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Mastercard Partners Up To Advance Digital Economy Via Financial Inclusion
April 01, 2021

While the third round of stimulus payments have been steadily pouring into bank accounts across the country, there are still a portion of Americans who have not received their much-needed funds. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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States Pursue Online Gambling in Bid to Restore Tax Coffers Hit by Pandemic
March 31, 2021

The pandemic has spurred states to scramble to find more revenue streams in place to combat the impact of COVID-19 on tax coffers amid business closings and layoffs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Treasury: Stimulus Checks For Social Security Recipients To Go Out This Weekend
March 30, 2021

The IRS and the U.S. Department of the Treasury said stimulus payments will begin to be issued this weekend (April 3 and 4) for those who didn’t file tax returns, including Social Security residents, according to a press release. The payments are projected to be...

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Pandemic Aid, Gov’t Measures Help Hold Off Bankruptcies
March 29, 2021

As government support buttressed income and staved off some obligations, the number of individuals filing for bankruptcy dropped precipitously during the pandemic, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Consumer Spending, Household Income Drop In February
March 26, 2021

Household income dropped 7.1 percent and consumer spending declined 1 percent in February as winter weather gripped most of the nation and January’s stimulus boost subsided, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported on Friday (March 26). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Applebee’s Gets ‘Incredible Bump’ From Stimulus Spend
March 25, 2021

At Applebee’s, there could be hope on the horizon amid the pandemic as sales increase, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...

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Will The Work-from-Home Economy Outlive The Pandemic?
March 25, 2021

White-collar workers haven’t seen the inside of their office spaces for some time now, as last spring they “relocated” to telework arrangements en masse worldwide. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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New Jobless Claims Close To Pandemic Low
March 25, 2021

New jobless claims for the week ended March 20 came in at a new pandemic low of 684,000, down 97,000 from the previous week’s revised level, according to the weekly report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Thursday (March 25). The...

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Hooray For Hollywood: Movie Theaters Draw Crowds In LA
March 21, 2021

Los Angles, following New York by two weeks, reopened movie theaters this weekend (March 19 and 20) — and to the extent they were allowed to under tight new limits, fans flocked to them, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. Get the Full Story Complete...