going on national television and reporting on it himself… How different would our reporting have been? And would our…