Author: InvestAdvocate

Mastercard SpendingPulse – US Black Friday Retail Sales Up +3.4% Vs. Last Year

The brand calls on dancers and pop culture fans, celebrating them for dancing the choreography from the video for “Abracadabra,” the latest single from Gaga’s highly anticipated album MAYHEM, for an opportunity to win a Priceless Experience February 3, 2025/Mastercard Mastercard is connecting people to their passion for music and […]

Benin: An African Pioneer

(Credit: Hadynya/iStock by Getty Images) IMF COUNTRY FOCUS February 3, 2025/IMFBlog Benin faced a number of negative spillovers in 2022: a deteriorating regional security situation at its northern border, the lingering scars of COVID-19, and higher living costs amid the war in Ukraine. To help counter those headwinds, the country […]

SEC Obtains Judgment Against Defendant in Microcap Fraud Scheme

February 3, 2025/US SEC On January 21, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission obtained a final judgment against defendant Joseph A. Padilla in an action filed in 2023 alleging a fraudulent microcap stock selling scheme. According to the Commission’s complaint, filed in the United States District Court for the District […]