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Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to Follow Pre-COVID Street Route

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to Follow Pre-COVID Street Route
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to Follow Pre-COVID Street Route
November 01, 2021  |  Coronavirus

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will be back to its pre-pandemic glory this year, including a full route through Manhattan, balloons with handlers and crowds...

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Green Bay Packers’ Aaron Rodgers Teams With Cash App in Crypto Giveaway
Green Bay Packers’ Aaron Rodgers Teams With Cash App in Crypto Giveaway
November 01, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Aaron Rodgers, quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, plans to take part of his salary in bitcoin and give away $1 million in the cryptocurrency...

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Chip Shortage Causes a 6% Drop in Global Smartphone Shipments
Chip Shortage Causes a 6% Drop in Global Smartphone Shipments
November 01, 2021  |  Supply Chain

A chip shortage has already seen ripple effects as fewer smartphones have been shipped around the world in the third quarter this year, The Straits...

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Filipino FinTech Mynt Nets $300M in Funding on $2B Valuation
Filipino FinTech Mynt Nets $300M in Funding on $2B Valuation
November 01, 2021  |  Investments

Mynt, a digital financial solutions provider based in the Philippines, which puts out the Gcash payment services app, has raised $300 million in a funding...

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Boatzon Debuts eMarketplace for Boats, Marine Products
Boatzon Debuts eMarketplace for Boats, Marine Products
November 01, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Online boat and marine retailer Boatzon is debuting a direct marketplace for consumers to buy boats and other marine products, according to a company press...

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Bitcoin Daily: Burger King, Robinhood Team to Give Away Crypto; Singapore Eyes Becoming Crypto Hub
Bitcoin Daily: Burger King, Robinhood Team to Give Away Crypto; Singapore Eyes Becoming Crypto Hub
November 01, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Burger King is looking to give away cryptocurrency as prizes to customers with a new Robinhood partnership launching Monday (Nov. 1), according to Coindesk. Get...

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Meal-Kit Company HelloFresh Expects Sales to Rise by 62% This Year
Meal-Kit Company HelloFresh Expects Sales to Rise by 62% This Year
November 01, 2021  |  Earnings

Meal-kit delivery firm HelloFresh has raised its sales growth expectations and adjusted its core profit margin target to 10.25%, up from an original goal of...

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Push Payments Platform Checkbook Nets $10M to Scale API
Push Payments Platform Checkbook Nets $10M to Scale API
November 01, 2021  |  Investments

Online payments processor Checkbook Inc. has secured $10 million in a Series A funding round, according to a company-issued press release Monday (Nov. 1). Get...

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Today in Retail: Holiday Projections at Odds With Supply Chain Issues; Uber to Deliver Kids’ Clothes
Today in Retail: Holiday Projections at Odds With Supply Chain Issues; Uber to Deliver Kids’...
November 01, 2021  |  Retail

In today’s top retail news, some retail industry observers believe supply chain issues may be overblown amid predictions that holiday spending will hit record levels...

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