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Europeans Save Less, Spend More As Economy Lags
Europeans Save Less, Spend More As Economy Lags
May 25, 2020  |  Consumer Finance

European consumers are stockpiling savings as a way to be prudent during the pandemic, but that isn’t having a positive effect on the country’s lagging...

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Restaurant Execs Ask Trump For PPP Modifications
Restaurant Execs Ask Trump For PPP Modifications
May 19, 2020  |  Loans

At a roundtable event with restaurant executives on Monday (May 18), several executives put forward a request to President Donald Trump and cabinet officials to...

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MLB: Baseball With No Fans Could Mean $640,000 Per Game Loss
MLB: Baseball With No Fans Could Mean $640,000 Per Game Loss
May 17, 2020  |  Economy

The New York Yankees are looking at a shortfall of $312 million if this year’s Major League Baseball (MLB) season ends up going forward with...

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Senators Ask DOJ To Keep Eye On Event Ticket Price Gouging
Senators Ask DOJ To Keep Eye On Event Ticket Price Gouging
May 15, 2020  |  Economy

Live concert tickets, already rising in recent years amid monopoly-related fears, could see even more expensive turns if smaller companies and venues are shut out...

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NYC OKs Delivery Fee Caps
NYC OKs Delivery Fee Caps
May 14, 2020  |  Delivery

The New York City Council doesn’t want to let food delivery apps charge restaurants too much for delivery fees, as it voted to put a...

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Goldman: US Unemployment Rate Could Hit 25 Pct
Goldman: US Unemployment Rate Could Hit 25 Pct
May 14, 2020  |  Economy

Goldman Sachs’ forecast for the nation’s unemployment rate rose by 10 percent, as the bank now predicts at least a 25 percent unemployment rate due...

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Simon Eyes Opening Half Of Its Malls This Week
Simon Eyes Opening Half Of Its Malls This Week
May 12, 2020  |  Retail

Simon Property Group, the biggest mall retailer in the U.S., said it plans to have around half of its locations open within the next week,...

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Gamblers Descend On Reopened S. Dakota Casinos
Gamblers Descend On Reopened S. Dakota Casinos
May 12, 2020  |  Safety and Security

Casinos in Deadwood, South Dakota are opening up again, complete with pictures of enthusiastic gamers clad in masks as they crowd around card and dice...

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Apple And Google App For Virus Contact Will Block Location Tracking
Apple And Google App For Virus Contact Will Block Location Tracking
May 05, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

In new contact tracing apps built to combat the coronavirus, Apple and Google-parent Alphabet will ban the use of location-tracking GPS software that could compromise...

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