Trump tariffs, inflation have some parents worried about back-to-school shopping costs
This year, parents will pay more for back-to-school essentials such as pens, pencils and backpacks.
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Lovable Hits $100M in 8 Months With Code Vibing Model
AI July 23, 2025 Lovable Reaches $100 million ARR in 8 Months by Turning Plain Language Into Real Software Lovable is now the fastest growing software...
Student loan forgiveness paused under a popular repayment plan. Here's what to know
Student loan forgiveness is on hold for borrowers enrolled in the Income-Based Repayment plan. Here's what to know.
Schwab to Bring Crypto Trading to Its Brokerage Platform
Crypto July 22, 2025 Charles Schwab Confirms It Will Let Users Trade Bitcoin and Ethereum Directly On July 18, 2025, Charles Schwab CEO Rick Wurster confirmed...
Trump's 'big beautiful bill' created a new student loan repayment plan: Here's what borrowers need to know
Congress has created a new student loan repayment plan, called RAP. Here's what to know about the option, which will be available next summer.
MicroVentures’ Portfolio Company: Liquid Death’s History and Milestones
Plastic water bottles aren’t cool. Or at least Mike Cessario doesn’t think so. Liquid Death has made a name for itself in the consumer-packaged goods space,...
Trusty Raises $1M to Modernize Estate Planning
Financing July 22, 2025 Trusty Secures $1M to Help Families Organize and Share Legacy Wishes Using AI On July 15, 2025, Toronto-based Trusty announced it has...
Trump makes gains on economy, policy with small business owners, even among Democrats
After a rocky start to 2025, President Trump's approval is rising among small business owners, and so is Main Street's economic confidence.
ACA marketplace health plan enrollees could face 'subsidy cliff' in 2026 — here's how to avoid it
Marketplace health insurance plan enrollees could face a "subsidy cliff" in 2026, experts say. Here's how to avoid higher costs.
AI is spreading on Main Street and transforming the American small business
Small business owners across the U.S. are increasingly using AI, and they say it is a positive, and will lead to human job losses.
AuCan Launches $2.5B Tokenised Gold RWA Platform
Tokenization RWA July 22, 2025 Toronto’s AuCan Gold Launches A Tokenised Gold Platform Backed by Real Bullion and Blockchain On July 22, 2025, Toronto-based AuCan Gold...
Why AI Investment Is Missing What Workers Actually Want
AI Research July 22, 2025 New Standard Report Data Shows Gap Between AI Funding and What Workers Support According to a recent WORKBank audit, a major...
How to Create the Best Website for Your Portfolio
July 21, 2025 Creating a proper website for a portfolio is a big deal for anyone who works online. While a polished portfolio might raise your...
Insider report: These stocks had the biggest sales by executives in the past week
Some investors follow company insiders on the notion that they would know better than anyone when it's the right time to buy or sell shares.
SEC Exploring Ethereum Standard for Tokenized Securities
Tokenization July 21, 2025 SEC Meets Ethereum Groups on Tokenized Securities Standards On July 16, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) held a private...