During the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce’s 2023 Economic Summit on Thursday, Wells Fargo’s senior economist, Charlie Dougherty, said the U.S. economy’s fundamental parts, the businesses and consumers, have weathered the worst of inflation but that another economic specter looms. Inflation has ...

Many Australian businesses use contractual restraints of trade to protect confidential information and customer relationships. In this update we answer frequently asked questions about the future of restraints of trade in Australia, and consider options available to companies in the event that some ...

The weeklong Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit began on Nov. 11 in San Francisco. The highlight of the event will surely be on the sidelines, when United States President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Ping meet on Nov. 15. But with the focus of the organization being on the regional ...

Oil prices backed off on Monday, reversing their Friday rally, as renewed concerns over waning demand in the United States and China dented market sentiment. Brent crude futures for January were down 71 cents, or 0.87%, at $80.72 a barrel at 0400 GMT, while the U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) cru...

We often hear the term “financial freedom” being thrown around, but what does it really mean? Half of Americans say financial freedom means “having a comfortable lifestyle” and 54% say it means being debt-free, according to a recent survey by Empower. To some, financial freedom is tied to a ...

Portola Valley Town Hall is launching a major restructuring effort as it tackles an unprecedented staffing exodus and widespread concerns with its financial operations — challenges that are jeopardizing how the town conducts business and serves its residents. Staff turnover just this year has run ...

Dare County is pleased to announce that the Dare County Finance Department has been awarded the prestigious Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting—the highest form of recognition in governmental accounting and financial reporting—by the Government Finance Officers Assoc...

In response to the looming trillion-dollar global climate finance shortfall, a broad array of policymakers, international bureaucrats, environmentalists, and financial institutions have called for the urgent scaling up of private climate investments. The logic of private finance mobilisation starts ...