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August 2
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
    and Related Industries
Lion Electric Slashes Workforce Again as
    Losses Widen and Stock Shares Fall
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
  Excellent Compensation/Marketing Support
    Plus other openings for successful, growing funders
The Most Visited Websites
    by visualcapitalist.com
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
    Unabridged State on Interest Rates
Charging an Electric Vehicle is Cheaper Than
  Filling a Gas Tank Everywhere in America
    By Matthew W. Daus, Esq.
How Federal Banking Consumers Can Get Greater
  Yields on Deposits - Using Alpha Banking
    By Dr. Dan Geller
Amur Completes 14th Term Securitization;
   $476.25mm transaction brings total note
    issuance above $4 Billion
Criterion Releases Classic "Vacation Noir" Films
    Reviews by Leasing News' Fernando Croce
News Briefs ---
Apple revenues rise on strong services
    business and iPad sales
Why Microsoft’s Earnings Miss Won’t
    Stall the A.I. Boom
Intel to cut 15% jobs, suspend dividend in
    turnaround push; shares plummet
Dow slides almost 500 points as Wall Street
    frets over economic data
If D.O.T. Gets Its Way, Families Will Sit
    Together on Flights for Free
You May Have Missed ---
The 10 worst states to retire in the U.S.—
    No. 1 isn’t California or New York
Sports Briefs
   California News
    "Gimme that Wine"
 This Day in History
  SuDoku
   Daily Puzzle
    GasBuddy
     Weather, USA or specific area
      Traffic Live----
       Wordle

August 5
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
    and Related Industries
North Mill Equipment Finance Sets Monthly
    Origination Record in July; Adds New Employees
CLFP Foundation Adds 12 New CLFPs
    with Photographs
Academy for Certified Lease & Finance Professionals
    Five Scheduled August - November
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
  Excellent Compensation/Marketing Support
    Many Openings, Many Remote
Three Exceptional Leaders
    By Scott Wheeler, CLFP
Commercial Finance/Leasing Finance
    Conferences & Forums
Top Ten Most Read
    July 29 to August 2
Shepherd Mix
    Golden Valley, Minnesota  Adopt-a-Dog
2024 AACFB Commercial Financing Expo
    Countdown to Hotel Cut-Off August 16
News Briefs ---
FedEx’s Logistics Test
    Getting Rid of Duplicate Trucks
As Hundreds of Churches Sit Empty, Some Become
    Malls and Restaurants
Tech Bosses Preach Patience as They 
    Spend and Spend on A.I.
Hawaii announces $4 billion global settlement
    over Maui wildfires
How One Man Lost $740,000 to Scammers
    Targeting His Retirement Savings
Retailers Locked Up Their Products—and Broke Shopping
    Chains have barricaded everything. It’s backfired
Tight Job Market Delivered Widespread Rewards
    They Are at Risk
You May Have Missed ---
Who’s really at the wheel for Uber and Lyft?
    In many ways, it’s AI
Sports Briefs
   California News
    "Gimme that Wine"
 This Day in History
  SuDoku
   Daily Puzzle
    GasBuddy
     Weather, USA or specific area
      Traffic Live----
       Wordle

August 9
Leasing News was Hacked
    Back Up and Running
The Corporate Transparency Act Critical Update
    Ken Greene, Leasing News Emeritus
Targeted Lending Co., LLC Achieves
    Record-Breaking Month
Three Suggestions to Increase Sales
    By Scott Wheeler, CLFP
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
    Positions Open with Attractive Income & Benefits
Don't Quit
    By Ken Lubin, ZRG Partner
Simon BilesThe World's Most Decorated Gymnast
    Facts, Key Events and Achievements
Share of U.S. Workers Earning Less than $17 Hour
    Low-Wage Workers by State
Streaming Options that reach for Cinematic Gold
    Film Reviews by Leasing News Fernando Croce
News Briefs ---
S&P 500 Jumps 2.3%
    in Best Day Since 2022
$1.45B federal loan helps power up new-age
    solar plant north of Atlanta
Boston Hotel Workers Vote to Strike
    4,500 Hotel workers at 36 Hotels
‘Where is the accountability?’: Chaos at the Cannabis  
    Control Commission leaves $7 billion pot industry in the lurch
‘Cruisezilla’ passenger ships have doubled in
    size since 2000, environmental group warns
McDonald’s introduces new meal deal with
    nostalgic, collectible cups
Goldman Giving Select Clients Access to Its Hottest Businesses
    Asset-backed loans part of plan to double private-credit assets
You May Have Missed ---
Chesswood "Unable to meet its
   Filing Deadline of August 14, 2024”
Sports Briefs
   California News
    "Gimme that Wine"
 This Day in History
  SuDoku
   Daily Puzzle
    GasBuddy
     Weather, USA or specific area
      Traffic Live----
       Wordle

