The Japanese government is looking to eliminate the use of floppy disks as it aims to reduce its reliance on outdated technology. An edict from the country’s digital minister has declared “war” on floppy disks as part of a campaign to cut out a number of older platforms and tools Taro Kono is now looking…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
The last few years have had a major effect on many aspects of our lives, not least in the world of work. With the pandemic necessitating a shift to working from home, many of us have had to adapt to a new way of working, with either a positive or negative effect on productivity seen…
Spencer Platt/Getty Images US stocks rose Wednesday after losing ground in the previous three sessions. Investors on the last day of August trading assessed ADP private payroll figures. Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester said she sees the Fed raising rates beyond 4%. US stocks were mixed Wednesday, struggling to break a run of losses since…
Donald Trump and Melania Trump attend a dinner with his family at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 24, 2019. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images Trump loves roaming around Mar-a-Lago to get attention, a filmmaker who interviewed him there said. Alex Holder told “The Bulwark Podcast” that Trump would dip in and out of…
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. Joshua Roberts/Reuters “The odds of Fed ‘pivot’ to lower rates in the first half of 2023 are now essentially zero,” DataTrek said in a note. But it won’t necessarily mean a headwind to stock prices, as markets are showing some more confidence in the Fed’s policy action. The 10-year Treasury yield…
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An RV rented through Imoova. Randy Naraine Traveling in RVs and camper vans is trendier than ever, but it’s not cheap. There’s a cheaper way to road trip for those with more flexibility about their start and end points. One-way relocation deals let customers transport RVs for as little as $1 per day. RVs are…
A Bed Bath & Beyond store in New York City. Michael Santiago/Getty Images Bed Bath & Beyond announced it is closing about 150 stores ahead of the retailer’s earnings call. The company is also cutting its corporate staff by about 20% as sales fell 25% last quarter. The company is one of several to initiate…
US President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters after making a video call to the troops stationed worldwide at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach Florida, on December 24, 2019. Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images The FBI found three classified documents inside a desk at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, the DOJ said. In a…
Mobile proximity and peer-to-peer (P2P) payments have hit the mainstream, thanks to a pandemic-driven upswing in digital payments. We present our eMarketer forecasts for growth in the mobile proximity and mobile P2P payments space, as well as assess top players in each area. Do you work in the Financial Services industry? Get business insights on…