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Google Faces Lawsuit From Multiple States Over Digital Ad Tactics

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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 Wednesday (Dec. In addition to Texas, states involved in the suit include Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota and Utah, WSJ reported.

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Revolut Likely To Apply For US Bank Charter

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The nature of the market for FinTech startups breaking into the larger U.S. market for financial institutions is fragmented, with the most successful coming from ones like Chime and Current, which partnered with existing banks in order to make their offerings. Revolut has seen losses tripling as recently as August, with $139.6

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WeLink Lands $185 Million In Financing For 5G Network Rollout

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Utah startup WeLink has raised $185 million to roll out its 5G fixed-wireless broadband network in new markets across the United States, the company announced in a Thursday (Jan. WeLink offers an industry-leading approach to deliver next generation connectivity to customers in select markets across America. 7) press release.

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Here is The Math Behind the High-Yield Account

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There have been many a banker who has said they want to offer a high-yield account because the “higher interest expense is just like paying marketing costs.” However, the majority of customers require a referral, a marketing effort and a sales effort to bring them in the door. Not bad, but not great.

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Supermarkets Hoard Staples For Holidays, COVID Resurgence

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Associated Food Stores , a Salt Lake City, Utah-based cooperative that supplies supermarkets, said it has started to build what it’s calling “pandemic pallets” of sanitizing products so its warehouses will be fully stocked, Darin Peirce, vice president of Retail Operations, told WSJ. That’s earlier than we ever have.”.

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Amazon Plans Whole Foods Expansions In Closed Sears Stores

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For example, Whole Foods managers went to a site in Utah that used to be a Kmart. In November, Amazon announced the expansion of grocery pickup from Whole Foods Markets through Prime Now in eight more cities. Grocery pickup from Whole Foods Market is now available in 22 cities. Sources told Yahoo!

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GPS Capital Markets For Sale, Sources Say

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Corporate foreign exchange brokerage GPS Capital Markets is reportedly up for sale, unnamed sources told PE Hub. As of last year, the company employed 63 people, reports said, citing Utah Business data. As of last year, the company employed 63 people, reports said, citing Utah Business data.

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