• Tue, June 3, 2025

by: WSOC

Cornelius denies zoning request for business park

The town of Cornelius denied a rezoning request that would have turned farmland into a business park.

by: Forbes

How CFOs Can Unlock Innovation Opportunities Through Venture Building

Also in the Forbes CFO newsletter: How tariffs impact global growth, inflation and small business sentiment are down, $1 billion deal shows the power of celebrity brands.

by: CNET

Klarna Launches New BNLP Debit Card That Lets You Finance on the Fly -- but There's a Catch

This new debit card will make it easy to select an interest-free BNLP plan at checkout, but there are fees to watch for.

by: ZDNet

How Snowflake's new tools turn business analysts into AI developers

Integrating AI output with SQL and providing observability of large language models are ways to put more data analysts in control, according to the data warehousing giant.

by: Newsweek

Trump business booms abroad amid ethics questions

Since the president's return to office, The Trump Organization has launched a wave of new international ventures.

by: KRON

Castro business owners see spike in business during Pride Month

(KRON) - While it's always Pride in the San Francisco neighborhood Castro District, the month of June means an increase in people and revenue to the businesses. On an average year, the city of San Francisco welcomes around a million visitors to celebrate Pride, according to SF Pride. Visitors pour money into the local economy, [ ]

by: CNN

Ray Dalio: 'We should be afraid of the bond market' | CNN Business

The US is at a low risk of an imminent economic crisis but high risk in the long term, billionaire investor Ray Dalio writes in a new book.

by: Variety

Cillian Murphy Won't Appear in '28 Years Later' Trilogy Until End of Second Movie; Danny Boyle Hopes His Casting 'Gets the Third Film Financed'

Cillian Murphy is coming back to the "28 Days Later" franchise though his return will have to wait. In new interviews with Business Insider and IGN, director Danny Boyle says that Murphy, who starred in the original "28 Days Later" in 2002, does not appear in the upcoming "28 Years Later." But he will feature

by: WMUR

Senate Finance Committee approves $15.6B state budget plan

The next state budget is on its way to the floor of the New Hampshire Senate for a vote later this week.

by: MassLive

Springfield assists new retail development at former Eastfield Mall with $8 million in financing

Seven of the retail buildings for the new Springfield Crossing development on Boston Road are scheduled to open by Thanksgiving.

by: Fortune

Leadership coach Bill Hoogterp on how to move past nice, and get to effective

An exec who wants to become a stronger leader and possess more gravitas and an air of authority.

by: Fortune

Tesla owners offloading their cars over Elon Musk backlash are in for a nasty surprise

A different kind of sticker shock.

by: Forbes

Canva AI Tools Freelancers Can Use To Streamline Their Business

Here are some of Canva's best AI tools and how they can help streamline freelancers' marketing and business admin.

by: CNET

Klarna Launches New BNPL Debit Card That Lets You Finance on the Fly - but There's a Catch

This new debit card will make it easy to select an interest-free BNPL plan at checkout, but there are fees to watch for.

by: Fortune

Commerce Secretary Lutnick reportedly told friends in private he's 'not thrilled' with Trump's whipsaw approach to tariffs

Howard Lutnick is reportedly worried Trump's rhetoric could make it harder to strike a trade deal with Canada and Mexico.
  • Wed, June 4, 2025

by: BBC

Scotland's papers: Edinburgh's 'sea of debt' and baby unit fears

The financial sustainability of Edinburgh and the possible removal of neo-natal services in Wishaw make the papers.

by: WHIO

Officers, medics respond to crash on busy Dayton street

Several officers and medics responded to a crash on a busy local street early Wednesday.

by: CNN

Pornhub exits France over age verification law | CNN Business

The owner of Pornhub has suspended access to the website for users in France because of its objections to a new French law requiring pornographic sites to verify the age of their users, the country's communications regulator said Tuesday.

