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Mastercard Pledges $250M In Help For Small Businesses
Mastercard Pledges $250M In Help For Small Businesses
April 07, 2020  |  Mastercard

Recognizing that Main Street is being hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic, Mastercard committed $250 million over the next five years to support small- to...

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Bitcoin Daily: Tesla Tests Blockchain To Speed Up Trucking Shipments in Shanghai; Bank Of England May Team With Companies On Digital Currency
Bitcoin Daily: Tesla Tests Blockchain To Speed Up Trucking Shipments in Shanghai; Bank Of England...
April 07, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Shipping technology company CargoSmart Limited led an experimental blockchain project for the release of cargo with the Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG), Tesla and China...

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Airbnb Customers Want Refunds
Airbnb Customers Want Refunds
April 07, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Amid disruptions in the travel industry, Airbnb pledged in March to provide cash refunds to qualified guests who have had stays disrupted by the coronavirus...

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Mortgage-Extension Requests Skyrocket Nearly 2,000 Percent
Mortgage-Extension Requests Skyrocket Nearly 2,000 Percent
April 07, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The number of homeowners who asked lenders for more time to pay their mortgages increased to record levels in March, as borrowers feel the impacts...

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Goldman Sachs Denied Dismissal Of Class-Action Lawsuit Over Subprime Mortgages
Goldman Sachs Denied Dismissal Of Class-Action Lawsuit Over Subprime Mortgages
April 07, 2020  |  Legal

A Manhattan court denied Goldman Sachs Group’s appeal to dismiss a class-action lawsuit that accuses the investment bank of hiding information when it created subprime...

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Trump Wants Additional $250 Billion For SMB Loans
Trump Wants Additional $250 Billion For SMB Loans
April 07, 2020  |  Loans

President Donald Trump said he is working with congressional leaders to come up with another $250 billion in loan guarantees to help small- and medium-sized...

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Gates Foundation Will Fund Facilities To Make Coronavirus Vaccine
Gates Foundation Will Fund Facilities To Make Coronavirus Vaccine
April 07, 2020  |  Coronavirus

To support the creation of a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, Bill Gates’ foundation will dedicate billions to back the building of manufacturing facilities. The...

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EU Eyes Half-Trillion Euro COVID-19 Stimulus Package 
EU Eyes Half-Trillion Euro COVID-19 Stimulus Package 
April 07, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Eurozone leaders are negotiating a deal that could deliver a half trillion euros in economic aid to help European Union countries recover from the coronavirus...

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Bank Of Finland Predicts Pandemic Will Trigger Major Recession
Bank Of Finland Predicts Pandemic Will Trigger Major Recession
April 07, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The global coronavirus pandemic has cast a dark cloud over Finland’s economy, as the central bank predicts the worst recession in over 100 years, according...

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