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Impossible Foods’ COVID-19 Impacts Mitigated By Drive-Thrus, DTC Sales

Impossible Foods’ COVID-19 Impacts Mitigated By Drive-Thrus, DTC Sales
Impossible Foods’ COVID-19 Impacts Mitigated By Drive-Thrus, DTC Sales
May 08, 2020  |  Retail

Impossible Foods’ restaurant business has been impacted by the coronavirus, but Pat Brown, the company’s CEO and founder, said in a televised interview that it has...

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Report Says SBA Erred In Providing PPP Loan Guidance
Report Says SBA Erred In Providing PPP Loan Guidance
May 08, 2020  |  Loans

A new report says the Small Business Administration (SBA) failed to follow several congressional mandates in implementing a loan program designed to aid businesses during...

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Retailers Work To Convince Consumers It’s Safe To Shop In Stores
Retailers Work To Convince Consumers It’s Safe To Shop In Stores
May 08, 2020  |  Retail

As they navigate the coronavirus pandemic and begin to reopen stores, large retailers are putting safety measures into place to keep shoppers and staff members...

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Vista Equity Injects $1.5B Into India’s Jio Platforms
Vista Equity Injects $1.5B Into India’s Jio Platforms
May 08, 2020  |  Investments

Jio Platforms Ltd., India’s largest mobile operator, announced it is raising 113.67 billion rupees ($1.5 billion) from Vista Equity Partners, the U.S. private equity firm....

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PPP Program Still Has $125B Left
PPP Program Still Has $125B Left
May 08, 2020  |  Loans

President Donald Trump and Congress wasted no time refilling the Paycheck Protection Program’s (PPP) coffers after the popular loan initiative ran out of cash in...

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Gaming Disbursements, Fitness Studios, Georgia’s Reopening Top This Week’s News
Gaming Disbursements, Fitness Studios, Georgia’s Reopening Top This Week’s News
May 08, 2020  |  News

It’s the end of the work week, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest in payments...

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For SMBs, What Comes Next After The (Terrible) Unemployment Report?
For SMBs, What Comes Next After The (Terrible) Unemployment Report?
May 08, 2020  |  Economy

The number we’ll remember — 14.7 percent, the headline number for April U.S. unemployment — is the one we hope is a peak. But there are...

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Optimism Remains Despite Record Jobless Numbers
Optimism Remains Despite Record Jobless Numbers
May 08, 2020  |  Economy

Despite Friday’s (May 8) grim unemployment report, which revealed that the number of Americans who have lost their jobs has quadrupled since February, there is...

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Today In Payments: Samsung Pay Launches Debit Card; Apple Introduces New eCommerce Portal
Today In Payments: Samsung Pay Launches Debit Card; Apple Introduces New eCommerce Portal
May 08, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Samsung Pay is launching a debit card and a money management tool, and Apple has introduced a new ecommerce portal. Plus,...

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