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Atlanta Fed delivers payments inclusion report

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PayPal, Block and Global Payments representatives contributed to the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank’s research on how to draw more people into the digital payments sphere.

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Atlanta Fed: Real GDP Estimated To Fall 52.8 Pct In Q2

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percent in the second quarter, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s GDPNow as of Monday (June 1). The Atlanta Fed said the next GDPNow update will be on Thursday (June 4). In addition, the Atlanta Fed said it won’t support the GDPNow app as of Friday (June 5). percent drop to a 58.1 percent drop to a 62.6

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Atlanta Fed: GDP Could Tumble By 43 Pct In Q2

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Just when the economy can’t take any more bad news, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta is predicting the national gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to drop by nearly 43 percent in the second quarter, CNBC reported. GDPNow is not an official forecast of the Atlanta Fed. percent in Q2, down from the May 8 estimate of 33.9

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Atlanta Fed taps payments head for operations chief

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Cheryl Venable is exiting her role as chief of payments operations for the Federal Reserve Financial Services to take the new post.

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Walmart Plans More Health Clinics In Atlanta Area

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Walmart will open up at least six more health clinics in the greater Atlanta area by the end of the year, according to CNBC. There are already four such clinics, with three in Georgia and one in Arkansas. But Walmart is looking to open more, CNBC reported, as it attempts to get into the health market.

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Atlanta Fed Warns Recovery Could Stall As Outbreaks Surge

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Raphael Bostic , the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, whose reach extends into the south caught up in the resurgence of COVID-19 cases, said business reopening has leveled off. Bostic said the Atlanta Fed was trying to determine whether this leveling off is a sustained pattern, or just a pause. “To The uptick in U.S.

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Perficient Named one of Atlanta’s 2020 Best Places to Work

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That’s why we’re excited to announce that we have been named a 2020 Best Places to Work by the Atlanta Business Journal! Earlier this year the Atlanta office was also named a Top Workplace of 2020 , and earlier this month our Charlotte office was deemed a Best Place to Work in their area! About the Team.

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