June 22, 2025
Intangible Assets

Amazon faces tariff pressure as sellers stockpile inventory

Amazon’s tariff transparency plans President Trump has said tariffs will likely impact shoppers, saying in a Cabinet meeting that tariffs could lead to fewer, but more expensive gifts this upcoming holiday season. Fox – 5 DC Amazon AMZN.O on Thursday tried to temper investor concerns about the impact of the Trump administration’s tariffs on its e-commerce business,

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Fixed Assets

Tariffs cause Wisconsin manufacturer to lose a large order from China

100 days of Trump: 3 key changes impacting people across America 100 days after returning to power, Donald Trump is charging ahead with tariffs, an immigration crackdown and federal cuts, including dismantling DEI. Wisconsin-based Sentry Equipment Corp. lost a $300,000 order from a Chinese customer due to tariff threats and shipping issues. The lost order

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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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Financial Assets

2025 high school grads facing $40k in college student loans

Entering young adulthood saddled with debt has become standard for many who want an undergraduate degree, sometimes to the tune of tens-of-thousands of dollars. Around 45% of 2025 high school graduates will go on to a four-year college, according to NerdWallet analysis, and more than one-third of them will take on student loans to pay for their

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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

Principal Financial Group profits climb during market uncertainty

Ateev Bhandari  |  Reuters Principal Financial Group names Deanna Strable as next CEO Deanna Strable, a native Iowan and a Dowling Catholic High School graduate, will be the next CEO of Principal Financial Group. Insurer Principal Financial Group reported a rise in first-quarter profit on April 24, helped by higher premiums and fee income. The Trump

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Operating Assets

Santa Paula affordable housing project Topa Villa Vistas gets loan

Scenes from Santa Paula Take a quick trip around downtown Santa Paula in March 2025. The project is planned on vacant land next to Teague Park. Construction is expected to begin in summer 2026. About a third of the units will be reserved for formerly homeless residents. A 111-unit affordable housing development in Santa Paula

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Financial Assets

How to choose a financial adviser? We rank the top firms.

Financial Pros: Help USA TODAY and Statista determine the winners in our fourth annual survey of top-rated firms, which publishes in April 2026. You can pre-register to take the survey here. Investments always come with risk, but between tariffs, recession worries and overall economic uncertainty, markets have been especially volatile over the past few months.  Markets

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