July 29, 2025

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The Chime IPO Will Kickstart A Fintech Investment Comeback

Chris Britt, co-founder and chief executive officer of Chime Financial Inc., during the company’s … More initial public offering at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Thursday, June 12, 2025. © 2025 Bloomberg Finance LP OBSERVATIONS FROM THE FINTECH SNARK TANK Chime launched its IPO with a splash. Shares jumped as much as

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How to Build a $40,000 Investment Portfolio That Requires Minimal Maintenance

Building an investment portfolio doesn’t have to be time-consuming or complicated — especially if you’re working with $40,000 and want a hands-off approach. While individual stocks may offer the potential for high returns, they also demand time, research, and the emotional stamina to ride out volatility. If that sounds overwhelming, there’s a much simpler way

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Government Investment in Communities Linked to Declining Crime Rates

PORTLAND, OR — An article by Jeff-Analytics reports that after a sharp surge in murder rates in 2020, the numbers have declined significantly, with notable reductions by 2025. Analyst Jeff Asher has offered several explanations for the patterns behind this drop, particularly in the context of the pandemic and its aftermath. “In 2023, murder rates

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Trump clears path for Nippon investment in US Steel, so long as it fits gov’t terms

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order paving the way for a Nippon Steel investment in U.S. Steel, so long as the Japanese company complies with a “national security agreement” submitted by the federal government. Trump’s order didn’t detail the terms of the national security agreement. But the iconic American steelmaker

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Trump clears path for Nippon Steel investment in US Steel, so long as it fits the government’s terms

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order paving the way for a Nippon Steel investment in U.S. Steel, so long as the Japanese company complies with a “national security agreement” submitted by the federal government. Trump’s order didn’t detail the terms of the national security agreement. But the iconic American

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Lake County approves $9.1 million bike path paving project

Lake County approved a $9.1 million contract to pave just over 12 miles of the Robert McClory Bike Path, with additional future crossing improvements planned in the future. The 25-mile trail, named after the eponymous Illinois State Representative in the late 1990s, was formerly a rail line between Chicago and Milwaukee. The sections in question

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Dispatch Energy Receives $160 Million Investment from Terramont Infrastructure Partners

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / June 13, 2025 / Terramont Infrastructure Partners (“Terramont”), a middle-market-focused North American infrastructure investment manager, has made a $160 million capital commitment to Dispatch Energy LLC (“Dispatch”), a leading provider of distributed energy solutions. Funds managed by Hamilton Lane participated as co-lead investors alongside Terramont. Dispatch Energy

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Scale AI confirms ‘significant’ investment from Meta, says CEO Alexandr Wang is leaving

Data-labeling company Scale AI confirmed on Friday that it has received a “significant” investment from Meta that values the startup at $29 billion. The startup also said its co-founder and CEO Alexandr Wang is stepping down from his role to join Meta and help the bigger company with its AI work. Reports indicate that Meta

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EU Will Need $280 Billion Investment to Boost Nuclear Energy

The plans of many EU countries to boost nuclear power capacities will need an investment of as much as $278 billion (241 billion euros), according to estimates by the European Commission. Many EU countries have drafted plans to increase nuclear power capacity or even return to nuclear energy after decades of no nuclear generation, as

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Meta beefs up disappointing AI division with $15 billion Scale AI investment

Meta has invested heavily in generative AI, with the majority of its planned $72 billion in capital expenditure this year earmarked for data centers and servers. The deal underlines the high price AI companies are willing to pay for data that can be used to train AI models. Zuckerberg pledged last year that his company’s

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