The pandemic caused a financial shock for many low-income workers. One guaranteed income experiment aimed to help them restore their financial security.
The Economist | Feb 23, 2022 Dealmaking is at record levels. The global value of disclosed leveraged buy-outs reached $1.2trn in 2021, far above the previous record of $800bn in 2006 made up a fifth of all mergers and acquisitions, its highest share for at least a decade. Besides buying assets from corporate owners and
Radical Compliance | Matt Kelly | Feb 23, 2022 The United States’ top cybersecurity regulator published a special bulletin this week listing numerous measures companies should implement immediately to ward off possible attacks from Russia during its Ukraine invasion. CISA, the Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency, issued the bulletin on Tuesday in conjunction with the
The Hustle | Juliet Bennett Rylah | Feb 25, 2022 Open-source intelligence can offer valuable real-time insight into global conflicts. But misinformation remains a challenge. In recent years, social media has provided a valuable window into global conflicts. But as Russia prepared to invade Ukraine, several open-source intelligence analysts and reporters suspected that a Russian
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CryptoPotato | Dimitar Dzhondzhorov | Feb 24, 2022 Ukrainian financial services providers will halt the issuance, replenishment, and distribution of electronic money, the country's central bank announced. Putin’s “special military operation” caused major financial uncertainty in Ukraine. To bring more clarity to the situation, the National Bank of Ukraine informed that local monetary institutions will
The U.S. and Russia have long been partners through the International Space Station.
Platformable | Jan 2022 Our open banking/open finance ecosystem maps the way that APIs can help generate new products and create financial health for end users, and indirect benefits for society, local economies and the environment. Governments direct regulators to expand digital financial services infrastructure through open banking and open finance (in some locations, markets
Higher living costs were triple the wage growth of the lowest-income workers, according to a new study. Meanwhile, their cash buffer is getting depleted.
After two years of federal student loan payment suspensions, the government expects it will not be easy to get millions of borrowers back into repayment.
Financial Post | Kevin Orland | Feb 23, 2022 Most of its Canadian employees now working remotely will return to the office on a hybrid basis Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce plans to bring Canadian staff who have been working remotely back to the office starting March 21 as the wave of Omicron-variant infections subsides.
With ongoing uncertainty over how oil supplies could be affected by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, consumers are likely to continue to see elevated gas prices.
Here are the best ways to protect yourself from cybercriminals trying to capitalize on the current geopolitical upheaval.
The IRS has issued over 22 million tax refunds worth more than $78 billion, as of Feb. 18. Here's the average payment.
John B. King, Jr., who served as education secretary under former President Obama, joins a number of other officials calling on Biden to end student debt.