June 22, 2025
Intangible Assets

Palm Beach County, West Palm home and condo prices drop in March

Condo experts discuss condo crisis at Palm Beach Post town hall Condo industry experts explain new state laws enacted after the Surfside condominium collapse in 2021. Palm Beach Post hosts Condo Crisis town hall Palm Beach County’s median single-family home price dipped 2.3% to $625,000 in March compared to the previous year. The market is shifting

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Financial Assets

Internet scams hit record $16 billion in losses; $1 billoin in Florida

Cryptocurrency scams cost Americans more than $5.6B last year: FBI The FBI announced on Monday, Sept. 9, that Americans lost more than $5.6 billion in cryptocurrency scams in 2023. Straight Arrow News Floridians lost over $1 billion to online scams in 2024, with seniors being the most targeted group. Investment and cryptocurrency scams led to

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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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Fixed Assets

Trump policies could threaten public land protection, advocates warn

Tufan Neupane  |  Special for the Arizona Republic Arizonans worries about Trump plan to extract resources on public land Residents worried about Trump’s calls to open public lands to resource extraction gathered March 27, 2025, at the Arizona Capitol to voice their grievances. Conservation advocates raised concerns that Trump administration policies could undermine public land

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Financial Assets

Criminals stealing money from SNAP recipients in Central Massachusetts

Criminals are preying on low-income families who are struggling to put food on the table, and the numbers highlight the problem. In Worcester, 245 households had a total of more than $100,000 stolen from electronic cards issued by the government that are used to buy groceries, according to state figures from Jan. 1 through March

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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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Fixed Assets

Stay alert! Watch for farm equipment traveling along the roads

Maple producers host annual ceremony heralding 2025 maple season Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding, maple queen and ambassador all highlight annual ceremony Saturday to herald the maple season in the state. Spring planting season in Somerset County means increased farm equipment traffic on rural roads, urging drivers to be cautious. Drivers should exercise caution, be

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Financial Assets

Student loans in default soon to be sent to collections. What to know.

Student borrowers could see credit scores drop for late loan payments Nearly 9.7 million student loan borrowers will see drops in credit scores, according to the Federal Reserve. Straight Arrow News Student loan collections will resume May 5th after a five-year pause. Millions of borrowers risk wage garnishment, impacting social security and tax returns. Defaulting

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Intangible Assets

Amazon cancels some inventory orders from China after tariffs

Spencer Soper  |  Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc. has canceled orders for multiple products made in China and other Asian countries, according to a document reviewed by Bloomberg and people familiar with the matter, suggesting the company is reducing its exposure to tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump. The orders for beach chairs, scooters, air conditioners and

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CarMax boosts inventory of used cars under $20K as tariffs hit market

Nathan Gomes  |  Reuters How many cars are fully American-made? Not many. Here’s what we know. President Trump hopes to encourage companies to build cars in the U.S. But are any cars fully American-made? Here is what we know now. CarMax KMX.N is expanding its inventory of newer pre-owned vehicles, as U.S. President Donald Trump‘s latest tariffs

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