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Agricultural economy rebounding – Grand Rapids Business Journal

(Watch for this story Monday morning on WZZM TV 13) After being rocked by the deadly pandemic, Michigan’s agricultural economy is rebounding. The recent Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Michigan Agricultural Production Sectors report detailed the impact of the pandemic on row crops, livestock, tree fruits, vegetables and dairy. It was authored by Steven R. […]

Business Groups Sue Over Healthcare Price Transparency Rule

U.S. business groups sued to block parts of a federal rule requiring insurers and employers to disclose prices they pay for healthcare services and drugs, the latest legal challenge to efforts to make public rates that have long been kept secret. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, which represents pharmacy-benefit […]

Tech Drives Rebound in Stock Futures; Dollar Gains: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — Stock futures rebounded as technology companies gained in premarket trading. The dollar rose for a fifth day, its longest winning streak in two months. S&P 500 contracts turned green, while Nasdaq 100 futures outperformed. Equities still headed toward a weekly drop as faltering growth and China’s regulatory curbs compounded risks before the Federal […]

Here’s why we’re seeing a rush to create new businesses

When it comes to people starting new businesses, the U.S. has been in a decades-long slump. That is, until now. There were over 4 million applications for businesses last year, according to the Census Bureau — the most since the government started keeping track. What’s behind that surge? Most of us have reached some kind […]

Coronavirus, floods are likely to slow China’s economic growth

China’s economic growth is anti-summer floodscoronavirus Officials announced controls on Monday after consumer sales and other activities weakened in July. Chinese Economy National Bureau of Statistics spokesman Hu Lin Hui said the slowdown from last year’s pandemic is still on a recovery track, but it is likely to weaken as it was relatively strong in […]

Afterparty Launches Web3 Platform to Usher in New Creator Economy

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Afterparty announced today the debut of its creator tools platform built for creators launching NFTs and social tokens amid the growing Web3 boom. With Afterparty, creators can monetize and manage their NFT and social token collector relationships by delivering interactive, live virtual experiences and digital merchandise exclusively to their biggest supporters, giving creators […]