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Hike In ID Fraud Causes Delays In US Tax Refunds, Stimulus Checks

Hike In ID Fraud Causes Delays In US Tax Refunds, Stimulus Checks
Hike In ID Fraud Causes Delays In US Tax Refunds, Stimulus Checks
June 13, 2021  |  Taxes

Identity thieves are inflicting pain not only on victims, but on taxpayers whose refunds have been delayed by IRS security protocols the criminals have made...

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Virtual Pop Stars Drive $35 Billion Industry In China
Virtual Pop Stars Drive $35 Billion Industry In China
June 13, 2021  |  International

Virtual pop stars are a rising trend in the music business and have been raking in tens of billions in terms of funding, Bloomberg writes....

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Debate Sharpens in US Over CBDC
Debate Sharpens in US Over CBDC
June 13, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The debate over central bank digital currencies sharpened a bit this past week in the marbled halls of the U.S. Congress. Get the Full Story...

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Boomers To Boost Spending On Luxury Goods, Healthcare
Boomers To Boost Spending On Luxury Goods, Healthcare
June 13, 2021  |  Consumer Insights

Senior citizens, a demographic whose spending was significantly curtailed by the pandemic, are expected to spend substantially across a number of sectors as COVID-19 restrictions...

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SpotOn Supports Restaurant Recovery With Future-Minded Technology
SpotOn Supports Restaurant Recovery With Future-Minded Technology
June 11, 2021  |  ResTech

Restaurants are beginning to recover from the devastating events of the past 15 months, but the road is rocky. As the public sector aims to...

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Didi IPO Filing Shows Rebound From Pandemic Lows, Mobility Market Potential 
Didi IPO Filing Shows Rebound From Pandemic Lows, Mobility Market Potential 
June 11, 2021  |  IPO

The parade of listings from platform companies, and digital disruptors aiming and streamlining everyday activities, continues. To that end, Didi Chuxing Technology Co. filed its...

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New COVID Outbreaks In Asia Threaten Global Supply Chain
New COVID Outbreaks In Asia Threaten Global Supply Chain
June 11, 2021  |  Coronavirus

New COVID-19 outbreaks in Asia have disrupted global supply chains and threaten to drag down the post-pandemic economic recovery, The Wall Street Journal reported on...

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IPO/SPAC Listing Activity Picks Up As Marqeta Debuts
IPO/SPAC Listing Activity Picks Up As Marqeta Debuts
June 11, 2021  |  IPO

The pace of SPAC/IPO listings picked up a bit this past week, capped, one might say, by Marqeta’s debut on the NASDAQ exchange on Wednesday...

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Strong Stock Market, Savings Boost Global Financial Wealth To Record $250 Trillion In 2020
Strong Stock Market, Savings Boost Global Financial Wealth To Record $250 Trillion In 2020
June 10, 2021  |  International

The pandemic didn’t hamper the rise of global wealth, a new report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) found, according to a press release. Get the...

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