U.S. government debt prices were lower Monday morning as Wall Street looks set to attempt a rebound following another decline last week. At around 2:10 a.m. ET, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves inversely to price, was higher at 0.6305% while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond rose to 1.2511%. Investors […]
Archives for April 2020
Summer internships go virtual in lockdown
It’s that time of the year when internships happen for students. But the Covid-19 lockdown is forcing companies to look at virtual internships this time. Brewing company AB InBev has 40 B-school students working on virtual internships at its global captive centre and business units to keep it going. “The format of the summer internship […]
Lifestyle brands seek to make WFH fashionable
Work from home (WFH) has seen couches, kitchen counters and even bedrooms turn into office space with India in the middle of a 21-day lockdown. Top fashion and lifestyle retailers are turning adversity into opportunity—WFH wear is a new category on their websites, catering to those who want to amp up the oomph during interminable […]
Players Expected to Witness Maximum Growth | Online Solution Accounting Software Market – https://sciencein.me/
“ Regal Intelligence has added a new research report titled, ‘Online Solution Accounting Software Market Professional Survey Report 2020’ to its vast collection of research reports. The Online Solution Accounting Software market is expected to grow positively for the next five years 2020-2026. Global Online Solution Accounting Software market report studies past factors that helped […]
IIT-IIM contingency plans amid Covid-19 challenge: Shortening last semesters, interactive online courses
Amid the closure of campuses around the country, top educational institutes are preparing contingency plans in the wake of the Covid-19 challenge. They are mulling various options,including shortening last semesters to interactive online courses and modules, to prevent the spilling over of academic works to the next year. The Union HRD ministry and the University […]
Retailers, online grocers restrict purchases; put cap on quantity to prevent hoarding
Representative Image Retailers – large chains, e-grocers and kiranas – are restricting the quantity of products their consumers can purchase at one go amid low supplies and indications that hoarding of essentials is on the rise on fears that the lockdown may be extended or lifted with restrictions. Spencer’s Retail, EasyDay, Nature’s Basket, Grofers, Reliance […]
A business book can aid positivity and provide inspiration
We work with many businesses providing bookkeeping, VAT and payroll services and over the last 2-3 weeks I have provided guidance to clients who have telephoned and emailed. I have also written 6 lengthy briefings, 4 for our payroll clients and 2 for our bookkeeping clients. In one of them I provided links so they […]
Covid-19 pandemic is teaching us to do more with less: Grofers CEO Albinder Dhindsa
In the wake of the Covid-19 virus outbreak, businesses have been faced with unprecedented challenges as they try and fulfil consumer demand in a vastly changed environment. Online grocery retailing is one sector that has witnessed a massive demand surge, leading to capacity constraints and operational bottlenecks. In the first story of this series, ET’s […]
The 1:3:1 Approach to Problem Solving How I Encourage My Team to Be Resourceful
[embedded content] Have you ever heard of the phrase There’s more than one way to skin a cat? Admittedly, it’s an outdated (and gruesome) saying, but I like the message. To me, it’s about being resourceful and overcoming roadblocks to make sure you can get unstuck, even when no one is available to help. Now, […]
Stimulus checks and the coronavirus relief package: What clients need to know
What does the just-enacted largest relief package in history mean for your clients? As the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic shutters business and slows economic activity, many Americans are counting on benefits from the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, also known as the CARES Act. Among other assistance, this act includes […]