JPMorgan Chase wants to disrupt the rent check

JPMorgan is piloting a platform it created for property owners and managers that automates the invoicing and receipt of online rent payments, according to Sam Yen, chief innovation officer of JPMorgan’s commercial banking division. “The vast majority of rent payments are still done through checks,” Yen said. “If you talk to residents to this day, … Read more

SEC Awards More Than $10 Million to Whistleblower.

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of more than $10 million to a whistleblower who provided information and assistance that significantly contributed to a successful SEC enforcement action. The whistleblower provided important documents and met twice with Enforcement staff. The charges in the covered action had a close nexus with the whistleblower’s … Read more

There’s No Equality If Colleges Can Rate Skin Color In Admissions. As the chief justice said so simply, ‘The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race, is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.’

via thefederalist: The Supreme Court hears oral arguments on Monday in the twin cases of Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. University of North Carolina, with the plaintiffs in both cases asking the high court to overturn its 2003 decision in Grutter v. … Read more

Fuel company issues diesel shortage alert in North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina

Even our local major lib news site is reporting now. Stock up! https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/fuel-company-issues-diesel-shortage-alert-in-north-carolina-virginia-south-carolina/ And here is why: (Reuters) – Since the onset of the global pandemic, the United States has lost nearly 1 million barrels per day of oil refining capacity, with more set to be shuttered in the next few years. (couldn’t copy Reuters … Read more

Chicago PMI dropped to 45.2 in October, the second straight month of contraction. Readings below 50 indicate contraction territory.

by Dismal-Jellyfish Report Period Previous Actual Chicago PMI Oct. 45.7 45.2 The Chicago PMI is the latest in regional manufacturing data to show declines: Report Period Previous Actual Empire State manufacturing index Oct. -1.5 -9.1 Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index Oct. -9.9 -8.7 Additionally, the Chicago PMI is the last regional data before the national factory … Read more

Elon Musk Begins Releasing Internal Notes from Twitter Execs Highlighting Intent to Hide True “Objectives and Key Results” During Lawsuit

by sundance  An interesting dynamic begins as Elon Musk takes ownership of Twitter promising increased transparency.  Mr. Musk tweeted out an internal message from Yoel Roth (still employed) to some unknown entity where the head of Safety and Integrity of Twitter tellingly implied the executives in charge were withholding information from Musk and lawyers during the … Read more

Hollywood leaving Twitter already

It only took a few days to have Hollywood celebrities leaving Twitter in a huff. They all say they will go to another social media. I suggest Trump’s. ———————————— Hollywood hits delete: Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover sends celebrities to different social media platforms https://www.foxbusiness.com/entertainment/hollywood-hits-delete-elon-musk-twitter-takeover-sends-celebrities-different-social-media-platforms Sara Bareilles revealed she was leaving Twitter amid Hollywood backlash following … Read more

CNN Business: “The Fed may have to blow up the economy to get inflation under control”

View post on imgur.com https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/30/investing/stocks-week-ahead The big question for many investors – and American consumers – is whether the Fed will send the economy into a recession with massive rate increases. https://t.co/zg2cKHPokZ — CNN (@CNN) October 30, 2022 View post on imgur.com The Federal Reserve Wants You Fired 9/7/2022 By Ron Paul This is because … Read more

Elon’s Takeover of Twitter is a Disaster

by Chris Black I told you previously that I am not optimistic about Elon buying Twitter. I know that right wingers are drunk on hopium, as they seem to believe that Musk will implement freedom of speech on Twitter, but I don’t think it’s going to happen. As things stand now, I don’t think Trump … Read more

Dutch Finance Minister: All Transactions Will Be Monitored From Now Proposal

🇳🇱 The Dutch minister of Finance, who also happens to be the co-chair of the Global Action Group at the WEF, is now looking to introduce a law to monitor ALL transactions over €100. If that doesn’t worry you I don’t know what to tell you. pic.twitter.com/nKevaBNtVC — Eva Vlaardingerbroek (@EvaVlaar) October 31, 2022 update: … Read more

Who could have seen that coming? A literal communist who just got out of prison is in charge of Brazil now

by Chris Black Well, he is a member of the World Economic Forum like pretty much every other major leader on the planet so it’s hardly a surprise is it? ‼️Brasil 🇧🇷 – resultados al 100% escrutado 🔻 Lula 50,9% (60.345.999 votos)🟢 Bolsonaro 49,1% (58.206.354 votos) Lula se convierte en el Presidente del país que … Read more