AI and machine learning technology is giving companies an edge like they’ve never enjoyed before. Businesses can pinpoint exactly which customers (and which kinds of customers) are more likely to buy their products — and a whole lot more. Such as, when customers are more likely to shop and buy. And of course, at how […]
Public companies expect third-party audits to be thorough and accurate. Many aren’t getting the results they expect. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) is back with its annual report on broker and dealer (B&D) audits. The board reviewed compliance reports and exemption reports for 60 randomly selected auditing firms in 2023 (in previous years, […]
Businesses that let new customers sign up via a click of the mouse may be forced to make cancellation of a subscription just as easy. The so-called click-to-cancel rule proposed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is on track to be finalized by this fall. Consumer rights advocates urged the commission to update its 1973 […]
Companies are sending their “road warriors” out at a rate not seen since 2019. A new study shows companies are allocating more of their budgets for travel costs through 2024 and into next year. Upward Climb with Uphill Struggles: 2024 Deloitte Corporate Travel Study reports that “travel spend could grow by 8% to 12% in […]
The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) handed down enough precedent-breaking decisions this spring to make anyone’s head spin. The upshot: Businesses can expect to see fewer costly rules from federal regulators over the next 10 years. ResourcefulFinancePro covered nearly all of these cases, from the time SCOTUS announced it would hear appeals of lower court rulings, […]
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) managed to stall some major corporate mergers on anti-trust grounds. Don’t be shocked if the trend continues even if Donald Trump wins back the White House in November. The FTC’s chairwoman Lina Khan is popular among some very influential Republicans — first and foremost, vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance. “A […]
A federal ban on employee non-compete agreements may not go into effect in September after all. Two lawsuits scheduled to be decided in late July and the end of August may put the kibosh on the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) rule to eliminate most non-competes. A federal judge granted an injunction on behalf of a […]
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CFOs intend to continue cutting costs and boosting efficiency in every area possible through 2024 and probably well into 2025. And unfortunately that could mean a wave of layoffs is still to come. Forty percent of chief executives expect “major” restructuring of their operations within the next 12 to 18 months, according to the latest […]
