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Petco’s IPO, New Name Highlights Surging Pet Commerce Category

Petco’s IPO, New Name Highlights Surging Pet Commerce Category
Petco’s IPO, New Name Highlights Surging Pet Commerce Category
January 14, 2021  |  Retail

With “renewed clarity” and “reignited vision,” shares of Petco began trading on Thursday (Jan. 14) after the owner of 1,500 pet stores completed its third...

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PayPal Ups Game, Buys Rest Of Payments Platform GoPay In China
PayPal Ups Game, Buys Rest Of Payments Platform GoPay In China
January 14, 2021  |  Partnerships

PayPal has become the first foreign company to own 100 percent of a payments platform in China as the financial technology company gobbled up the...

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Marqeta Teams With Goldman Sachs To Power Marcus Checking
Marqeta Teams With Goldman Sachs To Power Marcus Checking
January 14, 2021  |  Banking

FinTech startup Marqeta has been tapped by Goldman Sachs to power digital checking accounts for Marcus. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Second Unemployment Report Of 2021 Shows Uptick To 965,000
Second Unemployment Report Of 2021 Shows Uptick To 965,000
January 14, 2021  |  Economy

Initial unemployment claims went up more than expected for the week that ended Jan. 9, the second jobless report of the new year after 2020...

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Grab Financial Group Raises $300 Million For Expanded Finance Solutions
Grab Financial Group Raises $300 Million For Expanded Finance Solutions
January 13, 2021  |  Investments

Southeast Asian FinTech Grab Financial Group announced in a press release that it has raised $300 million in a Series A funding round. Get the...

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Department Stores Continue Slide As Nordstrom Reports 22 Pct Holiday Drop
Department Stores Continue Slide As Nordstrom Reports 22 Pct Holiday Drop
January 13, 2021  |  Earnings

Showing the continued struggles of retail stores in the pandemic era, Nordstrom reported a 22 percent net sales decline for the nine-week holiday period that...

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US Government Won’t Ban Investments In Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu
US Government Won’t Ban Investments In Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu
January 13, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

The U.S. government will allow Americans to keep investing in Chinese tech firms Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu after the economic impact of banning them was...

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Qualcomm Inks $1.4 Billion Acquisition Deal With Chip Startup NUVIA
Qualcomm Inks $1.4 Billion Acquisition Deal With Chip Startup NUVIA
January 13, 2021  |  Partnerships

Qualcomm has signed a $1.4 billion deal to acquire NUVIA, a data center chip developer launched by former Apple executives. Get the Full Story Complete...

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