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Anthropic has launched a blueprint to help retailers build AI shopping and merchant agents on Claude, with the goal of having the technology in place for the holiday shopping season. The agents can search product catalogues, make recommendations, build carts, and handle customer service questions, but they stop short of actually completing the purchase. That…
If not renewed, CISA 2015 protections end in the US on September 30. This article appears in the September issue of Global Finance Magazine. Companies that share cybersecurity information with their peers have until Sept. 30, 2026, before the limited liability granted by the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 runs out, exposing them to…
Best CD Account Interest Rates CD Term Average CD APYs 1 month 0.23% 3 months 1.41% 6 months 1.58% 12 months 1.75% 24 months 1.48% 36 months 1.35% 48 months 1.27% 60 months 1.34% As of June 15, 2026, the national average rate for a 12-month CD was 1.65%, according to the FDIC. The national…
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include comments provided by Andrew Nicholas. Grant Thornton on Wednesday said it will buy CBIZ in a $5 billion deal that’s slated to create the fifth-largest tax, advisory and…
Key insight: Learn why the IRS is deploying data analytics despite budget cuts and staff reductions. What’s at stake: Local communities stand to lose funding for thousands of teacher and firefighter salaries. Forward look: Watch for continued investments in data analytics and technology to drive enforcement efforts. The Internal Revenue Service and its Criminal Investigation…
The global securities and investment landscape is rapidly being reshaped. Among the challenging market conditions of recent years, institutional investors have turned to resilience-building as their central driver of growth. “The way our clients seek to build resilience varies across businesses, segments, and markets,” says Ee Fong Soh, Group Head of Financial Institutions, Securities & Fiduciary Services, Global Transaction Services, DBS Bank. “Yet we see a common dual objective across the board: the pursuit…