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Agrifood Investments: FG Mulls Nat’l Public-Private Portal To Upscale Participation
The Federal government has announced its plans to establish a “ National Public-Private Investment Portal” to upscale participation in the ongoing campaign for investment in the country’s agrifood systems. The Minister of Agriculture and Food...

Spotify Says ICE Recruitment Ads Don’t Violate Company Policy, Leftist Musicians Melt Down
Spotify says advertisements for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recruitment do not violate the company’s policies. Leftist musicians and record labels are predictably melting down in response. Several artists have recently been...

Green Development and Economic Resilience: Evidence From Chinese Resource-Based Cities
Newswise — In the field of resource-based city development, these cities (dominated by mining, logging, etc.) face severe challenges such as ecological pollution, unbalanced industrial structures, and low economic resilience (ER) — their ability...

Bridgeport High School Graduate Ryan Grogg Earns the Accredited Investment Fiduciary Designation
SUBMITTED TO CONNECT-BRIDGEPORT Beacon Wealth Management is proud to announce that Wealth Advisor Ryan Grogg has earned the Accredited Investment Fiduciary® (AIF®) designation, a distinguished credential that highlights advanced expertise in...

Reps investigate $850bn unremitted oil proceeds in 18 years
88 Dirisu Yakubu, Abuja The House of Representatives on Wednesday commenced investigations into alleged non-repatriation of the nation’s crude oil export proceeds valued at over $850 billion between 1996 and 2014. The Chairman of the House Ad-Hoc...

Chemical Industry Leaders Urge Scrutiny on Railroad Merger
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) sent a letter to President Trump asking him to closely review the proposed merger between railroad companies Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern. The letter, dated Oct. 16, included signatures from 40 chemical...

Angel investing rebounds from slow first half
The latest quarterly NZ Angel Market Report shows more use of convertible notes to finance deals. Angel investment gained momentum in the September quarter after a slow first half with total investment more than doubling to $4.15 million, up 170%...

Celebration Pointe developer files for bankruptcy amid numerous lawsuits from creditors, investors
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - The man behind the Celebration Pointe development in Gainesville has filed for bankruptcy protections as investors and banks pursue legal actions against him. Svein Dyrkolbotn, the owner of Viking Companies, filed a...

SW WA shipping industry feels impacts of Trump’s effort to remake US economy
Henry Brannan, Murrow News Fellow Sarah Wolf, The Columbian The $31 billion Columbia River shipping industry is feeling the impacts of President Donald Trump’s effort to remake the U.S. economy to be less reliant on imports. kAm%96 67764ED 92G6...

Jaguar Land Rover hack could cost UK economy at least $2.5B: Report
The hack of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), a premium car brand owned by India's Tata Motors, is estimated to have inflicted 1.9 billion pounds ($2.55 billion) cost on the British economy and affected over 5,000 organizations, an independent...

HMP Lindholme: Investment and new timetable for bus service connecting prison and Doncaster city centre
Transport officials are investing an additional £189,000 into a Doncaster bus service connecting a local prison with the city centre. A new timetable starting on November 16, 2025, will see the 385 service continue to allow staff and visitors of...

Ex-Buffer Stock Company boss refutes Attorney General’s corruption allegations
Former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food and Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Abdul-Wahab Hanan Aludiba, has dismissed corruption allegations leveled against him by the Attorney General, describing them as “untrue” and “deeply...

Amazon to invest more than €1 billion in Belgium
Global delivery giant Amazon has pledged to invest more than €1 billion into the delivery of its services in Belgium, with extra support for employment, infrastructure development and local partnerships, including collaboration with Belgium’s...
1300% surge in four days: The unloved company that sparked a Wall Street frenzy
Shares in fake meat business Beyond Meat have soared almost 1300 per cent in under a week as so-called “meme stock” investors plough into the unloved US business. Speculators on social media have been scooping up shares in the plant-based meat...

Marjan and RAK Hospitality Holding announce landmark merger
Marjan, the master developer of freehold properties in Ras Al Khaimah, and RAK Hospitality Holding (RAKHH), the government-owned investment and development arm of the Emirate, announced on Wednesday a landmark merger to form a unified entity...

Wike woos investors, reaffirms commitment to sustainable development
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has called on investors to leverage the numerous opportunities in the FCT to drive sustainable growth and development. The Minister made this call at the opening ceremony of the 2025...

Arcturus' Investigational Inhaled Therapy Lacks Meaningful Lung Function Improvement, Analyst Notes Mixed Picture
Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:ARCT) stock was trading lower on Wednesday after the company shared interim results from its ongoing Phase 2 trial of ARCT-032, an investigational inhaled mRNA therapy for cystic fibrosis. In the second...
iBusiness Funding, BizBuySell aim to unlock SBA 7(a) financing for business buyers
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 — 16:31:35 (UTC) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Oct. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- iBusiness Funding, a leader in small business lending technology, is proud to announce a partnership with BizBuySell, the internet's largest...

OPP investigating multiple break-ins and stolen vehicle in Roseneath
OPP are investigating several break and enter incidents in Roseneath, along with the theft of a pickup truck. The first report came on Sunday around 7:30 p.m., when an attempted vehicle theft was reported on County Road 18. Later that evening,...

"You needed all the lessons": Woman shares 4 mistakes she made as a business owner, SA moved
A young entrepreneur, Chioma Nkhubedu, shared a candid video detailing the four major mistakes she made while scaling her aesthetics business, Aesthetics by Chioma, into a seven-figure enterprise The informative clip shared on TikTok offered...