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Merchants Gone Wild: The Surcharge Edition
Merchants Gone Wild: The Surcharge Edition
January 28, 2019  |  Regulation

Since about mid-December of 2018, checking out in the stores here in Boston has become even more of a hassle. Never mind the people who...

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Amazon Lures Shippers With Promise Of Lower Delivery Fees
Amazon Lures Shippers With Promise Of Lower Delivery Fees
January 23, 2019  |  Amazon Profile

Amazon, which is expanding its in-house delivery network dubbed Amazon Shipping, is wooing customers by offering fees lower than those charged by traditional carriers such...

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How Payment Plans Could Cure A $7.5B Medical Malady
How Payment Plans Could Cure A $7.5B Medical Malady
January 15, 2019  |  Healthcare

In medicine, it seems there is a side effect for every treatment. The Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare, which was signed into law in...

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Credit Card Surcharges OK’ed In New York
Credit Card Surcharges OK’ed In New York
January 09, 2019  |  Regulation

New York has banned the ban. In the wake of court filings this week that effectively ended a challenge to surcharges on credit card transactions...

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Amazon To Lower Fees For Third-Party Sellers
Amazon To Lower Fees For Third-Party Sellers
December 20, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon announced on Thursday (Dec. 20) that it’s planning to lower some of the fees it charges to third-party sellers, according to a report from...

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Gusto CEO: Why Bimonthly Payroll Is Stuck In The Dot-Matrix Era
Gusto CEO: Why Bimonthly Payroll Is Stuck In The Dot-Matrix Era
December 17, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

The typewriter had a good run. It ruled the roost as far as corporate word processing went for well over 100 years before the computer-based...

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Malaysian PM: Goldman Bankers ‘Cheated’ The Country
Malaysian PM: Goldman Bankers ‘Cheated’ The Country
November 14, 2018  |  International

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has alleged that Goldman Sachs “cheated” the country regarding a state fund for 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), and that U.S....

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Analyst Cuts Amazon Estimates Amid Potential USPS Rate Hike
Analyst Cuts Amazon Estimates Amid Potential USPS Rate Hike
October 23, 2018  |  Retail

With a potential increase in U.S. Postal Service fees on the horizon, Credit Suisse Analyst Stephen Ju is reducing his estimates for the near term...

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USPS Eyes Shipping Fee Increase For Amazon
USPS Eyes Shipping Fee Increase For Amazon
October 12, 2018  |  Amazon

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) wants Amazon to pay 9 percent to 12 percent more for its shipping services. According to CNBC, the USPS proposed...

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