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Google Business Profile Optimization For The Financial Vertical

Google Business Profile Optimization For The Financial Vertical

The financial vertical is a dynamic, challenging, and highly regulated space. As such, for businesses in this vertical, optimizing local search presence and, specifically, Google Business Profile listings requires a greater level of sensitivity and specialization than industries like retail or restaurant. The inherent challenges stem from a host of considerations, such as internal branding guidelines, accessibility considerations, regulatory measures, and governance considerations among… Source link

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U.S. debt ceiling fight is a potential ‘financial catastrophe’

U.S. debt ceiling fight is a potential ‘financial catastrophe’

Expect financial market and economic chaos to ensue if U.S. lawmakers don’t find a resolution on the debt ceiling this time around. “If there was even a temporary default on the U.S. debt, it would really be a financial catastrophe,” NYU professor and economist Nouriel Roubini told Yahoo Finance Live at the World Economic Forum (video above). “So if you default on the debt, domestic and foreign investors in the private sector are not going to buy your bonds, and you’ll have a spike in… Source link

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Google and Nvidia reportedly “express concerns” to US financial regulators about Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard buyout

Google and Nvidia reportedly “express concerns” to US financial regulators about Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard buyout

Google and Nvidia have contacted US financial regulators about Microsoft’s proposed $69bn takeover of Activision Blizzard, according to Bloomberg (paywall). Sources told the website both Google and Nvidia had “expressed concerns” to the Federal Trade Commision (FTC), which sued to block the deal in December. The FTC has argued the buyout, which would grant Microsoft ownership of the likes of Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and Candy Crush, would reduce competition… Source link

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Canadians confident about financial literacy skills; investing remains a gap: Yahoo/Maru poll

Canadians confident about financial literacy skills; investing remains a gap: Yahoo/Maru poll

Less than half of respondents to a new Yahoo/Maru poll said they feel very confident in their financial literacy of stocks and bonds. A new survey shows many Canadians feel they have a sufficient level of financial literacy despite acknowledging that investing is still one major area they don’t understand. Seventy per cent of respondents to a new Yahoo poll, conducted by Maru Public Opinion, reported feeling confident in their financial literacy skills and have a “thorough understanding” or… Source link

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