California Celebrates Small Business Month Amid Global Economic Shifts

In this episode, we explore California's declaration of May as 'Small Business Month' and its impact on the state's economy. We also delve into the global economic outlook, focusing on the effects of recent tariffs and political changes. Additionally, we cover the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's enforcement actions against a former Wells Fargo executive. Join us for these stories and more on Simply News Radio. Sources: https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/05/14/despite-trump-slump-governor-newsoms-revised-budget-delivers-on-housing-education-water-and-jobs/ https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJkIsypKBJh/ https://lacounty.gov/2025/05/14/la-county-awards-180000-to-second-district-small-businesses-through-business-interruption-fund-amid-broader-regional-relief-efforts/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DJmmP3lTQ3g/ https://www.townoftruckee.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=139 https://www.instagram.com/californiaosba/reel/DJo-f8WRIbw/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqCYUfX0GuA https://www.instagram.com/p/DJpkH4tMxGs/ https://www.sba.gov/national-small-business-week/virtual-summit https://www.dgs.ca.gov/pd/events https://www.etftrends.com/etf-strategist-channel/navigating-world-tariffs-uncertainty-slower-growth-investment-opportunities/ https://desapublications.un.org/publications/world-economic-situation-and-prospects-mid-2025 https://www.welchforbes.com/insights/economic-outlook-may-2025/ https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/mi/research-analysis/week-ahead-economic-preview-week-of-16-may-2025.html https://cdn.ihsmarkit.com/www/pdf/6005261_6005263_0.1.pdf https://www.wealthbriefing.com/html/article.php/wealth-managers-react-to-above_dash_forecast-uk-gdp-increase https://bmmagazine.co.uk/news/uk-business-investment-surges-at-fastest-pace-in-two-years-defying-tax-hike-fears/ https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/bulletins/earningsandemploymentfrompayasyouearnrealtimeinformationuk/may2025 https://www.euronews.com/business/2025/05/13/uk-wage-growth-cools-ahead-of-national-insurance-hike-for-businesses https://www.morganlewis.com/pubs/2025/05/changes-to-labor-and-employment-law-by-the-new-german-federal-government https://arena.org.au/government-change-in-germany-but-no-change-of-course/ https://donortracker.org/policy_updates?policy=germany-announces-a-shift-in-development-policy-2025 https://www.qnb.com/sites/qnb/qnbglobal/en/eneconomics11may2025news https://www.fisherphillips.com/en/news-insights/germanys-new-coalition-agreement-impacts-labor-law.html https://www.pymnts.com/bank-regulation/2024/wells-fargo-pledges-to-fix-aml-program-after-occ-agreement/ https://www.bankingdive.com/news/ex-wells-exec-james-richards-sues-fed-for-deferred-compensation/747783/ https://www.americanbanker.com/news/golden-parachute-ex-wells-fargo-exec-sues-fed-over-pay https://www.occ.gov/news-issuances/news-releases/2025/nr-occ-2025-46.html https://www.fintechfutures.com/aml-solutions/us-regulator-occ-orders-wells-fargo-to-shore-up-aml-and-risk-management-procedures