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Record number of mid-market businesses expect increased profitability

Future CFO

A record number of mid-market businesses expect an increase in profitability despite a drop in optimism, said Grant Thornton recently when releasing its latest International Business Report (IBR). While these numbers have dropped, most have dropped marginally and still remain well above average since the IBR research began.

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Beyond the numbers: Macy’s, Levi Strauss CFOs dish strategy

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For some retail CFOs that’s meant a bigger role in growing market share. Finance leaders are increasingly balancing financial and strategic duties.

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Lessons of “Number Go Up”

Barry Ritholtz

Recently, a post utterly perplexed me: “One doesn’t get a favorable impression of crypto from Number Go Up but in fact one doesn’t learn much about crypto at all. Thus, I was entertained by Number Go Up , but didn’t learn much.” Because Number Go Up technology means it’s going higher! Jury is still out.

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The Numbers That Defined 2022

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In typical FiveThirtyEight fashion, we’ve been reflecting on 2022 the way we do best: through numbers. For reporter and editor Santul Nerkar, the defining number of the year was 7.8 The number that captures the impact of the Dobbs decision | FiveThirtyEight. Wade was overturned. Forever chemicals. Democratic trifectas.

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Record number of ESG shareholder proposals go to a vote

CFO Dive

As of June 30, approval rates for shareholder proposals focused on environmental and social issues fell compared to all of 2022, Diligent Market Intelligence said.

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At the Money: Is War Good for Markets?

Barry Ritholtz

 At the Money: Is War Good for Markets? February 14, 2024) What does history tell us about how war impacts the stock market? Can these patterns inform us of future bull market behavior? A 500% move in the stock market. Explain your dad’s thinking about how war plus inflation equals a stock bull market.

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Words, Numbers, and Samuel Gregg

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He also sits on the Academic Advisory Boards of the Institute of Economic Affairs, London; Campion College, Sydney; the La Fundación Burke, Madrid; the Instituto Fe y Libertad, Guatemala; and as well as the editorial boards of the Journal of Markets and Morality and Revista Valores en la sociedad industrial. Source link

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