Interest Rates

Small Businesses Divided on How to Proceed After Rate Cuts

Small Businesses Divided on How to Proceed After Rate Cuts
Small Businesses Divided on How to Proceed After Rate Cuts
September 26, 2024  |  SMBs

Last week, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by half a percentage point. Now, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (Sept. 26), small business owners aren’t sure how to proceed....

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The Fed’s Rate Cut Could Rewrite Financial Playbooks for CFOs
The Fed’s Rate Cut Could Rewrite Financial Playbooks for CFOs
September 24, 2024  |  CFO

The Federal Reserve’s long-awaited interest-rate cut arrived Wednesday (Sept. 18). The move to lower interest rates by 50 basis points marks a pivotal moment in...

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Beyond Big Names: How Community Banks and Credit Unions Can Attract Corporate Clients
Beyond Big Names: How Community Banks and Credit Unions Can Attract Corporate Clients
September 23, 2024  |  Banking

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s latest data on deposits shows just how bifurcated the banking industry is, in terms of the largest players, home to...

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S&P Global Says Companies Raising Prices Amid Increased Input Costs
S&P Global Says Companies Raising Prices Amid Increased Input Costs
September 23, 2024  |  Economy

September has seen prices rise at the fastest rate in six months, S&P Global said Monday (Sept. 23), attributing it to increasing input cost growth....

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Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Won’t Find Budgetary Breathing Room From Rate Cuts
Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Won’t Find Budgetary Breathing Room From Rate Cuts
September 23, 2024  |  Economy

The initial euphoria that greeted the Federal Reserve’s decision this past week to cut interest rates for the first time in four years was keenly...

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Report: Banks Took in $1 Trillion From High Interest Rates
Report: Banks Took in $1 Trillion From High Interest Rates
September 22, 2024  |  Banking

American banks banked $1 trillion thanks to a recent stretch of high interest rates. That’s according to a report Sunday (Sept. 22) by the Financial...

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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon Says Inflation Likely to Persist
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon Says Inflation Likely to Persist
September 20, 2024  |  Economy

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon reportedly said Friday (Sept. 20) that he is skeptical that the U.S. economy will see a soft landing. “I am a...

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Dogs vs. Cats: Dogecoin, Shiba Inu Memecoins Have Competition at Crypto Food Bowl
Dogs vs. Cats: Dogecoin, Shiba Inu Memecoins Have Competition at Crypto Food Bowl
September 20, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

In the world of cryptocurrency, the latest lineup of memecoins — POPCAT, MEW, MOG and CAT — has taken the stage with all the grace...

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