Business & Professional Services

Beyond Stocks: A New Podcast Explores Alternative Investments You Might Never Hear About

October 8, 2026 9:25 AM

What does an impact fund that enables homeownership, and the first new music streaming service in nearly a decade have in common? They're alternative investment opportunities that accredited investors might otherwise never hear about. Investor Collective, a free community for accredited investors, today launched the Investor Collective podcast, a series of candid interviews with the operators behind opportunities referred by its members. The...

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Tenant Rights Attorney Rahman Popal Joins Board of Directors of Legal Assistance to the Elderly

October 8, 2026 9:00 AM

Rahman Popal, founder and owner of The Law Firm For Tenant Rights, Inc., has joined the Board of Directors of Legal Assistance to the Elderly (LAE). LAE is a San Francisco nonprofit that provides free legal services to seniors and adults with disabilities. Popal is a tenant rights attorney and litigator with more than a decade of experience. He founded The Law Firm For Tenant Rights, Inc. in 2021 and represents San Francisco tenants facing...

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Stagwell Schedules Webcast to Discuss Financial Results for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026

October 8, 2026 9:00 AM

Stagwell (NASDAQ:STGW), the global challenger network transforming marketing through AI, will report financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026, on Thursday, October 29, 2026, before market open. Stagwell will host a video webcast to review those results the same day at 8:30 AM (ET). Register here to attend the webcast. A replay of the webcast will be available following the event at Stagwell's...

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The New Luxury Standard Is Proof; SMX Certifies the Label

October 8, 2026 8:30 AM

It has sold origin. Craftsmanship. rarity. Heritage. The atelier. The maker. The mine. The leather. The watch movement. The diamond. The story behind the object. But in today's market, story is no longer enough. Counterfeiting is more sophisticated. Resale is global. Supply chains are fragmented. Consumers are more skeptical. Regulators are asking harder questions. And luxury goods now move through multiple owners, platforms, countries, and...

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NextTrip Reports More Than 307 Million JOURNY TV Viewing Minutes and Strong Advertising Monetization Gains

October 8, 2026 8:01 AM

NextTrip, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTRP) ("NextTrip," the "Company," "we," "our," or "us"), a technology-forward travel and media company defining the intersection of Media and Travel, today announced initial global viewing metrics and advertising monetization progress for JOURNY TV. With its television brands, technology stack and channel operations now consolidated under JOURNY TV, the Company has established a unified global entertainment and...

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Ayar Law Adds SBA Loan Default and Debt Resolution Services Led by Tax Attorney Venar Ayar

October 8, 2026 8:00 AM

Ayar Law, a firm dedicated to resolving federal and state tax collection, audit, and criminal matters, has added SBA debt resolution to its services. Led by founder Venar Ayar, the practice represents business owners in default on SBA 7(a), 504, and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL), from early negotiations with the lender through collection by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. When a business defaults on an SBA loan, the debt may be...

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Biometric enrollment for St. Kitts and Nevis passport holders in the United States

October 8, 2026 7:10 AM

St. Kitts and Nevis citizens living in the United States who obtained their citizenship through the Citizenship Programme must complete biometric enrollment under the country's National Biometric Enrolment and Passport Modernisation Programme. The deadline is July 31, 2027, and after that date only biometric passports will be accepted for travel. The programme launched on April 14, 2026 and brings the St. Kitts and Nevis passport onto the same...

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ALL Trial Lawyers Expands Specialized Juvenile Dependency and Pre-Petition Child Welfare Defense Across Five Southern California Counties

October 8, 2026 1:20 AM

ALL Trial Lawyers, APC, a leading Southern California trial defense law firm, has formally expanded its dedicated child welfare and juvenile dependency defense practice across Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego Counties. Led by founding attorney Mohammad Abuershaid (California State Bar No. 297270), the firm provides targeted pre-petition investigation defense, emergency detention advocacy, and administrative Child...

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Springfield Community Comes Together for Volunteer Ministers Opening Event

October 7, 2026 9:25 PM

The event brought together representatives from the American Indian Center, University Heights Baptist Church, the Baha'i Faith and the Volunteer Ministers program for an afternoon centered on community, service, understanding and cooperation. Valerie Badhorse, co-chair and project director of the American Indian Center in Springfield, opened the program with a presentation on the heritage, customs and traditional regalia of her dancers....

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Federico Nannini of Sterling Equity Partners Brings Fractional CFO Services to Growing South Florida Businesses

October 7, 2026 7:25 PM

Sterling Equity Partners, the Miami-based financial advisory firm founded by Federico Nannini, today announced its fractional CFO services for owner-operated businesses that have outgrown basic bookkeeping but are not ready to hire a full-time chief financial officer. The firm works with companies typically between $5 million and $50 million in revenue, with a focus on construction companies, auto dealerships, and professional services firms....

