March 14, 2026

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Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square delays IPO of closed-end fund: NYSE site

Matthew Eisman/Getty Images Entertainment The eagerly awaited initial debut of billionaire Bill Ackman’s U.S. closed-end fund has been postponed, the New York Stock Exchange website showed on Friday. In late June, Pershing Square Capital Management, the investment firm led by Ackman, set an initial offering price for the fund, called Pershing Square USA Ltd., at

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Investments

What Kamala Harris’ financial disclosure reveals about her investments

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks on the phone with former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as the Obamas endorse Harris as the Democratic presidential candidate in this still image taken from a video released on July 26, 2024.  Harris For President Campaign | Via Reuters In her role as vice

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Energy

How reliable solar energy is saving our summer < Appalachian Voices

By Lara Howell This year is projected to be one of the hottest on record, and even this Texas-raised girl is feeling the Virginia heat this summer!  We all want to save the planet, but we also want to cool our homes and keep the lights on during the scorching heat of the summer. Renewable

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Insurance

CheckMy Driver designed to make insurance & ID verification ‘a snap’

One of this year’s Emerging 8 honorees rolled out a tool designed to save more than 30 minutes per transaction at a dealership. CheckMy Driver, built by Modives, is geared to help dealers who typically must spend 30 minutes or more verifying insurance and ID during each delivery, what company executives acknowledged as “wasting time

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Tax

Apple Valley council votes to place 1-cent sales tax on ballot

After facing repeated budget shortfalls, the Apple Valley Town Council voted Tuesday to place a 1-cent sales tax measure on the November ballot. If voters pass the measure, it will generate approximately $9 million annually in locally controlled revenue to fund town services. The 2024 ballot measure comes nearly four years after Apple Valley voters

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Wealth Management

Three reasons this financial adviser doesn’t manage his own money

His personal financial planning often got pushed to the end of the day, when he was tired and low on energy. “I thought, how do I get that outsourced so that I don’t need to do this stuff on the weekends or after hours?” The second reason was to financially empower his wife, who doesn’t

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Fund

This Week in Jacksonville: Business Edition

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville’s transformation looks to advance with the investment of $40 million toward four key projects. William Studebaker joins This Week in Jacksonville: Business Edition to talk about the first fund closed from First Coast Real Estate Partners (FCREP) and the impact on development. The private equity firm launched the fund with Jacksonville’s

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Energy

CenterPoint Energy’s plan to improve after Hurricane Beryl is a start but has some holes, expert tells ABC13

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A new tally shows 36 people lost their lives because of Hurricane Beryl across the state, 34 of whom died in the Houston area. The latest deaths happened in Fort Bend County, where at least four people died from overheating. Meanwhile, Centerpoint Energy apologized for where it fell short and shared

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Technology

Bessemer Group Inc. Increases Stake in Seagate Technology Holdings plc (NASDAQ:STX)

Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Seagate Technology Holdings plc (NASDAQ:STX – Free Report) by 68.7% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 17,564 shares of the data storage provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,150 shares during the quarter. Bessemer Group

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Property

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC Sells 127 Shares of Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESS)

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC lowered its position in shares of Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESS – Free Report) by 2.3% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,307 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 127 shares during the

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