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Starboard Adds Four To eBay’s Board; Calls For Outside CEO

Starboard Adds Four To eBay’s Board; Calls For Outside CEO
Starboard Adds Four To eBay’s Board; Calls For Outside CEO
March 19, 2020  |  Personnel

Starboard Value, an activist investor, said it has nominated four new directors to eBay’s board, and has asked the company to search for external candidates...

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Coronavirus Update: Alphabet Project May Have Privacy Concerns; More Scams May Loom With Gov Payments
Coronavirus Update: Alphabet Project May Have Privacy Concerns; More Scams May Loom With Gov Payments
March 19, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Google’s attempts to aid the world during the outbreak of the coronavirus could have privacy concerns, according to some U.S. senators. Get the Full Story...

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FDIC Approves Square For Banking License
FDIC Approves Square For Banking License
March 19, 2020  |  Banking

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) gave the green light to an application from the FinTech firm Square to create a de novo industrial bank...

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JPMorgan First Big Bank To Shutter Branches As Virus Spreads
JPMorgan First Big Bank To Shutter Branches As Virus Spreads
March 19, 2020  |  Coronavirus

JPMorgan Chase is temporarily closing 1,000 branches — about 20 percent of its locations — in the wake of the coronavirus, according to a report...

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COVID Retail Update: Mall Group Asks For Bailout
COVID Retail Update: Mall Group Asks For Bailout
March 18, 2020  |  Retail

For most retailers, this virus thing is starting to hurt. In fact, the current situation now has a nickname, courtesy of analysts at Jefferies: Closeageddon....

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FedEx Looks To Fill Gap Created By Grounded Planes
FedEx Looks To Fill Gap Created By Grounded Planes
March 18, 2020  |  Delivery

Logistics and shipping company FedEx said it can pick up the slack caused by the grounding of several airliners due to the coronavirus outbreak, according...

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Collaborative ‘Help Main Street’ Database Will Give Financial Aid To Local Businesses
Collaborative ‘Help Main Street’ Database Will Give Financial Aid To Local Businesses
March 18, 2020  |  Coronavirus

A collaborative effort by startup Lunchbox and activist investors Eniac Ventures will aim to help small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic by providing a way to...

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Billionaire Bill Ackman Tweets Trump To Shutter Nation For 30 Days
Billionaire Bill Ackman Tweets Trump To Shutter Nation For 30 Days
March 18, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Hedge-fund billionaire Bill Ackman tweeted to President Trump on Wednesday (March 18) that he should close down the country to contain the coronavirus, reports indicated....

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Retailers Worldwide Temporarily Shutter To Slow Coronavirus Spread
Retailers Worldwide Temporarily Shutter To Slow Coronavirus Spread
March 18, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Retailers around the world are shutting their doors or reducing hours in an attempt to slow the spread of the fast-moving coronavirus, according to reports...

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