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Build-A-Bear Workshop eCommerce Sales Slow Down Significantly in Fiscal 2021

Build-A-Bear Workshop eCommerce Sales Slow Down Significantly in Fiscal 2021
Build-A-Bear Workshop eCommerce Sales Slow Down Significantly in Fiscal 2021
March 10, 2022  |  Retail

Investors didn’t respond kindly to Build-A-Bear’s fiscal 2021 earnings report Thursday (March 10), dropping its stock about 15% in early trading after the company said...

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ECB Ends Bond-Buying Program Early, Prepares for Interest Hikes
ECB Ends Bond-Buying Program Early, Prepares for Interest Hikes
March 10, 2022  |  Economy

The European Central Bank (ECB) is ending its bond-buying program earlier than anticipated as it prepares for a possible interest rate increase later in the...

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Chinese Startups’ SPAC Listings on Hold
Chinese Startups’ SPAC Listings on Hold
March 10, 2022  |  SPAC

Chinese startups on track to go public with blank-check firms are facing challenges as Beijing tightens scrutiny on overseas investors, executives told Reuters. Get the...

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UK’s Payment Strategy Focuses on Fraud Detection, Instant Payments
UK’s Payment Strategy Focuses on Fraud Detection, Instant Payments
March 10, 2022  |  International

The United Kingdom continues developing its New Payment Architecture (NPA), which will allow financial institutions (FIs), payment providers and other players to access a new...

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Financial Crime Prevention Startup Silent Eight Raises $40M
Financial Crime Prevention Startup Silent Eight Raises $40M
March 10, 2022  |  Investments

Singapore-based financial crime prevention firm Silent Eight has closed a $40 million Series B funding round, the company said in a news release Wednesday (March...

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Duluth Trading eCommerce Slips as Shoppers Return to Stores
Duluth Trading eCommerce Slips as Shoppers Return to Stores
March 10, 2022  |  Retail

Customers returned to brick-and-mortar Duluth Trading Company stores in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021, but women had a harder time finding some of the...

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Inflation Soars 7.9% to Another 40-Year High
Inflation Soars 7.9% to Another 40-Year High
March 10, 2022  |  Economy

Price hikes in gas, food and shelter led the way to 40-year record high inflation, with the consumer price index — a key indicator of...

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Visa, MLG Collaborate on Contactless Transit in North Africa
Visa, MLG Collaborate on Contactless Transit in North Africa
March 10, 2022  |  Transportation

Visa is working with Abu Dhabi-based FinTech Multi Level Group (MLG) on a project designed to promote contactless digital solutions in North Africa. Get the...

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Big Brands Face ‘Now What?’ Moment on Whether They Cover or Eat Cost of Russian Departures
Big Brands Face ‘Now What?’ Moment on Whether They Cover or Eat Cost of Russian...
March 10, 2022  |  Retail

The list of multinational brands announcing their departure from Russia literally grows by the hour, with the cumulative corporate cost of “doing the right thing”...

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