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Merger, Sale Among Ingredients For Meal-Kit Maker Blue Apron
Merger, Sale Among Ingredients For Meal-Kit Maker Blue Apron
February 19, 2020  |  Subscription Commerce

After more customer losses and financial dips, Blue Apron is exploring strategic options going forward that might include putting itself up for sale, according to...

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Bitcoin Daily: IRS To Meet With Crypto Groups; Thieves Take $630,000 In Ether From Lender bZx
Bitcoin Daily: IRS To Meet With Crypto Groups; Thieves Take $630,000 In Ether From Lender...
February 19, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The IRS has invited cryptocurrency groups to meet for a regulatory summit March 3 to discuss how the two can work together going forward, published...

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If Elected, Bloomberg To Divest Media Company
If Elected, Bloomberg To Divest Media Company
February 19, 2020  |  Business

Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg plans to sell his multibillion-dollar financial data and media company Bloomberg L.P. if he wins the presidency, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ)...

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Macy’s Dropped To Junk-Bond Status
Macy’s Dropped To Junk-Bond Status
February 19, 2020  |  Retail

Macy’s credit rating has been downgraded to junk by S&P Global Ratings, just weeks after the former department store juggernaut released a cost-cutting measure to...

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South Korea Braces For Coronavirus-Caused Recession
South Korea Braces For Coronavirus-Caused Recession
February 19, 2020  |  International

South Korea may be in danger of a recession in the wake of the deadly coronavirus because of its China-dependent economy, President Moon Jae-in warned....

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LendingClub CEO Heralds ‘Transformative’ Radius Bank Buy
LendingClub CEO Heralds ‘Transformative’ Radius Bank Buy
February 19, 2020  |  Earnings

LendingClub on Tuesday (Feb. 18) posted results that showed continued growth in loan originations, up mid-single-digit percentages year over year – results that were possibly...

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China Asks Tech Firms For Apps To Track Health, Travel Amid Outbreak
China Asks Tech Firms For Apps To Track Health, Travel Amid Outbreak
February 19, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

Chinese tech firms are helping the government enact a new “health rating” system that will track millions of citizens preparing to return to work in...

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China Uses Monetary Policy To Cure China’s Economic, Viral Ills
China Uses Monetary Policy To Cure China’s Economic, Viral Ills
February 18, 2020  |  International

Can monetary policy cure the ills of an economic slowdown caused by the Coronavirus? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Deutsche Bank To Help Sri Lanka With Digital FX
Deutsche Bank To Help Sri Lanka With Digital FX
February 18, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Deutsche Bank announced on Tuesday (Feb. 18) that it would improve its Sri Lanka operation with the launch of a new digital foreign exchange (FX)...

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