July 17, 2025
Intangible Assets

Green bay City Council denies licenses 1 bar, 7 massage establishments

The Green Bay City Council on June 10 denied renewing liquor and massage establishment licenses for a bar and seven massage parlors, respectively, based on violations spelled out in police memos. For one bar, however, the council went against the police department’s recommendation and approved the liquor license renewal. In the case of the massage

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Intangible Assets

Gov. Evers and GOP leaders working on details of 2025-26 budget

Proposed increases to resident fishing and hunting license fees are being considered by state lawmakers as part of the 2025-26 Wisconsin budget. As Gov. Tony Evers and Republican legislative leaders continue negotiations over the 2025-26 Wisconsin state budget, at least one broadly-supported conservation measure – increases to fishing and hunting license fees – is still

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Tangible Assets

11 states recognize gold and silver as US currency. Which are they?

What’s really going on with gold prices? Gold recently reached a record high as geopolitical tensions pushed investors towards the traditional safe play. Merryn Somerset Webb explains what’s going on – and where things could go from here. Bloomberg – Politics Louisiana lawmakers are considering legislation to recognize gold and silver as legal tender. Eleven

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Financial Assets

FSA to require DOGE approval for larger loans

Ryan Hanrahan  |  Farmers’ Advance ‘May Day’ protests push back against Trump administration policies “May Day” protesters across the U.S. rallied against President Donald Trump’s policies and billionaire Elon Musk’s influence over the White House. Reuters’ Leah Douglas and P.J. Huffstutter reported that “farm loan employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency will

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Gold Investing

Gold slips as traders await U.S. data for clues on tariff impacts

Gold edged lower ahead of key economic data this week that could offer some insights into the impacts of President Donald Trump’s trade war. Bullion traded near $3,335 an ounce, after gaining 0.7 per cent in the previous session. Yields on Treasuries turned lower on Monday, boosting non-interest-bearing gold. Meanwhile, JPMorgan Chase & Co. said

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Operating Assets

Why vacant land property taxes are skyrocketing for some Pueblo owners

When a Pueblo West resident got his property tax bill this year, he was floored. The taxes on John Wedding’s Pueblo West home were the same as last year, but the taxes on a vacant 1-acre lot he owns next to his home increased by more than 400%. “It went from $299.78 last year to

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Financial Assets

Trade fight, policy uncertainty top financial risks

Pete Schroeder and Michael S. Derby  |  Reuters Powell to remain Fed chair, ‘no intention’ on firing him, Trump says President Donald Trump says he has no intention on firing Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell, but he would like to see interest rates cut. Concerns about trade policy, particularly tariffs and a potential trade war,

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Gold Investing

Gold’s record-breaking winning streak continues, as Trump targets Fed

Open this photo in gallery: A smelter operates an induction furnace during the production of gold-bearing dore bars in a processing plant at Varvarinskoye gold deposit in the Kostanay region, Kazakhstan, on April 16.Pavel Mikheyev/Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump’s next target – the independence of the Federal Reserve – is giving gold investors another reason

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Financial Assets

If the stock market plunge has delayed your retirement, you have a bigger problem

If you’ve postponed your retirement in the wake of the recent stock market plunge, you should be asking yourself why. If it’s because your savings have declined and you’re afraid you won’t have enough, or if it’s because you’re spooked by volatile markets, then you need to take another look at your retirement plan. Here’s

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Fixed Assets

Westerly, DEM purchase former Water Wizz property on Winnapaug Pond

Westerly cleans up after back-to-back storms Recent storm damage in Westerly is still being cleaned up along Atlantic Ave and the Misquamicut coastline. The property housed a water park until 2019, but also contains approximately 6 acres of undeveloped salt marsh. The Department of Environmental Management and Town of Westerly spent over $3 million to

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