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Amazon Snatches Up U.S. Marketplaces For Expansion
Amazon Snatches Up U.S. Marketplaces For Expansion
July 21, 2017  |  Retail

Just when its competition thought it was safe to go back into the eCommerce waters, Amazon pulls another trick out of its bag. The online...

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AMEX, Mastercard And Visa Submit Licenses To Operate In China
AMEX, Mastercard And Visa Submit Licenses To Operate In China
July 21, 2017  |  Banking

American Express, Mastercard and Visa are gearing up to submit licenses to get permission to operate in China. Reuters, citing three people with direct knowledge...

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Russia And US May Form Cybersecurity Team
Russia And US May Form Cybersecurity Team
July 21, 2017  |  Politics

In the midst of tense Senate Intelligence Committee testimonials about Russia’s involvement with the U.S. election, there are talks circulating of the two countries working...

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Visa Beats 3Q Estimates As Payments Volume Leaps
Visa Beats 3Q Estimates As Payments Volume Leaps
July 21, 2017  |  VISA

Double-digit transaction growth and strength in Europe boosted Visa’s earnings beyond the Street’s expectations, while management also gave the lift to expected revenue growth going forward....

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Consumers Making Less Than $40K Per Year Worried About Paying Off Debt
Consumers Making Less Than $40K Per Year Worried About Paying Off Debt
July 19, 2017  |  Consumer Finance

A new survey has found that a divide is emerging over how Americans feel about their ability to pay down debt, with the poorest Americans...

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Renaud Laplanche’s Second Act
Renaud Laplanche’s Second Act
July 18, 2017  |  Alternative Finances

F. Scott Fitzgerald is often quoted as the source behind the phrase, “there are no second acts in American life.” But as we all know...

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India Is Now Facebook’s Largest Audience, Knocking U.S. To Second Place
India Is Now Facebook’s Largest Audience, Knocking U.S. To Second Place
July 17, 2017  |  Facebook

Facebook reported to its advertisers that India has overtaken the United States to become the platform’s largest country audience. According to The Next Web, as...

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Microsoft Adds PayPal-Friendly eInvoicing Tool For SMEs
Microsoft Adds PayPal-Friendly eInvoicing Tool For SMEs
July 11, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Microsoft is positioning itself further within small businesses, announcing new features for SME users of Office 365 on Monday (July 10). In a blog post announcing...

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Small Business Jobs Grow, But Even-Smaller Firms Struggling
Small Business Jobs Grow, But Even-Smaller Firms Struggling
July 10, 2017  |  SMBs

How is U.S. employment stacking up? It depends on who you ask. The U.S. Labor Department announced Friday (July 7) that the country added 222,000...

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