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Tariff Could Bring ‘Notable Markdowns’ to Growth Forecasts Worldwide

Tariff Could Bring ‘Notable Markdowns’ to Growth Forecasts Worldwide
Tariff Could Bring ‘Notable Markdowns’ to Growth Forecasts Worldwide
April 20, 2025  |  Economy

A wave of new economic surveys and projections this week will illustrate the impact of America’s tariff campaign. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Money Talks, and Now It Also Has a Museum in Boston’s Seaport
Money Talks, and Now It Also Has a Museum in Boston’s Seaport
April 19, 2025  |  The Weekender

Come July 1, 2026, Boston’s Seaport will welcome a new kind of tourist attraction, one that will be near and dear to the hearts of...

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Pershing Square CEO Bill Ackman Suggests Hertz-Uber Partnership on Autonomous Vehicles
Pershing Square CEO Bill Ackman Suggests Hertz-Uber Partnership on Autonomous Vehicles
April 18, 2025  |  Transportation

Pershing Square CEO Bill Ackman — who disclosed in a Thursday (April 17) post on X that the firm owns a 19.8% stake Hertz — said in the post...

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Google Updates Workspace With More Capabilities
Google Updates Workspace With More Capabilities
April 18, 2025  |  Google

Google is upgrading Workspace, its rival to Microsoft 365, by embedding more artificial intelligence (AI) and other functionality into the platform. Get the Full Story...

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Security Startup Pillar Raises $9 Million to Tackle AI-Specific Risks
Security Startup Pillar Raises $9 Million to Tackle AI-Specific Risks
April 18, 2025  |  Investments

Artificial intelligence (AI) security startup Pillar Security has raised $9 million in seed funding to expand its research and development (R&D) and go-to-market efforts. Get the...

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From Trading to Saving, Financial Platforms Eye Banking and Neobanks Branch Out
From Trading to Saving, Financial Platforms Eye Banking and Neobanks Branch Out
April 18, 2025  |  Banking

The movement by neobanks to branch into investing and credit card rewards, and investment platforms to branch out into banking, speaks volumes to the appeal...

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Google to Appeal Ruling in Advertising Technology Case
Google to Appeal Ruling in Advertising Technology Case
April 18, 2025  |  Google

Google reportedly said Friday (April 18) that it will appeal a judge’s ruling announced Thursday (April 17) that the company holds an illegal monopoly on...

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Capital One Expects Discover Acquisition to Close May 18 After Gaining Approvals
Capital One Expects Discover Acquisition to Close May 18 After Gaining Approvals
April 18, 2025  |  Acquisitions

Capital One and Discover Financial Services said Friday (April 18) that they have received all required regulatory approvals to complete Capital One’s proposed acquisition of...

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From PDFs to APIs: Enterprise Modernization Ditches Clunky Human Hand-Offs
From PDFs to APIs: Enterprise Modernization Ditches Clunky Human Hand-Offs
April 18, 2025  |  B2B Payments

There’s a systemic shift happening across the enterprise. Workflows that were once manual, slow and costly are now automated, intelligent and occurring in real-time. Get...

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