Alphabet‘s Google plans to block a common way businesses track online surfers in its Chrome browser within two years, endorsing costly changes to how the Web operates as it tries to satisfy increased privacy demands from users. Google’s plan is to restrict advertising software companies and other organizations from connecting their browser cookies to websites […]
Archives for January 2020
Selecting Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) Plans To Manage Student Loan Obligations
Executive Summary Income-Driven student loan repayment plans, which started with Income-Contingent Repayment (ICR) in 1993, can make monthly repayment substantially more affordable for many borrowers by limiting student loan payments to no more than a certain percentage of income. However, when considering any of the five Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) plans, it’s critical to think not […]
Weekly mortgage applications soar 30% as homebuyer demand hits the highest level in 11 years
A couple sits with a mortgage consultant in Miami. Getty Images It was a seriously strong start to 2020 in the mortgage business for new home loans and refinances. Total mortgage application volume surged 30.2% last week from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. Refinancing led the surge, thanks […]
Russia is ready to fulfil OPEC+ deal in January – Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is ready to comply with the OPEC+ oil output cut deal in January, Russia’s Interfax news agency quoted Energy Minister Alexander Novak as saying on Wednesday. “Naturally, we have our obligations, we will fulfil them,” he said. OPEC+ has been capping its output since 2017 to balance out supply and demand […]
Amazon lets third-party sellers use FedEx ground again
Amazon said it will allow its third-party sellers to start using FedEx‘s ground service again after banning them from using it for about a month during the busy holiday shopping season because FedEx purportedly wasn’t delivering on time. Amazon said FedEx is now getting orders delivered on time and sent a letter to sellers telling […]
CPI rate drops from 1.5% to 1.3% in December
The CPI rate of inflation fell from 1.5 % in November to 1.3% in December, ONS reported today. The wider Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers’ housing costs (CPIH) 12-month inflation rate was 1.4% in December 2019, down from 1.5% in November 2019. Both rates are at their lowest levels since 2016. With poor recent […]
Companies Shell Out More in Audit Fees to Tackle Accounting Rule Changes – Wall Street Journal
The Financial Education & Research Foundation estimates annual audit fees will average $2.54 million for public companies in 2019, based on historical trends from companies’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. Photo: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News By Mark Maurer Jan. 15, 2020 5:30 am ET Annual audit fees […]
Companies Shell Out More in Audit Fees to Tackle Accounting Rule Changes – Wall Street Journal
The Financial Education & Research Foundation estimates annual audit fees will average $2.54 million for public companies in 2019, based on historical trends from companies’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. Photo: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News By Mark Maurer Jan. 15, 2020 5:30 am ET Annual audit fees […]
List of Banks for FASTag
The FASTag has become mandatory from January 15, 2020 after extending the deadline twice in December. In case you are not aware, FASTag is RFID sticker which you need to paste to your vehicle windshield. The FASTag is linked to your bank account or a wallet and toll charges are automatically deducted as you zip […]
Amazon will invest $1B to push small businesses in India: Jeff Bezos
Image Source: Amit Agarwal/Twitter Amazon will invest an incremental $1 billion in digitising small and medium businesses (SMBs) in India over the next five years, founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos said on Wednesday. “We are going to use Amazon’s size, scope, and global footprint to export $10 billion of ‘Make in India’ goods by […]