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How ‘Baseball In A Bubble’ Is Changing America’s Pastime

How ‘Baseball In A Bubble’ Is Changing America’s Pastime
How ‘Baseball In A Bubble’ Is Changing America’s Pastime
July 25, 2020  |  Economy

After a long delay, lots of negotiations and millions of desperate fans becoming concerned that the season was headed toward being a wholesale strikeout, Major...

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House Judiciary Committee Postpones Big Tech Antitrust Hearing
House Judiciary Committee Postpones Big Tech Antitrust Hearing
July 24, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

The House Judiciary Committee has delayed a hearing originally scheduled for Monday (July 27) due to a conflict with the late U.S. Representative John Lewis’...

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Kenya’s Central Bank Seeks To Govern Digital Lending Interest Rates
Kenya’s Central Bank Seeks To Govern Digital Lending Interest Rates
July 24, 2020  |  Loans

The central bank of Kenya is putting forward new legislation to govern interest rates charged for digital lenders’ loans. Online lenders will need the green...

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FinTech Startup Revolut Raises $80M At $5.5B Valuation
FinTech Startup Revolut Raises $80M At $5.5B Valuation
July 24, 2020  |  Investments

London startup mobile bank Revolut Ltd. has secured $80 million in new funding at a $5.5 billion valuation as part of its Series D round...

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McDonald’s To Make Face Coverings Mandatory For US Customers
McDonald’s To Make Face Coverings Mandatory For US Customers
July 24, 2020  |  Retail

As it follows in the footsteps of Walmart Inc. and others that have declared mask requirements to help stop COVID-19’s proliferation, McDonald’s Corp. said it...

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Megamalls Like Mall Of America And American Dream Face Mega Problems 
Megamalls Like Mall Of America And American Dream Face Mega Problems 
July 24, 2020  |  Retail

Megamalls are having mega problems. The two largest U.S. malls — Minnesota’s Mall of America and New Jersey’s American Dream mall — are struggling, with...

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Open Banking, Synthetic ID Fraud, Supplemental Jobless Benefits Top This Week’s News
Open Banking, Synthetic ID Fraud, Supplemental Jobless Benefits Top This Week’s News
July 24, 2020  |  The Weekender

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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Retailers With Mask Requirements Won’t Turn Away Non-Compliant Shoppers
Retailers With Mask Requirements Won’t Turn Away Non-Compliant Shoppers
July 24, 2020  |  Retail

As retailers seek to prevent staffers and shoppers from arguing, the requirements of major merchants that shoppers wear masks in U.S. brick-and-mortar stores are only...

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