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Big Q3 For Google, Facebook Ad-Buying Bodes Well For Holiday Sales

Big Q3 For Google, Facebook Ad-Buying Bodes Well For Holiday Sales
Big Q3 For Google, Facebook Ad-Buying Bodes Well For Holiday Sales
November 04, 2020  |  eCommerce

The latest earnings reports from Big Tech giants and social media platforms show that advertising spend is through the roof at present, after basically falling...

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Supply Chain Bottlenecks Impact Shipments To Stores, Warehouses
Supply Chain Bottlenecks Impact Shipments To Stores, Warehouses
November 04, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Supply chain delays are impacting the restocking activities of merchants, with Crocs Inc. and Steve Madden Ltd. leaders saying in their Q3 reports that they were impacted...

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Lloyd’s Bank To Cut 730 Jobs In January
Lloyd’s Bank To Cut 730 Jobs In January
November 04, 2020  |  Personnel

London-based Lloyd’s plans to cut roughly 730 additional jobs as part of its ongoing restructuring plan, which had been put on hold earlier this year...

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UK Shoppers Swarm Stores As New COVID-19 Lockdown Looms
UK Shoppers Swarm Stores As New COVID-19 Lockdown Looms
November 04, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Consumers are converging on stores and eateries in England before new lockdowns are enacted on Thursday (Nov. 5) on all non-essential venues, the Financial Times reported...

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COVID Spawns Local SMB Loans, Mask Shortages And More Suburban Starbucks
COVID Spawns Local SMB Loans, Mask Shortages And More Suburban Starbucks
November 04, 2020  |  Coronavirus

With federal COVID-19 stimulus programs dried up for the moment and talks to renew them stalled, local communities are looking to fill the void by...

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From Cash App To Bitcoin To GPV: Waiting For Square’s 3Q Earnings Report
From Cash App To Bitcoin To GPV: Waiting For Square’s 3Q Earnings Report
November 04, 2020  |  Earnings

Cash App. Bitcoin. And, oh yes, gross dollar volumes — and some insight into  how small businesses are faring amid the great digital shift, and...

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European Central Bank’s Panetta Discusses Stablecoin Merits
European Central Bank’s Panetta Discusses Stablecoin Merits
November 04, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

European Central Bank (ECB) member Fabio Panetta discussed the pros and cons of the digital currency known as stablecoins in a Wednesday (Nov. 4) speech...

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Europe’s Economy On Edge As Second COVID Wave Hits
Europe’s Economy On Edge As Second COVID Wave Hits
November 04, 2020  |  Economy

A top European Central Bank (ECB) policymaker has added his voice to rising concerns that renewed COVID-19 restrictions could cause a further downturn in the...

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South African FinTech Entersekt Appoints Nicolas Huss To Board
South African FinTech Entersekt Appoints Nicolas Huss To Board
November 04, 2020  |  Personnel

South African authentication platform Entersekt has added Nicolas Huss to its board of directors, the company announced in a press release on Wednesday (Nov. 4)....

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