by: AOL

Qualcomm CEO: We're diversifying beyond declining Apple business

The tech duo's licensing agreement ends in 2027. Research firm Futurum estimates that Qualcomm's annual modem revenue from Apple is between $5.7 billion and $5.9 billion. Analysts estimate Qualcomm will pull in about $43.5 billion in sales this year.

by: Reuters

Disney laying off several hundred in film, TV and finance

Media company Walt Disney is laying off several hundred employees in film, television and corporate finance, a source familiar with the matter has said.

by: ThePrint

Adani Airports clinches USD 750-mn global financing to power next phase of growth

New Delhi, Jun 4 (PTI) Adani Airports Holdings Ltd (AAHL), India's largest private airport operator, on Wednesday said it has secured USD 750 million in financing from a consortium of international banks, including First Abu Dhabi Bank, Barclays, and Standard Chartered, to finance the next phase of growth. The proceeds to be utilised towards refinancing [ ]

by: Forbes

7 Checks That Help Business Owners Get Exit-Ready

Learn how to make your business exit-ready with these 7 checks. This article reveals how entrepreneurs transform their business from owner-dependent to a valuable asset.

by: WFTV

Orlando suspends Minority and Women Business Enterprise program

The city of Orlando has suspended its Minority and Women Business Enterprise program.

by: CNBC

OpenAI tops 3 million paying business users, launches new features for workplace

The users include ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Team and ChatGPT Edu customers, OpenAI said.

by: Impacts

How Baden Bower Turned Media Coverage Into a Growth Strategy for Product Launches

Baden Bower, a top-tier PR agency, helped move this idea forward. Instead of relying on press releases that may or may not gain traction, it focuses on placing stories in major outlets like Forbes, Business Insider, and Yahoo Finance. CEO AJ Ignacio noticed early that in busy industries, media coverage has more value when it matches important events such as beta testing or funding rounds.

by: Forbes

How Agentic AI Payment Capabilities Can Support Business Finances

From my view, one of the most compelling developments poised to reshape payment infrastructures and card issuing is agentic AI.

by: CNN

AI CEO explains the terrifying new behavior AIs are showing | CNN Business

CNN's Laura Coates speaks with Jude Rosenblatt, CEO of Agency Enterprise Studio, about troubling incidents where AI models threatened engineers during testing, raising concerns that some systems may already be acting to protect their existence.

by: ThePrint

Occams Advisory Hosts AI-Finance Roundtable and Inaugurates New Delhi Office

HT Syndication New Delhi [India], June 4: In a landmark moment for the Occams ecosystem, Occams Advisory, a global consulting firm specializing in corporate finance, tax, audit, and AI-led transformation, hosted the AI-Finance Roundtable in conjunction with the formal inauguration of its new office at Espire Campus, New Delhi. Show Full The full-day event [ ]

by: BBC

Derbyshire council's building company "a threat" to finances

An independent review suggested Dragonfly should be dissolved amid risks around governance, finances and conflicts of interest.

by: Forbes

Automation To Intelligence: Agentic AI And The Finance Industry

For agentic AI to be truly effective in finance, it needs a foundation of industry-specific knowledge. Specialized language models (SLMs) are the perfect complement.

by: Forbes

Big AI Trends Rock Business

Here's some of what companies are doing now in a space that is known for volatility.
  • Thu, June 5, 2025

by: WDSU

Orleans Parish sheriff speaks exclusively with WDSU after meeting on jail finances

Sheriff Susan Hutson spoke exclusively with WDSU Reporter Aubry Killion after the meeting, claiming that she has been transparent about the jail's issues as well as the recent escape, and that she stated she answers more questions and provided more information than past sheriffs.

by: WBRE

Business sets up duffel bag donation for students

NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) Nearly 100 Job Corps centers nationwide are being put on pause or closing, including two in our area. Now, a local company providing services to adults with autism is stepping in to help. 28/22 News reporter Gianna Galli has been following the story. Between the two local job corps centers, [ ]

by: AOL

'Food Network Star' chef explains 3 ways to finance a new restaurant

Chef Russell Jackson revealed the three different financing methods he used to open all three of his restaurants.

