Finance

US Housing Market Fuels Bidding Wars, Driving Prices Higher Would-be homeowners are increasingly opting to pay sellers more than their asking price in hopes of edging out rivals as heightened competition for the few homes on the market fuels bidding wars.

Would-be homeowners are increasingly opting to pay sellers more than their asking price in hopes of edging out rivals as heightened competition for the few homes on the market fuels bidding wars.

US Housing Market Fuels Bidding Wars, Driving Prices Higher

Karen March 10, 2022

Would-be mortgage holders are progressively selecting to address venders more than their requesting cost in trusts from...

Beefing up Its Cybersecurity, Google Buys Mandiant for $5.4B Google is fortifying its cloud services with a $5.4 billion acquisition of cyber security firm Mandiant, the companies announced Tuesday.

Google is fortifying its cloud services with a $5.4 billion acquisition of cyber security firm Mandiant, the companies announced Tuesday.

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Beefing up Its Cybersecurity, Google Buys Mandiant for $5.4B

Karen March 9, 2022

Google is bracing its cloud administrations with a $5.4 billion obtaining of the digital protection firm Mandiant,...

China’s Slowing Economy in Spotlight as Legislature Meets The annual meeting of China's mostly ceremonial legislature usually showcases grand, long-term plans.

The annual meeting of China's mostly ceremonial legislature usually showcases grand, long-term plans.

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China’s Slowing Economy in Spotlight as Legislature Meets

Karen March 3, 2022

China’s decision Communist Party is briefly getting some distance from its more drawn out term aspirations to...

Russia Eyes Sanctions Workarounds in Energy, Gold, Crypto The harsh sanctions imposed on Russia and the resulting crash of the ruble have the Kremlin scrambling to keep the country’s economy running.

The harsh sanctions imposed on Russia and the resulting crash of the ruble have the Kremlin scrambling to keep the country’s economy running.

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Russia Eyes Sanctions Workarounds in Energy, Gold, Crypto

Karen March 2, 2022

The brutal approvals forced on Russia and the subsequent accident of the ruble have the Kremlin scrambling...

Baird Capital acquires majority stake in bfinance Baird Capital has acquired 52% of consultant bfinance in a deal that will help the firm in the next stages of its growth.

Baird Capital has acquired 52% of consultant bfinance in a deal that will help the firm in the next stages of its growth.

Baird Capital acquires majority stake in bfinance

Karen February 23, 2022

A representative for bfinance affirmed that private value reserves oversaw by Baird Capital have put resources into...

$10trn investor coalition launches net-zero initiative A group of 12 investment consultancy firms, which advise organisations managing around $10trn (£7.3trn) in assets, have today launched a new initiative to help deliver global net-zero emissions by 2050.

A group of 12 investment consultancy firms, which advise organisations managing around $10trn (£7.3trn) in assets, have today launched a new initiative to help deliver global net-zero emissions by 2050.

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$10trn investor coalition launches net-zero initiative

Karen February 23, 2022

Individuals from the Net Zero Investment Consultants Initiative (NZICI) incorporate Barnett Waddingham, bfinance, Cambridge Associates, Cardano, Frontier,...

B.C.’s budget deficit lower than forecast at $5.5B: finance minister Final numbers show a deficit of $5.46B compared to original forecast of almost $8.2B

B.C.’s budget deficit lower than forecast at $5.5B: finance minister

Karen February 23, 2022

Coronavirus is battering British Columbia’s economy and the common government’s main concern, yet the impacts of thepandemic...

Barclays lines up Cross as first female finance chief Anna Cross is being lined up to succeed Tushar Morzaria as the first woman to hold the post of Barclays CFO

Anna Cross is being lined up to succeed Tushar Morzaria as the first woman to hold the post of Barclays CFO

Barclays lines up Cross as first female finance chief

Karen February 22, 2022

Barclays is getting ready to name Anna Cross as gathering CFO before long. Whenever affirmed, her advancement...

Investigation claims Credit Suisse handled dirty money The largest leak from a major Swiss bank included information on more than 18,000 bank accounts collectively worth $100bn.

The largest leak from a major Swiss bank included information on more than 18,000 bank accounts collectively worth $100bn.

Investigation claims Credit Suisse handled dirty money

Karen February 21, 2022

Credit Suisse took care of billions of dollars in messy cash for a really long time, a...

Banks haven’t quit coal. Study says commercial lenders have channeled $1.5 trillion to the industry since 2019 Coal is the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel in terms of emissions and therefore the most critical target for replacement in the transition to renewable alternatives.