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SoftBank Earmarks $1B For eCommerce, Healthcare And FinTech In LatAm
SoftBank Earmarks $1B For eCommerce, Healthcare And FinTech In LatAm
February 16, 2020  |  Investments

SoftBank will add $1 billion this year to its $5 billion Latin America Fund introduced in 2019, adding to last year’s $1.6 billion, Bloomberg reported...

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Aussie Tax Office Reminds SMBs To Pay Debt
Aussie Tax Office Reminds SMBs To Pay Debt
February 16, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Australia are being reminded by the country’s tax office that owing money to the agency is not OK, Broker...

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Google Looks To Publishers To Start Rival To Apple News
Google Looks To Publishers To Start Rival To Apple News
February 16, 2020  |  Google

Google might launch its own news aggregation service as a way to compete with rival Apple News+. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Google’s Waze Acquisition Likely Target Of FTC Scrutiny
Google’s Waze Acquisition Likely Target Of FTC Scrutiny
February 16, 2020  |  Google

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating acquisitions made by big tech firms in the past 10 years and has a special focus on...

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Gov’t: US Manufacturing Spend Dips As US Consumer Spending Rises
Gov’t: US Manufacturing Spend Dips As US Consumer Spending Rises
February 16, 2020  |  Economy

A warm January led to utilities dropping 4 percent for the month as Americans reduced their reliance on heat, according to The Wall Street Journal....

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Rakuten Dumps $1.4B In Tech Holdings, Including Pinterest Stake
Rakuten Dumps $1.4B In Tech Holdings, Including Pinterest Stake
February 16, 2020  |  Investments

Rakuten, the Japanese eCommerce conglomerate, has sold billions of dollars’ worth in shares, including the entirety of its stake in Pinterest. Get the Full Story...

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Zuckerberg Talks Guidelines For How To Regulate Facebook
Zuckerberg Talks Guidelines For How To Regulate Facebook
February 16, 2020  |  Facebook

Facebook is something in between a newspaper and a telecommunications company, said CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and he wants it to be regulated accordingly, The Wall...

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Is New York Fashion Week Still In Style?
Is New York Fashion Week Still In Style?
February 15, 2020  |  Retail

In many ways, 2020’s version of New York Fashion Week was much like any other year. Designers, models, fashionistas and social media luminaries descended on...

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Mexico To Tax Digital Services From Other Countries
Mexico To Tax Digital Services From Other Countries
February 14, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Mexico passed a law this week that taxes digital services from other countries, according to a report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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