Global Finance

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Peru boasts a solid economy, rich mineral reserves, and investment opportunities, despite political unrest. Peru has seen continued economic growth for the past two years and this is expected to last at least until the end of 2025. We saw the economic activity print for August come in at 3.5% year-over-year (0.6% y-o-y (1.5%

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

In my last post, I used Facebook’s recent troubles to talk about the importance of corporate governance, and how we, as investors, have abandoned the power to change management at many younger tech companies in return for being able to invest in young tech companies, with growth potential and well-regarded founders.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Having valued and invested in Facebook multiple times in the last decade, I will throw my two cents in, but rather than make the earnings report the center of attention, I will use the company’s recent travails to talk about three issues that I think are big issues not only at Facebook, but for the entire market.

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Barry Ritholtz

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Most economic downturns hit lower-income Americans hardest, but this time is different. Here’s your investing playbook. Bloomberg ) see also If You Bought Crypto Because of Larry David and Matt Damon, I’m Sorry : Tallying the losses after last year’s Super Bowl crypto-advertising bonanza. Here’s your investing playbook.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 27, 2022

But they are better at choosing in markets, where they have prices and brand names, than those same people trying to choose in democratic political settings, where advertising is intentionally misleading and party brand names are almost meaningless. One of the first to understand was the British economist Arthur Cecil Pigou, in 1920 (!)

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The latest earnings reports from Big Tech giants and social media platforms show that advertising spend is through the roof at present, after basically falling off the roof earlier this year. did strong Q3 numbers, with PYMNTS reporting that “Alphabet said search and other advertising revenues rose 6 percent year over year to $26.3

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Musings on Markets

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Having valued and invested in Facebook multiple times in the last decade, I will throw my two cents in, but rather than make the earnings report the center of attention, I will use the company's recent travails to talk about three issues that I think are big issues not only at Facebook, but for the entire market.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Recent analysis from the World Advertising Research Center forecasted corporate spend on advertising campaigns this year to drop by 8.1 With the global pandemic creating a market of volatility, corporate spend is down as businesses look to safeguard their bottom lines against macroeconomic headwinds. While losses climbed from $5.7

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Musings on Markets

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

In my last post, I used Facebook's recent troubles to talk about the importance of corporate governance, and how we, as investors, have abandoned the power to change management at many younger tech companies in return for being able to invest in young tech companies, with growth potential and well-regarded founders.

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Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 26, 2024

This week, we speak with Dr. Ed Yardeni, President of Yardeni Research , a provider of global investment strategies and asset-allocation analyses and recommendations. He previously served as Chief Investment Strategist of Oak Associates, Prudential Equity Group, and Deutsche Bank’s US equities division in New York City.

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Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 12, 2023

When planning for retirement, it’s effectively impossible to precisely forecast the performance and timing of future investment returns, which in turn makes it challenging to accurately predict a plan’s success or failure.

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Musings on Markets

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Operating Economics The revenues that Instacart collects from customers, either in service fees or in subscription revenues have multiple costs to cover. By far, the biggest is the cost that the company faces in hiring and paying thousands of shoppers and drivers to operate its system.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2020

And as consumers, the concept of “free” and “rewards” — and redeemable points — may make consumers perk up a bit as they navigate economic headwinds. It’s about monetizing the attention of that consumer and turning that into a way to defray the costs of their phone bill while discovering new and interesting brands, apps and advertisers.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

It’s the kryptonite of subscription merchants and brands, so keeping subscription offerings fresh and frictionless will help determine their long-term economic super-powers. Litvack noted how companies have seized the subscription revenue opportunity by investing in producing quality journalism rather than focusing on advertising sales.”.

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Musings on Markets

JULY 22, 2021

The business model for the company is built upon intermediation, where customers can connect to restaurants on the platform, and order food, for pick up or delivery, and advertising.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 11, 2023

The emerging winners will be the ones who take a more nuanced approach, tailoring the answer to the strength of their own products and markets, as well as to how economic uncertainty affects their customers. With the cloud business booming, a decision to continue investing heavily there is clear.

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CFO Thought Leader

JANUARY 13, 2025

Collaborating with economics and business teams, he quantified how each offering affected purchase behavior and membership renewals, Patel tells us. This data-driven approach ultimately informed billions in investment decisions, illustrating how finance could reshape strategy, boost decision-making speed, and deliver transformative impact.

