The James Beard Foundation's Restaurant and Chef Awards will kick off Monday night in Chicago amid a whiff of controversy over the enforcement of ethics policies.
Driving the news: Recent stories in the New York Times and Eater have spotlighted at least two nominated chefs who were investigated after the foundation received reports of ethics violations, including yelling at staff and patrons.
Why it matters: It's hard to see what could turn sentiment around. That's largely because of Fed chair Jerome Powell, who doesn't want and won't allow some kind of economic boom — he thinks the economy is running too hot already.
Over the past three years, a group of investors has quietly donated $10 million to enable nine historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to invest in their venture capital firms.
Why it matters: The Historic Fund is a unique effort to provide access to — and potential financial returns from — venture capital to HBCUs by tackling a fundamental challenge: their lack of capital to invest.
At the heart of the final seasonof "Succession," which ended its four-season run on Sunday, was an examination of the interrelationship of money and power.
Why it matters: Logan Roy, the fearsome media magnate at the center of the show, amassed power — owning a massively popular right-wing cable news channel will do that — and turned it into money.
Old age is the trickiest part of life to navigate financially, with its unpredictable care expenses and unknowable longevity. It's also the point at which cognitive decline can scupper even the savviest financial plan.
Why it matters: A recent American Economic Association paper surveyed Americans in or nearing retirement and asked them about the risks of handing over control of their money too early — or too late.
