Walmart $WMT holds 975,000 shares of Green Dot $GDOT at the end of Q2. WMT received approx. 2.2 million Green Dot shares in May 2010 as part of its contract extension of GDOT’s prepaid card program. $GDOT shares are down 9.4% YTD, down 86% from the 2010 high of $62.91

The U.S. Department of Agriculture moved to terminate union contracts with thousands of employees of its animal health and food safety inspection agencies, according to Reuters. Other moves to end union contracts include the EPA, Department of Veterans Affairs and other agencies.

In Texas, the largest cattle-producing state, ranchers are anticipating the return of #screwworm for the first time in decades. The United States eliminated screwworm in the 20th century by flying planes over hotspots to drop boxes packed with sterile flies.

#Pricing strategies + pricing models drive the speed at which cost increases are passed on to consumers. The latest #PPI Producer Price Index, which measures the average change in prices paid by producers, jumped 0.9% from June, lifting the annual rate to 3.3%, according to #BLS.

I'm feeling optimistic about my future after receiving a replacement Mastercard Card with a "Valid Thru" date of January 2031.😇

#AI has the potential to be the most significant innovation in learning since The #Gutenberg press. Invented by Johannes Gutenberg, and perfected around 1450, it significantly impacted the spread of knowledge and literacy in Europe. Sound familiar?

Philadelphia Fed researchers in a 2023 report assessed the number of “fraudulent investors” in the , #mortgage market. The data set consists of 584,499 loans made from 2005 to 2017. Of those, 22,431 were considered fraudulent.

Did Cracker Barrel use #AdobeExpress to design their new logo?

The #WTTC says the U.S. is the only country forecasted to see a decline in international visitor spending in 2025. The ‘closed sign’ could cost the US $29B in 2025. More: yahoo.com/news/articles/…

WalletHub named three California cities (Irvine, #Roseville, and #Clovis) among the year’s top 10 real estate markets, with #Irvine ranked No. 1 in the nation.

Speech by Chair Powell on the economic outlook and framework review at an economic policy symposium sponsored by Kansas City Fed: federalreserve.gov/newsevents/spe… Watch live: youtube.com/KansasCityFed Learn more about Chair Powell: federalreserve.gov/aboutthefed/bi…

Governments around the world own large stakes in private companies for reasons including maximizing state wealth, controlling strategic industries, and influencing domestic and foreign policy. More: nevofinancial.com/2025/08/22/int…

Postal services in Australia, India, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and parts of Europe announced they will stop shipping parcels to the United States before the duty-free exemption officially ends. DHL confirmed it will stop accepting packages bound for the U.S. starting today

Check out my latest article on LinkedIn: The Looming Ban on #DJI Drones in the United States: linkedin.com/pulse/looming-… via LinkedIn

Are these the worst states to operate a traditional shopping mall? nevofinancial.com/2025/08/30/the…