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April 2, 2018 

Mortgage Rates Rising, May Hit 6%

The years of historically affordable mortgage rates look to be ending as rates have steadily increased in recent months and show no signs of turning back.

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April 2, 2018 

Harvard Business School Launches Gender Initiative

Inspiration for the Gender Initiative emerged during the 2013 commemoration of the School’s 50th anniversary of admitting women to its two-year MBA program. As part of that celebration, HBS hosted its first Gender & Work Symposium, an annual gathering ...

Port of Oakland

April 2, 2018 

Retail Group Stands Against China Tariffs

“Holding China accountable for refusing to follow global trading rules is important and necessary, but instead, the tariffs proposed by the administration will punish ordinary Americans for China’s violations."

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April 2, 2018 

Rental Rates Up 2.8% Nationally, Growth Highest on West Coast

The fastest appreciating rental markets are along the West Coast in Sacramento, Calif., Riverside, Calif., and Seattle. This is the seventh month in a row that Sacramento has topped the list of markets with the fastest rental growth. Median rent in Sacram

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March 31, 2018 

Bob Dohrer Appointed Chief Auditor of AICPA

Robert “Bob” Dohrer, CPA, will join the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) as chief auditor. Dohrer’s current role at RSM International, a global network of audit, tax and consulting firms, is global leader, quality and risk. He will succeed Charles ...

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March 31, 2018 

Everything You Know About Electronic Payments is Wrong

Between 2010 and 2013, the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) reported a 17% percent drop in organizations use of checks to make B2B payments. That’s 17% of businesses using fewer checks and making more invoice payments through alternative ...

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March 28, 2018 

Audit Independence and Consulting: Where is the Line?

For public accounting firms, there is a clear independence line between auditing the financial statements of a business and also handling the accounting. However, as the variety of consulting services offered by CPA firms and the associated fees grow, ...