Small Business March 13, 2026
Existing-Home Sales Increased 1.7% in February
Month-over-month sales rose in the Midwest, South and West, and fell in the Northeast. Year-over-year sales rose in the South and fell in the Northeast, Midwest and West.
General News January 28, 2026
Former Chattanooga Accountant Signs Plea Deal for Federal Crimes
Jonathan Frost, who turned a Chattanooga accounting firm into a hub for flashy social media-driven investments that collapsed, has agreed to plead guilty to federal conspiracy charges involving wire and tax fraud and money laundering.
General News January 26, 2026
Massachusetts Accountant Pleads Guilty to Prostitution, Drug Charges, Sentenced to 3 Years in State Prison
John Caruso, 80, of Haverhill, MA, was sentenced Jan. 23 to three years and one day in state prison after pleading guilty to maintaining a house of prostitution and multiple drug-related charges.
General News January 25, 2026
CEOs of Target, 3M, General Mills, United Health, and Other Minnesota Companies Call for Deescalation of Violence
The statement included CEOs from Target, General Mills, UnitedHealth Group and 3M — imploring local and federal officials to “come together to foster progress.”
General News January 23, 2026
Ex-Bookkeeper Gets 34 Months for Embezzling $860K From Connecticut Businesses, Feds Say
Maria Higgins, 36, of Manchester, CT, who worked as a bookkeeper at businesses in Glastonbury and Danbury, CT, has been sentenced to prison for embezzling more than $860,000 from them, as well as tax evasion.
General News January 15, 2026
Florida Accountant Sentenced to 18 Years for Embezzlement Three Days After His Brother Kills the Business Owners
Sadman Dawla, an accountant for All-American Farms Inc. in Boynton Beach, FL, between 2016 and 2022, was sentenced Thursday to 18 years in prison for embezzling more than $5 million from the company.
General News January 13, 2026
Chicago Tax Attorney Charged with Killing His Estranged Wife Makes First Court Appearance
Adam Beckerink, who is accused of throwing his estranged wife to her death down a South Loop luxury condo stairwell, will have a full detention hearing Jan. 16, a Cook County judge ordered, after making a first, brief appearance Tuesday.
General News January 12, 2026
DOJ Serves Federal Reserve and Powell with Indictments
The unprecedented move by the Trump administration marks an escalation of President Donald Trump’s longstanding feud with the Fed chair.
General News January 5, 2026
Bloomberg: Trump’s Venezuela Oil Revival Plan is a $100 Billion Gamble
Realizing President Donald Trump’s plan for a U.S.-led revival of Venezuela’s beleaguered oil industry could be a years-long and challenging process costing upwards of $100 billion.
General News December 29, 2025
Mortgage Rates Could Drop Below 6% in 2026
Mortgage rates could briefly drop below 6 percent in 2026 which could unlock parts of the Las Vegas Valley housing market, according to a new forecast.
General News December 29, 2025
Bourbon Maker Jim Beam Suspends Production for 2026
Jim Beam, which is one of the largest makers of American whiskey in the world, is planning to shut down production in Happy Hollow in Clermont, KY Jan. 1 through 2026.
State CPA Societies December 17, 2025
NJCPA Raises More Than $30,000 for Community FoodBank of New Jersey
Sponsored by the NJCPA Emerging Leaders Council, the food drive collected food items at its Roseland office and various member offices and also included a volunteer day at the FoodBank in Hillside.
General News December 10, 2025
Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Chair Jerome Powell suggested the Fed had now done enough to bolster the threat to employment while leaving rates high enough to continue weighing on price pressures.