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Dollar General Stores Eye Rural Expansion

Dollar General Stores Eye Rural Expansion
Dollar General Stores Eye Rural Expansion
December 28, 2017  |  Retail

Dollar General is planning an expansion with a focus on rural American. The chain announced Wednesday (Dec. 27) that it will be opening its 17th...

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Home Depot buys The Company Store
Home Depot buys The Company Store
December 28, 2017  |  Retail

Catalog and eCommerce home goods and textile retailer The Company Store has been acquired by Home Depot, the home improvement giant announced Thursday (Dec. 28). The...

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Instagram Has Some Recommendations For Users
Instagram Has Some Recommendations For Users
December 28, 2017  |  Retail

Image-based social media platform Instagram’s users will now have “recommended posts” published to their feeds, a change that seems to have been made with no...

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Ripple’s Value Rises 20 Percent Post-Japanese Credit Card Partnership
Ripple’s Value Rises 20 Percent Post-Japanese Credit Card Partnership
December 28, 2017  |  Blockchain

San Francisco-based startup Ripple rose 20 percent Wednesday (Dec. 27) to an all-time high after news that Tokyo-based financial services company SBI Holdings and its...

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Global IPOs Reach Record High In 2017
Global IPOs Reach Record High In 2017
December 28, 2017  |  Cross-border Payments

Global initial public offerings (IPOs) over the past year saw the highest number of listings since the financial crisis, driven by strong activity in the...

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MA Regulator Says Bitcoin Fails “To Pass The Smell Test”
MA Regulator Says Bitcoin Fails “To Pass The Smell Test”
December 28, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin has found another naysayer. This time, Massachusetts’ top securities regulator has issued a warning on the digital currency, calling it “entirely speculation.” Get the...

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Hyundai, Kia To Bring AI Assistants Onboard In 2019
Hyundai, Kia To Bring AI Assistants Onboard In 2019
December 28, 2017  |  Cross-border Payments

South Korean vehicle manufacturers Hyundai and Kia Motors are gearing up to add artificial intelligence (AI) to their cars beginning in 2019. Get the Full...

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ATM Punished With Punches For Giving Out Too Much Cash
ATM Punished With Punches For Giving Out Too Much Cash
December 28, 2017  |  Cash

A Florida man caused roughly $5,000 in damages to an ATM at a Wells Fargo bank branch in Cocoa, Florida after it dispensed too much...

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