In 2025, the IMF reported that, across the globe, companies, households, and countries had amassed $251 trillion in debt. Looking toward the end of 2026, J.P. Morgan has warned that interest rates on such borrowings are set to spike, owing largely to dwindling populations and diminishing fiscal discipline. In a note yesterday, JPMorgan’s Joyce Chang and…
Why finance leaders are taking over operations—and why the new COFO role isn’t a simple shortcut. There’s a new acronym roaming the C-suite. The so-called COFO — a hybrid chief operating and financial officer — is more common than ever, marking a structural shift in how companies are deciding who runs the business. But the…
In 2025, global office utilization reported its largest annual gain in four years. But employees aren’t returning simply because they’re being told to. Lenny Beaudoin According to CBRE’s 2026 “Global Workplace & Occupancy Insights” survey report, organizations that design their office spaces for collaboration, culture and connection are experiencing the strongest attendance gains. Office utilization…
Mortgage servicers posted higher customer satisfaction scores across the board this year, and for the first time, a bank — Chase — edged out Rocket Mortgage for the top spot, according to J.D. Power’s 2026 U.S. Mortgage Servicer Satisfaction Study. Processing Content The 2026 industry average of 607 was a gain of 11 points over…
On a Thursday afternoon, about 70 people gathered around a nearly six-foot-tall humanoid robot outside an unassuming office building. Employees, executives, and board members of Agility Robotics, along with local officials, had come to christen the humanoid startup’s new engineering hub: a 60,000-square-foot facility where nearly 200 existing and new employees will work on the…
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that the Income Tax Department cannot issue a reassessment notice in the name of a person who has already died, holding that such a notice is void from the outset and cannot later be validated by simply substituting the deceased’s legal heir. The judgment provides important clarity for families…
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Gold and silver prices: The price of the yellow metal in India’s retail market declined on Friday, 24 July, amid continued uncertainty and tensions between the United States and Iran. The recent attacks on tankers in the Red Sea have once again raised the possibility of persistent inflation in the foreseeable future due to elevated…
Amid rising financial crimes and fraud through digital means, the Ministry of Labour and Employment has urged all job seekers to remain vigilant against falling for such scams and not blindly trust people promising employment in exchange for money and financial benefits. The ministry has also categorically clarified that the National Career Service (NCS) portal…