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Trade Tensions Push CFOs’ Outlook to Worst in a Year
Sarah Ponczek | September 20, 2018
“CFO optimism, while still strong, appears to be on the retreat amid concerns around global trade and interest rates.”
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U.S. Companies Repatriated $169.5 Billion in Second Quarter
Laura Davison & Sho Chandra | September 19, 2018
President Trump predicts that $4 trillion will return to the U.S. Few external observers expect repatriations to come anywhere close to that number.
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Structuring More Efficient Finance Workflows
Meg Waters | September 19, 2018
Congratulations to Microsoft for winning the 2018 Gold Alexander Hamilton Award in Liquidity Management!
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Automating FX and Cash Management
Meg Waters | September 19, 2018
Why tech startup Clearsettle won the 2018 Silver Alexander Hamilton Award in Liquidity Management.
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China Strikes $60 Billion of U.S. Goods
Enda Curran, Andrew Mayeda & Jenny Leonard | September 18, 2018
Response to new Trump tariffs announced Monday targets U.S. products ranging from meat to wheat and textiles.
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Multinationals Still Lack GILTI Guidance
Laura Davison, Lynnley Browning & Allyson Versprille | September 17, 2018
Corporate America remains “in limbo” as IRS punts on foreign tax issue.
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Prime Funds Making a Comeback
Brian Chappatta | September 17, 2018
The market for U.S. prime money market funds is still less than half its pre-floating-NAV size, but it has been growing for the longest stretch since 2009.
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IBM Under Fire for Firings
Gerrit De Vynck | September 17, 2018
The tech behemoth is being sued for age discrimination after firing more than 20,000 workers over age 40 in the past six years.
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Men Have the First, Last, and Every Other Word on Earnings Calls
Felice Maranz & Rebecca Greenfield | September 14, 2018
Few corporate executives or analysts on earnings calls are women, and those who do participate speak less than their male counterparts.
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Industry Campaigning to De-escalate Trade War
Mark Niquette | September 12, 2018
Facing higher costs for imported materials, industry groups are thinking outside the box to try to get through to the Trump administration.
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4 Ways to Cut Spending on Inappropriate Healthcare
Emily Payne | September 12, 2018
Unnecessary healthcare services cost the industry $750 billion annually. For employers looking to bring their healthcare spending into check, this is a good place to start.
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Court Ruling: ICO Covered by Securities Law
Patricia Hurtado & Ben Bain | September 11, 2018
Criminal prosecution of ICOs allegedly designed to defraud investors may have broader implications.
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Risk of Messy Brexit Mobilizes Corporate Europe and Its Bankers
Katie Linsell | September 11, 2018
Banks are rewriting the fine print on bonds, while companies warn investors of potential Brexit ramifications.
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Political Hurdles May Impede M&A Mega Deals
Dinesh Nair & Ruth David | September 10, 2018
JPMorgan expects trade wars and regulatory risks to put the damper on merger and acquisition activity.
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U.S.-Euro Junk Bond Split
Cecile Gutscher | September 06, 2018
High-yield corporate bonds are trading with higher spreads than their U.S. peers.
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Citi to Replace CFO at Year-end
Katherine Chiglinsky & Donal Griffin | September 05, 2018
Other big banks eyeing succession changes as well.
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Would Open MEPs Disrupt the 401(k) Plan Market?
Nick Thornton | September 04, 2018
Existing sponsors of single plans would see annual audit expenses slashed if they join a MEP.
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Pfizer Estimates Brexit Costs at $100 Million
James Paton | September 04, 2018
Border delays and duplications in regulatory regimes might be the Brexit legacy for multinationals.
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U.S. Swaps Cop Apologizes for International Overreach
Ben Bain & Silla Brush | September 04, 2018
Giancarlo proposes letting U.S. customers use foreign swaps clearinghouses that haven’t registered with the CFTC.
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Argentina Lifts Rates to World-High
Andres R. Martinez | August 31, 2018
Central bank sets interest rates at 60%, while President Macri requests IMF aid to save peso.