August 12
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
    and Related Industries
Six Month 2024 Leasing-Finance Associations'
    Membership Count and by Category
Commercial Finance/Leasing Finance
    Conferences & Forums
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
    Positions Open with Attractive Income & Benefits
Chesswood Group Limited Appears to Be in Trouble;
  Financial Statement Deadline Passes Third Time
    By Kit Menkin
Lion Electric and Pride Truck Remain
    in Trouble with Operations in Canada and U.S.
Top Ten Most Read Articles
    July 29 to August 2
The World's Largest Stock Markets
    1900 vs. 2023
Complete List of 2024 AACFB
    Exhibitors Sept. 4-5 New Orleans
News Briefs ---
Boeing’s manufacturing woes long preceded
    door-panel blowout
Boomers Buying Houses Had It Bad in the ’80s
    Millennials Have It Worse
US colleges are cutting majors and slashing
    programs after years of putting it off
TSA PreCheck® reaches milestone
    with 20 million members
Mid-year Employment Laws: Changes to Minimum Wage,
  Additional Political Activity Protection, New
    Cal/OSHA Requirements
Paris closes out the 2024 Olympics with
    a final star-studded show
You May Have Missed ---
Why Schools Are Racing to Ban Student Phones
    wave of new laws that aim to curb distracted learning
Sports Briefs
   California News
    "Gimme that Wine"
 This Day in History
  SuDoku
   Daily Puzzle
    GasBuddy
     Weather, USA or specific area
      Traffic Live----
       Wordle

August 14
Ameris Bancorp Names Phil Silva
    to Lead Balboa Capital
From the Archive: Byrne is Back at the
    Helm of Balboa Capital
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
    and Related Industries
Funders Taking "New" Broker
    Business List
Finance and Leasing Industry Recruiters
    Recognized with Experience and Reputation
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
    Positions Open with Attractive Income & Benefits
Structure Matters
    By Scott Wheeler, CLFP
Police Diversify with EVs as
    Combustion Engines Can’t Keep Up
Boeing & Airbus: Making Money or Losing Money?
    Quarterly/Net Profit/Loss 2019
News Briefs ---
Pride EV Truck to wind down operations
    As sale to founders rejected,
S.F. financial tech company valued at $855 million
    shuts down, lays off entire staff
US Considers a Rare Antitrust Move:
    Breaking Up Google
Layoffs at Dell and possibly Cisco raise concerns
    about job market and AI: Trial Balance
Business Finance Companies on Inc 5000 List
    in 2024
Loan broker Kris Roglieri denied
    new detention hearing in wire fraud case
You May Have Missed ---
Bank of America no longer forecasts
    a U.S. recession in 2024
Sports Briefs
   California News
    "Gimme that Wine"
 This Day in History
  SuDoku
   Daily Puzzle
    GasBuddy
     Weather, USA or specific area
      Traffic Live----
       Wordle

