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U.S. consumer confidence has risen slightly in April, supported by strong tax refunds and improved views on jobs and income, although concerns about inflation and geopolitical tensions remain. The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index increased to 92.8 from 92.2 in March, driven by a rise in expectations for the economy, while views on current conditions…

Microsoft is rolling out its Copilot 365 AI assistant to all of Accenture’s roughly 743,000 employees. Reuters notes that Accenture is one of the most aggressive corporate adopters of AI, and has even tied top-level promotions to usage of the technology. The latest move is further to Accenture’s plan in 2024 to deploy Copilot ?to…

Supreme Court justices are set today to consider pharmaceutical and biotech giant Bayer’s effort to have dismissed thousands of lawsuits which accuse the company of failing to warn users that the active ingredient in its ?Roundup weedkiller causes cancer. The court is due to hear arguments in Bayer’s appeal of a jury verdict in Missouri…

Nasdaq has announced it will launch a suite of new products to support its plan to extend U.S. equities trading to 23 hours a day, five days a week, aiming to meet growing global demand for access to U.S. markets. The expanded trading schedule, expected to begin on December 6th pending regulatory approval, will run…

Insurance chief risk officers (CROs) are prioritising cyber security, advanced technology, and third-party dependencies as their most immediate concerns, while preparing for longer-term risks including climate transition, data ethics, and a potential global debt crisis, according to an EY/IIF survey of 106 insurers. Cyber risk remains the top near-term threat, cited by 80% of CROs,…