This Week In Finance News: 10 Stories You Need To See

2024-11-08 06:30:54

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A roundup of the most newsworthy financial press releases from PR Newswire this week, including updates in debt relief, American consumers' concerns for the future and the election's impact on your financial plan.

NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ --
With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help finance journalists and consumers stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a recap of some major stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.

The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full text) and an excerpt from each story. Click on the press release headlines to access accompanying multimedia assets that are available for download.

PR Newswire Weekly Finance Press Release Roundup, Nov. 4-8, 2024.

Strive Launches New Wealth Management Business to Offer True Financial Freedom to American Clients
Strive Enterprises, Inc. launched its Wealth Management business in Dallas, Texas, where a key part of this business will include a focus on integrating Bitcoin into standard portfolios of everyday Americans as a hedge against risks.

Workday and Compa Partner to Revolutionize Compensation with Real-Time Data Compa's market intelligence will replace yearly compensation surveys, which can quickly become outdated and inaccurate, making it difficult for companies to offer competitive compensation packages. This partnership will give joint customers access to Compa's real-time compensation data directly in the Workday platform, helping them make more informed, competitive job offers.

National Debt Relief Partners with Docsumo to Fastrack Debt Settlements with Document AI This groundbreaking collaboration harnesses cutting-edge AI technology to empower thousands on their journey to financial freedom. Using Docsumo, National Debt Relief automates the processing of Debt Settlement Letters, which allows them to help people get out of debt faster.

ACON Invests in Mexican Fitness Studio Chain Commando
With this investment, ACON will collaborate with Commando's shareholders and management team to accelerate the Company's domestic and international expansion plans. This transaction marks ACON's 43rd investment in Latin America, where it is currently deploying its fifth fund.

Climate tops list of US consumers' future concerns
The new Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions report, Challenges of Nations (US), surveyed the fears and expectations of almost 2,000 Americans. It compares their current (2024) and future concerns to reveal how societal concerns change over time, and provide clues to the values of US consumers, which in turn will shape what they buy and how they interact with businesses.

Cognizant Launches Global FinOps Center of Excellence, New Solutions Built with IBM Technology to Tackle Enterprise Modernization Challenges
"Optimizing cloud, AI and mainframe solutions are priorities for C-suite leaders the world over," said Stephen Smith, General Manager, IBM Service Partner Ecosystem. "Exploiting automation and AI to reduce manual operations and accelerate productivity will help clients to realize more value from their hybrid cloud environments, reduce technology costs and the barriers to innovation."

UBS Asset Management launches its first tokenised Money Market Fund, available through DigiFT
"This is a significant milestone in the world of Web3, and a testament of our ability to transform capital markets. Not only does this partnership bridge traditional finance with digital and decentralized technologies, it also demonstrates our ability to deliver next-generation investment solutions on an open network - for a new generation of global investors," said Henry Zhang, Founder & Chief Executive Officer of DigiFT.

Thunes and GCash launch innovative, cross-border digital wallet top-up solution
This ground-breaking initiative enables GCash users to top up their wallet balances directly within the app using funds from their U.K. and European bank accounts. This collaboration makes cross-border top-ups real-time and more cost efficient, offering GCash users in Europe more convenience and financial control.

The 2024 Presidential Election: What Could It Mean for Your Financial Plan? Nikki Ockenden, RFC®, Managing Partner at Precise Financial Solutions, sheds light on how election outcomes often affect financial markets and individual strategies. "Election cycles bring uncertainty, and with uncertainty comes market volatility," says Ockenden. "It's important for individuals to remain vigilant and consider how potential shifts in policy could affect their financial standing."

Saudi Arabia Reveals Transformative Economic Insights with New Report at Biban24: A Strategic Blueprint for Global Innovation and
SME Growth
The newly launched report, reveals Saudi Arabia's remarkable progress in creating a dynamic business environment, catalyzed by a robust set of economic reforms and an ambitious diversification strategy. According to the report, Saudi Arabia experienced a 4.9% growth in non-oil economic activity in Q2 2024, reinforcing its position as a global hub for SMEs and foreign investors.

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