No matter what field you are interested in joining in the future, having a strong business foundation can prove valuable. Leadership, strategic thinking, problem-solving and networking skills are all learned during business summer camp, which can all be useful in a variety of different professions. High school students can take advantage of their summers by attending business summer programs. getty According to Lindsey Conger , a counselor at Moon Prep, even students interested in competitive direct medical programs (BS/MD) can benefit from gaining experience in the business field. “Some BS/MD programs allow for flexibility of major, and students can choose to study business, even if they are planning on pursuing medical school.” Many physicians, she explains, will need to manage a practice, and these types of summer programs can help a student gain a strong foundation in business. For example, during a business summer program, pre-med students can master analytical thinking and independent research, which can be used to build a successful practice in the future. For aspiring business students in high school, the secret to success can be to start early and fill their summers with hands-on activities like internships and summer programs. These types of opportunities are […]

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U.S. business openings notched an all-time high in 2022 despite the onslaught of macroeconomic challenges , according to a new report from Yelp. Over 637,000 new businesses opened their doors across the nation in 2022, up 12% from pre-pandemic 2019, according to the publisher of crowd-sourced reviews. Yelp has been tracking how COVID-19 has reshaped local economies and changed communities across the country. Its latest report shows that new business growth in 86% of states even exceeded pre-pandemic levels, especially in the South, which had the strongest growth last year. This underscores how local businesses were able to "persevere through labor shortages, high inflation, supply chain challenges " among other issues, according to Yelp’s latest data. Businesses that saw the most growth Person walks past a "now open" sign on a coffee shop window in Chelsea on Jan. 19, 2022 in New York City. The growth was driven largely by new home and local services businesses, which increased by 40% and 30%, respectively, compared to pre-pandemic times, according to the data. Hotel and travel businesses saw 28% growth while auto services grew 25% and beauty services grew 17% compared to 2019, the data showed. "Compared to pre-pandemic levels, the […]

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VP Bank AG, a Liechtenstein-based private bank and asset manager, has said that the insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment opportunity has “never been so interesting”, with the highest yields in over a decade now possible, and further revaluation gains in hurricane Ian exposed catastrophe bonds expected. All of which leads to the bank and asset manager having a particularly constructive view on the ILS investment market for 2023, with its recommendation being to overweight ILS within investor portfolios. In fact, ILS is still the single most strongly-weighted asset class that VP Bank recommends at this time, given the positive prospects for investing into the ILS asset class right now. VP Bank has been watching the catastrophe bond market closely, as it believes the chance of some additional value being recovered against cat bonds that have been marked down after hurricane Ian is high, citing the NFIP’s FloodSmart Re cat bonds in particular . Right now, the entry point into catastrophe bonds is particularly attractive anyway, purely based on the forward-potential for returns from new issuances at the much higher spreads the market is clearing at today. But, if you also take into account the fact valuations are depressed in some […]

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Retail Opportunity Investments ROIC has been the topic of several analyst reports. initiated coverage on shares of Retail Opportunity Investments in a research note on Wednesday, October 12th. They set a "hold" rating on the stock. Raymond James lowered shares of Retail Opportunity Investments from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 4th. BTIG Research lowered shares of Retail Opportunity Investments from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 11th. Finally, TheStreet lowered shares of Retail Opportunity Investments from a "b-" rating to a "c+" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and five have given a hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $17.00.

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NV5 Global, Inc. ( NASDAQ:NVEE ), might not be a large cap stock, but it saw a double-digit share price rise of over 10% in the past couple of months on the NASDAQCM. As a mid-cap stock with high coverage by analysts, you could assume any recent changes in the company’s outlook is already priced into the stock. However, could the stock still be trading at a relatively cheap price? Let’s take a look at NV5 Global’s outlook and value based on the most recent financial data to see if the opportunity still exists. What Is NV5 Global Worth? According to my valuation model, NV5 Global seems to be fairly priced at around 15% below my intrinsic value, which means if you buy NV5 Global today, you’d be paying a reasonable price for it. And if you believe that the stock is really worth $159.60, then there’s not much of an upside to gain from mispricing. Although, there may be an opportunity to buy in the future. This is because NV5 Global’s beta (a measure of share price volatility) is high, meaning its price movements will be exaggerated relative to the rest of the market. If the market is […]

