Los Angeles County launches free financial clinic for small businesses – NBC Los Angeles

A free program designed to help Los Angeles County entrepreneurs and small businesses pursue capital, reduce their debt and build long-term financial resilience launched Saturday. The Los Angeles County Financial Clinic is the newest in a series of technical assistance programs and services available through the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity and the…

XRP Rallies Past $1.50 as Vance Debt Remarks Fuel Speculation, Wells Fargo Name Appears in Ledger Data — BigGo Finance

XRP extended a weeklong rally to trade near $1.56 early Friday after Vice President JD Vance fielded a question on national television about whether the government could use a cryptocurrency reserve to help offset the $40 trillion federal debt. While Vance offered no policy commitments, the exchange reignited investor focus on Washington’s stance toward digital…

Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. II Revises CEO Advisory Services Contract with MJP Advisory Group LLC

On August 21, 2026, Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. II filed a Form 8-K announcing an amended and restated advisory services agreement with MJP Advisory Group LLC, affiliated with CEO and COO Marcello Padula, effective August 19, 2026. Key Highlights Revised agreement: The company executed an amended and restated advisory services agreement with MJP Advisory Group LLC…

UK cargo shipping in limbo ahead of expected liquidation

HDI Global Specialty filed a winding up petition against Cargo Marine International Insurance Consultants, a specialist marine intermediary, according to filings in the High Court of England and Wales. A winding up petition is a court proceeding seeking an order to put a company into compulsory liquidation. The petitioner typically makes allegations that the company…

UK cargo shipping in limbo ahead of expected liquidation

HDI Global Specialty filed a winding up petition against Cargo Marine International Insurance Consultants, a specialist marine intermediary, according to filings in the High Court of England and Wales. A winding up petition is a court proceeding seeking an order to put a company into compulsory liquidation. The petitioner typically makes allegations that the company…