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Chinese Insurer Waterdrop Plans US IPO After $230M Funding Round
Chinese Insurer Waterdrop Plans US IPO After $230M Funding Round
August 20, 2020  |  IPO

In a bid to grow its health insurance division and go public, Waterdrop Inc., a Hong Kong-based insurer, has raised $230 million in a funding...

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Uber Health Partners With Nimble To Deliver Meds
Uber Health Partners With Nimble To Deliver Meds
August 20, 2020  |  Delivery

Uber Health‘s delivery services are expanding to include pharmaceutical deliveries in some states, according to a press release from the company. The impetus for the program...

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Bankruptcy-Bound Firms Grant Hefty Exec Bonuses
Bankruptcy-Bound Firms Grant Hefty Exec Bonuses
August 20, 2020  |  Business

Before declaring bankruptcies, several big U.S. companies are awarding large bonuses to their top executives, according to a Financial Times report. The practice is a common...

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The New Taco Bell And The Changing Face Of The QSR Space
The New Taco Bell And The Changing Face Of The QSR Space
August 20, 2020  |  Retail

Taco Bell has come up with a new store design to encourage consumers to order their meals ahead of their arrival — making it the...

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Uber, Lyft Granted Reprieve In California
Uber, Lyft Granted Reprieve In California
August 20, 2020  |  Legal

The California appellate court has given Uber and Lyft more time to comply with an order requiring them to reclassify drivers as employees, CNBC reported...

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Ant Group Posts Profits Of $1.3B In Advance Of IPO
Ant Group Posts Profits Of $1.3B In Advance Of IPO
August 20, 2020  |  IPO

Ant Group, the Chinese FinTech, reported profits of 9.2 billion yuan ($1.3 billion) in the first fiscal year quarter, Bloomberg News reported. That’s up 560 percent...

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Interos Unveils B2B Supply Chain Risk Features
Interos Unveils B2B Supply Chain Risk Features
August 20, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Supply chain management system Interos unveiled new functions to speed up the discovery and communication of supply chain risk throughout a number of departments such...

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Mastercard, TransferWise Unveil Expanded Global Partnership
Mastercard, TransferWise Unveil Expanded Global Partnership
August 20, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Mastercard and TransferWise, the online money transfer startup, are taking their relationship to the next level. The credit card giant and the London-based, multibillion-dollar unicorn...

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Report: Apple Snapped Up Israeli AR Firm In Secret Deal
Report: Apple Snapped Up Israeli AR Firm In Secret Deal
August 20, 2020  |  Apple

Apple may now be worth a world-leading $2 trillion, but one thing that doesn’t appear likely to change is the tech behemoth’s penchant for secretly...

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