Month: June 2023

Fintech executives descend on Amsterdam for the annual Money2020 conference. MacKenzie Sigalos AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — At last year’s Money 20/20 — Europe’s marquee event for the financial technology industry — investors and industry insiders were abuzz with talk about embedded finance, open banking, and banking-as-a-service. As nebulous as these terms may be, they reflected a
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As housing affordability has become a flashpoint nationwide, state legislatures across the country have introduced over 60 rent control-related bills, adding to the rent regulations already implemented by more than 200 local governments, according to the National Apartment Association (NAA). While 33 states preempt local governments from adopting rent regulation laws, New York, California, the
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Recreational cannabis was still illegal when Nancy Whiteman left her high-paying consulting job to cook edibles in Boulder, Colorado, in 2010. Four years later, the state legalized retail sales of marijuana, and Whiteman’s gamble paid off. The 64-year-old founder of edible cannabis company Wana is now one of the richest self-made women in the U.S.,
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AsiaVision | E+ | Getty Images LAS VEGAS — If you received a tax penalty notice from the IRS, it’s possible to get the fees waived in certain situations, tax experts say. The lesser-known first-time penalty abatement provides relief for otherwise compliant taxpayers. “It’s like a get out of jail free card,” said Rosemary Sereti,
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