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Q1 GDP Growth To Be Impacted By Gov’t Shutdown
Q1 GDP Growth To Be Impacted By Gov’t Shutdown
January 20, 2019  |  Politics

With the partial U.S. government shutdown as a result of the standoff between President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats now in its fourth week and no...

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Two Snap Executives Leaving Over Inappropriate Behavior With A Contractor
Two Snap Executives Leaving Over Inappropriate Behavior With A Contractor
January 20, 2019  |  Personnel

Two senior executives recently left Snap, the maker of disappearing messaging app Snapchat, for allegedly conducting inappropriate relationships with a contractor that was outside the...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Payments At The Grocery Store; tZERO To Launch Next Week
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Payments At The Grocery Store; tZERO To Launch Next Week
January 20, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Indonesian ride-hailing company Go-Jek is acquiring a “substantial” number of shares in Philippine-based blockchain services platform Coins.ph. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Spotify Plans Voice-Activated In-Car Music Player
Spotify Plans Voice-Activated In-Car Music Player
January 18, 2019  |  Subscriptions

As Spotify seeks to gain independence from Google, Apple and Amazon products, the music streaming service is looking to the car dashboard. The company intends...

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Lloyds Banking Group Reports Faster Payments Outage
Lloyds Banking Group Reports Faster Payments Outage
January 18, 2019  |  Banking

Lloyds Banking Group, which includes Bank of Scotland, Halifax and Lloyds, has suffered a faster payments glitch that affects customers’ ability to get money, according...

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Goldman-Backed Vietnam Mobile Wallet Momo Snaps Up New Funds
Goldman-Backed Vietnam Mobile Wallet Momo Snaps Up New Funds
January 18, 2019  |  Investments

Momo, a Vietnam-based FinTech company that provides users with digital payment options, has reportedly received a very large Series C investment from American private equity...

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Microsoft Admits That Cortana Can’t Compete With Alexa, Google Assistant
Microsoft Admits That Cortana Can’t Compete With Alexa, Google Assistant
January 18, 2019  |  Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft is taking its digital assistant Cortana in a new direction as it has fallen behind Google Assistant and Alexa in the past year, according...

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Reliance To Battle Amazon And Flipkart For India eCommerce
Reliance To Battle Amazon And Flipkart For India eCommerce
January 18, 2019  |  Amazon Profile

Indian company Reliance Industries plans to open an eCommerce site geared toward small retailers, one that would rival Amazon and Flipkart, Financial Times reported on...

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NY Fed President: Gov’t Shutdown Could Hinder Economic Growth
NY Fed President: Gov’t Shutdown Could Hinder Economic Growth
January 18, 2019  |  Economy

While the Fed has hinted that it has been adjusting its U.S. economic outlook due to turmoil in the markets as well as decelerating expansion...

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