August 16
Which One Are You
    On Friday
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
    and Related Industries
Register for ELFA Annual Convention
  Monday, August 19, for Early Bird
    for Conference and Book Your Hotel
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
    30 Positions with Attractive Income & Benefits
Three Reasons Why You Didn't get
  Feedback From Your Interview
    By Ken Lubin, ZRG Partners
Which Categories Have Been
    Hit the Hardest by Inflation: Chart
Is the U.S. Finally Getting “All Aboard”
    with Electric Trains?
AACFB "Meet the Funder”
  Learn Government Leasing Webinar
    Tuesday, August 21 at 3:00 pm (ET)
New streaming releases
    Film Reviews by Fernando Croce
Clear the Shelters
    Heat, Rain, Flooding
News Briefs ---
Prime Capital Ventures had $50 million
    in outstanding loans when it collapsed
Former Prime Capital Ventures client says
    he never got $7.8 million loan
Surprise jump in retail sales
    casts aside recession fears
Plan to Build Thousands of Apartments
    Will Transform the East Bronx
You May Have Missed ---
New workforce terms CFOs and Other Top
    Executives should know before the 4Q
Sports Briefs
   California News
    "Gimme that Wine"
 This Day in History
  SuDoku
   Daily Puzzle
    GasBuddy
     Weather, USA or specific area
      Traffic Live----
       Wordle

August 19
Ken Greene, Esq., Leasing News Emeritus
    answers Which One are You on Friday?
Canadian Stock Exchange Halts Trading
    Chesswood Group Limited Stock
CLFP Foundation Adds 14 New CLFPs
    with Photos
Leasing Industry Ads --- Help Wanted
    Better Opportunity, Benefits, Support
Double Down
    Sales Makes It Happen by Scott Wheeler, CLFP
Top Ten Most Read by Readers
    August 12 to August 16
Commercial Finance/Leasing Finance
    Conferences & Forums - Updated
Clear the Shelters
    Dogs and Cats from Overcrowded
News Briefs ---
Roglieri Alleged to Have Transferred Assets to
    Third Parties, To His Loan Broker Association/Conference
Possible work stoppage at Canada’s two largest
    railroads could disrupt US supply chain next week
U.S. Awards $1.6 Billion to Texas Instruments
    to Build Semiconductor Plants
Walmart Earnings and July Retail Sales Show
    Consumers Aren’t Quitting
You May Have Missed ---
Small luxury splurges can be indicator of nation’s
    economic health, say North Bay businesses, experts
Sports Briefs
   California News
    "Gimme that Wine"
 This Day in History
  SuDoku
   Daily Puzzle
    GasBuddy
     Weather, USA or specific area
      Traffic Live----
       Wordle

August 21
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
    and Related Industries
Latest News on Chesswood Group in Canada:
    CB Leaseco Holdings
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
    Sales, Accounting/Credit, Funding, IT
Follow the Fundamentals to Make More Sales
    Scott Wheeler, CLFP
New CEO at Starbucks
    Great Impact on Company Stock
Channel Successfully Closes
    $125MM ABS Transaction
Most Influential Lawyers
    in Equipment Finance and Leasing
China is the World's Biggest Producer of Beer
    By Ana Fleck, Statista
Clear the Shelters
    Dogs and Cats from Overcrowded
Countries Potentionally Most Exposed
    to Trump's U.S. Trade Policy
News Briefs ---
Wells Fargo is selling off billions of dollars
    in commercial mortgages
Alaska Air, Hawaiian Airlines Clear
    Key Antitrust Hurdle
Boeing Finds Cracks in Structure
    of 777X Test Jets
A new setback hits a Boeing jet: US will require
    inspection of pilot seats on 787s
The power keeps going out at the Port of Los Angeles
    raising worries about its green future
Global Trade Needs a China Alternative.
    India Needs Better Ports
Column: Trump’s Truth Social stock
    is circling the drain
KeyCorp Deal Could Be a Model for Regional Banks
    Upbeat reaction, eyebrow-raising indicator
You May Have Missed ---
US judge strikes down Biden administration
   ban on worker 'noncompete' agreements
Sports Briefs
   California News
    "Gimme that Wine"
 This Day in History
  SuDoku
   Daily Puzzle
    GasBuddy
     Weather, USA or specific area
      Traffic Live----
       Wordle

