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NEW DATA: How We Will Change: Consumers And Life After COVID-19
NEW DATA: How We Will Change: Consumers And Life After COVID-19
April 22, 2020  |  Coronavirus

California became the first state to issue a stay-at-home order on March 19. All 50 states have since issued social distancing guidelines, with consumers everywhere...

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Deep Dive: How Businesses Can Sidestep Cross-Border Payment Pain Points
Deep Dive: How Businesses Can Sidestep Cross-Border Payment Pain Points
March 23, 2020  |  Gig Economy

Most companies now operate at global or multimarket scales, offering their products to clients and customers around the globe via digital channels. Employment is following...

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US Created 273K Jobs in Feb. Despite Coronavirus Fears
US Created 273K Jobs in Feb. Despite Coronavirus Fears
March 06, 2020  |  Economy

The U.S. economy created a hefty 273,000 nonfarm jobs in February and the unemployment rate fell to 3.5 percent from January’s 3.6 percent, as the...

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EU Antitrust Chief Backs Gig Workers
EU Antitrust Chief Backs Gig Workers
February 28, 2020  |  Gig Economy

Uber‘s drivers and takeout delivery workers have found allies in the European Union (EU), as its antitrust chief wants to help them fight for better...

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Temasek Cuts Raises, Bonuses Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Temasek Cuts Raises, Bonuses Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
February 25, 2020  |  International

As the Coronavirus circulates, Temasek Holdings Pte is instituting a company-wide wage freeze and requesting that senior management accept voluntary pay reductions for as long as one...

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Even CEO: Why Savings Is The Key To Breaking The Paycheck-to-Paycheck Cycle
Even CEO: Why Savings Is The Key To Breaking The Paycheck-to-Paycheck Cycle
January 27, 2020  |  financial apps

In the paycheck-to-paycheck economy, estimates vary slightly. Some analysts have reported that roughly 65 percent of all U.S. workers now live paycheck to paycheck, and...

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Walmart-Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: Pay Raises, Wave To Pay And The Sweet Sound Of Streaming Success
Walmart-Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: Pay Raises, Wave To Pay And The Sweet Sound Of Streaming...
January 24, 2020  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

It was a good week for Amazon’s stock price, with a valuation that briefly exceeded $1 trillion before falling back into the far more conservative $927...

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Job Growth Continues For Tenth Consecutive Year
Job Growth Continues For Tenth Consecutive Year
January 10, 2020  |  Economy

The U.S. economy continues its upward trajectory with 145,000 jobs added in December. This makes for a decade of steady payroll growth, which is the...

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Greensill Capital Nears Rollout Of On-Demand Wage Access App
Greensill Capital Nears Rollout Of On-Demand Wage Access App
January 06, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Supply chain financing company Greensill Capital is gearing up to launch its first consumer-facing product, a mobile app connecting employees to access to earned wages...

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