US seeks collection on up to $20B in unpaid COVID loans to small businesses
U.S. federal regulators have begun holding small businesses and nonprofits accountable for delinquencies on about 1 million government loans issued during the pandemic, worth $20 billion in face value. The Small Business Administration this week began referring abandoned coronavirus disaster loans with balances of $100,000 or less to the Treasury Department for recovery, according to […]
Data distrust surges as Americans reject government collection efforts
Mark Twain famously said, “There are three kinds of lies.” “Lies, damn lies, and statistics.” You already know that statistics published by the government are unreliable. Federal agencies have changed their methodologies over the years, making data sets difficult to compare. In economic modeling, there is a concept called “GIGO” (garbage in, garbage out). And […]
âOutdoorsy eleganceâ: Burberry offers a collection fit for the British weather | Burberry
aBritain’s only authentic luxury brand, Burberry is the undisputed headliner of London Fashion Week. The eight-mast, football field-sized tent the brand built over two weeks in East London’s Victoria Park is to London Fashion Week what the Pyramid Stage is to Glastonbury. The pressure is intense on Daniel Lee, a 38-year-old designer from Bradford. Burberry […]
John Lynch uncovers collection of gems to rebuild 49ers
LAS VEGAS — Herman Edwards remembers that phone call like it was yesterday. Hall of Fame safety John Lynch, who Edwards coached as an assistant with the Buccaneers, had been offered the 49ers’ general manager job. “I said, ‘Hey, you can do it. You know how to build a team,’” Edwards recalled to the Post. […]