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Report Shows a Fundamental Shift in Ecommerce Fraud
Account takeover attacks rose 78% and card-testing attacks surged 175%, highlighting how AI is accelerating credential theft and identity-based fraud
April 11, 2018
Costly Credit: Gas Credit Cards Average Over 23% Interest
The average gas-station-branded credit card charges an interest rate of 23.61% – nearly 7 percentage points higher than the national average for all credit cards – and comes with rewards that can’t match up to a typical general-purpose credit card, ...
April 10, 2018
Importers Worried About Trade War
Imports at the nation’s major retail container ports are expected to grow a healthy 5.8 percent year-over-year this month but could be threatened in the future if the developing trade war between the United States and China continues to escalate, ...
April 5, 2018
Small Business Owners Unsure of Tax Reform Benefits
Small business owners say they are optimistic about current and future business conditions but also are worried about the impact of the Tax Cuts and Job Act that was signed into law in late 2017. Capital One's latest Small Business Growth Index found ...
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.
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 ...
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."
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
April 2, 2018
Atlanta and Virginia Top List of Likely Locations for New Amazon HQ
Since Amazon announced last October that it would build a second headquarters somewhere in North America, it's become a popular game to guess which city they will choose based on its criteria. Zillow asked over 100 housing and economics experts to ...
March 22, 2018
March 2018 Small Business Channel
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New QuickBooks Accountant Apps Program Streamlines App Management
QuickBooks Online currently integrates with over 500 third-party apps available through the QuickBooks Apps Store (http://apps.intuit.com). These apps help extend the functionality of QuickBooks Online (QBO) by automating data inputs, streamlining ...
March 22, 2018
Are Businesses Too Timid With Their Growth Plans?
A vision needs perspective, and if you’re waiting for inspiration to strike at your desk or the boardroom conference table, you’re bound to get dragged into the daily routine
March 21, 2018
Why Having a Qualified CPA Can Help Increase Your Bond Capacity
As a contracting business grows in capacity to handle projects, an important question that arises is how to also increase your capacity to obtain larger amounts on your bonds required for construction projects. Without increasing your bond line, you ...