Los Angeles County Banking and Finance: Trends. Updates. Visionaries.
20% of large organizations will use digital currencies for payments, stored value or collateral by 2024, according to Gartner, Inc.
March 22, 2022
CFOs are finding themselves having to account for inflation-related uncertainties in annual budgets and offer guidance for investors, according to an analysis of S&P 1200 company earnings call transcripts from 3Q20 through 3Q21, says Gartner, Inc.
Awards
Mobile-advertising budgets have surged 142% since 2011, according to a new study, as brand marketers seek to capitalize on consumers’ love affair with smartphones and tablets.
Sept. 24, 2013
Technology and the Internet
Shipments of hand-held computers fell 9.5% in the third quarter as buyers delayed purchases in anticipation of devices with improved hardware and software features, according to a study released this week.
Nov. 8, 2001
Business
One of Apple’s big selling points -- perhaps the biggest -- for Apple Pay was that this sharp new payment-processing system it unveiled last September would be all but immune from fraud.
March 7, 2015
You can take it with you -- in high-def, no less.
Jan. 5, 2006
Movies
Texas Western’s 1966 basketball triumph fits the entertaining formula in a slick production.
Jan. 13, 2006
Technology: Irvine chip maker will help Northern Telecom to broaden its services, including video.
March 9, 1999
Archives
Yahoo Inc. is adding to its roster of paid-subscription services today with a set of commercial-free Internet radio stations.
Jan. 29, 2003
Video games: Parent groups and policymakers applaud the move. But others say it might turn off hard-core gamers.
March 14, 2001