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Misha Zaitzeff and Vik Ghei, founders of HoldCo Asset Management, at their Fort Lauderdale, Florida, offices.Courtesy: HoldCoAmerican banks have found an unlikely pair of adversaries in Vik Ghei and Misha Zaitzeff.Since July, the nine-person hedge fund they run from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, called HoldCo, has challenged lenders with more than $200 billion in combined assets, demanding that they take swift action or face public campaigns to overthrow their boards and fire their CEOs.The fund notched a victory this month after Comerica, under pressure from HoldCo, agreed to sell itself to rival Fifth Third for $10.9 billion in the biggest bank…

Last updated: 9:05 AM ET, Tue October 28, 2025 Rachel Funel, New Orleans & Company (Photo Credit: Rachel Funel)BioBeing born and raised in New Orleans, LA, Rachel Funel has a strong passion for New Orleans people, food and culture. She’s had the honor to be part of the New Orleans hospitality industry for the past 15 years. During Funel’s time with Visit New Orleans, she’s had the privilege to win several awards for the various markets she has worked. For instance, New Orleans & Company has won 4 Best of Wedding awards during her time and is now in the…

When it comes to supplying electricity to large enterprises with multi-building campuses, the allocation system is archaic. Unlike homeowners, who pay for what they actually use, campuses buy a standard monthly capacity. This capacity must, by common-sense necessity, be based on max usage needs. This is true even if the company only consumes such max usage rarely, like a single busy season. That was a situation that bothered the hell out of COI Energy founder and CEO, SaLisa Berrien. After earning her degree in mechanical engineering (and later an MBA), she spent 25 years as an energy engineer at major…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge in Oregon has blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from pulling sexual education funding over curricula mentioning diverse gender identities.U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken issued the preliminary injunction Monday as part of a lawsuit filed against the Health and Human Services Department by 16 states and the District of Columbia, which argued that pulling such money violated the separation of powers and federal law. The complaint, filed last month, says the department is attempting to force the states to “rewrite sexual health curricula to erase entire categories of students.” It describes the action as…

Homes in the south suburban Chicago area on April 26, 2023.Brian Cassella | Tribune News Service | Getty ImagesA home is most Americans’ single largest investment. The returns are losing ground. Home prices nationally rose 1.5% in August compared with the same month last year, down from the 1.6% annual gain recorded in July, according to the S&P Cotality Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index. While home prices aren’t yet falling, they’re weakening — rising at a slower pace than the current 3% rate of inflation. That means that housing wealth eroded in real terms for the fourth consecutive…

Last updated: 9:05 AM ET, Tue October 28, 2025 Nate Ugale, The Westin Maui Resort & Spa (Photo Credit: Nate Ugale)BioBeing born and raised in Hawaii is where a lot of Nate Ugale’s passion for hospitality and tourism stems from, starting out as a Front Desk agent, then transitioning his way into his current role as a Senior Transient Sales Executive.  The Westin Maui is not just any hotel but one that he truly calls home, as his mom previously worked at this same resort, a true full circle moment. When he transitioned into his current role, he made it…

Another gripping allegation of corporate espionage has emerged from the profoundly boring world of employee onboarding platforms and 401(k) administration. All year, we’ve been following the ongoing death match between HR software titans Rippling and Deel, which are currently locked in a litigation featuring accusations of planted moles and systematic data theft. Now, as first spotted by Axios, comes Act Two: the 401(k) management unicorns, Human Interest and Guideline, squaring off in federal court with allegations so brazen that they’re embarrassing. Here’s a taste, plucked from Human Interest’s lawsuit against Guideline, filed this month in Utah federal court: “We are…

There may be a 20-foot-tall skeleton on your next-door neighbor’s lawn and zombies in the yard across the street, but the real horrors often lie in unmarked graves in the gardens of those you least suspect — maybe even your own.I’ll be the first to admit there have been a few frights in my garden over the years, starting with the English ivy and pea-gravel mulch I inherited when I moved into the house and ending with the mint I foolishly planted directly in the ground many years ago, when I didn’t realize it would still be around to haunt…

A person rides an electric scooter past the air traffic control tower at Reagan Washington National Airport as the U.S. government shutdown continues in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., Oct. 8, 2025. Nathan Howard | ReutersU.S. air traffic controllers Tuesday missed their first full paychecks since the government shutdown began at the start of the month, while the Department of Transportation said flight delays due to staffing shortages have increased.The controllers are facing increased financial stress and it’s getting harder to recruit much-needed workers, union officials and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday. Air traffic controllers and airport security screeners are among…

Last updated: 9:05 AM ET, Tue October 28, 2025 Justin Murphy. (Photo Credit: Justin Murphy)BioJustin Murphy was studying Pre-Med at Louisiana State University and working the graveyard shift in the ER at Our Lady of the Lake RMC before taking a year off to join VIP Travel Experience, the family-run agency he now runs with his mother, Tammy. What began as a single year away from academia blossomed into a dream come true. A transformative three-week odyssey through Australia, gazing upon iconic landmarks, uncovering vast rainforests and snorkeling the unbelievable Great Barrier Reef, ignited his belief in travel as a…