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Survey: Consumer Confidence Stabilizes In May

Survey: Consumer Confidence Stabilizes In May
Survey: Consumer Confidence Stabilizes In May
May 26, 2020  |  Consumer Insights

After a sharp decline in April, consumer confidence held steady in May as some businesses reopened in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to...

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Facebook Changes Blockchain Name To Avoid Confusion
Facebook Changes Blockchain Name To Avoid Confusion
May 26, 2020  |  Facebook / Meta

Facebook’s blockchain division, Calibra, will get a new name as a way to distance it from Facebook’s Libra digital currency, according to a Bloomberg report...

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Bipartisan Tax Credit Measure Aims To Keep America Working
Bipartisan Tax Credit Measure Aims To Keep America Working
May 26, 2020  |  Taxes

Some Republicans are warming to the House Democrats’ plan that would provide businesses with a $194 billion employee retention tax credit, The Wall Street Journal...

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Walmart, Green Dot Announce Enhanced MoneyCard Features
Walmart, Green Dot Announce Enhanced MoneyCard Features
May 26, 2020  |  Walmart

With features such as free cash deposits and a high-yield savings account, Walmart and Green Dot unveiled updated benefits for the Walmart MoneyCard Reloadable Debit Card...

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European Mobility Platform Bolt Notches €100M Investment
European Mobility Platform Bolt Notches €100M Investment
May 26, 2020  |  Investments

With funding that will help keep growing its product categories from ridesharing to food delivery and micro-mobility in Africa as well as Europe, Bolt closed...

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Faire Bets Wary Buyers Will Support Online Trade Show
Faire Bets Wary Buyers Will Support Online Trade Show
May 26, 2020  |  Retail

What will it take to bring consumers and product buyers out of their homes and onto the road as the economy reopens? The wholesale website...

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Checkout.com Buys Australian Startup Pin Payments
Checkout.com Buys Australian Startup Pin Payments
May 26, 2020  |  Partnerships

London-based global payment provider Checkout.com has purchased Pin Payments, an Australian startup, the companies announced Tuesday (May 26). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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PPP Loan Demand Peters Out Amid SMB Confusion
PPP Loan Demand Peters Out Amid SMB Confusion
May 26, 2020  |  Loans

First the rush to get in – and then, perhaps, the rush to get out. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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