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Does the world need a 'universal language' of accounting?

In the early years of the 21st century, investors had good reason to hope that a single, globally-accepted accounting framework would soon emerge to unite the world's financial markets. It seemed inevitable that the Securities ...

How nonprofits pitch in before, during and after disasters strike

Los Angeles is reeling after fires of historic proportions raced through many communities in January 2025, destroying thousands of homes. The Conversation U.S. asked Vanessa Crossgrove Fry, an associate research professor ...

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New report shows pressures mounting within global housing market

Property prices around the world are rising faster than inflation for the third consecutive quarter according to a new International Housing Observatory report, suggesting pressures are mounting within the global housing ...

Wealth tax linked to increased savings, study finds

With Uncle Sam running chronic trillion-dollar deficits, one proposal to increase revenue has been to raise it from the wealthiest Americans: through a tax, not on their yearly income, but on their accumulated wealth.