Tag: today’s financial news

Defacto gets a new credit facility to provide instant financing to small companies
12
Jul

Defacto gets a new credit facility to provide instant financing to small companies
akit
Finance
French startup Defacto has closed a new securitization fund that will be used to provide short-term loans to small and medium enterprises via an embedded, API-first approach. This is a new fund of up to €167 million ($183 million) with Citi and Viola Credit acting as the lenders. This is significant news for the startup as it means that it will have more capital to deploy, which will eventually generate more revenue. As a reminder, Defacto wants to offer credit products using an API in the fintech products that you already use. With this embedded finance strategy, Defacto can leverage…
Brain Food – JennifersKitchen
30
Jun

Brain Food – JennifersKitchen
Finance
The brain is the most complex organ of the human body. It’s also a very hungry organ. The brain gobbles up about 20 percent of your daily calorie intake. And research shows that the food we eat directly affects the structure and function of our brain. But can certain foods actually improve memory, help us concentrate, make us more intelligent, and help us think more clearly? Research says positively yes. We can make our brains work better simply by feeding them the right foods. Here, some smart foods to add to your meals this week. The Brain Diet Fruits Fruit…
Ultra-Processed Foods May Impair Cognition in Elderly
22
Apr

Ultra-Processed Foods May Impair Cognition in Elderly
Finance
Processed or ultra-processed? An article earlier this year in the European Journal of Nutrition reported that high consumption of ultra-processed foods is linked to worse-than-average performance on one particular test of cognitive function in older US adults (60+ years-old) who did not have chronic diseases such as diabetes or cardiovascular disease. The particular test was “Animal Fluency.” Never heard of it? Me either. Keep reading. The study included 2,700 participants, average age 69. Participants were asked to recall what they ate in the prior 24 hours. Foods were “classified according to NOVA, a food classification based on the extent and…
Overweight US Adolescents Eat More Ultra-Processed Foods
2
Mar

Overweight US Adolescents Eat More Ultra-Processed Foods
akit
Finance
September 21, 2022 · 7:00 PM “One little piece won’t hurt . . .” An article in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics found an association between overweight/obesity and consumption of ultra-processed foods in US adolescents. The study looked at 3,600 adolescents who reported their food intake over a 24-hour period. The results are pretty strong: the more ultra-processed food consumed, the greater the odds of overweight and obesity. Jan at The Low Carb Diabetic blog reported that: Ultra-processed foods make up ‘two-thirds of calories consumed by children and teens’Experts from Tufts University in Massachusetts studied two…
Euthanasia Soon to Be A Leading Cause of Death in Canada?
8
Feb

Euthanasia Soon to Be A Leading Cause of Death in Canada?
Finance
February 7, 2023 · 7:00 AM From DailyMail: Last year, more than 10,000 people in Canada – surprisingly that’s over three percent of all deaths there – ended their lives via euthanasia, an increase of a third in the previous year. And it’s likely to keep rising: next year, Canada is set to allow people to die exclusively for mental health reasons. Only last week, a jaw-dropping story emerged of how, five years into an infuriating battle to obtain a stairlift for her home, Canadian army veteran and Paralympian Christine Gauthier was offered an extraordinary alternative. A Canadian official told…
Coconut Orange Breakfast Bars – JennifersKitchen
22
Dec

Coconut Orange Breakfast Bars – JennifersKitchen
Finance
One thing I do not do: Spend more than 10 minutes in the morning preparing breakfast. When it’s breakfast time, I want to eat – not measure, stir, cook, chop, or bake. That means that make-ahead breakfasts are a regular part of my meals. Preparing breakfast ahead of time means that either my crockpot or my freezer always has something delicious waiting for me in the morning. Like these Coconut Orange Breakfast Bars. Naturally sweet, these Coconut Orange Breakfast Bars are packed with both flavor and nutrition. And they’re freezer-friendly, so you can have a stash in the freezer for…
Former Australian Medical Association President Says COVID Vaccines Are Much More Dangerous Than Thought
21
Dec

Former Australian Medical Association President Says COVID Vaccines Are Much More Dangerous Than Thought
Finance
December 21, 2022 · 6:52 AM The various available vaccines, possibly even different batches from the same manufacturer, have different adverse effect profiles From News.com.au: Former federal MP [Member of Parliament?] Dr Kerryn Phelps has revealed he and his wife both suffered serious and ongoing injuries from Covid vaccines, while suggesting the true rate of adverse events is far higher than acknowledged due to underreporting and “threats” from medical regulators. In an explosive submission to Parliament’s Long Covid inquiry, the former Australian Medical Association (AMA) president has broken her silence about the “devastating” experience — emerging as the most prominent…
Former finance director charged with stealing ,000 from Haines tour operator
5
Dec

Former finance director charged with stealing $58,000 from Haines tour operator
Finance
By Max Graham, Chilkat Valley News Updated: 51 minutes ago Published: 51 minutes ago this article originally appeared at ChilkatValleyNews.com and is published here with permission. ——- While Haines police investigated a theft of tens of thousands of dollars from Alaska Mountain Guides, the suspect and his wife were stopping in Las Vegas for a concert, seeing a Broadway show in New York and planning a cruise to the Caribbean, according to charging documents . Former Alaska Mountain Guides employee Dionicio Charles, 43, was charged in November with first-degree theft, scheme to defraud and misapplication of property. Police say he…