Bruce Bentley

S&P 500 futures are flat at the start of the week S&P 500 futures sway between profits and losses in premarket trading as traders prepare for the busiest week of the profitable season. Tesla, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft will be reporting profits this week. These reports will have a significant impact on overall market dynamics due to the huge market capitalization of the companies. The S&P 500 is near an all-time high, and recent trading sessions have shown that traders are buying any pullback quickly, meaning the demand for stocks remains strong. Government bond yields have risen since the beginning of this week, and this move could put pressure on technology stocks, although earnings reports will serve as the main catalyst for the market. WTI Oil Tests The $ 61 Level in Problems in India India recently reported another record number of new coronavirus cases as Indian states continued to introduce new virus containment measures. The situation in India is ...

Changing recruiting behavior and identifying bias are critical to making progress in creating a diverse and inclusive insurance industry, experts said at a Wednesday session at the Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc.'s 2021 conference, which was held virtually. "Diversity comes in many forms," ​​said Lauren Young, Chicago, director of diversity and inclusion at Zurich North America. "You need to build relationships with a wide variety of groups to bring the best talent into your company." In the session, moderated by Elanee Gashaw, New York Partner for Diversity Partnerships and Sourcing, Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc., industry experts discussed strategies for recruiting diverse talent and overcoming prejudice in hiring. "If you don't think outside the box, you're recycling the same people over and over again," said Frank Acosta, president and CEO of The Risk Management Group Inc. in Miami, New Blood in It. Either attract the...

The Federal Trade Commission, the main consumer guardian against unfair and misleading businesses, already has too few teeth when it comes to enforcing the law. On Thursday, a unanimous Supreme Court tore another molar tooth. Following the court's decision to weaken federal law against pesky robocalls, the ruling could lead you to believe that the current court is virulent against the consumer. But that's not the problem; The fact is that Congress leaves too many gaps for regulators to fill. The court identifies issues that lawmakers can easily fix - or rather that it could fix if it were functional. Judge Stephen Breyer's ruling on Thursday related to the case against the FTC owned by AMG Capital Management, an online payday loan company that successfully brought the commission to court in 2012. Like the typical payday lender, AMG had borrowers sign contracts that enabled the company to automatically withdraw funds from their bank accounts when the loans were due in...