Interest Rates

Rising Car Prices Could Mean Stalling Sales for Automakers
Rising Car Prices Could Mean Stalling Sales for Automakers
October 01, 2024  |  Retail

For automakers, pre-pandemic sales highs might be in the rearview mirror. As The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Tuesday (Oct. 1), the steep price of new vehicles...

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VCs Think Rate Cuts Could Help Lending FinTechs
VCs Think Rate Cuts Could Help Lending FinTechs
September 29, 2024  |  Fintech Investments

Are recent rate cuts good news for venture capitalist (VC) firms in the FinTech space? A report Sunday (Sept. 29) by TechCrunch says the answer...

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Global M&A Activity Expected to Weaken Until After US Elections
Global M&A Activity Expected to Weaken Until After US Elections
September 26, 2024  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity is reportedly expected to slow in the fourth quarter due to uncertainty around the U.S. elections before picking up...

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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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