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PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2020

Advertisers who reduce their share of voice during an economic downturn suffer consequences, the VAB study found. Walmart significantly increased its TV investment in both 2008 and 2009, and saw high single-digit sales increases in each year with continued growth after the recession. Fast-forward to COVID-19.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2020

Indeed, the two most frequently watched, commented on and praised advertisements from Western brands during the run-up to the 2020 Chinese New Year were by Nike and Apple. The Apple advertisement told a touching story (shot on an iPhone X) about missing home, and the power of produce to bring people together.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 15, 2023

In particular, Twitter’s management will claim that the company’s platform has the potential to deliver significantly more value, either by changing the business model (and including subscriptions and other revenue sources) or fine tuning the advertising model. The Twitter Story.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2016

But it’s the recently published groundbreaking research by Raj Chetty, professor of economics at Stanford, and several other of his academic colleagues that finally put a pin in the fact that the generation that every brand is desperately trying to woo is, by and large, broke and is unlikely to ever attain the earnings potential of their parents.

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The Charity CFO

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Diversifying sources of income makes it easier to hit budgeting goals, build up reserves, and ensure flexibility in good and bad economic times. . These can range from in-print advertisements to sponsorships of an entire event, in-kind sponsorships, or ongoing cash sponsorships. . Investments. Individual Donations.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

3), the numbers put up by the players on the field will pale in comparison to the dollars that advertisers, sports enthusiasts, snack food aficionados and brands will put up, just so they can be part of America’s largest television viewing event. The network noted in a statement that, as a policy, it does not air cannabis-related advertising.

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CFO Thought Leader

JUNE 6, 2023

Sruthi Lanka is clearly not the only CFO who began her professional career at blue chip investment house Goldman Sachs. Back in 2009, as the economic downturn dispatched a daily dose of bad news, Lanka was tasked with separating Goldman’s nervous bankers from their long-tenured messaging device of choice: the BlackBerry.

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Musings on Markets

APRIL 21, 2022

In particular, Twitter's management will claim that the company's platform has the potential to deliver significantly more value, either by changing the business model (and including subscriptions and other revenue sources) or fine tuning the advertising model.

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Future CFO

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Funding declines cut across all investment stages, with late-stage deal flow slowing down the most. Digital financial services continues to be the top investment sector due to its high monetisation potential. This shows that there is fuel available to propel the Southeast Asian digital economy to the next stage of growth.

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PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2017

The 85 percent growth in profits reflects strong sales and the selling off of certain investments. So far, the story aligns with Chinese government’s statistics that depicted strong overall economic growth and increased online retail sales. Alibaba reported fiscal fourth-quarter profits tallying in at $1.4

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2018

The innovation touted 10 years ago, that has garnered billions of dollars of venture capital (VC) funding, hasn’t turned out to be the “internet of money” as advertised. At the same time, investments in blockchain tech are positively puny. It isn’t because it won’t. The platform becomes the source of that value. Call me underwhelmed.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

“The government has addressed a lot of economic reform requirements in the last three months,” said EY’s Khetan.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

We wrap up with three final articles, all about personal growth: How advisors can harness the power of compounding, not just with investments, but to improve their health and relationships as well. How advisors can help their clients overcome the cyclical nature of investment knowledge, particularly when FOMO kicks in.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

According to The Economic Times , Udaan hit the $1 billion valuation mark after 26 months. The incoming investment would follow last February’s $50 million investment, which was placed by Lightspeed and Apoletto Asia, according to reports. Udaan confirmed the investment in a tweet on Tuesday.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 15, 2019

These two platforms offer a real-time case study of the power platforms can wield – and the economic opportunity they create – when they morph from focusing only on adding more features to their core businesses to using their core platform assets to identify and ignite new business value for others. Uber’s valuation is pegged at $100 billion.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2017

Rather, Sky.Garden hopes its merchants will use those social media channels to share the links to their unique web shop pages to easily convert advertising to cash. Hunja explained that eCommerce in Kenya currently caters only to those at the top of the economic pyramid.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2020

Economists, reported AFP, have said that the country, already reeling from a declining economy, will see further economic pain. billion USD on initiatives tied to the Olympics, which include advertising and tourism. The most immediate effects will be felt by the host country, Japan , of course. billion USD. Billions for Sponsorships.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2019

These are all macro-concerns, of course, but they do have a lasting impact on the micro-economic side, where decisions are made, where firms navigate their immediate and longer-term environments. But there are reports that the move makes advertising on the social media platform less valuable to marketers, and impacts Facebook sales.

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Future CFO

JUNE 26, 2023

The manufacturing industry's economic importance and the intellectual property it holds make it an attractive target for cyber espionage and intellectual property theft. Continuous investment in cybersecurity. APAC organisations must allocate adequate resources to cybersecurity initiatives.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2019

The site reported that tax policymakers will hold meetings in September at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. In Australia, the country’s securities and investments commission (or ASIC) is reportedly “weeks away” from filing lawsuits against some of the biggest banks in the country. Down Under.

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