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Kohl’s, Snap, Peloton and more

CFO News Room

Discover Financial (DFS) – Discover Financial was upgraded to “overweight” from “neutral” at Piper Sandler, which cites several factors including the financial services company’s valuation. Microstrategy (MSTR) – the business analytics company that holds several billion dollars in bitcoin – plunged 12.2%.

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Management Accounting – Helping Accountants Grow the Beans

Planful

Financial accounting follows compliance rules aimed at economic valuation, and as such is typically not adequate or sufficient for internal decision making within an organization. Business Analytics and Cost Modeling. This is where business analytics, especially predictive and prescriptive analytics, comes into play.

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Big Data For Business Takes A Page Out Of Google Search’s Book

PYMNTS

“In today’s digital economy, enterprises in every industry need to equip their team, from the C-suite to the frontlines, with the ability to analyze data and inform their decision-making,” said Singh, noting that analysis released in March from International Data Corporation (IDC) pegged the Big Data and business analytics market to reach a $150.8