Softbank Walks Away From Investment In Smartphone Startup Due In Part To Apple
Softbank Walks Away From Investment In Smartphone Startup Due In Part To Apple
March 21, 2017  |  Apple

Softbank, the Japanese bank, has reportedly given up on a $100 million investment in a smartphone startup in part because of Softbank’s growing relationship with...

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Ant Financial Considers Higher MoneyGram Bid  
Ant Financial Considers Higher MoneyGram Bid  
March 21, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Will Ant march its bid higher? In a bidding war that may escalate, Ant Financial is looking at whether it wants to bid higher for...

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Amazon Pay, BigCommerce Partner For Speedier Checkouts
Amazon Pay, BigCommerce Partner For Speedier Checkouts
March 21, 2017  |  Amazon Payments

BigCommerce announced that it will add Amazon Pay to enable retailers to deliver a faster checkout for their Amazon customers. The company was also named...

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Vodafone Combines India Unit With Idea Cellular As Competition Heats Up
Vodafone Combines India Unit With Idea Cellular As Competition Heats Up
March 21, 2017  |  International

With technology companies and telecom players battling it out for supremacy in India, the market just got more competitive after Vodafone, a U.K. carrier, announced...

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Walmart Launches Startup Incubator — Store No. 8
Walmart Launches Startup Incubator — Store No. 8
March 21, 2017  |  Retail

Walmart is not messing around when it comes to playing eCommerce catch-up. And, as it turns out, the $3 billion acquisition of Jet.com was not...

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Strong Dollar, Trump Immigration Policies Hurting US Travel Industry
Strong Dollar, Trump Immigration Policies Hurting US Travel Industry
March 21, 2017  |  Post-Election

The U.S. leisure and business travel sector is number one in the world, but President Trump’s immigration policies and a strong dollar is threatening to...

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Ebay Pulls A One-Two Punch To Amazon With 3-Day Delivery
Ebay Pulls A One-Two Punch To Amazon With 3-Day Delivery
March 21, 2017  |  Retail

Given the impending takeover of speedy delivery from Amazon’s Prime membership program, it’s tough for a lot of other retailers to compete. Amazon is a...

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