Thursday, July 31, 2025

Bain Capital Founder William Bain Jr. Dead at 80

By Associated Press William Bain Jr., the founder of global consulting and private equity businesses bearing his name who helped drive the career of former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, has died. He was 80. Bain died Tuesday at his home in Naples, Fla., according to his obituary. No cause of death was given. He founded Bain & Co., a

Texas Beware: California’s Bullet Train Cost Surges from $6 Billion to $10.6 Billion for One Section: ‘Worst-case scenario has happened’

Report brings up question of financial viability, ability to complete the $64 billion government mega-project that began construction prior to acquiring all the needed land  For first 31 miles costs soar by 35%; total envisioned route is 800 miles The estimated cost of building 119 miles of bullet train track in the Central Valley has jumped to $10.6 billion, an