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Funmi-new-image (2) FOUNDER & CEO | ZIGMA Funmi Ogbue is an energy advisor with expertise in public sector transformation, founder of several ventures and President of the Women in Energy Network. Previously, she worked at numerous start-up phase 3 E&P firms and has hands-on experience in Nigeria’s oil and gas regulatory reform. Challenging preconceived notions, Ogbue believes Africa can proactively contribute and play a vital role in the global climate crisis. To stress this belief, if the UNFCCC Secretariat invited her to take the stage at COP27, her presentation title would be African Energy Poverty, an Opportunity for the Global Climate Crisis . “Choosing the right transition fuel and model of industrialisation is critical to solving the global climate crisis and delivering on Africa’s industrialisation and worldwide prosperity,” she said. “There are policies, technologies and project case studies we can share with the world to achieve critical mass.” As an award-winning professional, she speaks from experience with an invaluable skill set in leadership, organisational behaviour, change management, sociology, human resources, organisational development, public policy and sector security. These skills are a testament to her appointment in 2012 as the head of human resources for the newly privatised Ibadan Electricity […]

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Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran The Business-20 has a unique opportunity and a very important role to play in working out agenda that can be value adding for all G-20 nations and the rest of the world, B20 India Chair N Chandrasekaran said on Monday. The Business 20 (B20) is the official G20 dialogue forum with the global business community. It is among the most prominent engagement groups in G20, with companies and business organizations as participants. In his address at the B20 India inception meeting here, Chandrasekaran, who is also the Chairman of Tata Sons, said during India’s leadership of the forum, various initiatives would be taken up in several areas, including global supply chain, creative skills, circular economy, digital transformation and financial inclusion. "India is in a very unique position in the world at a time (when) we are seeing several moving parts, and B20, during India’s leadership of G20, has a unique opportunity and has a very important role to play," he said. Chandrasekaran said industry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has been associated with the B20 forum for the last 12 years since 2010 in some form. "So, we’ve had the opportunity to look […]

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DevOps.com is now providing a weekly DevOps jobs report through which opportunities for DevOps professionals will be highlighted as part of an effort to better serve our audience. Our goal in these challenging economic times is to make it easier for DevOps professionals to advance their careers . Sponsorships Available Of course, the pool of available DevOps talent is still relatively constrained, so when one DevOps professional takes on a new role it tends to create an opportunity for others. The five job postings shared this week are selected based on the company looking to hire, the vertical industry segment and, naturally, the pay scale being offered. We’re also committed to providing additional insights into the state of the DevOps job market. In the meantime, for your consideration: LinkedIn Major League Baseball New York, New York Senior DevOps Engineer $150,000 to $190,000 SimplyHired.com JP Morgan Chase Senior DevOps Engineer New York, New York $137,750 to $225,000 Indeed.com MORI Associates Pasadena, California Senior DevOps Engineer $118,000 to $150,000 Monster.com United Nations Federal Credit Union Queens, New York DevOps Engineer $88,170 to $140,000 ZipRecruiter Blue Rock Software Carlsbad, California DevOps Engineer – AWS $80,000 to $100,000

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Nvidia may once again have a golden opportunity. The semiconductor maker could be one of the big winners from the success of ChatGPT, the trendy new artificial intelligence tool that some see as the dawning of the golden age of AI. ChatGPT recalls the cryptocurrency mining prompt which had been very lucrative for Nvidia and its Graphics Processing Units (GPUs)– Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070, Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060. These GPUs are obviously in competition with those of AMD. Mining is the process of creating cryptocurrency using your computer. But generating cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) involves complex problem solving and/or computation, which only very powerful processors can do. Since a GPU also consists of a powerful processor, as a result it can be used for cryptocurrency mining, and this process is called graphics card mining. Between $3 and $11 Billion in Revenue So when cryptocurrency prices skyrocket like in 2021, miners around the globe rush to buy GPUs made by Nvidia and AMD ( AMD ) – Get Free Report . But conversely when cryptocurrency prices fall as has been the case since 2022, GPU prices also collapse with a huge impact on the revenues […]

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Photo credit: Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images In a rapidly shifting economy, organizations are relying on cloud technologies and intelligent platforms to drive cost efficiencies, while continuing to innovate across their businesses. To provide resiliency and scalability of operations, leaders are collaborating with their customers and partners to design new solutions for the emerging trends and challenges of today’s world. This co-innovation approach results in shared success and new opportunities, from accelerating the pace of digital transformation and reducing the cost of innovation to elevating employee and customer experiences. Microsoft has long adopted a data-driven, co-innovation approach to help organizations anticipate industry needs and lead through uncertainty. To build upon our industry strategy and help transform the future of financial markets, we are excited to partner with the London Stock Exchange Group to accelerate its own digital transformation and bring intuitive next-generation productivity, data and analytics and modelling solutions to its global customers. Alstom is digitizing railway solutions to make mobility more sustainable, collaborating with Microsoft to further develop cloud solutions in a highly regulated market. To prepare students for the workforce and teach them to create enterprise-grade applications with low-code, the Project Management Institute and Microsoft are introducing the Power […]

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