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Robinhood Retreats From Checking, Savings Products
Robinhood Retreats From Checking, Savings Products
December 16, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

Robinhood, the FinTech that garnered a lot of attention last week after announcing a checking and savings product with 3 percent interest, has retreated from...

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Record US Corporate Debt Levels Have Analysts At Odds
Record US Corporate Debt Levels Have Analysts At Odds
June 29, 2018  |  B2B Payments

A day after the Bank of England issued a warning of rising debt levels across the globe, new analysis eased some concerns over growing corporate...

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Jobs Report Spurs Some Optimism On The Street
Jobs Report Spurs Some Optimism On The Street
June 01, 2018  |  Economy

Equities were up. Bonds were down. Investors, by and large, acted the way one might expect amid a jobs report that came in above expectations....

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Small Business Earnings, Optimism Hit Yet Another High
Small Business Earnings, Optimism Hit Yet Another High
May 14, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), a small business lobbying group, released a report last week revealing historic highs for small business (SMB) optimism...

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December Jobs Report Falls Short
December Jobs Report Falls Short
January 05, 2018  |  Economy

The U.S. labor market slowed a bit more than economists expected in December, with a noted slip in retail employment. Reuters reported that payrolls were...

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Americans’ Debt Level Hits New High
Americans’ Debt Level Hits New High
August 16, 2017  |  Debt

America’s debt level hit another record high in the second quarter, after having surpassed its pre-crisis peak earlier in the year. According to Reuters, total...

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Today In Data: Dodd-Frank And Other US Government Updates
Today In Data: Dodd-Frank And Other US Government Updates
June 09, 2017  |  Today In Data

Government regulation is at the core of what helps shape the financial system in nearly every country, and the U.S. is no different. In this...

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What’s Up With SMEs: Payments Fraud, Mobile Lending, And Inflation
What’s Up With SMEs: Payments Fraud, Mobile Lending, And Inflation
April 10, 2017  |  B2B Payments

When operating a small business, “up” is typically a positive direction. SMEs need profits, sales, and performance all to be on the rise. But up isn’t...

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Would-Be Millennial Homeowners Crushed Under Student Debt
Would-Be Millennial Homeowners Crushed Under Student Debt
April 04, 2017  |  Retail

The 2008 recession is still seeing a ripple effect nearly a decade later. In the years following the recession, as the economy began to put its...

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