DULUTH — Ruth Conry didn’t always want to be a violist. The 20-year-old Duluth native, currently in her sophomore year of college for violin music performance at Schwob School of Music in Columbus, Georgia, said it was her twin brother, Marcus Conry, who got her into it. According to her mother Kara Conry, Marcus would
Founded in 2018 by SoFi’s Mike Cagney, fin-tech startup Figure is one of the largest providers of home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) in the U.S, with more than $14 billion lent to over 200,000 households. We love Figure’s speed and efficiency: Customers can get approved in as little as five minutes and get funding in as
Index funds let investors spread money across dozens or even hundreds of companies, which mitigates the risk associated with highly concentrated portfolios. But index funds also come in different shapes in sizes, and it would be wrong to assume they are inherently good investments simply because they provide diversification. For instance, several index funds focused
On May 9, President Donald Trump signed his 150th executive order of 2025, directing Veterans Affairs (VA) to create a center for homeless veterans in Los Angeles on the VA’s West L.A. campus. This site has been subject to legal troubles recently. Last fall, a federal judge ruled the VA failed veterans in its fiduciary
Tim Tai Yale researchers are confronting a sharp decline in federal science funding, as grant terminations, stalled disbursements and proposed budget cuts disrupt labs and raise concerns about the future of university-based research. Over the past several months, researchers across Yale have watched President Donald Trump’s administration erode federal science funding, long the lifeblood of
The Trump administration is following through on threats to terminate $2.7 billion dollars in federal grants and other funding for Harvard University. Hundreds of researchers at Harvard Medical School and the T.H. Chan School of Public Health opened emails this week that said funding was eliminated for research across a host of areas, from the
Amplifi Napa Valley provides grants for emerging artists. Hip-hop artist Matthew Osivwemu, also known as Oke, grew up in the Bay Area music scene with a dream since age 11. He wanted his music to make a difference. His dream is becoming a reality as a performing arts grants recipient, thanks to funds provided by
Equity mutual funds are sitting on a record ₹2.15 lakh crore in cash as of April 2025. This marks the highest-ever cash pile held by mutual funds. This reflects cautious sentiment amid market uncertainty and expectations of a surge in supply. Cash levels in equity mutual funds have risen consistently over the past six months.
Iconic sign for Sand Hill Road, with a green traffic light signaling “Go”, on Sand Hill Road in the … More Silicon Valley town of Menlo Park, California, August 25, 2016. In Silicon Valley culture, “Sand Hill Road” is used as a metonym for the venture capital industry, as many prominent venture capital firms have
CLARE, Mich. (WNEM) – The founder of a nonprofit in Clare was charged with multiple felonies related to his management of a grant awarded to his organization. The Michigan Attorney General’s Office said in 2023, the state budget included a $25 million appropriation for a “community health campus pilot project.” David Coker Jr., 51, of