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UK Shoppers Swarm Stores As New COVID-19 Lockdown Looms

UK Shoppers Swarm Stores As New COVID-19 Lockdown Looms
UK Shoppers Swarm Stores As New COVID-19 Lockdown Looms
November 04, 2020  |  Economy

Consumers are converging on stores and eateries in England before new lockdowns are enacted on Thursday (Nov. 5) on all non-essential venues, the Financial Times reported...

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Europe’s Economy On Edge As Second COVID Wave Hits
Europe’s Economy On Edge As Second COVID Wave Hits
November 04, 2020  |  Economy

A top European Central Bank (ECB) policymaker has added his voice to rising concerns that renewed COVID-19 restrictions could cause a further downturn in the...

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Visa, UAE’s NOW Money To Bring Digital Banking To Low-Income Gulf Customers
Visa, UAE’s NOW Money To Bring Digital Banking To Low-Income Gulf Customers
November 04, 2020  |  Financial Inclusion

Visa has partnered with UAE-based NOW Money to bring digital banking services to low-income customers in the Gulf Region who are unable to access traditional...

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ADP October Jobs Report Misses Optimistic Projections
ADP October Jobs Report Misses Optimistic Projections
November 04, 2020  |  Economy

Private sector payroll was sluggish in October, according to an ADP report on Wednesday (Nov. 4). The numbers missed optimistic projections as coronavirus infections continued to...

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Almost $1B in Bitcoin Transferred From eWallet Linked To Dark Web’s Silk Road
Almost $1B in Bitcoin Transferred From eWallet Linked To Dark Web’s Silk Road
November 04, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

A huge bitcoin amount — nearly $1 billion — has been moved out of a bitcoin address that may have ties to the Silk Road...

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Scammers Take Used Car Buyers For A Ride Amid Pandemic
Scammers Take Used Car Buyers For A Ride Amid Pandemic
November 04, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

Scammers are preying on used car buyers as demand surges for pre-owned vehicles amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a CBS report on Wednesday (Nov....

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Prop 22: California Voters Side With Uber And Lyft, Nix AB 5 Gig Worker Law
Prop 22: California Voters Side With Uber And Lyft, Nix AB 5 Gig Worker Law
November 04, 2020  |  Gig Economy

California voters passed Proposition 22, which exempts tech platforms like Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash from state law AB 5, which forced them to reclassify gig...

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Ant Group IPO Delay Costs Alibaba Billions In Value As Stock Drops
Ant Group IPO Delay Costs Alibaba Billions In Value As Stock Drops
November 03, 2020  |  IPO

Jack Ma has seen his net worth plunge by $3 billion after the Ant Group double initial public offering (IPO) was suspended on Tuesday (Nov....

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