Why French Wine Is More Than a Drink: The Business Behind a Global Luxury Industry https://www.diningandcooking.com/2830458/why-french-wine-is-more-than-a-drink-the-business-behind-a-global-luxury-industry/ #business #francais #france #French #FrenchWine #Wine
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https://www.europesays.com/3273609/ How a Baby Business Survived China and Canada Tariffs #BabyBusiness #business #Canada #CanadaTariff #CanadianGovernment #China #good #korea #lot #mOLD #production #tariffs #thing #time #TradeWar #UnitedStates #US
The One That Got Away: This Small Town Is Left in Limbo After Betting Big on GMO Salmon
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AquaBounty GMO salmon was going to be the future of fish — and the future for one Ohio village that offered incentives to make a new facility happen. But years after breaking ground, there are no fancy fish tanks. No designer fish. No new jobs.
At least 38 DOGE members work, or have worked, for one of Elon Musk’s companies.
Meanwhile, nearly two dozen DOGE officials are making cuts to the same federal agencies that regulate the industries that employed them.
Fend for Yourself: Under Trump, Consumer Protection Bureau’s Probes of Big Tech and Finance Firms Freeze Up
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Companies may avoid consequences for alleged wrongdoing as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau drops lawsuits against Capital One and Rocket Homes and pauses investigations into Meta and others — including providers of medical credit cards.
#News #Consumer #Business #Law #Meta #Tech #Trump #DOGE #Musk
Elon Musk’s lobbyists spent tens of thousands of dollars on things like gifts and meals for Texas elected officials this year.
But, in most cases, state transparency laws do not require them to disclose which elected officials they wine and dine.
https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-texas-lobbyists-influence-law?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #ElonMusk #Texas #Law #SpaceX #Tesla #Government #Business #Musk
During this year’s legislative session in Texas, Elon Musk’s lobbyists and representatives publicly advocated for almost a dozen bills that would benefit his companies.
All but three of his priorities are now slated to become law.
https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-texas-legislature-laws-spacex-tesla?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Trump Team Eyes Politically Connected Startup to Overhaul $700 Billion Government Payments Program
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A little-known firm with investors linked to JD Vance, Elon Musk and Trump could get a piece of the federal expense card system — and its hundreds of millions in fees. “This goes against all the normal contracting safeguards,” one expert said.
#News #Trump #Vance #Thiel #Musk #Investment #Business #Government #USPolitics
https://blueamp.substack.com/p/kamala-told-colbert-the-systems-broken Kamala Told Colbert the System’s "Broken;"
#Trump Proved it, Ended #PBS / #NPR "Kamala sat across from #Colbert—recently fired to make the slovenly golf-cheat happy so he’d “allow” Skydance #Media to take over Paramount Global—and admitted our system is broken"
READ THE REST & SUBSCRIBE! #news #politics #writing #russia #america #us #usa #unitedstates #press #tech #ai #donaldtrump #nato #eu #epstein #jobs #entertainment #tv #business
As you will know if you've been reading my posts for a while, I am often annoyed by Britain's rubbish management.... so here are some are 'hard truths' for managers (courtesy of Tréasa Fitzgibbon - LinkedIn)
In Part 2 of “Sick in a Hospital Town,” we look at how a century-old community hospital in Albany, Georgia, became the only hospital in town — and grew into a sprawling health care system by waging a yearslong battle to eliminate its competition.
https://projects.propublica.org/albany-georgia-hospital/part-two/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#Georgia #Health #Healthcare #Business #History #BlackHistory #Journalism
Senator Demands Federal Agencies Halt Small Business Contracts, Citing Investigation of Native Hawaiian Firm
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Joni Ernst, chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, sent letters to 22 federal agencies saying the no-bid contracts granted through a Small Business Administration program are a “fraud magnet.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/sb8a-native-hawaiian-republican-senate-oversight?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Trump Wants to Crack Down on “Debanking,” but He’s Dismantling a Regulator That Was Doing Just That
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An executive order seeking to stop banks from discriminating against customers could be undermined by the administration’s gutting of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which had been investigating the practice.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-debanking-executive-order-cfpb-discrimination-banking?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Business #Law #Trump #USPolitics #Banks #Consumer #Regulation
Before and after the 2024 election, Elon Musk made it clear he disliked environmental regulations and considered them a barrier to innovation.
His companies, from Boring Co. to xAI, have been accused of finding ways to sidestep regulations. Here's what to know:
https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-environmental-regulations?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#ElonMusk #Environment #Regulation #Business #SpaceX #Tesla #Musk
https://www.europesays.com/3268871/ After Months of Lobbying, AGTA Says Its Tariff Work Is Paying Off #business #tariffs #TradeWar
Partners awarded business of the year https://www.byteseu.com/2392273/ #business
Walmart has long been a facilitator of fraud on a mass scale, a ProPublica investigation found.
More than $1 billion in fraud losses were routed through the company’s financial services between 2013 and 2022.
(Published Jan. 2024)
https://www.propublica.org/article/walmart-financial-services-became-fraud-magnet-gift-cards-money-laundering?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-bsky
#Walmart #Fraud #Scam #MoneyLaundering #Business #Crime #News
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Took Money Directly From Chinese Investors, Company Insider Testifies
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The newly unsealed testimony marks the first time direct Chinese investment in the company has been disclosed, raising new questions about foreign ownership interests in one of America’s most important military contractors.
https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-spacex-china-investors-court-testimony?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Currently accepting applications for business partners (must provide snacks).
#cats #CatsOfMastodon #cat #business
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A software suite that manages your #cooperative #business with absolutely no org chart. Responsibilities are self-assigned and small enough to complete in a single part-time day.
No bosses, no CEO, no chief anything, and no titles. Just software designed to maximize the efficiency, impact, and income of contributors (both as a group and individually) in a highly pro-social, uncompromisingly cooperative culture.
Trump’s Canada Tariffs Decimate Border Crossings, Business in Upper Michigan
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Under an intensifying trade war, parts of northern Michigan are feeling the financial pain. But with a president intent on conflict and a congressman silent on the issue, these Michiganders see no sign of relief.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-canada-tariffs-michigan-sault-ste-marie?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Michigan #Canada #Trump #Tariffs #Trade #Business #Economy
A gun chain’s stores repeatedly violated rules designed to deter illegal sales. Although authorities recommended revoking their licenses, the problem stores all remain open.
Now the Trump administration is weakening penalties for failure to comply.
https://www.propublica.org/article/range-usa-guns-straw-sales-atf?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Guns #Firearms #Business #Government #Trump #ATF #Regulation
People seriously getting upset because I used AI to edit an article about how to protect people from getting replaced by AI. Smdh.
#NUPA #UBI #UHI #policy #technology #politics #economics #economy #government #psychology #finance #fintech #AI #robots #futureofwork #writing #reading #substack #business #physics #science #BLM #reparations
A new lawsuit alleges the Trump administration awarded the bulk of new Texas border wall contracts to two firms without “genuine competitive opportunities.”
One of the chosen firms has faced legal issues and claims of shoddy construction work.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-border-wall-contracts-tommy-fisher?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Texas #Border #Immigration #Trump #Construction #DHS #Business