(Bloomberg) — Jack Ma’s vision of the future of finance in China is being upended by regulators, along with the ambitions of conglomerates that followed his lead. Ma’s Ant Group Co. is in talks with regulators about injecting capital into its micro-lending units just weeks after its $35 billion initial […]
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As Covid upsets family finances, college students rethink their dreams
CNBC’s “College Voices 2020” is a series written by CNBC interns from universities across the country about coming of age, getting their college education and launching their careers during these extraordinary times. Michelle Gao is a senior at Harvard University, studying government and statistics. The series is edited by Cindy Perman. […]
Online Events Require a Fundamental Rethink
PHOTO: Nicole Geri In a race to rebuild the lost pipeline from canceled conferences and meetups, many marketers and event managers found themselves at a crossroads of difficult decisions. Pivoting from a live-person event to virtual is in no way as easy as setting up a Zoom conference line: there […]
Three Ways Insurance Companies Need To Rethink The Role Of Agents
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Founder and CEO of SmartFinancial.com: on a mission to make the insurance buying process more efficient. getty It used to be that if you asked someone who they’re insured with, they’d give you their insurance agent’s name. Billions of dollars in advertising later, people now name their carrier and barely remember the […]
The coronavirus pandemic should force a rethink of higher education
Sara Goldrick-Rab is Professor of Sociology and Medicine and Founding Director of the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice at Temple University. Christine Baker-Smith is Managing Director and Director of Research at the Hope Center. As the fall season approaches, students and higher education administrators are preparing for a […]