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Apple, Oracle Dump Bonds
Molly Smith | August 31, 2018
Changing approaches to corporate cash management, driven by repatriation of overseas funds, have created a $300 billion hole in the market for short-term corporate debt.
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Floating-Rate Notes Linked to SOFR
Alexandra Harris, Paul Cohen & Rizal Tupaz | August 30, 2018
MetLife breaks ground with $1 billion bond based on LIBOR heir.
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Alexander Hamilton Awards Extension
Treasury & Risk | August 30, 2018
Alexander Hamilton Awards deadline extended by one week: Get your nominations in by next Friday, September 7!
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Give Us a Hand: Share Your Expertise
Treasury & Risk | August 29, 2018
Last chance to participate in our 2018 cash management survey is this Friday. Take a few minutes to participate, and you'll receive an exclusive survey report and be entered to win $200.
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U.S. Stressing Friday as NAFTA Deadline
Jennifer Jacobs, Josh Wingrove & Vivek Shankar | August 29, 2018
U.S. and Mexico have reached an agreement, but Canada needs to be included by Friday in order for the deal to take effect before Mexico's president takes office.
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American Companies Are Raising Prices at a Brisk Pace
Rich Miller | August 28, 2018
Good news for the Fed, bad news for consumers.
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Pension Risk Transfer Buyout Sales Top $8.2 Billion in Q2
Caroline Marwitz | August 27, 2018
LIMRA expects market will exceed $23 billion for 2018.
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LIBOR Challenger Embraced in Debut Commercial Paper Transaction
Adam Tempkin & Liz Capo McCormick | August 27, 2018
“You should expect to see additional SOFR-linked deals across a broad spectrum of issuers.”
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The Powell Doctrine
Craig Torres | August 24, 2018
Fed chief debuts at Jackson Hole, emphasizes need to evaluate real-world economic indicators as well as economic models in making interest rate decisions.
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JPMorgan Making Midsize Banking Push Abroad
Meg Waters | August 23, 2018
The company is said to be looking to expand its treasury and advisory services for midsize businesses in markets that have traditionally been dominated by local financial institutions.
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Future-Proof Your Payments Toolkit
Jeannette L. Bugg | August 23, 2018
Virtual card innovation drives growing adoption.
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U.S. Chamber Urges Treasury to Relax Offshore Tax Refund Rules
Laura Davison & Lynnley Browning | August 21, 2018
Companies that overpaid taxes on offshore profits want flexibility in how they use those funds.
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Transfer Pricing Tax Hit on the Horizon
Lynnley Browning & Sony Kassam | August 20, 2018
Medtronic ruling might make transfer pricing—and other techniques that price transactions to lower taxes—impossible.
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Venezuela Enacts One of the Biggest Currency Devaluations Ever
Eduardo Thomson & Fabiola Zerpa | August 20, 2018
Maduro reduced the bolivar's value by 95 percent; inflation may exceed the 1 million percent already projected for 2018.
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$1.5 Trillion Is Coming to America
Annie Massa | August 17, 2018
What some top asset managers are doing to attract corporate cash as it’s repatriated.
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Trump Asks SEC to Change Cadence of Earnings Reporting
Ben Bain, Terrence Dopp, Justin Sink & Annie Massa | August 17, 2018
Presidential tweet brings to surface debate on whether quarterly reporting is helpful or harmful to the markets.
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Libor's Heir Presumptive Prepared to Take on Bank Bond Market
Maciej Onoszko | August 16, 2018
Bank and corporate bonds linked to SOFR may appear on the market in months, not years.
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Ford Fights Back Against Wall Street Calls to Cut Its Dividend
Keith Naughton | August 14, 2018
Dividends cost the company $2.4 billion annually. Analysts say that's not sustainable during restructuring; Ford CFO says it will boost stock price.
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Hilton Grand Vacations Fires CFO for Behavior Against ‘Policies’
Peter Jeffrey | August 10, 2018
Specific actions leading to the firing are unclear.
