It’s time to take a look at events on tap for the weekend in the Queen City. The Charlotte Museum of History is hosting its annual African American Heritage Festival, an outdoor jazz series kicks off, the Davidson Players have a comedy production this weekend only, and the Bechtler Ensemble will be at the Duke Mansion.
Jazz at Victoria Yards Summer Series – June
JazzArts Charlotte is excited to announce a new outdoor summer series at Victoria Yards in uptown Charlotte In partnership with Charlotte Center City Partners. This outdoor series of shows features a variety of the region’s top jazz musicians, to rock the stage at uptown Victoria Yards.
Headlining the night will be the John Dillard Group. John Dillard is described by many as the “bassist of the stars” and “one of the funkiest”. This 2-time Grammy Award winning bassist is known for his heart-stopping, spirit-moving, mind bending musical expression. This group also includes …
Economic Crises in Foreign Markets Reduce U.S. Agricultural Exports by William M. Liefert, Lorraine Mitchell, and Ralph Seeley
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Economic crises in foreign markets reduce U.S. agricultural exports in several ways. An economic crisis will result in consumers earning a lower income in the affected countries, which leads to decreased demand for imported products. Additionally, a crisis can weaken the currencies of those countries against the U.S. dollar, making imports from the United States more expensive for their consumers.
During the world financial/economic crisis of 2008-09, agricultural imports from the United States by seven large foreign markets hit by the crisis (including Japan, China, the European Union, and Mexico) collectively fell in 2009 by 17 percent from $83 billion to $68 billion compared with 2008.
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When drama breaks out at the world s largest asset managers, big clients have to make tough choices.
A group of quiet but powerful advisors helps decide what to do when controversies arise.
Often they advise doing nothing but as calls for equity grow, there is more pressure to act.
If a fund manager winds up in the news for the wrong reasons, institutional investors must decide whether to stand pat, put the manager in a penalty box, or fire them altogether.
Behind the scenes, a quiet but hugely influential group often holds sway over how these investors who collectively control some $70 trillion in investable assets on behalf of retired teachers and firefighters, university endowments, charities, hospitals, and more react.
Lawsuit: Fisher Investments violated federal telemarketing law
Published: April 13, 2021, 5:07pm
Share: Money management firm Fisher Investments has a 150-acre campus located in Camas. (Courtesy of Fisher Investments)
Camas-based financial management firm Fisher Investments has been hit with a class-action lawsuit alleging that the company violated federal law by using an automated system to place telemarketing calls to prospective clients’ cellphones. The company disputes the allegations.
North Carolina resident Mark Bryant filed the suit Friday in the United States District Court of Western Washington and sought class-action status on behalf of anyone else who received similar calls from Fisher in the last four years, which the lawsuit claims could include thousands of people. The lawsuit was first reported by the online outlet Advisor Hub.