finance.yahoo.com/news/m-bank-teller-3-times-170019553.html I’m a Bank Teller: 3 Times You Should Never Ask For $100 Bills at the Bank Andrew Lisa Wed, Apr 3, 2024, 1:00 PM EDT burakpekakcan / iStock.com According to data intelligence firm SAS Analytics, $100 bills account for 34% of paper currency in circulation in the U.S. and 82% of its value. Check … Continue reading Times not to ask for $100 bills at the bank
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Epoch Times on ramifications of Trump $474 million bond on NYC real estate
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/despite-reduced-bond-trump-case-still-poses-chilling-effect-on-ny-business-deals-5615680? (I found this thought provoking as it's not a perspective getting wide coverage by the media) New Yorkers Silently Worrying Over Ramifications of Trump Ruling Business insiders won’t say it out loud, but many worry that they could face financial ruin if they run afoul of the politically powerful in New York (Illustrations themselves … Continue reading Epoch Times on ramifications of Trump $474 million bond on NYC real estate
Congestion pricing for Manhattan below 61st St approved at key level
https://apple.news/AtHiPPM-fR5Ou4ulc43YvLg NYC congestion pricing plan passes key vote, will bring $15 tolls for some drivers By Marcia Kramer, Alecia Reid, Jessica Moore Updated on: March 27, 2024 / 11:29 PM EDT / CBS New York NEW YORK -- The Metropolitan Transportation Authority board on Wednesday approved congestion pricing fees in what its chairman said was one of the most significant votes the board had ever … Continue reading Congestion pricing for Manhattan below 61st St approved at key level
One of many responses to DOJ’s antitrust case against Apple
http://www.theverge.com/2024/3/22/24109033/doj-apple-antitrust-lawsuit-legal-expert-praise ‘Even stronger’ than imagined: DOJ’s sweeping Apple lawsuit draws expert praise The antitrust suit against Apple is a strong start to an uphill battle to prove the company has an illegal monopoly. By Lauren Feiner, the senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering … Continue reading One of many responses to DOJ’s antitrust case against Apple
How does Paris stay Paris? By pouring billions into public housing
http://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/17/realestate/paris-france-housing-costs.html How Does Paris Stay Paris? By Pouring Billions Into Public Housing One quarter of residents in the French capital live in government-owned housing, part of an aggressive plan to keep lower-income Parisians — and their businesses — in the city. Even on a gray winter’s day, the Eiffel Tower stands out from the balcony … Continue reading How does Paris stay Paris? By pouring billions into public housing
Housing market in Austin TX cools
https://apple.news/AbkRAi386Q56KS4nRV2_tng [click thru for photos and charts] PROPERTY REPORT Once America’s Hottest Housing Market, Austin Is Running in Reverse Home prices have fallen more than anywhere in the U.S. Follow the WSJ in Apple News The Sunbelt city that came to symbolize the pandemic housing boom is now leading a national property cool-down. Home prices … Continue reading Housing market in Austin TX cools
Cars you can trust to last 200,000 miles without major repairs (no surprises here)
betterreport.com/reliable-cars-200000-miles/ These Are the Cars You Can Trust to Last 200,000 Miles Buying a car is a major investment. Not only does it need to get you safely from point A to point B, but the vehicle should also be reliable for many years. However, rather than determining if a car is “good” by how … Continue reading Cars you can trust to last 200,000 miles without major repairs (no surprises here)
Rules for buying and selling real estate changing in a major way
http://www.wsj.com/real-estate/realtors-settlement-change-buy-sell-homes-da45eb23? Realtors Reach Settlement That Will Change How Americans Buy and Sell Homes Groundbreaking $418 million legal agreement could drive down commission rates and shrink the number of real-estate agents By Laura Kusisto and Nicole Friedman Updated March 15, 2024 4:36 pm ET The Realtors’ agreement will make it easier for home buyers to negotiate fees with agents. PHOTO: M. … Continue reading Rules for buying and selling real estate changing in a major way
Info about the real costs of weight loss drugs
http://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/22/health/ozempic-wegovy-price-cost.html? Ozempic and Wegovy Don’t Cost What You Think They Do Drug companies are making billions from a new class of in-demand weight-loss treatments. But the prices are not what they seem. Investors expect Novo Nordisk, the manufacturer of the weight-loss drug Wegovy, to earn $4 billion in revenue this year.Credit...Cydni Elledge for The New … Continue reading Info about the real costs of weight loss drugs
$100 Bill is America’s most common currency, and its most annoying
http://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/american-dollar-currency-100-bill-c6a47c79? The $100 Bill Is America’s Most Common Currency, and Its Most Annoying The amount in circulation has more than doubled in recent years, but $100s are hated by both cashiers and economists By Oyin Adedoyin | Photographs by Lanna Apisukh for The Wall Street Journal Feb. 24, 2024 9:00 pm ET Rayza Sison went to a flea … Continue reading $100 Bill is America’s most common currency, and its most annoying
Explanation of the impending shutdown and the reasons for it
ww.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/02/25/government-shutdown-congress-gop/ Deal to dodge government shutdown appears to stall amid GOP policy demands By Jacob Bogage Updated February 25, 2024 at 5:56 p.m. EST|Published February 25, 2024 at 4:23 p.m. EST Leaders in Congress slipped Sunday in their last-minute scramble to head off a looming government shutdown deadline that could shutter vital services at the Transportation Department, strain … Continue reading Explanation of the impending shutdown and the reasons for it
Trump has cash crunch because he has to post bonds or pay judgments for half a billion dollars
http://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2024/02/26/trump-money-bonds-engoron-carroll/ Clock is ticking for Trump to post bonds worth half a billion dollars Experts say a cash crunch in coming weeks could thrust the former president’s business into greater uncertainty than it has seen in decades By Jonathan O'Connell, Shayna Jacobs and Josh Dawsey February 25, 2024 at 1:42 p.m. EST Hours after a New York judge ordered Donald Trump to … Continue reading Trump has cash crunch because he has to post bonds or pay judgments for half a billion dollars
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