Merrill Lynch agrees to pay nearly $20 million to settle class action racial discrimination lawsuit Merrill Lynch has agreed to pay nearly $20 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that accuses the Wall Street brokerage giant of racially discriminating against its Black financial advisers ... 05/31/2024 - 4:58 am | View Link
Merrill Lynch Agrees to Nearly $20 Million Settlement in Racial Discrimination Lawsuit The settlement would resolve allegations of widespread discrimination against Black advisors and could represent a class of more than 1,000. 05/29/2024 - 7:25 am | View Link
ConocoPhillips to Acquire Marathon Oil Corp. for $17.1 Billion ConocoPhillips is buying Marathon Oil in an all-stock deal for about $17.1 billion. The transaction has an enterprise value of $22.5 billion, including $5.4 billion of net debt, a release from Houston ... 05/29/2024 - 5:23 am | View Link
Merrill Settles Racial Discrimination Suit for Nearly $20M Merrill Lynch has agreed to pay $19.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that contends the firm systemically discriminated against its African American advisors and advisor trainees. 05/29/2024 - 5:03 am | View Link
Merrill Lynch agrees to nearly $20M settlement for racial class action Discriminatory actions at the wirehouse have restricted business opportunities and compensation for African American advisors, alleged four former employees. 05/29/2024 - 4:37 am | View Link
For private investors interested in expanding their commercial real estate (CRE) portfolios, now is the time to act.
Many properties are trading at a significant discount to their replacement costs and investors with cash to deploy are looking beyond the interest rate environment, according to JLL’s Global Capital Outlook.
Over a 10-year period, private real estate investments were less volatile than many other investing options and delivered solid returns.
New Mexico has a long history with energy that began with mining and extraction. Coal was first mined in the mid-19th century. The 20th century brought the discovery of both oil and natural gas, then uranium in the 1950s.
Oil derricks still pump in the Permian Basin, the most productive land in North America, but today New Mexico is also becoming a global leader in advanced renewable energy.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, math scores of 9-year-olds fell seven percentage points between 2020 and 2022. It’s clear as we navigate today’s post-pandemic educational environment, teachers and students need new tools and support. For example, many new digital learning platforms are not built to be easily accessible to students with special needs.
We are living through a huge population shift. The U. S. Census Bureau is projecting that by 2029, the number of people over the age of 65 will outnumber the number of people under the age of 18 for the first time in U. S. history. This puts pressure on many systems as our country prepares for the evolving proportion of older adults, from housing and finance to health care and other social services.
Private equity (PE) continued its holding pattern in 2023 following a challenging 2022. Against the backdrop of swiftly rising interest rates — with the Federal Reserve increasing rates 525 basis points from March 2022 to July 2023 — we continued to see sharp declines in fundraising, deployments, and realizations. As Bain & Company cites in its Global Private Equity Report 2024, last year deal value dropped by 37%, exit value fell by 44%, and 38% fewer buyout funds closed.
Navigating the complexities of the commercial construction industry requires more than technical expertise and competitive pricing. As a developer or construction manager, your success depends on choosing the right partners who have your best interest in mind.
In this video, Gordon Highlander sheds light on key factors that make a significant difference when hiring general contractors.