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Global Business

The Most-Read CFO Stories of 2020

Which stories encapsulate the year? Crisis management advice, auditor fines, business insurance hiccups, cash-flow forecasting, and more.
The Economy

U.S. Treasury: Switzerland and Vietnam Are Currency Manipulators

The U.S. will work with the countries to change policies that “create unfair advantages” for foreign competitors.
Growth Strategies

Joint Ventures: Driving Innovation While Limiting Risk

CFOs are increasingly using joint ventures to grow their businesses while sharing risk and benefiting from optionality.
Global Business

Japan’s Economy Surges 22.9% in Third Quarter

Some economists fear Japan's recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is threatened by rising infections, with a contraction possible early next year.
Auditing

Alibaba, JD, Pinduoduo’s U.S. Listing Fate Hangs in Balance

House vote on audit rules could force the delisting of Chinese stocks if they don't comply with regulations.
Global Business

Report: IBM To Cut 10,000 Jobs

The job cuts could affect about 20% of its staff in Europe. The United Kingdom and Germany would be the hardest hit, says Bloomberg.
Strategy

Danone Announces Job Cuts, Restructuring

The consumer goods company says it is reshaping itself as a “local-first” organization.
Regulation

EU Charges Amazon With Antitrust Violations

Regulators say Amazon illegally uses nonpublic data that it collects from sellers on its retail platform to boost sales of its own-label products.
Workplace Issues

Apple Rebukes Supplier for Labor Code Violations

The company's decision to put Taiwan's Pegatron on probation underscores the “challenge facing Apple as it seeks to address abuses in its supply chain."
Global Business

Will U.S.-China Relationship Improve Under Joe Biden?

“Both sides are under pressure to maintain a hawkish stance as domestic politics don't allow for yielding ground to someone else.”
Global Business

Bank of England Boosts Bond-Buying Program

The bank will purchase another 150 billion pounds in bonds to shore up the U.K. economy as the country enters a second lockdown.
M&A

Nestlé Buys Prepared Meal Delivery Service

Target Freshly delivers more than 1 million meals per week and is expected to end 2020 with sales of $430 million.
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