Posted on Aug 21, 2020 1. Businesses need to adapt fast to the acceleration COVID is bringing to digital finance solutions From the outside there seems to be a clear direction that we’re heading in within the business world – digital finance. With its speed and efficiency being a clear […]
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Daniel Ennis, senior vice president for finance and administration, to join Duke University
By Hub staff report / Published Aug 21, 2020 Daniel Ennis, who has overseen Johns Hopkins University’s budget, finances, investments, and administrative functions since 2010, will leave the university at the end of September for a position at Duke University. Image caption: Daniel Ennis As the university’s senior vice president […]
Coherent, Inc. (COHR) Chief Financial Officer Kevin Palatnik To Retire By March 2021
Coherent, Inc. (NASDAQ: COHR) announced that the company and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Kevin Palatnik have entered into an Executive Transition Agreement Coherent, Inc. (NASDAQ: COHR) announced that the company and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Kevin Palatnik have entered into an Executive Transition Agreement, […]
Trudeau prorogues parliament, ending WE investigations and leaving Commons empty for weeks
© Dave Chan/AFP via Getty Images Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on Parliament Hill August 18, 2020 in Ottawa. OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau prorogued Parliament Tuesday, ending damaging committee investigations into his government’s WE scandal and leaving the House of Commons on the sidelines […]
Cree Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter of Fiscal Year 2020
DURHAM, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) today announced revenue of $205.7 million for its fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, ended June 28, 2020. This represents an 18{5667a53774e7bc9e4190cccc01624aae270829869c681dac1da167613dca7d05} decrease compared to revenue of $251.2 million reported for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019, and a 5{5667a53774e7bc9e4190cccc01624aae270829869c681dac1da167613dca7d05} decrease compared to the third […]
Markets welcome new Canada finance minister, with ‘relief pitcher’ as backup
OTTAWA/TORONTO (Reuters) – The appointment of a journalist with little corporate experience to manage the finances of a G7 country would typically be seen as risky, but markets barely hiccupped on Tuesday after Chrystia Freeland was appointed Canada’s finance minister. Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland signs a book at […]
C$ nears seven-month high; market awaits policy clues from new finance minister
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) – The Canadian dollar strengthened to its highest level in nearly seven months against its U.S. counterpart on Tuesday as the greenback broadly declined and investors weighed the potential impact on policy of the new finance minister. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed his close […]
Ant Group To Create Consumer Finance Platform
Share Tweet Share Share Share Print Email China’s Ant Group reportedly plans to create a new consumer finance company, which would allow the company, part of Alibaba Group Holding, to cement its base in the country’s online lending industry. Meanwhile, Ant is gearing up for an initial public offering (IPO) […]
At what cost? How chronic gaps in adaptation finance expose the world’s poorest people to climate chaos – World
Author: Tilly Alcayna EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On 7 May 2020, the United Nations released an urgent appeal for US$6.7 bn in humanitarian assistance for low-income countries facing challenges in managing the COVID-19 pandemic. It is estimated that the effects of COVID-19 could push 265 million people into acute food insecurity by […]
China to deepen financial reform, no matter how global situation changes: China’s Central Bank
Photo taken on March 13, 2018 shows the headquarters of the People’s Bank of China. Photo: Xinhua No matter how the international situation changes, the most important thing for China is to do its own thing and unswervingly deepen the reform of the financial industry and open up to the […]
Harmon Brothers Disrupt the Historically Dry Finance World With Sardonic Office Takeover Guy
As the U.S. continues to struggle with Covid-19, some Americans have used these uncertain times as an opportunity to scale their financial portfolio. Per a Fidelity Investments Market Sentiment Study released in May, 15{5667a53774e7bc9e4190cccc01624aae270829869c681dac1da167613dca7d05} of Americans have been investing more into the stock market during the pandemic.But what about the […]
Financial freedom in a post-COVID World | Few Minute Finance
The following was written by Luke Miller for his new column series, “Few Minute Finance”. According to a 2019 survey by Charles Schwab, 59 percent of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, nearly six out of every 10 people. About 44 percent usually carry a credit card balance, and most people […]