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Businesses Gear Up For An Uncertain Summer
Businesses Gear Up For An Uncertain Summer
March 05, 2021  |  Retail

Amid a great deal of uncertainty about future state and U.S. guidelines for reopening, businesses now face the prospect of organizing, buying and hiring for...

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What Zoom And Travel Industry Earnings Can Tell Us About The ‘New Normal’
What Zoom And Travel Industry Earnings Can Tell Us About The ‘New Normal’
March 02, 2021  |  Travel Payments

The walk back from the COVID-19 pandemic may have quickened a bit this week, with the announcement that a third vaccine has been officially approved...

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McDonald’s Weighs Partial Sale Of Dynamic Yield
McDonald’s Weighs Partial Sale Of Dynamic Yield
February 28, 2021  |  Business

McDonald’s is considering selling part of a company it acquired to boost digital orders, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. McDonald’s bought Dynamic Yield for...

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Survey: Corporate Confidence Reaches New High
Survey: Corporate Confidence Reaches New High
February 18, 2021  |  Economy

Corporate leaders are more confident about the U.S. economy than at any time in the past 17 years, according to a survey released on Thursday...

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Down But Not Out: New Business Applications Spike In January
Down But Not Out: New Business Applications Spike In January
February 16, 2021  |  Startups

Applications to start new U.S. businesses leaped in January, despite rising COVID-19 cases. Commerce Department data from last week indicated that new business applications surged...

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

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. “We want to...

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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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