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Market Concentration

Barry Ritholtz

In his weekly missive, Sam points to some amazing charts from Global Financial Data. They are based on historical data that looks at 200 Years of Market Concentration. As the chart above shows, there are long periods of market concentration. You might be surprised at the findings.

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How global treasurers and CFOs should approach an erratic economy

Future CFO

Global corporate treasury leaders can serve as particularly essential strategic advisers right now— if they can harness the right data, analysis, and technology strategy to navigate choppy market conditions. 3) Enhance working capital management. Treasurers should leverage cash forecasts to achieve better cash conversion.

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The Ins and Outs of Budgeting and Planning Drivers

Centage

Similarly, having too much data can prevent finance and accounting departments from knowing where to focus their energies. Incorporating a driver-based system boosts productivity by allowing employees to concentrate on those areas that can do the most good.

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Chatbots: Friend Or Foe Of Retail?

PYMNTS

As cloud and AI [artificial intelligence] technology progresses, chatbots will continue to become more skilled in data analysis, natural communication and emotional intelligence through deep conversational technology,” High said.

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What it takes to be a leader with competence and capabilities

Future CFO

Chote Kiatruangamala Chote Kiatruangamala , finance director at Supernap (Thailand) , noted that during 2022, with the global inflation many firms had to downsize and realign themselves more closely to their business volumes while concentrating on improving cash flow.

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Deep Dive: Serving Up Better Customer Service With Enhanced CRM

PYMNTS

Implementing this high-level data analysis at such a massive scale may seem like a Herculean task, but McDonald’s is far from the only major QSR chain attempting to do so. Some McDonald’s locations already use such solutions, and the company plans to eventually add the technology to 14,000 U.S.

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Data science and machine learning: Top trends shaping its future

Future CFO

Edge AI Demand for Edge AI is growing to enable the processing of data at the point of creation at the edge, helping organisations to gain real-time insights, detect new patterns and meet stringent data privacy requirements. Edge AI also helps organisations improve the development, orchestration, integration and deployment of AI.