FedEx Int’l Priority, US Residential Volumes Fuel Strong Q2 Results
FedEx Int’l Priority, US Residential Volumes Fuel Strong Q2 Results
December 18, 2020  |  Earnings

FedEx reported on Friday (Dec. 18) as part of its Q2 fiscal 2021 earnings that higher volumes in international priority and U.S. domestic residential package...

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Nike’s Digital Sales Surge 80 Pct
Nike’s Digital Sales Surge 80 Pct
December 18, 2020  |  Earnings

Nike reported on Friday (Dec. 18) as part of its Q2 fiscal 2021 financial results that its flagship Nike brand’s digital sales surged 80 percent...

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US Treasury Proposes Sweeping New Disclosure Rules On Bitcoin, Other Cryptos 
US Treasury Proposes Sweeping New Disclosure Rules On Bitcoin, Other Cryptos 
December 18, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

The U.S. Treasury Department proposed sweeping new rules late Friday (Dec. 18) that the government says would make convertible digital currencies like bitcoin less attractive...

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Apple iOS, macOS Exec Ordered To Testify In Epic Suit
Apple iOS, macOS Exec Ordered To Testify In Epic Suit
December 18, 2020  |  Legal

Top Apple executive Craig Federighi, who oversees the iOS and macOS operating systems, has been ordered by a federal judge to testify in the lawsuit...

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Amazon Echo Challenges Zoom, Google Meet With Group Video, Audio Calls
Amazon Echo Challenges Zoom, Google Meet With Group Video, Audio Calls
December 18, 2020  |  Amazon Innovations

Amazon Inc. made good on its previously announced plan to allow group audio- and video-conference calls on its Echo devices, The Verge reported. The feature...

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Congress Agrees Avoid Federal Shutdown For 48 Hours As Lawmakers Try To Reach Stimulus Deal
Congress Agrees Avoid Federal Shutdown For 48 Hours As Lawmakers Try To Reach Stimulus Deal
December 18, 2020  |  Politics

The U.S. House and Senate passed an agreement Friday evening (Dec. 18) to postpone a government shutdown for 48 Hours as Capitol Hill lawmakers prepared...

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Gojek Buys Stake In Indonesia’s Bank Jago
Gojek Buys Stake In Indonesia’s Bank Jago
December 18, 2020  |  Investments

Gojek, which bills itself as “Southeast Asia’s leading on-demand services and payments platform,” said in a news release that it has invested in Indonesia-listed technology-based...

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Gig Apps Keeping Working Through Pandemic
Gig Apps Keeping Working Through Pandemic
December 18, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

America’s job market was firing on all cylinders, until suddenly it wasn’t. Now it’s 10 months gone to COVID — along with a few million...

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Disbursements, Main Street SMBs And BarkBox’s Merger With SPAC Top This Week’s News
Disbursements, Main Street SMBs And BarkBox’s Merger With SPAC Top This Week’s News
December 18, 2020  |  News

The PYMNTS Weekender is here to catch you up on the latest news at the end of the last full work week before Christmas. We...

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