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Coronavirus Live Updates: How the C.D.C. Failed to Keep Up
Epidemiologists said protests around the United States would almost certainly lead to more cases. Republicans are seeking a new city …Read More »
Lili raises $10M for its freelancer banking app
Lili, a startup building banking products to meet the needs of freelance workers, is announcing that it has raised $10 …Read More »
Matic Launches Mainnet Aiming to Bring More ‘Firepower’ to Ethereum
Matic, a sidechain scaling solution for Ethereum, has deployed the first 10 nodes of its mainnet after several years in …Read More »
Tembici raises $47M Series B to expand its fleet of electric bikes
Tembici, which says it owns 80% of the market share in Latin America’s micromobility space, now has $47 million more …Read More »
First Mover: ECB Stimulus May Offer Market Hope After Bitcoin Fails (Again) to Break $10K
After another failure above the $10,000 mark, some bitcoin traders are now looking ahead to this week's European Central Bank …Read More »
C4 Ventures raises $88M fund for post-Series A startups, in a post-COVID19 world
C4 Ventures, the Paris -based VC, has raised a new €80 million ($88 million) “Fund II”. The fund was founded …Read More »
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House bill gives small businesses more time to use PPP loans and lets them spend less on payroll
The Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act, which passed in the House of Representatives on Thursday, eases loan forgiveness rules for small-business owners. …
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‘Shark Tank’ investor Kevin O’Leary says companies will ‘save a ton of money’ from remote working
"Productivity is significantly higher when you give people what they want," Kevin O'Leary told CNBC. …
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The coronavirus pandemic has transformed the client-advisor experience
Martin Seay, president of the Financial Planning Association, thinks the changes financial advisors and his organization have made as a result of Covid-19 could stick long-term….
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Israel’s Team8 raises $104M to make bigger cybersecurity and enterprise bets
Team8, the Israel-based firm founded by a team of intelligence vets and backed by the likes of Intel, Microsoft, Walmart and Cisco to develop and spin out…
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Find The Police And Military Planes That Monitored The Protests In Your City With These Maps
As protests against police brutality ramped up across the nation, aircraft operated by law enforcement and the National Guard were flying overhead.View Entire Post › …
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Facebook strikes global licensing deal with Indian music label Saregama
Facebook said on Wednesday it has entered into a global deal with Saregama, one of India’s oldest music labels, to license its music for video and…
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Even Small Businesses Can Benefit From Immersive Technologies Like Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality
As these emerging technologies become more mainstream and accessible, it could be time to dip your toe into AR, VR, and MR to create more memorable…
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4 Ways SMBs Can Master Empathetic Digital Marketing
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5 Ways to Discover Your Blog Readership’s Most Pressing Questions
The medium might’ve had its initial boom years ago, but there are still plenty of ways for it to help launch a profitable business. …
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Embattled at Home, Trump Finds Himself Isolated Abroad, Too
After years of snubs and American unilateralism, European allies have stopped looking to the president for leadership, and are turning their backs on him. …
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Researchers question whether the government’s response to help companies will prove sufficient in the long run. Paris is reopening cafe terraces. …
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Philippines Backs Off Threat to Terminate Military Pact With U.S.
In February President Rodrigo Duterte had angrily sought to end the Visiting Forces Agreement, seen as a buffer against Chinese power. Analysts saw the reversal as…
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As Protests Engulf the United States, China Revels in the Unrest
Chinese officials and state media are seizing on the moment to tout Beijing’s authoritarian system and condemn American hypocrisy — a narrative that ignores many of…
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Protests Today Live: News Updates and Video
Amid swelling protests marred by violence and looting, President Trump threatened to deploy the U.S. military. Police officers in several cities were injured by gunfire and…
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Where the Virus Is Growing Most: Countries With ‘Illiberal Populist’ Leaders
Brazil, Russia, Britain and the U.S. have something in common. …
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Vegas Is Reopening. But When Will The Jobs Return?