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Steel War on Turkey Is Changing Global Trade Flows
Thomas Biesheuvel & Elizabeth Burden | August 10, 2018
How Trump's latest salvo of metal tariffs will affect producers in Europe and around the world.
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How Musk Plans to Take Tesla Private
Miles Weiss | August 09, 2018
Internal stock market may enable current shareholders and Tesla employees to continue trading shares, with less volatility and less liquidity.
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CFOs Say More Increases in 401(k) Matches Are Coming
Emily Payne | August 09, 2018
The corporate tax cut and a tighter labor market are translating to higher wages (finally).
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Some at Fed Think Higher Rates Are Needed
Craig Torres | August 08, 2018
“It is difficult to argue that lower-than-normal rates are appropriate when unemployment is low and inflation is effectively at the Fed’s target.”
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Trump May Sell Dollars as a Weapon in the Trade War
Andrew Mayeda | August 08, 2018
U.S. currency intervention would be first since 2000 effort to prop up sliding euro.
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Speculators, Not Drug Dealers, Dominate Crypto Use
Camila Russo | August 07, 2018
Ratio of legal to illegal uses of bitcoin has reversed over the past five years.
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More Pain Ahead in China Trade Battle
Andrew Mayeda | August 02, 2018
U.S. Commerce Secretary threatens to continue ratcheting up trade pressure until China makes structural changes to its economy, doesn't see major economic upheaval as a trade war risk.
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How to Tally Repatriation Taxes
Laura Davison & Lynnley Browning | August 01, 2018
IRS proposed regulations help corporate America make better cash repatriation decisions.
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Building Transparency in Liquidity Management Processes
Sponsored by: TreasuryXpress | August 01, 2018
[On-Demand Only] **If you have previously registered for this event, please click here, and log-in using the email you registered with to access the…
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Who’s Ready for ASC 842?
Michael Keeler | August 01, 2018
What companies should be doing differently to prepare for the new lease-accounting standards.
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Blockchain Suffers Slowdown
Olga Kharif | July 31, 2018
Once seen as a corporate cure-all, blockchain-based solutions are rolling out very slowly. So far, only 1% of organizations have adopted these technologies.
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AmEx Defends FX Policies
Jenny Surane | July 30, 2018
Report says changes to exchange rates the company charged business customers for currency conversions were not disclosed to customers.
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Stockpiling Blood and Food
Emma Ross-Thomas | July 27, 2018
U.K. plans for a no-deal Brexit, including a number of moves that might have major business impacts.
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Clock Ticking for Pension Sponsors to Take Advantage of Tax Law
Caroline Marwitz | July 27, 2018
Lower corporate tax rate spurs massive voluntary contributions to pension funds.
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Call for Entries
Treasury & Risk | July 26, 2018
It's time to submit your treasury team's innovative projects for the 2019 Alexander Hamilton Awards. Deadline for entries: August 30, 2018.
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What’s Next in U.S. Trade Policy?
Enda Curran | July 26, 2018
What does the apparent Trump-EU trade truce mean for China?
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Mexico and Canada Optimistic on NAFTA Deal
Eric Martin & Daniela Guzman | July 25, 2018
Economy ministers from the two countries expect “common sense” to prevail this fall in NAFTA re-negotiation.
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Trump and EU’s Juncker Hope for Progress on Trade
Toluse Olorunnipa | July 25, 2018
If meeting doesn’t go well, Trump warns, the cost of a car imported from Europe will increase more than $10,000. EU threatens $20 billion in retaliatory measures.
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Fed Presidents Seek to Prevent Inverted Yield Curve
Rich Miller | July 24, 2018
Some regional bank presidents want “Powell put,” agreement to cut rates if bond yield curve inverts.
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Foreign Tech Workers Face Higher Hurdles in Visa Applications
Emily McCormick | July 18, 2018
Tech companies complain cracking down on legal immigration encourages innovation to happen elsewhere.
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5 Steps to Navigate Around Tariffs
Robert Wanuga | July 18, 2018
Flexibility is key in charting a company’s course through the uncertainties of a global trade war.
