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Google’s Search Engine Option Menu In Europe Gets DOJ Attention
Google’s Search Engine Option Menu In Europe Gets DOJ Attention
June 05, 2020  |  Google

Google’s move to provide a menu in Europe, which began showing up on new tablets as well as smartphones and lets users select a search...

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Brooks Brothers Readies For Bankruptcy
Brooks Brothers Readies For Bankruptcy
June 05, 2020  |  Retail

Brooks Brothers is in talks with banks about securing cash for a potential bankruptcy that could come within weeks, as COVID-19 has crushed sales for...

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Today In Payments: Amazon’s PayFort To Boost Middle East Startups; Next Economic Stimulus Package Could Hit $1T
Today In Payments: Amazon’s PayFort To Boost Middle East Startups; Next Economic Stimulus Package Could...
June 05, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Amazon is looking at buying a stake in India’s Bharti Airtel, and the Trump administration expects the next round of stimulus...

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China’s JD.com To Sell $4.3B In Hong Kong-Listed Shares
China’s JD.com To Sell $4.3B In Hong Kong-Listed Shares
June 05, 2020  |  IPO

Hong Kong technology company JD.com Inc. plans to sell up to $4.3 billion in shares in what is expected to be among this year’s largest...

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President Trump Signs PPP Loan Flexibility Legislation
President Trump Signs PPP Loan Flexibility Legislation
June 05, 2020  |  Loans

As some firms grapple with meeting pivotal standards for loan forgiveness amid the pandemic, President Donald Trump signed a bill into law on Friday (June...

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France’s Fund Aims To Rescue Tech Startups From Takeovers
France’s Fund Aims To Rescue Tech Startups From Takeovers
June 05, 2020  |  International

Looking for a way to protect technology companies from becoming prey to foreign buyers, France has created a fund to bail out startups. Get the Full...

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Catching Hold Of Rapidly Digitizing Consumer Bases
Catching Hold Of Rapidly Digitizing Consumer Bases
June 05, 2020  |  News

It’s been a busy week in payments and commerce, as June kicks off and consumers around the world are ready to reemerge into the physical...

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Will Summer Camp Be COVID-19’s Latest Casualty?
Will Summer Camp Be COVID-19’s Latest Casualty?
June 05, 2020  |  Coronavirus

With a very unusual U.S. school year coming to an end, children who have been trapped at home for the past three months (and the...

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Strong May US Jobs Report Could Show The Worst Is Over For Hardest-Hit Sectors
Strong May US Jobs Report Could Show The Worst Is Over For Hardest-Hit Sectors
June 05, 2020  |  Economy

Will we look back at today as the turning point in the battle against the pandemic — not in terms of vaccines or flattened curves,...

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