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Mattel Rolls Out PlayBack Toy Recycling Effort
Mattel Rolls Out PlayBack Toy Recycling Effort
May 10, 2021  |  Retail

Mattel Inc., the toy company, rolled out a toy takeback effort called Mattel PlayBack that will let families “extend the life of their Mattel toys...

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China’s MYbank Digital Yuan Trial Expanding To Ant’s AliPay Users 
China’s MYbank Digital Yuan Trial Expanding To Ant’s AliPay Users 
May 10, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Ant Group and China’s state-owned online bank MYbank are expanding the trial of the digital yuan to more people, with a tool added for Alipay...

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Report: 30+ Startups Got PPP Loans, Then Merged With SPACs
Report: 30+ Startups Got PPP Loans, Then Merged With SPACs
May 10, 2021  |  Loans

Dozens of companies sought and received federal assistance through the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) that Congress created to help small businesses survive COVID-19 shutdowns, and...

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ByteDance Ramps Up eCommerce Hiring, Sponsors To Take On Alibaba
ByteDance Ramps Up eCommerce Hiring, Sponsors To Take On Alibaba
May 09, 2021  |  eCommerce

ByteDance, which brought TikTok to the world, is adding thousands of employees as part of a plan to challenge Alibaba in eCommerce, Bloomberg reported. Among...

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Yellen Picks Michael Hsu As First Deputy Comptroller Of OCC
Yellen Picks Michael Hsu As First Deputy Comptroller Of OCC
May 09, 2021  |  Regulation

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen plans to name Michael J. Hsu the first deputy comptroller of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency,...

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Higher Supply Chain Costs Catch Consumers Off-Guard
Higher Supply Chain Costs Catch Consumers Off-Guard
May 09, 2021  |  Retail

After years of relatively low inflation, Americans have begun to see higher prices for goods and services in the wake of the pandemic, The Wall...

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Colonial Pipeline Latest Target In High-Profile Ransomware Attacks
Colonial Pipeline Latest Target In High-Profile Ransomware Attacks
May 09, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

The Biden administration is looking to crack down on ransomware, especially as a series of major cyberattacks has recently occurred, Bloomberg reported. In the span...

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April Sees 19 Bank M&A Deals In US, Most Since Pre-Pandemic
April Sees 19 Bank M&A Deals In US, Most Since Pre-Pandemic
May 09, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

U.S. bank mergers and acquisitions had a good month in April, with 19 announced deals — the most since the COVID-19 pandemic began in early...

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Bitcoin Daily: New York AG Mulls Shutting Down Crypto Trading App Coinseed Over Alleged Fraud; SpaceX Now Takes Dogecoin To Pay For Moon Trip
Bitcoin Daily: New York AG Mulls Shutting Down Crypto Trading App Coinseed Over Alleged Fraud;...
May 09, 2021  |  Bitcoin

SpaceX, the company helmed by Elon Musk, is launching its “DOGE-1 Mission to the Moon” campaign, which “will obtain lunar-spatial intelligence from sensors and cameras...

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