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Scheduling Apps Thrive In Stay-at-Home Economy
Scheduling Apps Thrive In Stay-at-Home Economy
January 28, 2021  |  Mobile Applications

While the pandemic has been mostly a continuous stream of pain points for the vast majority of people and businesses, the stay-at-home economy continues to...

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US Business Activity Expands In January
US Business Activity Expands In January
January 24, 2021  |  Business

Operators of U.S. private businesses reported that 2021 is off to a good start overall, but signs of inflation are on the rise, and the...

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Plaid Launches FinRise Incubator For Entrepreneurs Of Color
Plaid Launches FinRise Incubator For Entrepreneurs Of Color
January 21, 2021  |  Financial Inclusion

Plaid announced that it has launched a program called FinRise, an incubator aimed at making entrepreneurship more accessible to people of color. Get the Full...

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Report: ‘K-Shaped’ Recovery Divides Corporates, SMBs
Report: ‘K-Shaped’ Recovery Divides Corporates, SMBs
December 29, 2020  |  Economy

The biggest brands in the U.S. — think Amazon, Starbucks, McDonald’s and Walmart — are expected to get even bigger post-pandemic, while small- to medium-sized...

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Data: 70 Pct Of North American CFOs Expect Economy To Improve With COVID Vaccines
Data: 70 Pct Of North American CFOs Expect Economy To Improve With COVID Vaccines
December 22, 2020  |  Economy

Chief financial officers (CFOs) taking part in The CFO Survey by Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and the Federal Reserve Banks of Richmond and...

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India’s Nascent Pet Care Industry Gets Its First Online Retailer
India’s Nascent Pet Care Industry Gets Its First Online Retailer
December 18, 2020  |  Retail

There may be 1.3 billion people in India, but when it comes to domesticated pets, there’s currently only about 23 million dogs and 4 million...

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Nonfinancial Corporations Sitting On Record Pile Of Cash
Nonfinancial Corporations Sitting On Record Pile Of Cash
December 04, 2020  |  Cash

Nonfinancial corporations are sitting on a record amount of cash assets, hitting a record $2.1 trillion at the end of June, up 30 percent over...

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Digital Ad Spending Now 51 Pct Of US Total For First Time
Digital Ad Spending Now 51 Pct Of US Total For First Time
December 01, 2020  |  Business

Over half of U.S. advertising spending this year, or 51 percent, will go to Big Tech, such as Amazon, Google and Facebook, as the pandemic...

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eBay To Award $500K In Grants To SMBs
eBay To Award $500K In Grants To SMBs
November 25, 2020  |  SMBs

eBay is launching a new grant program to support small businesses this holiday season, committing to give $500,000 to 50 businesses, the company announced in...

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