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Experts Tell House Committee They’re Divided Over $600-A-Week Extra Jobless Benefits

Experts Tell House Committee They’re Divided Over $600-A-Week Extra Jobless Benefits
Experts Tell House Committee They’re Divided Over $600-A-Week Extra Jobless Benefits
July 23, 2020  |  Economy

Experts disagreed on whether another round of stimulus should extend the highly controversial expanded jobless benefits, according to testimony provided before the U.S. House Committee...

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Facebook Enables Live Broadcasts Of Group Video Chats
Facebook Enables Live Broadcasts Of Group Video Chats
July 23, 2020  |  Internet of Things

Facebook announced on Thursday (July 23) that users of its Messenger Rooms group video feature can now live-broadcast those meetings to traditional Facebook pages. The...

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Digital Initiatives Help QSRs Survive A Q2 Earnings Famine
Digital Initiatives Help QSRs Survive A Q2 Earnings Famine
July 23, 2020  |  Retail

A quick look at some recent earnings reports illustrates how digital innovation is softening the COVID-19 blow for quick-service restaurants (QSRs), fast-casual eateries and fast-food chains. Get...

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Amazon Looks To Snag 9.9 Pct Stake In Reliance Retail
Amazon Looks To Snag 9.9 Pct Stake In Reliance Retail
July 23, 2020  |  Partnerships

Amazon is in early-stage discussions to acquire a 9.9 percent stake in Reliance Retail Ltd., a unit of India’s Reliance Industries, The Economic Times reported,...

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Philippine Wirecard Inquiry Targets Two Bank Employees
Philippine Wirecard Inquiry Targets Two Bank Employees
July 23, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

The Philippines’ Anti-Money Laundering Council said investigators are focusing on two rogue bank employees in the Wirecard AG scandal. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Twitter User Base Grows A Record 34 Pct In Q2 As Shutdowns Boost Social Media
Twitter User Base Grows A Record 34 Pct In Q2 As Shutdowns Boost Social Media
July 23, 2020  |  Earnings

Twitter’s second-quarter earnings showed on Thursday (July 23) that the social media giant’s user base continued to grow even as its ad revenues declined, as...

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Google, Shopify Team To Boost Buy On Google Merchant Base
Google, Shopify Team To Boost Buy On Google Merchant Base
July 23, 2020  |  Google

Google plans a souped-up Buy on Google product so that participating sellers won’t have the pay the Big Tech firm a commission fee and shoppers...

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Stripe Delivers Same-Day Payments For Notaries
Stripe Delivers Same-Day Payments For Notaries
July 23, 2020  |  Partnerships

Payments processor Stripe is partnering with Notarize, which offers online notary services, to help notary publics “work online and receive almost instantaneous payment,” the companies...

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