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Powell's ‘For Now’ Caveat a Sign Fed Rate Hikes Not on Autopilot
Craig Torres | July 17, 2018
Federal Reserve Chairman is trying to maintain flexibility to respond to changes in economic environment.
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How Amy Hood Helped Reboot Microsoft
Dina Bass | July 16, 2018
“Not combative but determined” CFO won over a skeptical Wall Street.
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Treasury Struggles to Keep Staff
Saleha Mohsin | July 13, 2018
U.S. Treasury Department unit at heart of trade war has seen a wave of staff exits.
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2018 Alexander Hamilton Awards in Operational Risk Management & Insurance
Treasury & Risk | July 11, 2018
Projects that demonstrate the benefits of innovation in risk management.
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Harnessing Analytics to Minimize Debit-Card Fraud
Meg Waters | July 11, 2018
Congratulations to the U.S. Postal Service for winning the 2018 Gold Alexander Hamilton Award in Operational Risk Management & Insurance!
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Custom-built Model Drives Better Reserving for Liability Claims
Meg Waters | July 11, 2018
How Herc Rentals won the 2018 Silver Alexander Hamilton Award in Operational Risk Management & Insurance.
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Trade War Approaches Point of No Return
Brendan Scott & Enda Curran | July 11, 2018
As trade conflict ramps up, consumers may soon face higher prices on all sorts of goods.
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Record M&A Activity: How Long Will It Last?
Nabila Ahmed, Ruth David & Elizabeth Fournier | July 11, 2018
With $2.1 trillion of transactions in the first half, 2018 is on track to beat 2007’s $4.1 trillion total.
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Chart of Century Gives Powell Gloomy Glimpse of Trade-War World
Rich Miller & Vince Golle | July 10, 2018
If trade conflicts drive up consumer prices, Fed may raise interest rates more aggressively than expected.
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Guess What? Companies Are Bringing Cash Home
Mark Whitehouse | July 06, 2018
Non-financial companies’ capex increased by about 3 percent in Q1/2018.
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Trade Clashes Are Putting an Arcane Financial Product on the Map
William Mathis | July 06, 2018
Trade tensions sound like a great opportunity to underwriters of a little-known insurance product.
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Credit Suisse to Pay $77 Million to Settle Princeling Probes
Matt Robinson & Patricia Hurtado | July 05, 2018
Company allegedly hired Chinese officials’ friends and family members in order to land contracts worth millions in revenue.
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Rolls Royce and Merkel Add to May’s Brexit Worries
Birgit Jennen, Alex Morales & Benjamin Katz | July 05, 2018
Prime Minister Theresa May got the cold shoulder in Berlin to her latest plans for Brexit, while Rolls Royce joined the list of household names firing…
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AI Tips Off Regulators to Possible EU Data Privacy Faults
Jeremy Kahn | July 05, 2018
“AI can be used to keep companies in check and ensure people’s rights are respected.”
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Next Punch Lands Tonight in Trade War Escalation
Andrew Mayeda | July 05, 2018
Trump to pull trigger at midnight on tariffs on $34 billion of Chinese goods.
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Trump’s Trade Moves Spark Lobbying Blitz
Mark Niquette & Bill Allison | July 03, 2018
Traditional lobbying methods aren’t working well, but that has only increased the money flowing into K Street firms.
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Employers Are Finally Ready to Talk About How Much They Pay
Rebecca Greenfield | July 02, 2018
More and more companies are making pay transparency a priority—from explaining how they come up with salaries to internally disseminating salary information for every employee.
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Canada Finalizes Tariffs on U.S. Goods
Josh Wingrove & Greg Quinn | June 29, 2018
Tariffs on US$12.6 billion of imports from the United States will remain until the U.S. eliminates its tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum.
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Corporate Bond Issuance Decelerates to Its Slowest Pace This Year
Christopher DeReza | June 28, 2018
Trade tensions pushing investors into Treasuries might put a damper on bond sales this summer.
