Is advertising over? What chief marketers are saying about the future of marketing

“We bombard consumers with thousands of ads a day, subject them to endless load times, interrupt them with pop-ups and overpopulate their screens and feeds,” he said. Pritchard called for advertisers and agencies to work together to make better content,...

RBI ex-chief Rajan: In a post-crisis world, this is where the new economic risks are

The world’s banks have become safer since the global financial crisis but economic risks have spread elsewhere, Raghuram Rajan, the former governor of the Reserve Bank of India, told CNBC on Friday. “Almost certainly lightening doesn’t strike twice...

US court fines UPS $247 million over illegal cigarette shipments

A federal judge ordered United Parcel Service Inc to pay nearly $247 million in damages and penalties for “illegally shipping” large volumes of untaxed cigarettes in New York state and City, a court filing showed on Thursday. UPS said it was extremely...

Greg Gianforte, Montana Republican, Captures House Seat Despite Assault Charge

By JONATHAN MARTIN and ALEXANDER BURNS May 25, 2017 BOZEMAN, Mont. — Greg Gianforte, a wealthy Montana Republican who was charged with assaulting a reporter on Wednesday, nonetheless won the state’s lone seat in the House of...