Technology always evolves. It seems like every day there are new options to help streamline processes and change workflows all with the promise of optimizing your business. As a business owner, you are always on the lookout for ways to improve yourself and your business, but it is important that you take the time to […]
Archives for 2020
They’re going to invert the yield curve again.
They’re going to invert the yield curve again. But it’s mostly a function of Coronavirus fears and the Fed’s very widely telegraphed activities in the overnight repo market – flushing the system with cash to stabilize an otherwise mundane, routine process that can occasionally be overwhelmed by high demand for dollars, for a variety of […]
Mastercard’s fintech bet pays off with higher card spending
By Jenny Surane Mastercard’s new initiative to team up with more startups on credit cards is beginning to pay off. The company has been initiating card programs for fintechs including Brex, Revolut Technologies and TransferWise, and has unveiled programs designed to make it easier for startups to join Mastercard’s network. That helped boost customers’ spending […]
Push for MSMEs to join ecomm exports
The government is in talks with ecommerce firms to help sell goods produced by small enterprises in remote parts of the country around the world via online marketplaces, and to identify district-wise products that can be promoted globally, amid sagging exports. “The idea is to increase overall exports, especially of small enterprises which are located […]
Business Identity Theft: Fighting it Off and Fighting Back When it Strikes
Your business is unique. It’s one of a kind. Without you, it would cease to exist. But wait, why’s your business’s name on an email you didn’t write? Why are customers upset with something “you” said that you didn’t say? Unfortunately, there are only three words to describe these two scenarios: Business identity theft. In […]
Regulating OTT players complicated: Trai
The issue of whether to regulate communication apps, known as over-the-top (OTT) players, isn’t likely to be resolved any time soon given that the matter is far more complicated than earlier thought, officials said. The telecom regulator has realised that it is no longer a financial arbitrage issue between telcos and apps, but one of […]
Trai extends comments deadlines on net neutrality rules paper
The telecom regulator has extended the deadline for stakeholder comments and counter-comments on its discussion paper on framing reasonable Internettraffic management practices, and also the governance structure of a multi-stakeholder body that will advise government on monitoring and applying net neutrality rules. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) in a statement Thursday, has now […]
Kitces & Carl Ep 26: Talking Clients Out Of The Bunker Portfolio
Executive Summary Clients often worry about how “the market” may be doing at any given time, which is understandable given the assets they may have invested there. However, there are times when some clients (particularly those who experienced the worst of the financial crisis a little over a decade ago) completely lose faith in the […]
Coca-Cola stock jumps as Coke brand boosts sales
A man walks past shelves of Coca-Cola bottles and cans at a shopping mall in Lagos, Nigeria November 5, 2019. Temilade Adelaja | Reuters Coca-Cola on Thursday reported quarterly revenue that topped analysts’ expectations as new products under its namesake brand boosted sales. Shares of the company rose 2% in premarket trading. Here’s what the company […]
Indonesia plans to replace old coal power plants with renewable plants – minister
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian government plans to remove old coal-fired power plants with plants using renewable energy, the country’s Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Arifin Tasrif said on Thursday. He said the country will replace coal power plants aged 20 years and older. “Perusahaan Listrik Negara is taking inventory of those plants that will be […]