by: Variety

ECAM Forum, Madrid Audiovisual Cluster Launch FINDE For Spanish Indies to Mind the Financing Gap

Experts due to talk private investment in film June 12 in Madrid include ARTE/Cofinova's R mi Burah and Axio Capital's Alexandra Lebret.

by: WMUR

Hampton Beach busy despite air quality warning as temperatures climb

As temperatures in New Hampshire topped 90 degrees and air quality alerts were issued Thursday, people hit the beach in Hampton.

by: BBC

Liverpool news: Kieran Maguire on club finances

Liverpool news: Kieran Maguire on club finances

by: WJBK

Detroit Grand Prix: Downtown businesses cashing in during busy event week

It has been a busy week for the Motor City after thousands of people were downtown for the Movement Festival, and now thousands are expected for the Detroit Grand Prix.

by: Entrepreneur

Your Business is Growing. So Why Are Your Finances Still Abysmal? | Entrepreneur

When your business outgrows your financial systems, guesswork becomes expensive, and control slips fast.

by: WMUR

UNH family business expert sees disconnect between Market Basket family, board

Regarding the ongoing leadership dispute at Market Basket, a family business expert at the University of New Hampshire said there appears to be a disconnect between the family and the board of directors.

by: BBC

Everton news: Kieran Maguire on finances and transfers

Everton news: Kieran Maguire on finances and transfers

by: Forbes

Exporting Trust: How Blockchain Finance Can Redefine Trade Agreements

For decades, the global trade system relied on institutional credibility. But programmable finance rewires that system to depend on logic, not legacy.

by: Forbes

AI, Water And The Future Of Business

Christophe Beck, chairman and CEO of Ecolab, explains how the company is working to reduce the power and water footprint of data centers.

by: CNN

Hooters abruptly closes dozens of restaurants | CNN Business

Hooters has abruptly closed dozens of locations just a few months after the chicken wing chain filed for bankruptcy and proclaimed it wasn't "going anywhere."

by: Fortune

Fintech giant Wise plans to shift main listing to New York as London sheds innovative companies

Wise's listing shift underscores years of pain. "U.K. stock market continues to take a succession of blows to the head," one expert said.

by: Forbes

20 Methods To Organize Your Business Finances And Improve Cash Flow

The best thing a business owner can do to manage cash flow and eliminate uncertainty is to embrace faster payments.

by: Fortune

Too scared to shop? Why retail is a prime target for criminals

It all points to a vulnerability amongst retail businesses, despite the fact that the threat from cyber attacks has existed for many years. But why are retail businesses being targeted?

by: Forbes

Taking Flight: How Businesses Can Go Back To Basics

Try not to let political beliefs become the major driving force of your investment decisions.

Canva AI Tools Freelancers Can Use To Streamline Their Business

Here are some of Canva's best AI tools and how they can help streamline freelancers' marketing and business admin.
The article from Forbes, published on June 3, 2025, by Chelsea Tobin, discusses how Canva's AI tools are revolutionizing the workflow for freelancers by streamlining various aspects of their business. It highlights Canva's AI-powered features such as Magic Design for creating professional graphics quickly, Brand Kit for maintaining brand consistency, and Magic Write for generating text content. The article also mentions Canva's AI-driven scheduling and project management tools that help freelancers manage their time and projects more efficiently. Additionally, it emphasizes the cost-effectiveness and user-friendliness of these tools, making them accessible to freelancers of all skill levels. The piece concludes by noting that these AI tools not only enhance productivity but also allow freelancers to focus more on creative and strategic tasks.

Read the Full Forbes Article at:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/chelseatobin/2025/06/03/canva-ai-tools-freelancers-can-use-to-streamline-their-business/

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