Thursday, February 29, 2024

Hybrid Ditched As Part Of Major WRC Regulation Change



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Hybrid will be ditched from the World Rally Championship's premium category from the end of this season – the move comes as part of a raft of proposed technical regulation changes emerging from Wednesday's meeting of the World Motor Sport Council. Image
Excerpt: reuters.com

Sunday, February 25, 2024

Accounting Standards Blamed For Lack Of Accountants

Image "The study looks at how growing regulation within accounting and the increase in accounting rules issued by the FASB have changed the accounting profession and the role of the accountant," said Anthony Le, a Ph.D candidate in accounting at Columbia University, who carried out the study.

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

‘Affects Every Person In NYS’: Business Owners Concerned With DEC Regulations

Image BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Dozens of Buffalo area business owners met Monday to discuss new regulations that they believe will also impact consumers.
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Monday, February 19, 2024

January Economic Data Challenges Soft Landing Narrative


"Let's not get amped up when you get one month of CPI that was higher than what you expected," Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said during a question-and-answer session hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on Wednesday. "It is totally clear that inflation is coming ... Image
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Friday, February 16, 2024

SA Business Owner Accused Of Taking Almost $26K From Families Ordering Headstones For Loved Ones

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Georgia Pacific, a multi-billion dollar subsidiary of Koch Industries, announced in September it would lay off more than 500 workers who had earned doubled the state's median income of $35,216 and would sell the facility. The last worker was laid off Nov. 16. Image

Thursday, February 15, 2024

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Denver Elections Office Will Not Comply With Mayor's Budget Cuts | 9news.Com

Image DENVER — Denver's mayor is getting pushback on his call for "shared sacrifice" from city departments to address the migrant crisis.
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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Gregg County Commissioners Approve Moving $400k For Jail Overtime Pay

Image GREGG COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - Gregg County Commissioners approved a $400,000 budget transfer to help with jail overtime.
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Sunday, February 11, 2024

Bullhorn Economics | The Indian Express

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The NDA government likes to be very loud. This year, while presenting the interim Budget for 2024-25, the Hon'ble Finance Minister (FM) chose to use a bullhorn. The media obediently amplified the noise. Image
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Saturday, February 10, 2024

Seattle Property Taxes Among Top 5 Most Expensive In Big U.S. Cities

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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida lawmakers could eliminate all property tax and replace lost revenue through a consumption tax, according to the Florida Senate. Image

Friday, February 9, 2024

Accounting Software Startup Pennylane Becomes France’s Latest Unicorn

Image You might think that it's quite a lot of money for a company working on . . . accounting software? That's because the startup is growing nicely with more than 2,000 accounting firms now using Pennylane as their main software tool.

Thursday, February 8, 2024

The EU Is Throwing Its Weight Around The Business World

Image Big companies in the US and across the globe now face a critical decision: Do they adjust the way they make products and provide services to the EU's more aggressive laws or bet that more lenient regulations will take hold in other countries where they operate?

Monday, February 5, 2024

US Department Of Labor Recovers $167K In Back Wages, Damages For 17 Workers Denied Overtime Pay By West Virginia ...


Investigation findings: Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act when the employer improperly paid tipped employees time and one-half their cash wage for hours over 40 in a workweek – instead of time and one-half the applicable ... Image

Thursday, February 1, 2024

Which Makes AI Audit Software, Valued At $1 Billion In New Funding Round

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This is a problem not just for accounting firms. Auditors are essential to the modern economy. They verify financial statements, check internal controls, look out for fraud, and certify that supply chains comply with a dizzying array of regulations and rules for fair trade and fair labor ... Image

Wayne County Commissioners Pass 2025 Budget

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