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Manhattan Sees Record-Low Number Of New Leases Amid Pandemic

Manhattan Sees Record-Low Number Of New Leases Amid Pandemic
Manhattan Sees Record-Low Number Of New Leases Amid Pandemic
May 15, 2020  |  Real Estate

New leases for Manhattan rentals plummeted by 70.9 percent year over year excluding renewals amid “shelter in place” measures made and enforced amid the pandemic,...

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Rakuten’s 5G Launch Postponed By Three Months
Rakuten’s 5G Launch Postponed By Three Months
May 15, 2020  |  Mobile

Customers waiting for Rakuten Inc.’s launch of its 5G services, which were originally planned for June, will have to wait. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Retail Sales Weaker Than Expected, Deepening Recovery Concerns
Retail Sales Weaker Than Expected, Deepening Recovery Concerns
May 15, 2020  |  Retail

The experts were expecting a weak retail sales report when the numbers hit the wires earlier today (May 15) – but even in an environment...

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Giphy Joins Instagram
Giphy Joins Instagram
May 15, 2020  |  Facebook / Meta

Giphy, the search engine and online database for users to share videos, is joining Facebook as part of the Instagram team, Facebook announced on Friday (May 15). ...

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Zomato Lays Off 500+ Employees
Zomato Lays Off 500+ Employees
May 15, 2020  |  Personnel

Zomato, one of India’s most popular food apps, is downsizing its workforce by 13 percent and cutting pay for its remaining employees due to the...

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How NextDoor Found An Actual Purpose
How NextDoor Found An Actual Purpose
May 15, 2020  |  Social Commerce

A year ago, startup NextDoor’s status as a unicorn (a new firm with a valuation over $1 billion) was something of a mystery to outside...

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Public Companies Have Returned Nearly A Third of PPP Loan Money
Public Companies Have Returned Nearly A Third of PPP Loan Money
May 15, 2020  |  Loans

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Customer Retention Rules Reopening Strategies
Customer Retention Rules Reopening Strategies
May 15, 2020  |  Retail

Customer loyalty continues to be a recurring theme this week as retailers look to reopen and the latest monthly sales report shows another double-digit plunge....

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