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The Evening Brief

Small Business Owners Are Underpricing by 15%—You're Leaving Money on the Table Every Day

Plus: U.S. Trade Deficit Widens to $56.8B—Your Import Costs Just Went Up More | Thursday, January 29, 2026

By Operator Brief Editors • 4 min read

The Evening Brief

IRS Watchdog: 27% Staff Cut Creates "Greater Challenges" for 2026 Tax Season

Plus: S&P 500 Hits 7,000 for First Time—But the Fed Says Don't Get Comfortable | Wednesday, January 28, 2026

By Operator Brief Editors • 5 min read

The Evening Brief

Pentagon Starts Terminating Small Business Contracts—Your $20M+ Set-Aside Is Under Review

Plus: FCC's One-to-One TCPA Rule Vacated—You Can Now Text Multiple Customers Again | Tuesday, January 27, 2026

By Operator Brief Editors • 4 min read

The Pulse

Banks Pull Back On Private Credit: SLOOS Shows Significant Net Tightening On Loans To NDFIs

KEY TAKEAWAYS * Significant net shares of banks tightened standards on NDFI loans to business credit intermediaries, consumer credit intermediaries, and other NDFI categories over the past year, while moderate net shares tightened on mortgage credit intermediaries and private equity funds — the Fed's first dedicated NDFI special question makes

By BEB Editors • 6 min read

The Week Ahead

THE BLACK EXECUTIVE: WEEKLY MARKET WATCH

Europe Speaks, London Signals, Dollar Plumbing Prints — Week of May 11–15, 2026

By BEB Editors • 12 min read

The Pulse

April Jobs: Payrolls Slow to 115,000, While Involuntary Part‑Time Jumps 445,000 — Operators Should Watch Hours, Not Headline Rates

The Black Executive Journal — Daily Edition | Friday, May 8, 2026

By BEB Editors • 6 min read

The Pulse

SEC Flags “Affinity” Fraud Inside a Military Facebook Group — The Compliance Lesson Is Governance, Not Marketing

The Black Executive Journal — Daily Edition | Thursday, May 7, 2026

By BEB Editors • 4 min read

The Pulse

BLS State Unemployment Hits 4.3% — The Quiet Stress Is Moving From Jobs To Balance Sheets

The Black Executive Journal — Daily Edition | Wednesday, May 6, 2026

By BEB Editors • 7 min read

The Pulse

Hires Surge 655,000 As The Quits Rate Stalls — The Labor Market Splits In Two

The Black Executive Journal — Daily Edition | Tuesday, May 5, 2026

By BEB Editors • 7 min read