Hotels and casinos won’t be the same, post-pandemic. With Las Vegas’ unemployment at 33%, workers fear their jobs won’t be the same, either. …
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7 Ways You Can Humanize Your Brand and Win Big
Give your small business a face. Check out these 7 tips to help humanize your brand and reach more customers with the right message. …
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How Republicans Became The Party Of Death Panels
A decade after the Obamacare debate, COVID-19 reveals who really cares about the sick and the elderly. …
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To Get Serious About Decentralization, We Need to Measure It
Blockchains aim to democratize influence and control, broadening access to capital and data. But we lack metrics to whether projects achieve decentralization. …
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Behind ‘Prime Broker’ Buzzword Lies a Complex Strategy Game for Crypto Firms
Coinbase, BitGo and Genesis all announced plans to become prime brokers this month. Here’s what the trend reveals about the state of the industry. …
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More Grocery Chains Are Ending Hazard Pay Even As The Pandemic Continues
As one meat clerk put it, “Last I checked, people are still dying.” …
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Economy faces long-term damage even as businesses reopen, Mark Zandi says
The U.S. economy could take years to rebound as it faces longer-term challenges from sharpest downturn in history, according to economist Mark Zandi. …
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Got a PPP loan but workers rejected your rehire offer? You might have to report them to unemployment
Will PPP forgiveness be reduced if a laid-off worker rejects a rehire offer? The answer is no — but the employer will have to document the…
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Dental practices consider using UV light tech to safely reopen
As more businesses reopen, dental practices are considering enhanced measures to clean their facilities and equipment. …
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Small caps outperform after recessions, so ‘you have history on your side,’ money manager says
But it's too soon to tell whether small caps can hang onto recent gains, traders say. …
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Doctors face pay cuts, furloughs and supply shortages as coronavirus pushes primary care to the brink
Shrinking and disappearing doctors' offices could trigger public health crises as sick patients go untreated and children do not receive important vaccines. …
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Kevin O’Leary’s advice for small business owners as the economy reopens: ‘Practice being thrifty’
"At some point, we're gonna start to reopen," Kevin O'Leary, investor on ABC's "Shark Tank," tells CNBC Make It. "But [business owners should] lower your expectations."…
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Workforce training app developer Poka adds strategic investor Schneider Electric
Poka, a workforce training app and software service for industrial companies, has added SE Ventures, the venture capital arm of the European energy and automation conglomerate…
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The Great Instagram Blackout
We have mixed feelings about #BlackoutTuesday, too. …
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Facebook and PayPal invest in Southeast Asian ride-hailing giant GoJek
Facebook and PayPal have made investments in GoJek, joining Google and Tencent among other high-profile technology firms that have backed the five-year-old Southeast Asian ride-hailing firm…
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Google pulls ‘Remove China Apps’ from Play Store
Remove China Apps, an app that gained popularity in India in recent weeks and did exactly what its name suggests, has been pulled from the Play…
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Food Delivery Apps Are Still Processing Orders After Curfews
About 40 cities in the US have instituted curfews. Food delivery workers will still be on the hook for deliveries.View Entire Post › …
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Suit Claims Google’s Tracking Violates Federal Wiretap Law
The complaint said Google tracked and collected users’ browsing history even if they took steps to maintain their privacy. …
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7 Ways To Support Black Lives And Protesters With Your Money
Dollars can speak just as loudly as words. …
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No, Marvin Ammori, CoinDesk Is Not Trying to Extort You
Marvin Ammori, Head of Policy at Protocol Labs, says his crypto hero is Hal Finney, recalls his trip to Iceland and thinks crypto should disrupt banks…
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Iranian Lawmaker Says Bitcoin Should Be Central Bank’s Turf
An Iranian lawmaker wants his country’s central bank to take bitcoin seriously. …
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Caitlin Long’s Avanti Raises $5M, Submits Wyoming Bank Charter Application Draft
Crypto bank Avanti has raised an angel round from the University of Wyoming Foundation, Anthony Pompliano’s Morgan Creek Digital and other investors. …
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Blockchain Firms Flocked to Hong Kong in 2019: Report
Blockchain firms led the charge of fintech companies that relocated to Hong Kong in 2019. …
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Bitcoin News Roundup for June 2, 2020
With the price of bitcoin briefly breaking above $10,000, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back! …
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Sustainable funds are outperforming their peers during coronavirus pandemic: BNP Paribas
