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Russia’s War on Ukraine Changed Global Oil Trade. Here Is What It Looks Like Now.

CFO News Room

The Wall Street Journal analyzed data from the ship-tracking firm Spire Global that showed the paths of about 3,000 such vessels to find those leaving Russian ports across periods before and after the Russian invasion on Feb.

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Efficiency First: Tech Trends for Finance Teams in 2023

The Finance Weekly

Although CFOs are optimistic about organizational growth in 2023, they see “cost control as their most urgent imperative” in the face of economic uncertainty, according to the , Grant Thorton 2022 Q3 CFO Survey. Even with significant investments in technology, companies still need human resources to manage and analyze data.

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Chipotle On Capturing Loyalty Program Members Amid Rising Pandemic-Driven Digital Sales

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Forward-thinking fast-casual chains and quick-service restaurants (QSRs) were prepared for consumers’ shift to digital sales during the coronavirus pandemic, but many companies have learned that simply having digital channels in place is not enough to weather the competition wrought by an economic crisis.

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Too Little, Too Late For COVID-19 Stimulus Efforts?

PYMNTS

University of Chicago economists analyzed data from Homebase, which offers scheduling software used by thousands of smaller firms. Federal agencies, working in a prescribed partnership with Wall Street, have proved ill-equipped to move money quickly to the places it is needed most.”.

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FinTech Jeff Aims To Boost Lending To The Underbanked In South Asia

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“Our goal is to be the guys that can provide a credit score in a situation where there is no traditional financial data.”. To build the business, in Vietnam or elsewhere, is a long process where client acquisition is the biggest cost, and that’s done by aggregating and analyzing data. “It

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How to Create a Flexible, Agile FP&A Function

Centage

Data Isn’t Enough Clearly, data is an essential tool for businesses looking to navigate everything from the continuing COVID-19 pandemic to evolving economic conditions and setbacks. For truly effective forecasting, businesses and financial departments need to find new ways of assembling and analyzing data.

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PayPal (Maybe) Pulls Ahead Of The SMB Lending Pack

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Overall, small businesses’ economic sentiment for the quarter fell – but there is some good news. “Although CEOs thought their firms’ prospects had dimmed, the falloff was much less than the recent plunge in how they viewed overall economic conditions.” Beyond the U.S.,