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New PPP Loan Rules On Student Workers Offers Break To Colleges

New PPP Loan Rules On Student Workers Offers Break To Colleges
New PPP Loan Rules On Student Workers Offers Break To Colleges
May 06, 2020  |  Loans

Colleges suffering from lost revenues during the pandemic may have a better chance now as clarifications to the Paycheck Protection Program’s (PPP) rules say these...

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Etsy’s Q1 Gets A Big Boost From Stay-At-Homers
Etsy’s Q1 Gets A Big Boost From Stay-At-Homers
May 06, 2020  |  Earnings

Stay-at-home orders and the mass work-from-home (WFH) migration that flew in the face of America’s sense of freedom acted as a tailwind for handmade eCommerce...

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Bitcoin Daily: Delays In New EU AML Rules Leave Irish Crypto Firms No Access To Financial Services
Bitcoin Daily: Delays In New EU AML Rules Leave Irish Crypto Firms No Access To...
May 06, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Irish bitcoin ATM operator Boinnex found itself facing roadblocks from Allied Irish Banks (AIB), which shut down its account and said it didn’t want to...

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Google To Workers: Office Perks Don’t Carry Over To Remote Work
Google To Workers: Office Perks Don’t Carry Over To Remote Work
May 06, 2020  |  Google

Following complaints from employees who are teleworking and say they miss office perks such as free food and fitness, Google adopted a policy prohibiting expensing...

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Coronavirus Refunds: NFL Details Reimbursement Procedure; Cleveland Cavaliers Provide Refund Options
Coronavirus Refunds: NFL Details Reimbursement Procedure; Cleveland Cavaliers Provide Refund Options
May 06, 2020  |  Coronavirus

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt everyday life the world over, many consumers want refunds on things they paid for but aren’t able to use. Here’s...

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Fed Launches FedNow Community For Instant Payments, Seeks Participants
Fed Launches FedNow Community For Instant Payments, Seeks Participants
May 06, 2020  |  Faster Payments

The Federal Reserve has formed a FedNow Community group for its upcoming instant payment offering, the FedNow Service, and needs volunteers to support it, the...

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Short-Term Rental Hosts Undercut Airbnb With Pricing, Bookings
Short-Term Rental Hosts Undercut Airbnb With Pricing, Bookings
May 06, 2020  |  Business

Dissatisfied with Airbnb and other short-term rental companies, many hosts have created their own direct-booking websites to boost business and end years of frustration with...

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Senators Push FTC To Shield SMBs From PPP Scams
Senators Push FTC To Shield SMBs From PPP Scams
May 06, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

A group of senators is asking the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to take more steps to protect small- to medium-sized business (SMB) owners from scams...

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Grubhub Grows Active Diners By 24 Pct
Grubhub Grows Active Diners By 24 Pct
May 06, 2020  |  Earnings

Amid a rise in orders and an increase in customers fueled by the coronavirus pandemic, Grubhub reported a 24 percent year-over-year increase in active diners...

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