The Institute of Management Accountants has launched a new promotional campaign to highlight the role of Certified Management Accountants in real-world situations, taking a more serious tone in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic than its previous humorous advertising campaigns. The campaign aims to demonstrate how accounting and finance […]
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Social media influencers push voting misinformation
CHICAGO (AP) — Social media influencers, partisan news outlets and even President Donald Trump’s son are driving the spread of online misinformation swirling around the U.S. vote, casting doubt on this year’s election and prematurely raising suspicions about the accuracy of its results. © Provided by Associated Press A ballot […]
AIM warns tax hikes could push biz out of state; Indie bookstores launch anti-Amazon campaign
One of the state’s largest and most influential business groups urged Beacon Hill lawmakers on Tuesday to take tax increases off the table as they consider how to put together a state budget that accounts for major declines in revenue, but doesn’t dismantle critical state services. Associated Industries of Massachusetts, […]
Business groups urge ministers to back negative emissions push
© Provided by City AM Business groups have written to the Chancellor and a number of other Cabinet colleagues urging them to support negative emissions technologies to “build back better” from the coronavirus pandemic. In an open letter, industry heavyweights Drax, Heathrow Airport, BA owner IAG and the CBI called […]
Joe Biden: GOP SCOTUS push is ‘not constitutional’
Joseph R. Biden said Saturday that the push by President Trump and Senate Republicans to fill the current vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court is unconstitutional. “Look, the only court-packing is going on right now. It’s going on with the Republicans packing the court now. It’s not constitutional what they’re […]
Morgan Stanley to buy Eaton Vance for $7 billion in investment-management push
By Niket Nishant, Matt Scuffham (Reuters) – Morgan Stanley has agreed to buy Eaton Vance Corp for about $7 billion in a cash-and-stock deal that can quickly expand its investment-management business and add more offerings for retail investors, the bank said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: The corporate logo of financial […]
Morgan Stanley to buy Eaton Vance for $7 billion in asset management push
The headquarters of Morgan Stanley in New York. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Morgan Stanley said on Thursday it would buy asset management firm Eaton Vance for about $7 billion in a cash-and-stock deal that advances Chief Executive James Gorman’s push to grow the bank’s investment management business. The deal will […]
Trump and Hurricane Delta push oil prices to one-week high
Oil prices have been hit this year as the COVID-19 pandemic has raged around the world. Photo: Getty Creative Oil prices are hitting a weekly high after US president Donald Trump tweeted reassuring news on a fiscal stimulus plan while the threat of Hurricane Delta affects US oil production. Brent crude (BZ=F) […]
Walnut Creek Restaurants Push For Cap On Food-Delivery Fees
WALNUT CREEK, CA — The Walnut Creek City Council on Tuesday will consider a cap on fees local restaurants pay online ordering and delivery service during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently, some local restaurants and the business advocacy groups Walnut Creek Downtown Business Association came to the city requesting a temporary […]
US push for Arab-Israel ties divides Sudanese leaders
CAIRO — Sudan’s fragile interim government is sharply divided over normalizing relations with Israel, as it finds itself under intense pressure from the Trump administration to become the third Arab country to do so in short order — after the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Washington’s push for Sudan-Israel ties […]
Mortgage rates keep falling, but will rising home prices push some buyers out of the market?
Despite the economic downturn, home prices have continued to increase this year — largely because mortgage rates have remained below 3%. But will home buyers reach a breaking point where they’re priced out of the market en masse? The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 2.88% for the week ending Oct. 1, […]
EU Plans to Regulate Cryptocurrencies in Digital Finance Push
(Bloomberg) — The European Union is taking a major step to regulate crypto assets in the bloc, seeking to protect its financial markets without depriving citizens and companies of the new technologies. Load Error Under the initiative unveiled on Thursday the EU’s executive arm seeks to establish clear ground rules […]
OCBC Bank makes digital push
OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad (OCBC Bank) is cementing its thrust into digital banking through an overarching initiative that offers the mobile generation greater personal control over their finances – entirely on their mobile phones. The forward-looking FRANK by OCBC seeks to provide the mobile generation with a fresh way […]
New green push for the UK advertising industry
A new initiative is being launched to unite the advertising industry in its effort to introduce zero carbon emissions and zero waste to the process of ad production. AdGreen, previously a voluntary project aimed at eliminating the negative environmental impact of advertising production, will become a fully funded venture with […]
Citi hires ex-Deutsche Bank M&A boss Rousseau for France advisory push
The Citigroup Inc (Citi) logo is seen at the SIBOS banking and financial conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada October 19, 2017. Picture taken October 19, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Helgren LONDON (Reuters) – Citigroup C.N has hired Robin Rousseau as a vice chairman of investment banking for Europe, the Middle East and […]
Biden Launches Small Business Push With Yang, Hickenlooper
Biden’s team will also begin to broadcast a set of four ads across Arizona, North Carolina and Pennsylvania that feature owners who are struggling because of the coronavirus pandemic. A pair of Washington Post-ABC polls of voters in Arizona and Florida published Wednesday underscored that Trump’s strongest issue remains the […]
As China Ages, a Push to Add Elevators Offers a New Kind of Economic Relief
GUANGZHOU, China — When China faced previous economic slowdowns, it favored pharaonic, multibillion-dollar construction projects to quickly pump money into the economy. A bullet train network that now connects 700 cities. Ultramodern expressways longer than America’s interstate highways. And 81 of the world’s 100 highest bridges. Now, a top Chinese […]
Coronavirus accelerates Nigeria’s digital banking push
By Alexis Akwagyiram, Chijioke Ohuocha LAGOS/ABUJA (Reuters) – Civil servant Amos Dam is frustrated after waiting two hours to enter a bank in Nigeria’s capital Abuja. He is one of about 20 people sitting on plastic chairs under a canopy to protect them from the sun on a pavement between […]
Biden campaign expands advertising push in Georgia and Iowa
Democratic presidential nominee Joe BidenJoe BidenJoe Biden looks to expand election battleground into Trump country Trump puts Supreme Court fight at center of Ohio rally Special counsel investigating DeVos for potential Hatch Act violation: report MORE’s campaign is expanding its advertising offensive in Georgia and Iowa as the former vice […]
Apple’s Privacy Push Hurts Media Owners Relying on Advertising and Subscription Revenue
Key Insight: Some hope Apple will become more collegiate in its approach to the in-app advertising ecosystem. Apple is Silicon Valley’s self-appointed champion of online privacy, a stance that sets it apart from its peers in the Big Tech realms, many of which rely on substantive advertising revenues. Noble as […]