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India’s Future Retail Narrowly Avoids Debt Default
India’s Future Retail Narrowly Avoids Debt Default
August 24, 2020  |  Debt

Future Retail, a sprawling brick-and-mortar operation owned by Indian billionaire Kishore Biyani, made a $14 million interest payment to debt-holders on Monday (Aug. 24) –...

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UK Regulators OK Visa’s Planned Acquisition Of Plaid
UK Regulators OK Visa’s Planned Acquisition Of Plaid
August 24, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provided the go-ahead for Visa’s planned acquisition of Plaid, according to a Monday (Aug. 24) announcement. The...

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US Laptop Shortage Could Derail Remote Learning
US Laptop Shortage Could Derail Remote Learning
August 24, 2020  |  Retail

As students and teachers prepare for a return to in-person learning for at least some of the time this fall, many of the nation’s schools...

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Amazon Offers Cheaper Audible Monthly Subscription
Amazon Offers Cheaper Audible Monthly Subscription
August 24, 2020  |  Subscriptions

Amazon has introduced a low-cost version of Audible, which calls itself the world’s largest collection of audio books. For $7.95 per month, Audible Plus costs...

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Infor Debuts Property Management Software For Construction Firms
Infor Debuts Property Management Software For Construction Firms
August 24, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Business cloud software provider Infor has rolled out its Infor Construction and Property Management technology. The offering allows construction companies in the public sector and...

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Economists Predict Slow Recovery, Chance Of Double-Dip Recession
Economists Predict Slow Recovery, Chance Of Double-Dip Recession
August 24, 2020  |  Economy

The new report from the National Association of Business Economists (NABE) finds respondents to the August 2020 NABE Economic Policy Survey think the U.S. economy...

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Fortnite, China Fears Not Enough To Sour Apple Stock
Fortnite, China Fears Not Enough To Sour Apple Stock
August 24, 2020  |  Apple

Shares of tech giant Apple are on the rise even amid controversies like its lawsuit from Epic Games over Fortnite and the potential for Chinese...

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China’s Banks To Face First Profit Drop In 10 Years
China’s Banks To Face First Profit Drop In 10 Years
August 24, 2020  |  International

China’s banks are not immune to the recession triggered by the COVID-19 crisis. Analysts and official data indicate that some of the country’s largest banks...

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Zomato To Raise Cash With Singapore Investment
Zomato To Raise Cash With Singapore Investment
August 24, 2020  |  Investments

Zomato, the food-ordering and delivery startup in India, is completing a fundraising deal with a division of the Singapore government’s Temasek Holdings. LiveMint.com reported Zomato...

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