PCAOB to Consider Revising Audit Evidence Rule
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is making its own push to update standards for audit evidence to reflect the...
Month: September 2020
Pushing Ahead With Global Expansions
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, CFOs continue to press on with international expansion, unwilling to give up opportunities to capture market...
Business Interruption: Insurers Balk at Paying Claims
When disasters strike, many businesses rely on insurance to carry them through economic and financial rough patches. Not this time....
CFTC Urges Changes to Climate Risk Disclosure
The Commodity Futures Exchange Commission has called for enhanced disclosure by public companies of climate-related financial risks to help prevent...
Fire Breaks Out at Beirut Port a Month After Explosion
BEIRUT—A large fire broke out Thursday at Lebanon’s main port, near the site of last month’s massive explosion that devastated...
Lagarde’s Optimism on Europe’s Economy Triggers Euro Rally
FRANKFURT—European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde sounded an optimistic tone on the eurozone’s stuttering economic recovery and the strength of...
Fire Destroys Europe’s Largest Migrant Camp, in Greece
ATHENS—Fire destroyed much of Europe’s largest camp for asylum seekers early Wednesday, as refugees and migrants on the Greek island...
With Navalny Sidelined, Russia’s Opposition Seeks to Deal a Blow to Putin
MOSCOW—Last year, Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny scored a rare win in his opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin, stirring enough...
Bomb Targets Afghanistan’s Vice President as Kabul, Taliban Prepare for Historic Talks
A bombing targeting the convoy of Afghanistan’s first vice president killed at least 10 people in the country’s capital, an...
U.S. to Cut Its Force in Iraq to About 3,000 Troops, Commander Says
The Trump administration will cut the number of U.S. troops in Iraq to about 3,000 this month, a top military...
