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Study: Financially Self-Sufficient Millennials Are Happier

Study: Financially Self-Sufficient Millennials Are Happier
Study: Financially Self-Sufficient Millennials Are Happier
July 02, 2018  |  Consumer Finance

A 10-year study by the National Endowment for Financial Education shows that millennials who are no longer relying on mom and dad for financial help are...

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Indian Traders, Merchants Protest Walmart/Flipkart Deal
Indian Traders, Merchants Protest Walmart/Flipkart Deal
July 02, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Walmart is facing opposition to its $16 billion deal to acquire Flipkart, with shopkeepers and traders affiliated with the Confederation of All India Traders kicking...

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Amazon Launches Inventory Performance Index To Maintain Merchant Inventory
Amazon Launches Inventory Performance Index To Maintain Merchant Inventory
July 02, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon is rolling out a new system to manage the inventory of third-party merchants. Dubbed Inventory Performance Index, the solution aims to compel sellers to...

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Facebook Granted AOL, Nike, UPS Access To User Data
Facebook Granted AOL, Nike, UPS Access To User Data
July 02, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook is involved in another scandal involving improper access to its user data. This time, the site has admitted that it gave dozens of companies...

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HelloFresh To Make Ready-Made Meal Kits
HelloFresh To Make Ready-Made Meal Kits
July 02, 2018  |  Delivery

HelloFresh, the German meal kit delivery company, could start making and selling ready-made meal kits to reach consumers who don’t want to cook. Get the...

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$15B Chinese Fund To Invest In Tech Firms, Compete With SoftBank
$15B Chinese Fund To Invest In Tech Firms, Compete With SoftBank
July 02, 2018  |  Investments

China Merchants Group has partnered with London-based firm Centricus to launch a $15 billion technology investment fund to compete with the Vision Fund created by...

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Tapping And Securing Data To Accelerate Real Estate Lending
Tapping And Securing Data To Accelerate Real Estate Lending
July 02, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

In a world of breached consumer data, companies are taking new approaches to authenticating a consumer’s identity online. In the latest Digital Identity Tracker, Quicken...

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Wyoming ‘Crypto Cowboys’ Utilize Blockchain
Wyoming ‘Crypto Cowboys’ Utilize Blockchain
July 02, 2018  |  Blockchain

As many U.S. states are trying to figure out how to utilize blockchain, one state wants to be at the forefront of the cryptocurrency revolution....

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Bitcoin’s Bubble Deflates As Other Virtual Coins Near Zero
Bitcoin’s Bubble Deflates As Other Virtual Coins Near Zero
July 02, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s 2018 crash is nearing dot-com levels, as hundreds of other virtual coins are at or nearing zero. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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