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Restaurants Report Revenue Hikes After $900 Billion Stimulus

Restaurants Report Revenue Hikes After $900 Billion Stimulus
Restaurants Report Revenue Hikes After $900 Billion Stimulus
January 20, 2021  |  Economy

Restaurant chains say the recent personal stimulus checks have helped them out, a Wall Street Journal report says, though spending patterns from last time around suggest...

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One Year Later: Five Ways COVID Has Changed The Digital Consumer
One Year Later: Five Ways COVID Has Changed The Digital Consumer
January 20, 2021  |  Coronavirus

Apart from being Inauguration Day in Washington, D.C., January 20, 2021 is also an important date for an almost completely unconnected reason. It was one...

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Chinese Regulators Propose New Antitrust Rules For Payments Sector
Chinese Regulators Propose New Antitrust Rules For Payments Sector
January 20, 2021  |  Regulation

The Chinese government is preparing to crack down on what it views as antitrust behavior in the payments sector by tech giants such as Ant...

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Investments In Healthcare Startups Surge To $80.6 Billion In 2020
Investments In Healthcare Startups Surge To $80.6 Billion In 2020
January 20, 2021  |  Investments

Global investments in healthcare startups set a new record in 2020, reaching $80.6 billion in equity funding. A new report from research firm CB Insights...

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Three Years On, Open Banking’s Progress And Roadmap Ahead
Three Years On, Open Banking’s Progress And Roadmap Ahead
January 20, 2021  |  Banking

Anniversaries offer a moment to pause and reflect, and look back on what’s past and what’s to come. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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EU Preps For Vaccine Passport Framework
EU Preps For Vaccine Passport Framework
January 19, 2021  |  Europe

The European Commission said in a report that it is working on a plan to speed up vaccinations and testing to help end the pandemic...

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Netflix Surpasses 200 Million Members, Stays Course Amid Digital Competition
Netflix Surpasses 200 Million Members, Stays Course Amid Digital Competition
January 19, 2021  |  Earnings

Netflix announced Tuesday (Jan. 19) as part of its fourth quarter earnings that it topped 200 million paid memberships in Q4, with 8.5 million paid...

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ViacomCBS Streaming Service Paramount+ To Launch In March
ViacomCBS Streaming Service Paramount+ To Launch In March
January 19, 2021  |  Business

ViacomCBS is planning a March 4 rollout of Paramount+, its new streaming service rebranded from CBS All Access, the company said in a press release...

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Microsoft Joins $2 Billion Funding Round For Self-Driving Carmaker Cruise
Microsoft Joins $2 Billion Funding Round For Self-Driving Carmaker Cruise
January 19, 2021  |  Investments

Microsoft is participating in a new $2 billion equity funding round for self-driving carmaker Cruise, bringing the startup’s post-money valuation to $30 billion. Get the...

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