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Take-Two’s Zynga Bid Shows Connected Economy and Mobile, Personalized Advertising’s Appeal
Take-Two’s Zynga Bid Shows Connected Economy and Mobile, Personalized Advertising’s Appeal
January 10, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Online gaming — particularly mobile gaming — is cementing its place as part the foundation that keeps the connected economy, well, connected, across all avenues...

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Hospital-at-Home Concepts Gaining Traction as COVID Again Overloads Hospitals and Clinics
Hospital-at-Home Concepts Gaining Traction as COVID Again Overloads Hospitals and Clinics
January 10, 2022  |  Healthcare

The omicron variant finds hospitals and doctor’s offices straining under the weight of another heavy wave of COVID cases, lending momentum to alternate care models....

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Digital Payments Startup Pine Labs Files for $500M IPO at Valuation as High as $7B
Digital Payments Startup Pine Labs Files for $500M IPO at Valuation as High as $7B
January 10, 2022  |  IPO

Digital payments startup Pine Labs filed confidentially with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering (IPO) to raise roughly $500 million...

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Marks and Spencer Back on Top in UK Retail Race
Marks and Spencer Back on Top in UK Retail Race
January 10, 2022  |  Retail

Marks and Spencer has returned to its perch atop the U.K. retail landscape, in the process pushing its value to more than upstart fast-fashion retailer...

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Lululemon Expects Q4 Results to be Hurt by Capacity Constraints, Staff Limitations and Fewer Hours
Lululemon Expects Q4 Results to be Hurt by Capacity Constraints, Staff Limitations and Fewer Hours
January 10, 2022  |  Retail

The optimism athletic apparel company lululemon athletica inc. was feeling just a month ago seems to have been left behind with the change to 2022...

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Tencent May Acquire Gaming Phone Maker Black Shark
Tencent May Acquire Gaming Phone Maker Black Shark
January 10, 2022  |  Metaverse

China’s Tencent Group is in talks to acquire the gaming smartphone maker Black Shark in an apparent effort to enter the metaverse.  Get the Full...

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Amount: 2021 Was the Year of Relevance
Amount: 2021 Was the Year of Relevance
January 10, 2022  |  Opinion

Faced with ever-increasing competition from would-be disruptors, banks and FinTechs forged alliances to meet the needs of digital-first customers. Read Amount CEO Adam Hughes’ thoughts...

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Healthcare Firm Owens & Minor Buys Apria for $1.6B
Healthcare Firm Owens & Minor Buys Apria for $1.6B
January 10, 2022  |  Acquisitions

The healthcare logistics firm Owens & Minor announced Monday (Jan. 10) it will acquire the home health equipment provider Apria in a transaction worth $1.6...

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Retailers Still ‘Aren’t Even Close’ To Being Prepared for Peak Return Season
Retailers Still ‘Aren’t Even Close’ To Being Prepared for Peak Return Season
January 10, 2022  |  Retail

By some estimates, for every four retail orders that go out the front door of a store or warehouse, at least one of them is...

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