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Corporate Money Has Ruined Youth Sports
The AAU, which stands for the Amateur Athletic Union, a US nonprofit organization that hosts a variety of different sports for youth athletes, has drawn attention largely for its influence over youth basketball. Many high-profile basketball...

Businesses on alert for fake $50 and $100 notes; here's how to spot them
Businesses await financial mechanism for switching to electric buses, taxis

BUSINESS RELAYS

Business confidence edges up but labour, construction falter
“Inflation indicators were benign, with both expected cost and pricing expectations, and the net share of firms expecting them to increase, easing this month,” Zollner said. Firms now expect costs to rise 2.4% over the next quarter (down from 2.5%...

Companies to face fines in late payments crackdown
Companies which continually pay their suppliers late will face fines worth potentially millions of pounds, the prime minister has announced. Sir Keir Starmer said "It's time to pay up" as the government is set to unveil plans to give the small...

Businesses, households are feeling relief from lower inflation – PwC
PwC has commended the government and the Bank of Ghana for the fiscal and monetary discipline exhibited in the first six months of 2025, particularly the primary surplus achievement, debt reduction, and currency stabilisation. According to the...

Business Partnerships Fuel Tech Education in El Paso County, Colo.
(TNS) — As the landscape of public education and career-readiness continues to evolve, many Pikes Peak region school districts are investing heavily in developing new programming and partnerships to meet the needs of both students and the...

Trade secret
It is wonderful to see many young actors are coming in Bollywood. Recently released Saiyaara's star Ahaan Panday is the latest one to join the young crop of actors. Ahaan also looks very promising. He has managed to impress the audience with his...

Companies Submit Bids to Invest in Syria’s Cement Sector
Mahmoud Fadila, Director General of the General Company for Cement and Building Materials Marketing (Omran), revealed that more than 15 companies—both local and from Arab and foreign countries—have submitted bids to invest in the cement mills of...

Trade deficit narrows to $3.95 billion in June
THE Philippines’ trade-in-goods deficit narrowed to $3.95 billion in June, as double-digit export growth was driven by frontloading in the run-up to higher US tariffs, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Wednesday. Preliminary data...

Trade deadline rumor tracker
The trade deadline is near, which means the Phillies are in the midst of a flurry of whispers. There is a growing feeling of angst and worry in the fanbase that perhaps something might not get done. Of course, no other teams has done a whole lot...

Corporators accuse CMC mayor of stalling devpt works

Businessman fights DPP's bid to drop Sh300m land fraud case
Director of Public Prosecutions Renson Ingonga. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] A businessman on Wednesday opposed an attempt by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Ingonga to withdraw a Sh300 million land fraud case, insisting that the trial...

SBA Offers Relief to Colorado Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by May Drought
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans to small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Colorado to offset economic losses caused by...

SBA Offers Relief to Idaho Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by July Drought
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low‑interest federal disaster loans to small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Idaho to offset economic losses caused by drought....

SBA Offers Relief to Nebraska Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by May Drought
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans to small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Nebraska to offset economic losses caused by...

SBA Offers Relief to Kansas Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by May Drought
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans to small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Kansas to offset economic losses caused by drought...

SBA Offers Relief to Washington Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Drought
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans to small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Washington to offset economic losses caused by...

Migrant exploiter probe obstruction: Dairy farmer Reza Abdul-Jabbar and business face $15k fine
He was previously an imam at a mosque in Invercargill. He and his business did not pay the workers a minimum wage, did not pay for certain holidays and leave appropriately, unlawfully deducted money from wages, forced the workers to pay premiums...