IDC Forecasts Slower Growth for Global Telecommunications Services Market
Worldwide spending on telecommunications services and pay TV services reached $1,509 billion in 2023, an increase of 2.1% over 2022,...
K&B Global to Deploy ProFinance to Automate Equipment Financing Transactions
K&B Global has been named a trusted deployment partner for TietoEvry ProFinance, a leasing platform designed to automate the increasing...
Services Sector PMI at 49.4% in April – First Contraction in 16-Month Period
Economic activity in the services sector contracted in April for the first time since December 2022, ending a period of...
Small Business Sales Grew 5.6% Y/Y and 2.2% M/M; Discretionary Spending Slows
Small business sales grew 5.6% year over year and 2.2% month over month, according to the Fiserv Small Business Index...
State Street Company Charles River Appoints Bhat as New Head of Asia-Pacific
Charles River Development, a State Street company, appointed Vinayak (Vin) Bhat as senior vice president, head of Asia Pacific, where...
Briggs Appointed Chairman of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp and F&M Bank
F&M Bank, an Archbold, Ohio-based bank owned by Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, appointed Andrew Briggs as chairman of the board...
1st Source Corporation Promotes Short to President
As part of 1st Source’s long-term succession planning, the company promoted Andrea G. Short to president. Prior to this promotion,...
Truck Freight Contraction Continues, Spending Down 27.9% Y/Y, Shipping Down 21.6% Y/Y
The latest U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index revealed that the U.S. truck freight market contracted significantly during the first three months...
Sunflower Bank Expands in Southern California, Hires Canepa as Regional President
Sunflower Bank hired four commercial banking teams as it expands in Southern California. James Canepa, who joined Sunflower Bank in...
Small Business Owners Feel Confident Despite Concerns About Inflation, Fraud and ‘Political Noise’
KeyBank's 2024 Small Business Survey found that 65% of small business owners feel confident they could fund their operating expenses...
