Ursula Burns, CEO of Xerox speaking at the 2105 CGI Annual Meeting in New York. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Ursula Burns, who was CEO of Xerox from 2009 to 2016 and the first Black woman to run a Fortune 500 company, says corporations have to “change the criteria” for directors to create more diverse board rooms. […]
Archives for September 2020
The six biggest tech stocks have lost more than $1 trillion in value in three days
The six biggest tech stocks have lost more than $1 trillion over the last three days alone, but it’s really just a dent coming off a huge rally that peaked last week. Apple, which hit a $2 trillion market cap on Aug. 19, is down about $325 billion in that time period. Microsoft‘s down $219 […]
Professional networking in times of Covid-19
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Covid-19 is changing the way we do networking, too. Stuck at home with limited avenues to make new professional connections, many top CXOs, as well as junior-to-mid level professionals, are taking to specialised platforms like Lunchclub, CoffeeMug and Grab Chai, to talk shop with strangers online. These Artificial Intelligence-enabled platforms call themselves […]
Professional networking in times of Covid-19
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Covid-19 is changing the way we do networking, too. Stuck at home with limited avenues to make new professional connections, many top CXOs, as well as junior-to-mid level professionals, are taking to specialised platforms like Lunchclub, CoffeeMug and Grab Chai, to talk shop with strangers online. These Artificial Intelligence-enabled platforms call themselves […]
Professional networking in the time of Covid-19
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Covid-19 is changing the way we do networking, too. Stuck at home with limited avenues to make new professional connections, many top CXOs, as well as junior-to-mid level professionals, are taking to specialised platforms like Lunchclub, CoffeeMug and Grab Chai, to talk shop with strangers online. These Artificial Intelligence-enabled platforms call themselves […]
Eatery chains hope to score with IPL, expect deliveries to jump 30%
Some of India’s largest restaurant chains expect the upcoming Indian Premier League season to boost home delivery orders by as much as 30%, even as dine-in footfalls remain tepid, according to their executives. These firms — including Impresario Handmade, Olive Group, Pizza Hut, and KA Hospitality — have traditionally been focused on the dine-in space […]
Tesla snubbed (!) and the Nasdaq Whale story
[embedded content] Be sure to subscribe to our channel so you never miss an update Welcome back to an all-new edition of What Are Your Thoughts, with Downtown Josh Brown and Michael Batnick.In this episode: *Are you buying the Nasdaq Whale story about Softbank singlehandedly pushing up large cap tech? *For one brief, shining moment, […]
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday Packed with Critical RCE Bugs
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10 tips for more engaging online tax and accounting CPE – Accounting Today
When COVID-19 took over the world in March, we had to adjust the way business is conducted. Conferences were canceled and professionals worked from home. While the manner of communications changed, the need to stay informed and current remained the same. Professionals needed to retain their licenses and certifications, while continuing to interact with clients. […]
Fidelity unit settles SEC case over prospectuses for $2.5M
Fidelity’s National Financial Services agreed to its largest regulatory payout in at least 13 years to settle an SEC case involving delivery of prospectuses. The Fidelity Investments subsidiary underwrote the public sale of more than 70 million shares of stock in a fuel cell technology firm for $148 million over a dozen years without providing […]