April 20, 2025

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Finance

What It Takes to Build a Finance Career in 2025: See Our Stories Here

The path to working on Wall Street is a long and rigorous obstacle course. Young people who aspire to become dealmakers, traders, or investors must now begin as soon as they arrive at college. From there, it’s an immediate dash to join campus finance clubs, hobnob with industry professionals, and fill a résumé with pre-internship

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Loans

South Florida condos ineligible for Fannie Mae loans after Surfside

The confidential list of no-go condominiums in Florida has surged to 1,438. In May 2023, just 35 Palm Beach County buildings were on the list. Drone video of Florida condo collapse site in Surfside one year later A condo in Surfside, Florida collapsed on June 24, 2021, ninety-eight people died. This drone video shows the

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Funds

Spartanburg’s Project R.E.S.T. scales back after Crime Victim Fund cut

Victims of domestic abuse often “aren’t sure how to leave, are scared to leave,” according to Krystal Watson, president and chief executive officer of Project R.E.S.T. “That’s why we exist.” Project R.E.S.T. – which stands for Restore, Empower, Support and Transform – is a shelter and a network of support for victims of sexual violence.

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Funds

Mississippi Department of Education fights $137M federal funds cut

“These are not just numbers on a spreadsheet; they represent critical services and supports that directly benefit our most vulnerable students.” Subscribe to Clarion Ledger: Local journalists covering local stories Clarion Ledger journalists cover the important moments in Mississippi. Support local journalism by subscribing. Staff The U.S. Department of Education announced an immediate end to

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Funds

PA’s Shapiro sues Trump administration over public health cuts

RFK Jr. to cut 10,000 jobs at US health department The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that it will cut about 10,000 full-time jobs and close half of its regional offices. Reuters Pennsylvania joined a multistate lawsuit against the Trump administration for cutting billions in state health funding. Pennsylvania state officials say

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Banking

First Horizon’s market president recognized for philanthropic leadership

Last night, when Debra Vasilopoulos headed out to the annual Alexis de Tocqueville Society dinner ― the Town of Palm Beach United Way’s annual tribute to its big donors ― she knew what to expect. As a member of the Tocqueville Society, she’s been there many times before. It’s an intimate gathering of philanthropy-minded individuals.

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Funds

Federal funding cuts have local food banks struggling for inventory

FRAMINGHAM — “Canceled.” That’s the dreaded word Jean McMurray, executive director of the Worcester County Food Bank in Shrewsbury, saw next to her most recent online order she had made. Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Northeast Regional Office confirmed to the state’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) that Massachusetts’ $3.4

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Investment

Is buying art a good financial investment? Here’s everything we know

Artists push Native art to evolve using new techniques and materials Artists discuss how Native art evolved and why many don’t have the same regard and access to mainstream galleries and museums as non-Indigenous peers. While art can appreciate in value, it’s difficult to determine trends and pricing information is limited. Experts suggest focusing on

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Funds

Brevard County food aid programs losing food relief

Brevard groups dedicated to ensuring the county’s most vulnerable residents have food are witnessing a surge in need — just as they are starting to feel the harsh effects of federal government budget cuts. Twenty-eight tractor trailer trucks traveling with food to local Florida communities have been halted, without notice. “The hits keep coming. This

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Crypto

Instagram user tricks Athens man into ‘pig butchering’ investment scam

Cryptocurrency scams cost Americans more than $5.6B last year: FBI The FBI announced on Monday, Sept. 9, that Americans lost more than $5.6 billion in cryptocurrency scams in 2023. Straight Arrow News An Athens man lost over $70,000 in an alleged cryptocurrency scam orchestrated through a relationship formed on Instagram. The victim was initially led

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