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Coronavirus Update: US Cos See Impact, China Begins To Reopen For Business

Coronavirus Update: US Cos See Impact, China Begins To Reopen For Business
Coronavirus Update: US Cos See Impact, China Begins To Reopen For Business
February 28, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

Facebook has cancelled its annual F8 developers’ conference over concerns about the coronavirus, reports said. More specifically, the social media company cancelled the in-person component,...

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Coronavirus Affects Movies, Toys, Earnings And Air Travel
Coronavirus Affects Movies, Toys, Earnings And Air Travel
February 27, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

The COVID-19 virus, also known as the coronavirus, is continuing to spread around the world, and it’s affecting everything from movie release dates to air...

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US Firms In China Warn 2020 Earnings Could Miss Projections By 50 Pct
US Firms In China Warn 2020 Earnings Could Miss Projections By 50 Pct
February 27, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

American companies in China indicate annual revenue could be off by almost 50 percent due to shortages created by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a...

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US Consumers Expected To Drive Retail Sales Up
US Consumers Expected To Drive Retail Sales Up
February 27, 2020  |  Retail

U.S. retail sales are expected to rise between 3.5 percent and 4.1 percent, topping $3.9 trillion. However, the coronavirus could put all of that in jeopardy,...

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Badi Rolls Out AI Room Booking App In NY
Badi Rolls Out AI Room Booking App In NY
February 26, 2020  |  Real Estate

As it joins the bevy of firms aiming to change the home rentals market, the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered long-term room rental app Badi has rolled out...

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Expedia To Cut 12 Pct. Of Staff
Expedia To Cut 12 Pct. Of Staff
February 25, 2020  |  Personnel

Travel site Expedia has announced that it will cut 3,000 workers in an attempt to streamline its “bloated” company after the exit of its CFO...

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Mastercard Warns Coronavirus Hit To Revenue In Q1
Mastercard Warns Coronavirus Hit To Revenue In Q1
February 25, 2020  |  Mastercard

Mastercard said in a statement Monday (Feb. 24) that the coronavirus outbreak could hurt its revenues this year and that caused the company’s shares to...

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Coronavirus Cases Climb; Dow Sinks Along With Mortgage Rates 
Coronavirus Cases Climb; Dow Sinks Along With Mortgage Rates 
February 24, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

As the Coronavirus spreads beyond the borders of Asia, its effects are casting a widening shadow that is being felt in just about every industry,...

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