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Report: Georgetown Privacy Professor Bedoya is Biden’s FTC Commissioner Nominee

Report: Georgetown Privacy Professor Bedoya is Biden’s FTC Commissioner Nominee
Report: Georgetown Privacy Professor Bedoya is Biden’s FTC Commissioner Nominee
September 13, 2021  |  Regulation

President Joe Biden will nominate Georgetown University law professor and privacy law expert Alvaro Bedoya as a Democratic commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission, according...

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DC AG Racine Expands Scope of Amazon Antitrust Complaint
DC AG Racine Expands Scope of Amazon Antitrust Complaint
September 13, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine widened the scope of his antitrust complaint against Amazon, bringing its relationship with wholesale suppliers under the microscope,...

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Robinhood: SEC Won’t Ban Payment for Order Flow
Robinhood: SEC Won’t Ban Payment for Order Flow
September 13, 2021  |  Investments

The Securities and Exchange Commission will investigate, but not ban, a practice known as payment for order flow, the legal chief for the Robinhood trading...

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Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: Blue Apron Launches Frozen Meals; Toast Eyes $170M IPO
Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: Blue Apron Launches Frozen Meals; Toast Eyes $170M IPO
September 13, 2021  |  ResTech

Today in restaurant and grocery tech news: Blue Apron announces “Heat & Eat” single-serve meals, while Resy adds vaccination status-checking tools for its restaurant customers....

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Canada’s VersaBank Plans New York IPO
Canada’s VersaBank Plans New York IPO
September 13, 2021  |  IPO

VersaBank, Canada’s first financial institution to operate without a branch, is launching a public offering of shares in the U.S. and Canada, and is filing...

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Turkish Grocery Delivery App Getir Adds More Investment Capital
Turkish Grocery Delivery App Getir Adds More Investment Capital
September 13, 2021  |  Investments

Getir, the Turkish grocery delivery app, has now topped $1.1 billion in fundraising with new capital from one of its existing investors, according to a...

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Today in Retail: Mastercard Projects Good Tidings for Retailers this Holiday; Amazon Overshadows Sporting Goods Competitors
Today in Retail: Mastercard Projects Good Tidings for Retailers this Holiday; Amazon Overshadows Sporting Goods...
September 13, 2021  |  Retail

In today’s top retail news, Mastercard is predicting retail sales during the holiday shopping season will increase by over 7% year over year, while Amazon...

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For Main Street SMBs, BNPL Can Unlock New Consumer Spend
For Main Street SMBs, BNPL Can Unlock New Consumer Spend
September 13, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

With make-or-break season approaching for retailers and small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) looking for fresh ways to cash in on consumers’ return to physical stores,...

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Live Nation Moves Into Latin America With $444M OCESA Acquisition
Live Nation Moves Into Latin America With $444M OCESA Acquisition
September 13, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The world’s biggest concert promoter Live Nation is acquiring a 51% interest in the Latin American live entertainment organizer OCESA, owner of Ticketmaster Mexico, for...

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