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College Towns Face Hard Choice Between COVID-19 Safety And Economic Ruin
College Towns Face Hard Choice Between COVID-19 Safety And Economic Ruin
November 18, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Communities across the country that typically thrive alongside the colleges and universities they host are facing an array of COVID-19-era challenges. As the rate of...

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COVID Vaccine Reluctance Colored By Attitudes Toward Flu Shots
COVID Vaccine Reluctance Colored By Attitudes Toward Flu Shots
November 18, 2020  |  Coronavirus

While COVID-19 cases continue to skyrocket, and variations of stay-at-home orders are rolling out throughout the United States, the rare bright spots of good news...

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GM’s OnStar Cruises Into Car Insurance Market
GM’s OnStar Cruises Into Car Insurance Market
November 18, 2020  |  Data

General Motors is moving into the car insurance market with its OnStar brand, promising lower flexible rates for drivers who demonstrate safe habits behind the...

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Bain Study: COVID Batters Luxury Goods Sales, Sparks Innovation
Bain Study: COVID Batters Luxury Goods Sales, Sparks Innovation
November 18, 2020  |  Retail

While the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has hit the luxury goods market hard, it has also spurred underlying change in the business, according to a new...

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Investor: Ant Group Could Still Have Record IPO, Despite Setbacks
Investor: Ant Group Could Still Have Record IPO, Despite Setbacks
November 18, 2020  |  IPO

Ant Group’s expected initial public offering (IPO) was scuttled this month, but the Chinese internet giant still has fans who are rooting for an IPO,...

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Google Pay Redesign Heralds Rise Of Plex, Google’s Smart DDA
Google Pay Redesign Heralds Rise Of Plex, Google’s Smart DDA
November 18, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

Imagine Google Pay as a super app, loaded with more insight. And, coming soon, smart banking to boot. To that end, Google said on Wednesday (Nov....

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Today In B2B: Boost Collabs On Healthcare Biz Card Acceptance; Mogo Enters The B2B World
Today In B2B: Boost Collabs On Healthcare Biz Card Acceptance; Mogo Enters The B2B World
November 18, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Today in B2B payments, Boost collaborates on commercial card acceptance in healthcare, while consumer payments firm Mogo steps into the world of B2B through an...

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TJX To Add eCommerce To HomeGoods Site Amid Lagging Physical Sales
TJX To Add eCommerce To HomeGoods Site Amid Lagging Physical Sales
November 18, 2020  |  Retail

Retail giant TJX Cos. said Wednesday (Nov. 18) that it plans to add eCommerce to its HomeGoods.com site in 2021 as same-store sales at its...

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COVID And Big Medicine Spark The Rise Of Innovation Platforms
COVID And Big Medicine Spark The Rise Of Innovation Platforms
November 18, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Science is a game won with time and patience, through trials where errors far outweigh success. In the race against deadly diseases – COVID-19 among them...

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