Organization Root Tag

David Heun
April 21, 2020 2:47 PM

The coronavirus pandemic has added a troubling twist to the already difficult process of converting fuel pumps to accept EMV chip cards and communicate with the stations' point-of-sale terminals.

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By Alfred Cang, Javier Blas, Serene Cheong and Chanyaporn Chanjaroen
April 21, 2020 1:34 PM

As oil prices collapsed in the fallout from the coronavirus, Singapore-based Hin Leong's foundations crumbled.

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Life preserver at sea
Noah W. Wilcox
April 21, 2020 1:15 PM

Small banks are a lifeline for many local businesses and should be given first crack at distributing funds from a continuation of the federal stimulus program.

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FASB chairman Russell Golden
Michael Cohn
April 21, 2020 11:52 AM

The proposal would delay the effective date for one year for some private companies and nonprofits in applying the leases standard and for franchisor businesses in applying the revenue recognition standard.

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“This impact is broad and it's really across all markets in almost all industries, not just those that are dealing with social distancing sort of disruption,” said Comerica CEO Curt Farmer.
By Jon Prior
April 21, 2020 11:22 AM

Rather than selling off assets at a steep discount, the Dallas company is considering taking equity positions in energy firms struggling to make loan payments in the wake of collapsing prices.

3 Min Read
Michael Moeser
April 21, 2020 10:35 AM

Discover transitioned all of its 8,000 U.S.-based call center personnel to work from home within a matter of days after the U.S. declared a national emergency on March 13. By March 20, Discover had 95% of its agents working from home using a thin-client device to emulate their call center desktops.

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Michael Cohn
April 21, 2020 10:28 AM

The American Institute of CPAs’ Auditing Standards Board has decided to defer the effective dates of seven of its recently issued Statements on Auditing Standards because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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IRS
Michael Cohn
April 20, 2020 5:00 PM

Recipients of Social Security benefits, as well as railroad retirement and veterans benefits recipients, will need to act fast.

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Truist Chairman and CEO Kelly King
M&A
Paul Davis
April 20, 2020 3:00 PM

Executives say they can still meet their goal of $480 million in cost savings this year from the combination of BB&T and SunTrust despite unexpected expenses, unless the economy fails to rebound quickly.

3 Min Read
April 20, 2020 2:39 PM

Sales taxes are a pillar of the Texas state budget, and the usually stable revenue source has taken a hit from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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