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Made in America is back; SMX Has the Receipts

October 7, 2026 3:00 PM

SMX has redefined what "Made in America" can mean in a global economy where origin claims, supply chains, materials, and compliance standards are under more scrutiny than ever. For decades, "Made in America" has been treated largely as a label. A patriotic phrase. A marketing advantage. A promise printed on packaging, stamped into metal, or attached to a finished product. But in today's industrial economy, a claim is no longer enough....

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Northwestern's Brus Brings Home Lott IMPACT Trophy Player of the Week Honors for Week 5

October 7, 2026 2:00 PM

The Lott IMPACT® Trophy presented by Allied Universal® announced today Braydon Brus, a linebacker from Northwestern University, has been named Player of the Week for Week 5 of the 2026 college football season. Brus christened the new Ryan Field with nine tackles, one sack, one interception and one pass breakup in the Wildcats 34-13 victory over Penn State. The senior from Glendora, Calif., returns as a starting linebacker at Northwestern where...

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85% of the C-Suite Say Their AI Tech Stacks Are Disconnected

October 7, 2026 2:00 PM

As AI adoption explodes, enterprises are stumbling in their efforts to demonstrate a material return on investment, according to a new report from WSJ Intelligence and Code and Theory, a Stagwell (NASDAQ:STGW) agency. Enterprises now have an average of 183 AI tools. Yet the vast majority (85%) don't have the systems to connect their tech, despite 94% of respondents saying that better orchestration of tools is essential to growth. These are the...

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No Visa Required: SMX Passport Moves Physical Assets into the Digital Economy

October 7, 2026 1:00 PM

SMX built its Digital Material Passport Platform to give physical materials something they historically lacked: an identity that can survive every stage of their economic life. Now, as war, oil volatility, inflation and persistent supply-chain pressure redraw the economics of manufacturing, that digital passport is becoming increasingly important to a market where knowing what a material is, where it came from and what happened to it can...

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Granddaddy Purple Strain Guide Compares Competing Lineage Accounts and 512 Historical Lab Tests

October 7, 2026 12:20 PM

Granddaddy Purple, an indica cannabis strain often sold as GDP, was popularized in 2003 by Ken Estes, who launched it in Oakland, according to the Granddaddy Purple strain guide published by Official Cannabis. Most sources list GDP as a cross of Purple Urkle and Big Bud, while Leafly gives a different genealogy of Mendo Purps, Skunk, and Afghanistan, the guide notes. This discrepancy highlights the challenges consumers face when trying to...

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GPOPlus+ (OTCQB: GPOX) CEO Brett H. Pojunis to Present at RebelCon 2026 in Las Vegas

October 7, 2026 12:10 PM

GPO Plus, Inc. (OTCQB:GPOX), an AI-powered distributor modernizing the Direct Store Delivery (DSD) model serving gas stations, convenience stores, and specialty retailers, is pleased to announce that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Brett H. Pojunis will present at RebelCon 2026, taking place October 19-21, 2026, at Circa Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Presentation Details Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Time: Approximately 11:00 a.m....

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Cascale, Worldly Convene Executive Dinner at Climate Week NYC

October 7, 2026 12:00 PM

Cascale joined the global climate community in New York for Climate Week NYC, attending member events and activations throughout the week and co-hosting an executive dinner with Worldly, the compliance and sustainability platform, on Tuesday, September 22. Across the Week Cascale maintained a visible presence throughout Climate Week NYC. Team members attended events hosted by members including Nike, Levi's, Global Fashion Agenda (GFA), and...

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Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando & Osceola County Partners With Wesco To Strengthen Educational, Home Preservation Programs

October 7, 2026 11:30 AM

Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando & Osceola County is proud to continue its partnership with Wesco to help strengthen its educational and home preservation programs. Wesco, a leading global supply chain solutions provider with a distribution center, warehouses and sales offices in Orlando, will generously support the continued delivery and enhancement of Habitat Orlando & Osceola's home preservation, financial education, and housing...

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Sound Money Defense League's Jp Cortez to Speak at New Orleans Investment Conference

October 7, 2026 11:25 AM

Sound Money Defense League Executive Director Jp Cortez will speak at the 52nd annual New Orleans Investment Conference, October 28-31, 2026, at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside. This globally renowned conference will feature many of the world's top investors, geopolitical analysts, and sound money policy experts. The title of Jp's talk is "What Has Government Done to Our Money? (And What We Can Do About It)." He will trace the undermining of...

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Good Intentions Don't Count; Measured Plastic Does

October 7, 2026 10:35 AM

The economics of plastic have turned recycling from an act of corporate responsibility into a financial imperative. SMX sits at the center of that shift, providing the authentication and traceability technology that allows recycled plastic to function as a trusted industrial material. With war, volatile oil prices, inflation, supply-chain pressures, higher diesel and transportation costs, tariffs and the threat of plastic taxes driving up the...

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