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Labor market off to a strong start in 2023: 517,000 jobs added in January as unemployment rate hits historic low

CFO News Room

Posted February 3, 2023 at 9:44 am by EPI Staff Below, EPI economists offer their initial insights on the jobs report released this morning, which showed 517,000 jobs added in January, the unemployment rate hitting a historic low of 3.4%, and wage growth slowing. From EPI senior economist, Elise Gould ( @eliselgould ): Read the full Twitter thread here.

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This Week on TRB

The Reformed Broker

And if you haven’t subscribed yet, don’t wait. Check it out below or wherever fine podcasts are played. . The post This Week on TRB appeared first on The Reformed Broker.

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January jobs seen slowing slightly, but impact of big layoffs unclear

CFO News Room

Economists expect slightly slower, but still strong job growth in January, while the impact of corporate layoff announcements is unclear. According to Dow Jones, the consensus forecast calls for 187,000 new nonfarm jobs in January, down from 223,000 that were created in December. The employment report will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET Friday. The unemployment rate is expected to edge higher, to 3.6% from 3.5%.

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Japan: Regional Bank M&A On The Rise

Global Finance

While the decline of regional banks in Japan can be traced as far back as the mid-1980s and 1990s, led mainly by a series of bankruptcies up until around 2003, the precipitous drop since the mid-1990s has been mainly due to mergers and acquisitions.

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How to Build the Ideal HR Team

HR doesn’t exist in a vacuum. This work impacts everyone: from the C-Suite to your newest hire. It also drives results. Learn how to make it all happen in Paycor’s latest guide.

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Making Performance Reviews Fairer in a Hybrid Workplace

CFO News Room

Creative approaches to performance evaluation are necessary at hybrid workplaces to make sure that all employees are evaluated and developed according to their merit, regardless of where they do most of their work. Workplaces that have successfully managed the evaluations of hybrid employees do three things. First, they define performance in terms of customer satisfaction, company values, core activities, and project completion.

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Modi Is Hurting Himself by Brawling With the BBC

CFO News Room

Sadanand Dhume writes a biweekly column on India and South Asia for WSJ.com. He focuses on the region’s politics, economics and foreign policy. Mr. Dhume is also a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. Previously he worked as the New Delhi bureau chief of the Far Eastern Economic Review (FEER), and as Indonesia correspondent for FEER and The Wall Street Journal Asia.

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Subway Sale Tests LBO Market

Global Finance

A Subway sale would be the biggest restaurant M&A deal since Inspire Brands bought Dunkin’ for $11.3 billion in 2020.

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Words, Numbers, and Samuel Gregg

CFO News Room

Samuel Gregg is Distinguished Fellow in Political Economy and Senior Research Faculty at the American Institute for Economic Research. He has a D.Phil. in moral philosophy and political economy from Oxford University, and an M.A. in political philosophy from the University of Melbourne. He has written and spoken extensively on questions of political economy, economic history, monetary theory and policy, and natural law theory.

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MiB: William Cohan on GE & Jack Welch (+ Lazard, Goldman & Bear)

Barry Ritholtz

This week, we speak with financial journalist William D. Cohan, who is the bestselling author of Money and Power: How Goldman Sachs Came to Rule the World, House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street, and The Last Tycoons: The Secret History of Lazard Frères & Co., among other books. A former Wall Street M&A investment banker for 17 years, Cohan is also a founding partner at the media company Puck.

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Planning Your Restaurant's Path to Profitability

Speaker: James Kahler, COO of Full Course

Ever wondered where to splurge and where to safely conserve when it comes to operating and growing your restaurant? 🤔 Join James Kahler, COO of Full Course and industry visionary, in this new webinar where he'll talk all about best practices to invest in your restaurant's success! Whether you're a new business or an established restaurant, a seasoned pro or a rookie, you'll learn the keys to sustainable success in this competitive industry.

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Deficiencies In Audit Quality

Global Finance

Audit companies face an audit by an government oversight agency and are found lacking.

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Mastering the Art of Billing: A Controller’s Blueprint for Success

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As your business grows, so does the complexity of your billing process. A manual system for billing is easier when your transaction volume is low, and your company is just getting off the ground. However, as time goes on, this isn’t a viable solution or a good use of your time as a controller. Streamlining the billing process will maximize efficiency, reduce errors, and help you achieve unparalleled results.

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Deal Detectives

Global Finance

Today, due diligence means digging deeper and getting granular, as there is less leeway for underwriting assumptions to be wrong.

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Intent behind insurance proposal is to ‘insure the insurance’ and stop tax avoiders: Finance Ministry

CFO News

In a significant statement on the insurance amendment at Union Budget 2023, Finance Secretary T. V. Somanathan said, ‘We have credible information that the people are using this insurance bracket to avoid tax.

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How Automation is Driving Efficiency Through the Last Mile of Reporting

Speaker: Jamie Eagan

As organizations strive for agility and efficiency, it's imperative for finance leaders to embrace innovative technologies and redefine traditional processes. Join us as we explore the pivotal role of digitalization and automation in reshaping what is commonly referred to as the “last mile of reporting”. We’ll deep-dive into why digitalization is no longer a choice, but a necessity for finance departments to stay competitive in a fast-paced environment touching on: 2024 trends for the Office of

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Whirlpool Exits EMEA

Global Finance

Whirlpool's global competitors are scooping up the company's assets as it reduces operations abroad.

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Whether RBI or SEBI, regulators are independent: Sitharaman on Adani issue

CFO News

The foreign exchange reserve in the last two days has gone up by 8 billion. So whether our macro economic fundamentals or our economy's image, none of which has been affected, Sitharaman said.

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Disney's Newest Villain?

Global Finance

Activist investors are targeting a beleaguered Disney in turmoil.

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James Galbraith: The Quasi-Inflation of 2021-2022 – A Case of Bad Analysis and Worse Response

CFO News Room

Yves here. Galbraith reviews conventional pictures of inflation, the profile of our current episode, and how it clear did not result from Covid “stimulus” related spending. This piece does a good job of making theory accessible and explaining how it applies to recent conditions. However, readers may quibble with Galbraith not including food shortages (avian flu, supply chain interruptions, some poor harvests) in his list of inflation drivers.

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Register Now: Sneak Peek Into Close Automation SkyStem Web Demo

Technology is rapidly changing the way accountants perform and manage month-end activities. Spreadsheets, email, and shared drives no longer have to slow us down. Join us as we present a "sneak peek" recorded demo of SkyStem's month-end close solution – ART. In under four weeks, your team can start reaping the benefits of month-end close automation by vastly reducing spreadsheets, cut down on reconciliation work, speed up the month-end close, and better manage your remote team.

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Control, Complexity and Politics: Deconstructing the Adani Affair!

Musings on Markets

The India Rising story hit some turbulence last week, as one of its biggest corporate success stories, the Adani Group, was hit with a report from Hindenburg Research, an investing group that specializes in targeting and shorting companies that it believes have dubious accounting and business practices. In response, people have fallen into two groups, with the Adani family and its supporters arguing that the short selling report is a hit job by a "foreign" entity to bring down not just the compa

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10 Weekend Reads

Barry Ritholtz

The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat by the fire, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • How Stockpickers Finally Beat the Index Funds : With less riding on slumping tech stocks such as Amazon, Tesla and Microsoft, many active fund managers finally surpassed their benchmarks in 2022. ( Bloomberg ) • An alleged $500 million Ponzi scheme preyed on Mormons.