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What if the guiding narrative of 2,000 years of human history was a slow march toward the worship of money? A new book by Paul Vigna argues that we could fix this problem if we declared an old-fashioned jubilee and simply erased all debts.
May 29
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Banks sued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau last year to stop the 1033 open banking rule from taking effect. Now the Trump administration plans to kill the rule.
May 29
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Jen Cressman is the chief commercial officer atForm Health , the national leader in science-based obesity care.Jen is a veteran of the healthcare industry, building and leading exceptional sales teams at dynamic, innovative companies. Jen has been leading Form Health through rapid commercial growth since May 2023, focusing on leveraging the physician-led, science-based obesity care model to guide clients through the challenges and opportunities of GLP-1s.
May 28
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Nishaad Ruparel is the president of Ascend, a Top 50 Firm formed in 2023 with capital from Alpine Investors, a private equity firm based in San Francisco. Prior to joining Ascend, he was recruited by Alpine Investors to help launch a new investment strategy; prior to joining Alpine, he spent time at AEA, an upper middle market PE firm based in New York, and at JP Morgan, where he serviced private equity clients out of the firm's investment banking division. He holds an MBA from Stanford University and a BS in Finance from New York University's Stern School of Business.
May 28
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According to a new survey from HSBC, 72% of American corporations have seen their operating costs increase due to the Trump administration's new tariffs.
May 28
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During its meeting last month, some members of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy committee expressed concern about persistent supply chain disruptions while others were confident price growth would be constrained.
May 28
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The Brazilian neobank expanded its bank accounts for minors with new features in 2024 by adding high-yield savings "boxes" and expanding parental controls.
May 28
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U.S. households were financially sound last year, but the Federal Reserve's annual well-being report highlighted a few emerging trends, including rising buy now/pay later delinquencies and incidents of financial fraud.
May 28
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The card giant appointed Antony Cahill as its new regional president and CEO; Global Payments further simplifies its business; Curve adds Apple Pay rival to iOS devices; and more in this week's global payments roundup.
May 28
