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EU May Face Recession As Employment, Retail Numbers Stay Weak

EU May Face Recession As Employment, Retail Numbers Stay Weak
EU May Face Recession As Employment, Retail Numbers Stay Weak
March 02, 2021  |  Europe

The eurozone, facing high unemployment rates in an attempt to keep the pandemic contained, has economists convinced a double-dip economic recession is coming, the Financial...

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UK Allows SPACs To Boost London After Brexit
UK Allows SPACs To Boost London After Brexit
March 02, 2021  |  International

A new plan from U.K. leaders would let special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) join the U.K. stock market as part of a set of new...

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MercadoLibre Earnings Show Power Of ‘Digital Front Door’ For Developing Regions
MercadoLibre Earnings Show Power Of ‘Digital Front Door’ For Developing Regions
March 02, 2021  |  eCommerce

Latin American (LATAM) eCommerce marketplace operator and payments platform MercadoLibre released stellar Q4 2020 financials this week, underscoring the sizzle and scale of online marketplaces...

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Senators Call For Recurring Stimulus Checks, Automatic Unemployment Extensions
Senators Call For Recurring Stimulus Checks, Automatic Unemployment Extensions
March 02, 2021  |  Economy

A new coronavirus relief bill proposed by some lawmakers would allow for more recurring stimulus checks and automatic unemployment insurance extensions, CNBC reported. Get the...

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Bitcoin Is Catching The Eye Of Wall Street — Time To Worry?
Bitcoin Is Catching The Eye Of Wall Street — Time To Worry?
March 02, 2021  |  Bitcoin

It’s never easy to call the top of, well, anything in any market. Name it: art, baseball cards, certainly not stocks, bonds or housing. Get...

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Bitcoin Daily: Dogecoin Can Now Be Purchased At CoinFlip ATMs; MoneyGram Faces Lawsuit Over XRP
Bitcoin Daily: Dogecoin Can Now Be Purchased At CoinFlip ATMs; MoneyGram Faces Lawsuit Over XRP
March 02, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Crypto users can now buy dogecoin with cash at 1,800 CoinFlip ATMs across the U.S., according to CoinDesk, citing a tweet from CoinFlip. Get the...

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Shopping Malls Lose $4 Billion In Value After Reappraisals
Shopping Malls Lose $4 Billion In Value After Reappraisals
March 02, 2021  |  Retail

Shopping malls, once a vital part of the American landscape and the backbone of the retail industry, have seen real estate values plummet an average...

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TripAdvisor Leads Travel’s Possible Subscription Future
TripAdvisor Leads Travel’s Possible Subscription Future
March 02, 2021  |  Travel Payments

TripAdvisor first announced its travel subscription plan on its third quarter earnings call with analysts, describing a coming offering that would bring to subscribers discounts...

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Eric Schmidt Says US ‘Not Prepared’ For AI Competition
Eric Schmidt Says US ‘Not Prepared’ For AI Competition
March 02, 2021  |  Politics

The U.S. is currently unprepared to compete in the artificial intelligence (AI) age that is already upon us, CNBC reported, quoting a group of experts...

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