August 23
7 Rules of Life
    Graphic
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
    and Related Industries
Axis Auto Finance Provides Update
    on Strategic Review Process
ELFF Monthly Confidence Index Hits
    Highest Level since Febraury 2022
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
    We Are Growing Our Senior Sales Team Now
List of 630 Registered for October 27 -29
    63rd ELFA Annual Convention
CLFP to Sneak Peak New Program
    at CFLA | ACFL Conference
Low-income Areas Need Electric
    School Buses the Most (May "True Lease")
ELFA Releases 2024 Credit
    and Collection Survey Results
Screenwriter-turned-Director Robert Towne   
    (1934-2024) Film Reviews by Fernando Croce
News Briefs ---
Canadian National railroad will end its lockout
    immediately, get trains rolling, rail official says
Elon Musk 'cut down 500,000 trees' to make
    way for vast German Tesla Gigafactory
Ford scraps all-electric SUV plan,
    saying drivers want hybrids
New study suggests electrified sand could be
    a game changer for battling coastal erosion
You May Have Missed ---
FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines
    shots should be available in daysSports Briefs
   California News
    "Gimme that Wine"
 This Day in History
  SuDoku
   Daily Puzzle
    GasBuddy
     Weather, USA or specific area
      Traffic Live----
       Wordle

August 26
The Unfortunate Tale of Dallin Hawkins
    By Ken Greene, Leasing New Emeritus 
ELFA Reports Leasing New Business Up
    to $11.1 Billion July from  $10 Billion in June
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
    Positions Open with Attractive Income & Benefits
Commercial Finance/Leasing Finance
    Conferences & Forums - Updated
Top Ten Most Read by Readers
    August 19 - August 23
Car Insurance Rates Could Jump as High as
    50% in several States This Year
Dext Capital Announces Lana Kralik, CLFP
    as Senior Operations Director
ELFA 2024 Survey of Equipment Finance
    Reveals Business Growth of 1.1%
News Briefs ---
TSA readies for busiest Labor Day travel period
   on record, provides top travel tips to help
    airline passengers prepare
Self-driving trucks are thriving in Singapore,
    thanks in part to this Boston company
U.S. Tightens Technology Controls to Target
    Russian War Machine
Small grocers feel squeezed by suppliers,
    and shoppers bear the pain
Telegram Becomes Free Speech Flashpoint
    After Founder’s Arrest
The secret meaning behind this common sound
    you hear at Trader Joe's
Hundreds of cats roam freely on this
    remote Hawaii island
You May Have Missed ---
TikTok Part 2: One Winery's Journey
    Tips on Getting Started, Ordering Wine Direct
Sports Briefs
   California News
    "Gimme that Wine"
 This Day in History
  SuDoku
   Daily Puzzle
    GasBuddy
     Weather, USA or specific area
      Traffic Live----
       Wordle

August 29
Trustee Seeks Denial of Kris Roglieri Discharge
  in Chapter 7 Based on Massive Fraud Scheme 
    By Ken Greene, Leasing News Emeritus
Story Credit Financing
    Business Loans, SBA Loans, Working Capital
Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted
    We Are Growing Our Senior Sales Team Now
Best Deal Alert, AACFB
    Commercial Financing Expo
Facts About the so-called $7,500 EV Credit
    Electrek.com
Americorp Elevates Equipment Finance Operations  
    with LTi Technology Solutions’ ASPIRE Platform
Sudhir Amembal Announces Training Scholarships
    to Industry Newcomers
Cinematic salute to those harrowing days at the office
    Reviews by Fernando Croce
News Briefs ---
The American Dream Feels Out of Reach for Most
    goals are tough to achieve even with hard work
Seattle-Tacoma Airport Deals With Delays
    Five Days After Detecting Cyberattack
Tesla’s Rivals Still Can’t Use Its Superchargers
    30,000 fast-charging plugs in US and Canada
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Hits
    $1 Trillion in Market Value
Africa’s Debt Crisis Has ‘Catastrophic Implications’
    for the World
Dog waited at Arizona shelter for 50 days.
    Then his future family saw him on TikTok
You May Have Missed ---
The Biggest Secret About McDonald's
    That Few People Know
Sports Briefs
   California News
    "Gimme that Wine"
 This Day in History
  SuDoku
   Daily Puzzle
    GasBuddy
     Weather, USA or specific area
      Traffic Live----
       Wordle

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