WebCE's Weekly Wrap-Up: August 17-23, 2024

By WebCE
Aug 23, 2024

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Welcome to the first installment of WebCE’s Weekly Wrap-Up, a review of the week’s top stories from across the many industries we serve. Each week, we’ll offer a list of the biggest news, resources, and best practices across a variety of industries to help you stay at the top of your game. Here, you’ll find stories on insurance, finance, real estate, accounting, funeral, professional development, and more.

This week is a doozy, with major developments across several industries. Just today, the U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit against RealPage, accusing the property management software company of colluding with landlords, while Fed Chair Jerome Powell signaled coming rate cuts, saying “The time has come for policy to adjust.” Earlier this week, job growth numbers were revised down by 818,000—the largest downward revision since 2009.

See the complete list of the week’s top stories below. If there’s a link you’d like to share or a news topic you think we should cover, let us know!

This Week's Top Stories

  1. 1. How to Turn Professional Services Into Products (MIT Sloan Management Review)
  2. 2. U.S. Justice Department Accuses RealPage of Driving Up Rents (Reuters)
  3. 3. How Buyers and Sellers are Navigating Real Estate's Seismic Shake-Up (CNN)
  4. 4. 5 Communications Best Practices for Enhancing Client Retention (Insurance News Net)
  5. 5. NAIC President Andrew N. Mais: No Generation Can Go It Alone (NAIC)
  6. 6. Medicare Beneficiaries Facing 'Perfect Storm' for Enrollment, Insurance CEO Warns (Newsweek)
  7. 7. After Health Care Attacks, Tech Giants Will Help Small Hospitals with Cyber Defenses (NPR)
  8. 8. Fed Chair Powell Indicates Interest Rate Cuts Ahead: 'The Time has Come for Policy to Adjust' (CNBC)
  9. 9. IRS Releases 401(k) Employer Match Guidance for Student Loan Repayments (CPR Practice Advisor)
  10. 10. Revised Annual Figures Show Annual U.S. Job Growth was Much Lower Than Previously Reported (Los Angeles Times)

This Week's Top Podcast

Swim Towards the Shark (This American Life)

In a crisis, when all logic suggests that you get away from the dangerous thing, how will you respond?