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5 Trends to Watch During the Pandemic Recovery

Published July 2, 2021

The economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will be different from the recoveries that followed past recessions, Marci Rossell told AICPA governing Council members. Economic downturns typically originate in a sector such as housing, finance, or manufacturing and ripple through the economy from there, said Rossell, an economic forecaster and former chief economist at CNBC.

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The Class of 2021 Could Transform Hiring: Here's What College Seniors Want from Employers

Published June 29, 2021

A new report focuses on sentiments among college seniors regarding in-person work, salary expectations, hiring and more as the class of 2021 joins the workforce. The coronavirus pandemic transformed the way students and professionals work and learn on short notice with universities and workplaces adopting remote operations to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. iCIMS, a talent cloud company, released its Class of 2021 Report, and the company's ...

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Hackers Have a Devastating New Target

Published June 22, 2021

A major gas pipeline. Dozens of government agencies. A Florida city's water supply. And now, one of the world's top meat producers. The last few months have seen a sharp rise in cyberattacks, often disrupting products and services that are key to our everyday lives. Many of those attacks have used ransomware, a set of tools that lets hackers gain access to computer systems and disrupt or lock them until they get paid.

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Tips for Lease Accounting Amid Financial Uncertainty

Published June 21, 2021

It’s been more than a year since the pandemic began, and while the vaccine rollout is reason for optimism, many organizations will be dealing with financial fallout for the foreseeable future. While private businesses and not-for-profit organizations face mounting financial pressures, many are also still contending with the adoption of new guidance for lease accounting. And public companies that have already adopted the new guidance need to ...

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