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Facebook Funds $100M In Grants For SMBs Hurt By Coronavirus

Facebook Funds $100M In Grants For SMBs Hurt By Coronavirus
Facebook Funds $100M In Grants For SMBs Hurt By Coronavirus
March 17, 2020  |  Economy

Facebook wants to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) survive the coronavirus pandemic, and is offering $100 million in grants to 30,000 companies in over...

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Local Governments Move In On Retail Vacancies
Local Governments Move In On Retail Vacancies
March 17, 2020  |  Retail

It was supposed to be a thriving retail center in Milwaukee when it was built seven years ago. Right downtown, 10,000 square feet, enough room...

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Economic Recovery, Consumer Spending Amid The Coronavirus
Economic Recovery, Consumer Spending Amid The Coronavirus
March 17, 2020  |  Today In Data

The start of U.S. economic recovery is likely approximately six weeks away, if China’s experience with the coronavirus provides lessons learned. While China’s economy is grappling to regain...

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Grocers Speed Up Hiring To Fill eCommerce Orders, Operate Stores
Grocers Speed Up Hiring To Fill eCommerce Orders, Operate Stores
March 17, 2020  |  Retail

As staffers need time away from work to tend to their children, or they become ill, supermarket companies are speeding up hiring to have workers...

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Amazon Restricts Shipments To Warehouses Amid Coronavirus
Amazon Restricts Shipments To Warehouses Amid Coronavirus
March 17, 2020  |  Retail

As Amazon elevates the importance of delivering highly sought products amid the coronavirus pandemic, the eTailer said independent merchants would not be able to send merchandise to...

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Homebuyers Continue To Purchase Luxury NYC Apartments
Homebuyers Continue To Purchase Luxury NYC Apartments
March 17, 2020  |  Retail

While the coronavirus is canceling public events and sending consumers searching for cleaning supplies as well as food, homebuyers still have an appetite for purchasing...

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Tax Time Tardiness And The Faster Refund
Tax Time Tardiness And The Faster Refund
March 17, 2020  |  Taxes

It’s unprecedented. The federal tax filing deadline in 2020 has been waived in the wake of coronavirus disruptions. The president announced there will be no...

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TransferWise Teams With Alipay For Money Transfers In China
TransferWise Teams With Alipay For Money Transfers In China
March 17, 2020  |  Payment Methods

London-based FinTech unicorn TransferWise said on Tuesday (March 17) that it is partnering with Alibaba’s Alipay to power international money transfers in China.  Get the...

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