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IDC: Smartphone Market To Decline 12 Pct Due To Pandemic

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IDC), a Massachusetts market research company. Today, with most of its factories reopened, IDC said China’s domestic market will only see a single digit decline in 2020. . This could result in some share wins for the vendors that position their portfolios to capitalize on this change.”. billion units , down from 1.4

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Uber’s Developed Markets Turning Profits

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Uber has turned profitable in all of its developed markets. The company now also seems to be profiting in China — a market where it has long faced intense competition from Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing, which stands atop the space with the largest market share. its most profitable market.

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New Unemployment Claims Down 48K To 709K

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The COVID-19 vaccine is expected to have a positive effect on the labor market and other areas of the economy. 24 were in Hawaii (9.9), California (8.9), New Mexico (8.5), Nevada (8.2), the Virgin Islands (7.1), Massachusetts (7.0), Puerto Rico (6.9), Georgia (6.8), District of Columbia (6.5) and Alaska (6.1).

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Policygenius Notches $100M For InsurTech Growth

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as well as venture capital operations powered by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., CEO Jennifer Fitzgerald said the firm isn’t focused on an exit path through a sale or stock market offering, but has its eye on growth. They will also help the company scale its data science, engineering and marketing efforts.

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MineralTree Raises $50M, Buys Two Companies

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the Massachusetts-based accounts payable (AP) automation software provider, announced a $50 million Series D investment round and the purchase of two companies Thursday (Sept. 406 Ventures, the Boston venture capital fund. 406 Ventures, the Boston venture capital fund. MineralTree Inc., Terms of the deals were not disclosed.

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Bitcoin Daily: Companies Give Crypto Ads The Boot, Ford Gets Vehicle-To-Vehicle Crypto Patent

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Bitcoin fell below the $8,000 level on Tuesday (March 27), CCN reported – and the cryptocurrency market as a whole could fall below a market cap of $300 million. In hedge fund news, Morgan Creek acquired Full Tilt Capital LLC two months after that firm decided to dedicate a fund to crypto businesses, Bloomberg reported.

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MainVest On Bringing Everyday Investors To Main Street Shops 

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Big plans generally required big investments — which is why the best-known startup firms in the world have big names in business and venture capital standing behind them with their big checkbooks as backers. have much simpler goals than bringing to market an epoch-making innovation. In fact the vast majority of small firms in the U.S.

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