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US Home Sales Up 9 Pct Nationwide Over Last July
US Home Sales Up 9 Pct Nationwide Over Last July
August 21, 2020  |  Real Estate

The nation’s residential real estate sector took a giant step forward in July as year-over-year sales increased by nearly 9 percent, according to the National...

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Ant Group Seeks $225B Valuation Ahead Of Planned Dual Listing
Ant Group Seeks $225B Valuation Ahead Of Planned Dual Listing
August 21, 2020  |  IPO

As it aims for an approximately $225 billion valuation, Ant Group intends to seek dual listings in Shanghai and Hong Kong in the weeks to...

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This Week In Payments: NuoDB CEO Talks Apple’s $2T Valuation, The Great Digital Shift And Lessons Companies Can Learn
This Week In Payments: NuoDB CEO Talks Apple’s $2T Valuation, The Great Digital Shift And...
August 21, 2020  |  News

The national news cycle was mostly taken up with political talk this week, as the Democrats rolled out history’s first fully digital U.S. political convention...

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Ex-House Speaker Paul Ryan Forms SPAC
Ex-House Speaker Paul Ryan Forms SPAC
August 21, 2020  |  IPO

Paul Ryan, former speaker of the House, is creating a “blank-check company,” The Wall Street Journal reported. The move comes amid growing interest in the...

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Report: JPMC Plans UK Digital Lender Launch In Early 2021
Report: JPMC Plans UK Digital Lender Launch In Early 2021
August 21, 2020  |  Banking

JPMorgan Chase plans to launch a digital bank in the United Kingdom early next year, Sky News reported Friday (Aug. 21). The move “will enable...

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Wirecard Makes Deals To Sell Its Brazil, UK Operations
Wirecard Makes Deals To Sell Its Brazil, UK Operations
August 21, 2020  |  International

As Wirecard AG’s global operations close following its bankruptcy filing, the German payment company has agreed to sell what’s left, the Financial Times reported. Michael...

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Main Street On Lockdown: How SMBs Are Coping With The Economic Fallout Of COVID-19
Main Street On Lockdown: How SMBs Are Coping With The Economic Fallout Of COVID-19
August 21, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Consumers confronting the COVID-19 outbreak are buying less and saving what they can, and retailers’ revenues are plummeting as a result. This is leaving many...

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Jeff Bezos’ Consumer CEO To Retire In 2021
Jeff Bezos’ Consumer CEO To Retire In 2021
August 21, 2020  |  Amazon

Jeff Bezos’ wingman is planning to quit next year. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Jeff Wilke, the 53-year-old confidant of the Amazon founder, told staff...

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Publishers’ Letter Spotlights ‘Apple Tax’ – And Digital News Delivery
Publishers’ Letter Spotlights ‘Apple Tax’ – And Digital News Delivery
August 21, 2020  |  Apple

To paraphrase George Orwell’s “Animal Farm,” all developers are equal – but some may be more equal than others. To that end, as reported by...

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