Chambers testify about their concerns. From february until april of 2020. But the closure rates for minority owned businesses are significantly higher with 41 of blackowned businesses, 32 of latino acts owned businesses and 22 of asian businesses. They closed over the same time frame. Now, in april of this year the federal return bank of new york reported that minority and women owned businesses are significantly more likely to show signs of limited Financial Health and are twice as likely to be classified as at risk for distress then nonminorities Small Businesses. Further, companies are three times likely as healthy businesses to close because of [inaudible]. The pcp program established under the cares act and administered by the Small Business administration and treasury as funding lifeline for distressed businesses responding to the culminating pandemic. What recent analysis by the color of change and the u no space United States found only one in ten African American and late lati
American tanks. For some 2016 across europe tens of thousands move allies against planned free trade deals with the u. S. And canada belgiums well in the region is blocking seiza amazing european pact with canada thrusting the in you into crisis. And is focused on a little known provision routinely included in trade deals at laos Foreign Investors to bring investment disputes before an International Arbitration tribunal and multinational corporations to soon sovereign states for billions of dollars. But what are these tribunals who handles their cases and who represents the interests of the people after all its taxpayers who foot the bill. To get a clearer picture we examine an opaque system that circumvents National Court and effectively hands Foreign Investors the power to push a democratically elected government. Whether its an Industrial Power or developing country every nation is vulnerable investor lawsuits against states impact everything from human rights and health to public f
His story hit a nerve around the world. The palo alto teen rejected by 16 colleges, but was hired by google. How did he do it . On tuesday, we first introduced you to 18 year old stanley xiong, a Gunn High School graduate who had a 4. 42 gpa near perfect sat score and built his own ea document signing startup this past spring. As College Admissions decisions came down, it was rejection after rejection. Some of them were certainly expected. And, you know, stanford, mit, you know, its it is what it is, right . But yeah, for some of them, like cal poly, some of the state schools, i really thought, you know, i had a good chance and it turns out, however good of a chance i had, i didnt get in. But shortly after the lowest point in his life came the ultimate high. Stanley got hired by google as a Level Four Software engineer. Stanleys story went viral around the world on social media and in International Publications like the daily mail in the uk, Hindustan Times and of course, usa today. Th
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Money. This is Varney Company and we are about to begin. Stuart apple sold 44 million iphones in three weeks. Look at that. Those very strong numbers. A big beat, as they say. Caterpillar did better than expected. Look at the big board. We are down a little at the moment. Industrial company. Is that good enough . Charles an enormous campaign to crush the market. A lot of pros. If i am a hedge fund manager, why would i follow the overall consensus. Stuart he is talking everything down. Charles they are all talking at down. Down 17,000. I think people should look at the right numbers and tune out the rhetoric. Stuart i want to get to facebook. It is all about mobile. No calls. A billion active mobile users. Nicole mobile ad revenue jumped 30 . The number of active users we should also talk about apps. The advertisers are loving them. There you go. Stuart thank you very much. The fda, they are proposing new rules that they say will make e cigarettes. They must place warning labels on thei