October 2024 Visa Bulletin – New Fiscal Year, Mostly the Same Old Story

The State Department has published the much-anticipated October Visa Bulletin, the first issue of Fiscal Year 2025. Although the new year brings a brand new allotment of visa numbers in all…

Salesforce deploys autonomous AI agents, hailing ‘the third wave of the AI revolution’

Salesforce (CRM) touted its new suite of autonomous artificial intelligence agents ahead of its annual Dreamforce conference Thursday, saying its Agentforce platform represented “the third wave of the AI revolution.”…

Oil Fades After Short-Lived Rebound as Storm Francine Passes

(Bloomberg) — Oil slipped after producers started bringing output back online after Storm Francine passed, though futures still headed for their first weekly gain in a month as the disruptions…

Dow Jones Today: Stocks Move Higher as S&P 500, Nasdaq Look to Extend Week-Long Winning Streak

Adobe Stock Plunges on Light Outlook 43 minutes ago Adobe (ADBE) shares tumbled 9% Friday morning after the digital multimedia software maker issued a disappointing current-quarter outlook that overshadowed better-than-expected results for…

Global equity funds see second weekly outflow on caution over economic outlook

(Reuters) – Global investors were net sellers of equity funds for a second successive week through Sept. 11, driven by concerns over the health of the U.S. economy and caution…

Treasuries Advance as Traders Mull Size of Fed Cut: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — Treasuries rallied and the dollar fell after a mixed bag of US data this week kept investors guessing on the size of an expected rate cut from the…

RBI Governor Signals No Policy Change Despite Inflation Dip

(Bloomberg) — India’s central bank governor signaled he’s in no hurry to cut interest rates despite recent softening in inflation in the world’s fastest-growing major economy. Most Read from Bloomberg…

Dudley Sees Case for Half-Point Fed Rate Cut Next Week

(Bloomberg) — Former Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley said there’s scope for a half-point rate cut at the central bank’s meeting next week. Most Read from…

These Are the 3 Most Effective Ways to Quit Smoking, New Research Finds

A new review of more than 300 prior studies has identified the best tools to quit smoking. The research looked at a variety of medications and techniques, including nicotine replacement,…

EVERYTHING’S FINE: Big TCPA Win For Medical Debt Collector Suggests FCC Rulings Still Binding After Loper Bright–Let’s Hope it Stays That Way

Fascinating little case for you all today. Consumer visits hospital for treatment. Provides phone number at admission. Receives treatment and is discharged. Consumer fails to pay resulting invoices. Hospital and…