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Employers Need to Take a Strategic Look at Workers’ Well-being
Katie Kuehner-Hebert | June 28, 2018
To recruit and retain workers, employers need to demonstrate a genuine interest in their employees’ well-being.
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Trade War May Be Impacting Global Flow of Capital
Luke Kawa | June 27, 2018
There’s one market where an inverted curve is already causing pain for portfolio managers: foreign exchange.
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4 Strategies to Comply with the New Tax Law
Steve Saah | June 26, 2018
What companies should be doing now to prepare for all the new rules embodied by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
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Trump Says Harley ‘First to Wave White Flag’ in His EU Trade War
Justin Sink & Gabrielle Coppola | June 25, 2018
For motorcycles it sells in EU, company plans to move production abroad, projecting tariffs would add $100 million additional costs if production remained in U.S.
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Women in the C-Suite Earn Less Than Men, With One Exception
Jeff Green | June 25, 2018
Pay gap persists beneath the top job.
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Corporate Bond Spreads Jump to 16-Month High
Shelly Hagan | June 22, 2018
Fundamentals don't seem to have changed, but trade tensions and rate volatility are driving up spreads.
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Online Retailers Can Be Forced to Collect Tax, High Court Says
Greg Stohr | June 21, 2018
Retailers of all sizes worry about operational challenges of dealing with different tax laws in every state.
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Should Canadians Boycott the U.S.?
Greg Quinn | June 21, 2018
Canadian prime minister says, “I think it’s important for Canadians to make their own choices about how they want to spend their money.”
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Where Excel Excels
Hilary Johnson | June 21, 2018
As they deploy treasury management systems, companies can leverage spreadsheets both to ease the transition for employees and to maintain agility in data analyses.
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Russia Dumps Treasuries for Gold
Natasha Doff | June 20, 2018
Russia's pivot after sanctions scare leads to the question: Will China follow suit?
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Across the U.S., Wary Businesses Gird for a Trade War
Andrew Mayeda | June 20, 2018
Some companies are boosting production in anticipation of tariffs. Others are scrambling to find new markets for perishable products and holding off on hiring and capital investments.
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Walmart Launches $16 Billion Bond Deal
Molly Smith | June 20, 2018
U.S.'s second-largest deal of the year will finance an acquisition designed to break the retailer into e-commerce in India.
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China to Act ‘Forcefully’ on Trump's $200 Billion Tariff Threat
Jenny Leonard & Enda Curran | June 19, 2018
USTR asked to identify $200 billion in goods for 10% tariffs, China vows to respond.
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McKesson Reduces CEO's Pay 10%
Alicia Ritcey | June 15, 2018
Investor revolt led board to reduce compensation by nearly $2 million.
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Fed Nudges Up Interest-Rate Hike Path
Craig Torres, Christopher Condon & Jeanna Smialek | June 14, 2018
Powell lauds economy, as the benchmark rate rises to 2%.
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Employees, Families, Even Customers Request Tariff Exclusions
Mark Niquette | June 14, 2018
As Trump tariffs bite, firms dangle cash prizes in lobbying push.
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How Disruption Can Trigger Fraud in the Supply Chain
Mark Pearson & Larry Kivett | June 13, 2018
6 steps companies can consider to shore up supply chains against the rising tide of global protectionism and other disruptors.
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U.S. CFO Optimism Close to All-Time High
Reade Pickert | June 13, 2018
For 41 percent of CFOs, attracting and retaining qualified employees is among their main concerns.
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Bitcoin Collapse Accelerates
Janine Wolf & Olga Kharif | June 13, 2018
Value of the digital token has declined more than $1,000 in two days.
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Tensions Flare Between U.S. and Canada
Jenny Leonard & Reade Pickert | June 12, 2018
As U.S. engages in talks with North Korea, White House trade adviser apologizes for saying Canadian prime minister has a “special place in hell.”
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Bond Traders Brace for Major Moves in Aftermath of Fed Meeting
Alexandra Harris & Edward Bolingbroke | June 12, 2018
Flattening that dominated the Treasuries market for months has roared back, sending the gap between two- and 10-year yields toward 40 bps.
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