Compared to other funds, sustainable funds showed strong outperformance across indexes, such as the MSCI equity index and S&P 500, says Gabriel Wilson-Otto from BNP Paribas…
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Apple is heading towards a $2 trillion valuation, says Evercore ISI. Here’s how it gets there
Evercore ISI said that shares of Apple can hit $550 in the next four years, which would give the company a valuation of $2 trillion. …
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As companies’ margins collapse, Goldman tells clients to buy this portfolio of profit growers
The bank forecast that the S&P 500 net profit margins will decline by 200 basis points in 2020 to 8.7%, the lowest level since 2010. …
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Here are Monday’s biggest analyst calls of the day: Amazon, Ulta, Hostess, Gap & more
Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Monday …
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The Dow will fall back to coronavirus crash level below 19,000 before new high: CFO survey
More chief financial officers of major corporations surveyed by CNBC expect the Dow Jones Industrial Average to retest the coronavirus crash level below 19,000 before setting…
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Reliable Bank of America model sees 90%-plus chance the market will be higher one year from now
Bank of America said historically, its bullish for stocks when Wall Street is extremely bearish. …
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How to Make Instagram Your Not-So-Secret Sales Weapon
Year after year, the social media platform continues to prove one of the strongest, most reliable marketing channels for product-driven brands. …
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Small Business Guide to Video Marketing
Learn how to become a pro at video marketing for your business. Here is our guide to getting it right, with tips, examples of videos, pointers…
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Naming a New Business: 4 Important Steps to Choosing the Right Business Name
Developing a lasting name for your brand can be one of the most challenging parts of starting a new business. Learn four ways to select a…
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To Make Your Business Stand Out, Try ‘Borrowing’ Business Tactics From Other Industries
Adopting various “tricks of the trade” from industries other than your own can inject some creativity into your sales and marketing strategy, and help your company…
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Did Your Business Receive a PPP Loan from the SBA? Here’s How to Handle Potential Press Inquiries
If your small business received a paycheck protection program (PPP) loan to help it weather the Coronavirus crisis, will you be prepared to respond if journalists…
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Hot Dog Sales Are Red-Hot. These Weiner Businesses are Giving Back.
This Memorial Day, two Brooklyn companies are hoping that backyard BBQs can help heal. …
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How Delta, United and American make money from airline loyalty programs
With U.S. passenger traffic down by 90%, airlines are desperate to fill seats and are offering big incentives to keep their most reliable customers loyal. But…
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Venture-funded companies and mom and pop businesses in the short-term rental market are offloading properties after the coronavirus dramatically curtailed travel. …
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Every State Has A Baby Name They’re Obsessed With — Here’s Yours!
Emma or Olivia? Liam or Oliver?View Entire Post › …
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Four travel stories that were too good to be true
Here are four widely-read travel stories from the past two months where details were later clarified that made the original headlines substantially less impressive than they…
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What Are Things Americans Do Or Say That Non-Americans Think Are Bizarre?
Why do Americans say math and not maths?View Entire Post › …
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United cuts 13 high-level executives as travel demand ‘still a very long way from where it was’
United Airlines is cutting 13 of its 67 officer positions in an effort to save money as the coronavirus continues to hurt travel demand. …
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Late Night On Third Democratic Debate
Late night hosts joked about different topics that came out of the third democratic debate, like Andrew Yang’s policy proposals and Joe Biden’s affection for Barack…
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The third democratic debate provided the perfect comedy for late night hosts including Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel.
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The 20 Funniest Tweets From Women This Week (Aug. 17-23)
“Being an adult is basically just lemon water and disappointment.”
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‘When life gives you sour lemons, make lemonade’
Positive News meets Sade Brown, founder of Sour Lemons. The social enterprise helps young people use adversity to their advantage in the creative industries
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Tapestry of talent: how an entrepreneur is making the creative industries more diverse
DJ and Instagram influencer Mercedes F Benson is on a mission to get more black, Asian and minority ethnic talent into the creative industries
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Fuel for better business: new Bradford-based academy will ‘give wings’ to grassroots social entrepreneurs
A new programme of high-impact support for social enterprises, the Red Bull Amaphiko Academy, is launching in Bradford, ‘the best city for startups’, providing coaching, training…
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