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US Chamber Leader Criticizes Presidential Candidates
US Chamber Leader Criticizes Presidential Candidates
January 09, 2020  |  Politics

The head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the largest and most powerful business lobbying group in the country, criticized presidential candidates challenging President Donald...

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US Bank Business Loans Stalled In Latter Half Of 2019
US Bank Business Loans Stalled In Latter Half Of 2019
December 29, 2019  |  Loans

U.S. business loans and capital investment have essentially plateaued in the second half of 2019, in what experts say is a reflection of the slowing...

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New WhatsApp Feature Lets SMBs Share Products To Drive Sales
New WhatsApp Feature Lets SMBs Share Products To Drive Sales
November 07, 2019  |  Facebook

WhatsApp business is introducing a new feature to help small businesses interact with customers, according to VentureBeat. The feature is called catalog, and it will...

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PayPal Open For Business In China
PayPal Open For Business In China
September 30, 2019  |  Mobile Payments

PayPal Holdings announced that it can do business in China after buying a controlling stake in a domestic payments firm. The deal would make PayPal...

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Study Finds Trucking Company Bankruptcies Increased In 1H 2019
Study Finds Trucking Company Bankruptcies Increased In 1H 2019
September 04, 2019  |  Delivery

To quote the Grateful Dead and their song “Truckin’” — an apt choice for this topic — “What a long strange trip it’s been.” While...

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Mastercard Joins Marco Polo Global Trade Finance Network
Mastercard Joins Marco Polo Global Trade Finance Network
September 04, 2019  |  Mastercard

Mastercard announced it has joined the Marco Polo Network. The network — and its more than 25 member banks — aims to unlock a potential...

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Connecting The Dots: Consumer Confidence, Inventories Tell Separate Economic Tales 
Connecting The Dots: Consumer Confidence, Inventories Tell Separate Economic Tales 
August 28, 2019  |  Economy

Economic data points are frozen in time – and yet taken collectively tell tales.  The latest readings on consumer confidence and on business inventories and...

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US CEOs Support Putting Ethics Before Profits
US CEOs Support Putting Ethics Before Profits
August 19, 2019  |  Economy

Almost 200 CEOs at The Business Roundtable, a meeting of executives from corporations like JPMorgan, Apple and Amazon, have redefined the “purpose of a corporation,”...

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China’s Central Bank Readies Launch Of Digital Coin
China’s Central Bank Readies Launch Of Digital Coin
August 11, 2019  |  Blockchain

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) said it is now ready to launch its own blockchain-based digital currency after five years of research, CoinTelegraph reported...

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