Chicago Exchange Approves After Hours Trading
The Chicago Stock Exchange has become the first exchange to approve after-hours trading for institutional and individual investors. This move comes as...
Japanese Banks Announce Alliance
Share prices soared on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday after three Japanese banks announced an alliance that would create the world's largest banking ...
Increase in Federal Reserve Rates Likely
When the Federal Reserve meets on Tuesday, Aug.
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Auditors Say Savings By Gore's Project Were Overstated
Some of the cost savings claimed by Vice President Al Gore's project to streamline government were overstated, and other cuts in expenses can't be sub...
New Software Program Integrates Electronic Workpaper and Trial Balance Software on Microsoft Platforms
This week, ePace! Software announced the release of its new software package called ePace! Engagement, the accounting industry's first integrated soft...
Datek Online Is First To Provide Customers With Instant Answers
Datek Online, an online brokerage pioneer, introduced "Ask Datek" - a new service that give customers instant access to answers for Datek-related ques...
Research Puts Citigroup On Top Of Global Leader List
As financial institutions strive to gain market share through mergers and acquisitions, the question remains, "Which one will emerge as the global ban...
AccountingWEB Weekly News Wrap-up - Issue 5
============================================================== The AccountingWEB Newswire - Issue 5 August 19, 1...
Some Hints For Client Retention
You've heard the saying, "For every $5 dollars spent earning a new client it only takes $1 dollar to retain one." But what does that mean? It means ...
Internet Advertising Revenues for First Quarter of 1999 Double First Quarter 1998
Internet advertising revenue reached $693 million for the first quarter of 1999 - almost doubling the $351 million reported for the first quarter 1998...
"Leading Edge Alliance" Association Formed
Nineteen of the USA's top local and regional independent CPA firms have banded together to form a new accounting firm association, called The Leading ...
Less Than Half of Major Firms Expect Full Year 2000 Compliance by Year's End
Fewer than half - 48 percent - of the largest U.S. companies anticipate all of their critical systems to be Year 2000 compliant, according to a recent...
Starting Pay For New Grads Increases
Surprise! Starting pay for new grads is up. But wait, there's good news. They aren't seeing the double-digit increases that 1998 brought. The highe...
Alta Vista Joins Free Internet Service Providers
AltaVista decided last week to offer free dial-up internet access program that offers members email and unlimited Internet access. AltaVista joins ot...
Keyboard Help For Non-Techies
Do you ever wonder what the F4 key does on your keyboard? Or what that symbol is between the Ctrl and Alt key on your keyboard?
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New Directory Tracks Booming Consulting Industry
Hot off the presses is the Directory of Management Consultants 2000, which tracks the incredible growth of the management consulting industry featurin...
Another Top 100 Firm Set To Merge
From the Mergers and Alliances column this week...Seattle based Moss Adams (16 offices, 110 partners, ranked #88) announced today that it will merge i...
New Social Security Report Provides Great Consulting Opportunity
Beginning October 1, 1999, the Social Security Administration will automatically send out annual social security statements to every worker above age ...
Train Your Staff - And Yourself - on Using The Net
All of us can use some extra help understanding the Internet. If you want some quick and easy tutorials, but don't want to go to a class or, more com...
On Line Advertisers To Spend $33 Billion by 2004
Ad revenues are projected to hit $33 billion worldwide by 2004 as advertisers scramble to strengthen their ad campaigns and marketing efforts via the ...
