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Google Slapped With Antitrust Lawsuit Filed By Coalition Of 38 States

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This internet Goliath used its power to manipulate the market, destroy competition and harm YOU, the consumer,” Paxton's office said in a tweet on Wednesday (Dec. DOJ and state attorneys general have conducted separate but parallel investigations into Google’s anticompetitive market behavior,” Weiser said in a press release.

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Second Google Lawsuit May Be Filed Next Month By State AGs

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The states involved include Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah, according to Reuters. The DOJ suit came after a probe lasting over a year in which the department looked into the company's 80 percent dominance in the search engine and advertising markets.

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Connecticut AG Launches Antitrust Probe Into Amazon’s eBook Business

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Our office continues to aggressively monitor this market to protect fair competition for consumers, authors, and other eBook retailers,” Mr. Tong said in a statement, per WSJ. Amazon had a 76 percent market share of all eBooks sold in the U.S. in September, according to Codex Group data, per the WSJ.

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Market your community bank with first-party data

Independent Banker

Illustration by The Laundry Room/Stocksy Customer data fuels efficient and effective marketing these days. Andrew Catalano, Austin Williams While most community banks aren’t yet using first-party data for marketing purposes to grow revenue and retain customers, experts say those willing to invest in the effort can reap big rewards. “To

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Groceries Juggle Bottom Line, Food Delivery Costs

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Iowa-based grocer Hy-Vee , with its chain of more than 245 supermarkets located in the Midwest, said it plans to expand pickup, which can be cheaper than delivery. Mid-Atlantic food retailer Weis Markets has 198 stores and as online sales rise, it will buy more refrigerated lockers, delivery trucks and technology, its CEO told WSJ.

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Build your community bank’s brand with swag

Independent Banker

“We want branded items that are professional and useful, not something that someone takes home and throws away,” says Bob Howard, Iowa division president of $1.1 billion-asset CBI Bank & Trust in Muscatine, Iowa. Jay Sedgwick, account executive at WebbMason Marketing, based in Hunt Valley, Md., Swag with purpose.

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A second Iowa credit union cuts staff, citing weak mortgage market

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