AGP Executive Report
Last update: 23 minutes agoTokenized Markets: Coinbase says it’s launching 1:1 backed tokenized stocks onchain, with dividend payments—another push to bring Wall Street assets into crypto. Housing & Workforce Pressure: A United Way report finds 563,947 Miami-Dade households (56%) are living paycheck to paycheck, driven by faster-rising housing, childcare, food and gas costs. Cloud & Enterprise IT: Meridian Group International unveils CloudSmart, a private/hybrid cloud platform powered by HPE GreenLake and IBM Power, rolling out across the US, UK and EU. Retail Payments Policy: With pennies phased out, some stores are using “symmetrical rounding” to the nearest nickel—raising fairness questions for cash buyers. Business Travel Outlook: A new forecast projects the business travel market reaching $2.1T by 2031, supported by MICE and online travel platforms. Energy & Geopolitics: EU lawmakers approved the US trade deal, while markets continue to react to the US-Iran truce and Hormuz reopening plans. Local Business Disruption: Smyrna, Georgia warns World Cup-related USPS delays could run through July 19, with late fees waived. Corporate Restructuring: Great Marsh Brewing and its real estate arm filed for Chapter 11.
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