Key insight: Brian Johnson, the former No. 2 at the agency in the first Trump administration, disclosed 12 industry clients from between 2022 and 2024, when he was working for the consulting firm Patomak Global Partners. What’s at stake: Johnson’s client roster included the bank payment platform Zelle, major credit reporting bureaus, payday lenders and…
Stocks drifted to a mixed finish on Wall Street Friday as oil prices slipped for the first time in a week. Every major index lost ground overall for the week amid increasing pressure from a sharp escalation in the U.S. war with Iran. Investors are also contending with new tariffs from the Trump administration and…
The government has no proposal to introduce a minimum pension scheme for all citizens, ET Online reported, citing a written reply by the Ministry of Labour and Employment in the Rajya Sabha. According to the report, Minister of State for Labour and Employment Shobha Karandlaje told the Rajya Sabha that there is no proposal to…
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European shares rose on Friday after registering their steepest one-day loss in two weeks in the previous session, as investors drew comfort from some corporate earnings and assessed the impact higher oil prices could have on monetary policy. The pan-European STOXX 600 index edged 0.6% higher to 644.67, rising for the second straight week. Germany’s…
A wobbly U.S. stock market will take its cues in the coming week from a Federal Reserve meeting set to shed light on the path for interest rates, and from a packed slate of corporate earnings led by technology companies and heavyweights in artificial intelligence. Major equity indexes posted weekly declines, dragged down on the…
Flexible Finance aims to secure a Utah industrial bank charter to support its flexible rent payments solution Flex Rent. The company has submitted applications to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Utah Department of Financial Institutions (UDFI) to charter a Utah state-chartered industrial bank called Flex Bank, it said in a Friday (July 24) press release. Flex Bank would…
Zeplyn, which provides an AI operating system for wealth management firms has launched Advisor Coaching, a capability that automatically evaluates and scores advisor-client conversations and delivers actionable feedback without requiring managers to review transcripts manually. The capability, now available at the organizational level for Zeplyn customers, analyzes client conversations against a customizable scoring rubric and…
The major stock indices are closing the day with mixed results. The Dow industrial average was the best performer with a gain of 235.04 points or 0.45% at 51952.20. The S&P index rose 3.68 points or 0.05% at 7411.97. NASDAQ index fell -161.87 points or -0.64% at 24975.82 The small-cap Russell 2000 fell -0.35% ….
24 July 2026 Compared with May 2026: median consumer perceptions of inflation over the past 12 months decreased significantly, as did median expectations for inflation over the next 12 months. Median expectations for inflation three years ahead decreased slightly, while median expectations for inflation five years ahead remained unchanged; expectations for nominal income growth over…