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Amazon Rivals Cash In On Prime Day
Amazon Rivals Cash In On Prime Day
July 19, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon saw its biggest Prime Day in the company’s history, with its larger retailers seeing a 54 percent increase in sales during the event. According...

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Hyundai Partners With Amazon For Digital Showroom
Hyundai Partners With Amazon For Digital Showroom
July 19, 2018  |  Amazon

Hyundai has announced a partnership with Amazon to create a digital showroom where customers can experience all phases of shopping for a new car. Get...

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CFPB Names Paul Watkins From AZ AG Office As Innovation Head
CFPB Names Paul Watkins From AZ AG Office As Innovation Head
July 19, 2018  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has announced that Paul Watkins, a lawyer, will lead the agency’s newly created Office of Innovation. Get the Full...

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DoorDash To Add 600 Cities In 2018 Via SoftBank Investment
DoorDash To Add 600 Cities In 2018 Via SoftBank Investment
July 19, 2018  |  Investments

Earlier this year, DoorDash received a $535 million investment from SoftBank, Sequoia Capital and Singapore-based sovereign wealth fund GIC, bringing the food delivery company a $1.4...

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eBay Shares Fall On Lower-Than-Expected Earnings Guidance
eBay Shares Fall On Lower-Than-Expected Earnings Guidance
July 19, 2018  |  Earnings

After eBay lowered its revenue guidance for the year and provided a lower-than-expected sales forecast for the third quarter, shares of the marketplace fell more...

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FTC To Look Closely At EU’s $5B Google Fine
FTC To Look Closely At EU’s $5B Google Fine
July 19, 2018  |  Google

The Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joseph Simons told lawmakers Wednesday (July 18) that he will look at the European Union’s move to fine Google $5...

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Bitcoin Daily: Fed Chairman Thinks Cryptos Are Insignificant, Billionaire Marc Lasry Says Bitcoin Could Top $40k
Bitcoin Daily: Fed Chairman Thinks Cryptos Are Insignificant, Billionaire Marc Lasry Says Bitcoin Could Top...
July 19, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Coinbase says that it hasn’t received approval from two U.S. watchdogs for three acquisitions, Cryptovest reported. The firm reportedly told Bloomberg that it had received approval...

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Amex Cardholder Spend Averages $4800, Up 5 Percent In 2Q
Amex Cardholder Spend Averages $4800, Up 5 Percent In 2Q
July 19, 2018  |  Earnings

TheStreet may have been focused on top-line shortfalls, but beyond the headline numbers, American Express (Amex) posted results for the second quarter that showed double-digit percentage...

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Spend Management Reaches For New — And Digital — Maturity
Spend Management Reaches For New — And Digital — Maturity
July 19, 2018  |  B2B Payments

It’s a phrase that can cause several types of jobsite headaches — stepping away from a project to hit a hardware store with petty cash, for...

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