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Category: Risk Factors

Elderly Couple walks together, Overcoming Recession

Corporate Executives Prepare for a Recession

Elderly Couple walks together, Overcoming Recession

Opinions differ on what constitutes an economic recession. In general, it refers to a period of declining economic activity, which leaves plenty of room to argue about factors such as how long a downturn should be to qualify as a recession....

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Growing U.S.-China Tensions Raise Risks for Companies

Dragon roof statue symbolizing power and authority, amidst sanctions.

To say relations between the United States and China are deteriorating seems like an understatement. Take your pick of reasons why: China’s support of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, China’s own saber rattling over Taiwan – and President Joe...

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Cracked Crystal Ball Predicting Ukraine's Uncertain Future

At Behest of SEC, Companies Disclose Effects of Russia-Ukraine War on Businesses

Cracked Crystal Ball Predicting Ukraine's Uncertain Future

When one of the world’s largest countries unilaterally invades a neighboring nation, predicting the impact on global businesses with any degree of certainty may seem impossible. Nevertheless, the Securities and Exchange Commission is asking...

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Corporations Bristle at Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Extreme close up of a spiky row of thorns on the vine

For decades, many foreign-policy experts have subscribed to the idea that economic globalization promotes world peace. War with other countries starts to look less appealing to governments as more companies expand their reach beyond the bor...

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SEC Calls for Expansion of Cybersecurity Disclosure Requirements

Spiderweb Pattern in black and white

The Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking to expand its cybersecurity disclosure rules, which, if adopted, would require publicly traded corporations to offer deeper public insights into a variety of data security issues, including...

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