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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
March 27, 2017
Airline Group Calls for Solution to New Electronics Ban
APEX believes that without viable solutions provided to airlines, the electronics ban may spread well beyond the intended scope. Since the existing security scope includes individuals with travel privileges to the U.S. and U.K., these same individuals ...
March 27, 2017
Mortgage Rates Drop to 4.29%
Mortgage rates retreated to one-month lows, continuing declines that began with the Federal Reserve's quarter-point interest rate hike. The Fed rate hike and dropping oil prices help keep a lid on inflation, which coupled with the suddenly wobbly ...
March 27, 2017
Randstad US Named Top Workplace
Randstad US was named one of Atlanta’s top places to work by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for the fifth consecutive year. The Top Workplaces Award is based on the results of an employee feedback survey administered by WorkplaceDynamics and measures several aspects of workplace culture, including alignment, execution and connection. “We are proud to receive this...…
March 27, 2017
57% of Americans Would Pay More for “Made in USA” Products
Do American consumers care about the manufacturing origin of a product? Would they pay more for a "Made in USA" item?
March 22, 2017
Self-Employed Survey Shows Risks and Rewards of Entrepreneurship
Small business owners and other self-employed individuals often earn great rewards for their hard work, but they also face risks that regular employees don't. From disasters to unpaid invoices, to legal issues and retirement... entrepreneurship isn't ...
March 16, 2017
79% of SMB Owners Skip Their Own Paycheck When AR is Late
Other recent studies showed that 64 percent of SMBs get paid late and that the total in unpaid invoices across all U.S. SMBs is approximately $825B. This latest study digs deeper to find out what happens to businesses when paid late, where spending ...
March 14, 2017
Many Small Businesses Still Lack Website
The survey found that 31% of small businesses choose to use social media profiles rather than a dedicated website to cultivate a web presence. Others (23%) cite a lack of industry relevance as the primary reason for not having a website.
March 14, 2017
Cash-Only Purchases Make Up Almost 25% of Pennsylvania Home Sales
Pennsylvania homebuyers who paid cash for a house were also more likely to have a lower income, according to a recent Welcome Home quarterly survey released by the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors.
March 9, 2017
U.S. Retail Group Supports Repeal of Obamacare
Retailers oppose proposals to cap the current exclusion from taxable income of employer-provided health benefits, and NRF has been working to educate lawmakers on the consequences of taxing health benefits. While House Republican leadership proposed ...
March 9, 2017
Spreading the Green: St. Patrick’s Day Spending Expected to Top $5.3 Billion
Americans will spend more than ever as they put on their favorite green outfits to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this year, the National Retail Federation said today. According to NRF’s annual survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics, spending ...
March 9, 2017
Business Optimism Highest Since 2004
Business executives are reporting their highest level of optimism about prospects for the U.S. economy in more than a dozen years, according to the first-quarter AICPA Economic Outlook Survey, which polls chief executive officers, chief financial ...
March 8, 2017
U.S. Lags Behind Other Developed Nations on Women’s Role in Business Leadership
Grant Thornton’s global report shows that developing regions continue to outperform developed economies in terms of diversity in senior management. Eastern Europe performed best, with 38 percent of senior roles held by women in 2017, up from ...