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Luke Nicholson is an assistant professor of accounting at the Plaster College of Business and Entrepreneurship at Lindenwood University in Saint Charles, Missouri. He holds a Doctor of Business Administration with a concentration in accounting, an MBA, and a BS in accounting with a minor in Business. Dr. Nicholson has 10 years of experience in accounting. Prior to his academic career, he worked in public accounting conducting audits and completing tax returns for companies across various industries. He served as an assistant CFO in his previous accounting job.

The resignation of the troubled mass transit system's CEO gives MARTA an opportunity to improve operations and to select projects to focus on.

Daily report for August 14, 2025

Muni performance is likely to recover during the second half of the year, said Cooper Howard, a fixed income strategist at Charles Schwab.

Through June 30, BAM insured 11 transactions with par of $100 million or more, with four more deals coming since then, the company said.

Auditor General Frank Mautino said the delay was due largely to $1.2 billion erroneously collected from pharmaceutical companies that had to be addressed.

Veteran banker Tim Kelly will give Baird's higher education and non-profit sectors a national reach.

Stephanie Mier is the Chief Insurance Officer at ServiceUp, an all-in-one tech platform transforming how fleets and insurers manage vehicle repairs. She has spent the past two decades in the Insurance Industry, building auto claim departments, specializing in accident management, writing policy, and launching products to focusing on decreased overall risk, customer retention and acquisition. Prior to ServiceUp, she spent the last 8+ years in the fintech mobility space, building Insurance for Turo, Fair Financial, Kyte on demand rental, and was a founding member to PAKT Embedded Insurance Brokerage. 

The $137,500 fine for allegedly violating MSRB Rule G-27 was part of a $275,000 total fine imposed.

With Chicago-area transit's fiscal cliff looming, the area's transit agencies are searching for revenue fixes and prepping for two key milestones this fall.

Daily report for August 13, 2025

The rating agency cited the MTA's congestion pricing program, ridership recovery, healthy liquidity levels, and continued state support for the higher rating.

"The combination of stronger core and softer headline readings has left some traders struggling for direction," said Daniela Sabin Hathorn, senior market analyst at Capital.com. "There is a reason to be both bullish and bearish depending on which CPI reading you wish to focus on."