Corporations news and trends

Salesforce Chief Calls For Fine For People Not Wearing Masks
Coronavirus // July 17, 2020

Salesforce CEO Mark Benioff wants to see face masks become a universal part of American life — in the same way seatbelts are — to help beat the coronavirus, he said in a talk with CNN Business. His comments came as a growing number of...

Why Larger Firms May Soon Face The Same (Cash) Pressures As Main Street SMBs
Loans // May 11, 2020

The conventional wisdom may be that larger firms — especially public ones — are able to weather the economic storm more adroitly than smaller brethren. To a certain extent, that’s true.  The situation facing the smallest firms on Main Street is dire, even with funding from...

US CEOs Support Putting Ethics Before Profits
Economy // August 19, 2019

Almost 200 CEOs at The Business Roundtable, a meeting of executives from corporations like JPMorgan, Apple and Amazon, have redefined the “purpose of a corporation,” according to a report by CNBC. The organizations released a joint statement on Monday (Aug. 19), signed by 181 CEOs,...

SWIFT Expands Its Reach By Adding Corporates To KYC Registry
Banking // February 12, 2019

SWIFT announced Tuesday (February 12) that it opened its Know Your Customer platform, the KYC Registry, to corporate groups. In a press release, SWIFT said that all 2,000 SWIFT connected corporate groups can join the KYC Registry to upload, maintain and share their Know Your Customer...

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Why Larger Firms May Soon Face The Same (Cash) Pressures As Main Street SMBs

May 11, 2020
The conventional wisdom may be that larger firms — especially public ones — are able to weather the economic storm more adroitly than smaller brethren. To a certain extent, that’s true.  The situation facing the smallest firms on Main Street is dire, even with funding from the Paycheck Protection Program in hand. As reported in this […]

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Big US Corporations Exceed Earnings Predictions During Economic Low Point

August 02, 2020
Numerous U.S. companies are defying analysts’ predictions for a slow quarter, according to Reuters. Though the quarter is still expected to be a historic low in general, 82.1 percent of companies, including Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple have surpassed profit expectations. The number is the highest in the history of Refinitiv IBES data going back […]

Salesforce Chief Calls For Fine For People Not Wearing Masks

July 17, 2020
Salesforce CEO Mark Benioff wants to see face masks become a universal part of American life — in the same way seatbelts are — to help beat the coronavirus, he...

US CEOs Support Putting Ethics Before Profits

August 19, 2019
Almost 200 CEOs at The Business Roundtable, a meeting of executives from corporations like JPMorgan, Apple and Amazon, have redefined the “purpose of a corporation,” according to a report by...

SWIFT Expands Its Reach By Adding Corporates To KYC Registry

February 12, 2019
SWIFT announced Tuesday (February 12) that it opened its Know Your Customer platform, the KYC Registry, to corporate groups. In a press release, SWIFT said that all 2,000 SWIFT connected corporate...