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Trump’s second term may unleash a new wave of acquisitions, and mid-cap stocks could be in the crosshairs of acquirers. https://lnkd.in/ezTy_xrU

Andrea Rocchetto, cofounder and CEO of Ephos, spoke about the future of IT infrastructure at the 2024?#ForbesCIO Summit in New York City. https://trib.al/FLwJhoP

At this year's 2024 Forbes CMO Summit held in London, the marketing community’s global leaders shared their perspectives on what matters most—and why within the marketing landscape today. Presented by Canva

In part three of this four-part series, @Zendesk CEO Tom Eggemeier stresses the important roles that AI and human agents will play in CX going forward. Presented by Zendesk #ZendeskAI Learn More: https://lnkd.in/gw32zed5

Republicans have long positioned themselves as pro-business and pro-school choice, and it’s likely that the incoming Trump administration and Republican-controlled House and Senate will grease the wheels for federal and state education policies—including vouchers, tax credits and education savings accounts—that benefit public and private education businesses.

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., withdrew a President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general nominee Thursday, saying his “confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction” over increasing scrutiny of the sexual misconduct allegations that have followed him now for several years.

The ability to read markets accurately is a highly-prized skill that’s typically associated with successful investing. But in a time when traditional economic correlations break down, the act of parsing signals from noise can feel like a fool’s errand. But is it? Emily Roland, Co-Chief Investment Strategist at Manulife John Hancock Investments addressed these topics and more. Presented by Manulife Investment Management Learn More: https://lnkd.in/gUsF9EnC

Nothing is forever—including tax amnesty. The IRS' second employee retention credit (ERC) voluntary disclosure program for businesses who want to pay back the money they received after filing ERC claims in error is ending. The program will run through November 22, 2024.

BREAKING NEWS: Former Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general Thursday, just one week after Trump chose the hard-right firebrand for the job, after sexual misconduct claims imperiled his nomination. https://trib.al/ecKLz7s

The stock market surged higher following Donald Trump’s election win earlier this month as Wall Street celebrated the new business-friendly administration and the more lenient regulatory environment it is expected to bring. Under the Biden administration, dealmaking has been sluggish due in part to an aggressive antitrust approach from the Federal Trade Commission headed up by Chair Lina Khan. A year-and-a-half Federal Reserve rate hiking campaign also slowed the pace of deals. Trump, however, has made it no secret that he wants to overhaul government departments, and once he takes office in January, a change in the FTC seems like it will be among his first orders of business. Plus, the Fed started cutting rates in September. Dealmakers and corporate lenders are expecting a second Trump term to usher in a new era of merger and acquisition activity, while Wall Street now expects that under Trump, stalled deals like the Kroger-Albertsons grocery merger could get the green light. Read more: https://trib.al/LsZq7P7