Home Improvement Sees A Boom – But Will It Last?
Home Improvement Sees A Boom – But Will It Last?
August 21, 2020  |  Retail

It’s often said that home is where the heart is. But in 2020, it seems that expression could be modified to note that home is...

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Facebook Puts Support Behind Data Movability Law Before FTC Meeting
Facebook Puts Support Behind Data Movability Law Before FTC Meeting
August 21, 2020  |  Regulation

Amid an approaching Federal Trade Commission (FTC) meeting, Facebook has advocated for rules that make it simpler for users to move media to a competing...

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US Home Sales Up 9 Pct Nationwide Over Last July
US Home Sales Up 9 Pct Nationwide Over Last July
August 21, 2020  |  Real Estate

The nation’s residential real estate sector took a giant step forward in July as year-over-year sales increased by nearly 9 percent, according to the National...

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Ant Group Seeks $225B Valuation Ahead Of Planned Dual Listing
Ant Group Seeks $225B Valuation Ahead Of Planned Dual Listing
August 21, 2020  |  IPO

As it aims for an approximately $225 billion valuation, Ant Group intends to seek dual listings in Shanghai and Hong Kong in the weeks to...

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This Week In Payments: NuoDB CEO Talks Apple’s $2T Valuation, The Great Digital Shift And Lessons Companies Can Learn
This Week In Payments: NuoDB CEO Talks Apple’s $2T Valuation, The Great Digital Shift And...
August 21, 2020  |  News

The national news cycle was mostly taken up with political talk this week, as the Democrats rolled out history’s first fully digital U.S. political convention...

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Ex-House Speaker Paul Ryan Forms SPAC
Ex-House Speaker Paul Ryan Forms SPAC
August 21, 2020  |  IPO

Paul Ryan, former speaker of the House, is creating a “blank-check company,” The Wall Street Journal reported. The move comes amid growing interest in the...

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Report: JPMC Plans UK Digital Lender Launch In Early 2021
Report: JPMC Plans UK Digital Lender Launch In Early 2021
August 21, 2020  |  Banking

JPMorgan Chase plans to launch a digital bank in the United Kingdom early next year, Sky News reported Friday (Aug. 21). Get the Full Story...

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Wirecard Makes Deals To Sell Its Brazil, UK Operations
Wirecard Makes Deals To Sell Its Brazil, UK Operations
August 21, 2020  |  International

As Wirecard AG’s global operations close following its bankruptcy filing, the German payment company has agreed to sell what’s left, the Financial Times reported. Get...

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Main Street On Lockdown: How SMBs Are Coping With The Economic Fallout Of COVID-19
Main Street On Lockdown: How SMBs Are Coping With The Economic Fallout Of COVID-19
August 21, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Consumers confronting the COVID-19 outbreak are buying less and saving what they can, and retailers’ revenues are plummeting as a result. This is leaving many...

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