August 07th, 2025
The FTC and the State of Nevada allege the scheme used false or baseless earnings claims to sell financial training programs and a multi-level-marketing business venture
Three of the defendants involved in the IM Mastery Academy scheme will pay $2.5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that they used false or baseless earnings claims to persuade people to pay for financial training programs and a multi-level marketing business venture.
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Three of the defendants involved in the IM Mastery Academy scheme will pay $2.5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that they used false or baseless earnings claims to persuade people to pay for financial training programs and a multi-level marketing business venture.
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August 07th, 2025
MCLEAN, Va. -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.63%.
“The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped to its lowest level since April,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s Chief Economist. “The decline in rates increases prospective home buyers’ purchasing power and our research shows that buyers can save thousands by getting quotes from a few different lenders.”
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“The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped to its lowest level since April,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s Chief Economist. “The decline in rates increases prospective home buyers’ purchasing power and our research shows that buyers can save thousands by getting quotes from a few different lenders.”
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August 07th, 2025
President Donald J. Trump joined Apple CEO Tim Cook to announce the company will increase its U.S. investment to $600 billion over the next four years as it brings additional components of its supply chain and advanced manufacturing back home. Apple’s investment includes a new American Manufacturing Program to incentivize its suppliers and partners to join them in accelerating domestic manufacturing — directly creating 20,000 new American jobs and many thousands more across its suppliers.
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August 07th, 2025
WASHINGTON—U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright announced the release of the fifth loan disbursement to Holtec to help fund the restart of the Palisades Nuclear Plant. Today’s action disburses $83,234,156 of the up to $1.52 billion loan guarantee to Holtec for the Palisades Nuclear Plant, which will be America’s first restart of a commercial nuclear reactor in decommissioning, subject to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approvals.
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August 01st, 2025
Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a major victory against BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard for conspiring to artificially manipulate the coal market through anti-competitive trade practices. A federal district court judge has denied the asset managers’ motion to dismiss—allowing the litigation to continue under Texas and federal antitrust laws, as well as Texas’s consumer protection laws.
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July 29th, 2025
New facility to create more than 1,000 jobs
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- As part of its continued investment in Arkansas, today Amazon broke ground on a more than 930,000-square-foot logistics facility in Little Rock that will create more than 1,000 full- and part-time jobs once fully operational. This new investment will help improve delivery speeds for customers and boost local economic growth. The facility is expected to be operational by 2027.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- As part of its continued investment in Arkansas, today Amazon broke ground on a more than 930,000-square-foot logistics facility in Little Rock that will create more than 1,000 full- and part-time jobs once fully operational. This new investment will help improve delivery speeds for customers and boost local economic growth. The facility is expected to be operational by 2027.
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