California, Colorado best states for women-owned businesses
Story at a glance Financial consulting firm Clarify Capital recently released a ranking of the “best” and “worst” states for women-owned businesses. Study crafters gave each state a score, an average of each’s state’s ranking in five different categories. The analysis determined that California, Colorado, New York, Florida and Vermo
Read MoreOversight committee to hold hearing on impact of Roe reversal
The House Committee on Oversight and Reform is slated to hold a hearing this month on the impact the reversal of Roe v. Wade will have in the U.S. The hearing, scheduled for July 13, will come less than a month after the Supreme Court issued a ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark case that made access to abortion a constitutional right, and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the 1992 decision that affirmed Roe. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, announced the hearing on Friday, writing in a statement that it wi
Read MoreThis crypto winter is warm compared to the next one
How in the world did we let cryptocurrencies become a $10 trillion industry before examining the systemic risks being created? Crypto coins, derivative securities, exchanges and the leverage created to support them now equal nearly half the asset size of the entire U.S. banking industry. So, we really have caught a big break by having
Read MorePentagon unveils $820 million security assistance package for Ukraine
The Department of Defense on Friday unveiled an $820 million weapons package for Ukraine, which includes advanced air defense systems. In a statement, acting Pentagon press secretary Todd Breasseale said $770 million of the assistance will be provided under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), which allows the agency to procure the weapons from defense contractors.
Read More15 more current, former employees sue Tesla alleging racial abuse
A group of 15 Black current and former employees of tech giant Tesla sued the company on Thursday over accusations of racial abuse. Plaintiffs claimed that they were harassed based on their race, with colleagues and managers using the N-word and other racially charged terms including “slavery” and “plantation” in daily interactions, according to Reuters. Tesla’s “standard operating procedures include blatant, open and unmiti
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