Nevada is set to become the 18th state to allow low-income pregnant women to use Medicaid funds to pay for abortions. The state government declined to appeal a judge’s ruling earlier this year that found denying coverage for abortions violated Nevada’s equal rights protections adopted by voters in 2022. It’s unclear when the coverage will begin, but the ruling judge said it should be no later than early November. “Nevadans who have Medicaid as their health insurance will no longer need to fear that they will be forced to carry a pregnancy against their will,” Rebecca Chan, a lawyer with…
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Success has come slowly and yet recently enough to David Rosenthal and Ben Gilbert that you get the sense neither can quite believe their good fortune. In fact, the hosts of Acquired, one of the most popular—and unusual—podcasts about business, are at a point in their journey that closely resembles the early days of the business titans whose stories they obsessively and meticulously tell: They are breakout stars but still more or less operating by the seat of their pants. In 2015, the pair were coworkers and new friends at the venture-capital firm Madrona Venture Group in Seattle when they…
The Property Masters Guild (PMG) announced the winners of the inaugural PMG MacGuffin Awards, which is the only awards show to date celebrating the significant artistic achievements of Property Masters. The Motion Picture MacGuffin Awards were presented to “Oppenheimer” (Guillaume Delouche, PMG), “Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning – Part 1” (David Cheesman) and “Poor Things” (Balázs M. Kovács).Winners in the Television Series included “The Bear” (Laura Roeper, PMG), “Lessons in Chemistry” (Jode Mann, PMG), “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan” (Jeffrey Johnson, PMG), “That ‘90s Show” (Julie Heuer, PMG), “Perry Mason” (Brad Einhorn, PMG), “The Last of Us” (Justin Onofriechuk) and “A Black…
On Tuesday, September 10th, U.S. markets closed mixed, with the S&P 500 gaining while the Dow dipped. Concerns over slowing economic growth, declining bank stocks, and tumbling energy shares weighed on the market. Bank stocks fell following warnings from Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Ally Financial, overshadowing news of eased capital requirements for large banks. According to economic data, the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index dropped to 91.2 in August, its lowest in three months, down from 93.7 in July. Most S&P 500 sectors closed higher, led by real estate, tech, and consumer discretionary stocks, while energy and financials declined. The…
We recently compiled a list of the 10 Largest Biotech Hedge Funds and Their Top Stock Picks. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Ascendis Pharma A/S (NASDAQ:ASND) stands against the other biotech stocks.The ability to successfully make money through investment requires deep thinking and analysis. Even then, it’s not a sure shot, and oftentimes, investors end up losing money regardless of how sound their decisions might have appeared on the surface. This is why most business schools teach portfolio diversification, to ensure that an investor’s risk is managed by allocating money across different stock categories.One…
Goalkeeper Flannan Riley recorded nine saves as Temple Men’s Soccer scored in the final five minutes to beat Akron 1-0. | NOEL CHACKO / THE TEMPLE NEWS Temple Men’s Soccer entered Saturday’s game against Akron looking to get its season back on track. The Owls’ offense was sputtering after a hot start and had been scoreless for four straight games. The Zips, on the other hand, had endured success despite a sub .500 record. Akron drew with last year’s NCAA tournament runner-up No. 23 Notre Dame on Aug. 22, and defeated then No. 13 VCU on Sept. 6. However, Temple…
Kannapolis sets aside funds to sharpen plans for Midway revitalization Published 12:05 am Sunday, September 15, 2024 KANNAPOLIS — More than two years ago, the The Development Finance Initiative (DFI) of the UNC School of Government worked with the city to begin to explore how Kannapolis might make the best use of Midway. At the last city council meeting, the members voted 4-3 to set aside $250,000 to take those original thoughts and begin to fine tune them into a Midway Revitalization Project. In the initial discussions, DFI suggested, just as with the city’s downtown development, that there needs to…
The News Crypto – Meme coins connected to large platforms like (SOL) and Tron (TRX) have had declining returns in recent months, which analysts think will cause them to be no top selection for significant earnings in 2024. On the other hand, initiatives with practical value like Rexas Finance (RXS) are attracting both professionals and investors. Rexas Finance is developing as a better investment possibility as Real-World Asset (RWA) tokenization grows and leaves meme coins behind. Why Tron Meme Coins and Solana Are No Longer Appealing Unstable Demand for Markets Meme coins like Solana’s Bonk (BONK) and Tron’s Sundog (SUNDOG)…
Editor’s note: Tomorrow, Deseret News looks at the use of caffeine in sports.When Tillie Uribe feels that first twinge of a migraine coming on, she reaches for caffeine. Some of her headaches are doozies.Her doctor suggested that caffeine’s an easy way to at least try to head off the ache before it really digs in. She’s found it often works pretty well, narrowing blood vessels in the brain and short-circuiting the misery. So when the lights appear to flicker or she sees an aura — sure signs a migraine is imminent — she says she’ll reach for coffee, tea, soda,…
It seems like economists, traders, politicians, and financial journalists have been waiting forever for the Federal Reserve to start cutting U.S. interest rates.Actually, it’s been 14 months since July 2023 when the Fed last boosted its key federal funds rate to 5.25% to 5.5%.More important, it’s been 54 months, since March 2020, since the Fed actually cut rates. That was when the Covid-19 pandemic erupted and basically stopped all activity, and the Fed wanted to be sure the U.S. economy didn’t seize up entirely.A rate cut is probably coming Wednesday at the end of a two-day meeting of the Fed’s Federal Open…