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Capital Market Assumptions

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Emotions drive markets in the short term, so no matter how good your information is, trying to guess where the market will be in a year is just that – a guess. Therefore, our capital market assumptions are based on expectations for average returns over the next 10 years. annualized over the next 10 years.

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Top News In Payments: Antitrust Probe For Google Shopping Comparison Tool; Visa Warns Of Rise in Gas Station POS Cyberattacks

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Department of Justice is expanding its antitrust probe to include Google’s online shopping comparison tool, and Visa warns of an increase in fuel dispenser POS cyberattacks. US Antitrust Regs Probe Google’s Shopping Comparison Tool. Also, Uber is negotiating the sale of Uber Eats to India’s Zomato.

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Solve This Problem with Your Strategic Horizon

South State Correspondent

In comparison, investments in new technology or new business lines pale in comparison to other strategic investments due to the time and effort it takes to get a business line off the ground. Your capital is likely in it for the long why shouldn’t your strategy match? This, however, could be a mistake.

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Coronavirus: Economist Says Housing Market ‘Shutdown’ Likely; Zillow Suspends Home Buying With Zillow Offers

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One market expert says that the COVID-19 outbreak will probably bring the housing market to a stop. In comparison to the weekend of March 8, there were 28 percent fewer open houses during the March 15 weekend in New York City. Kapfidze recommends that in the interim that the government extend lenders lines of credit.

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CPG Companies Capitalize On Dramatic Digital Shift

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By way of comparison, spending at brick-and-mortar drugstores was down 5 percent and total trips across CPG outlets were down 3 percent compared to the year-ago period during the week ending Aug. According to BCG, that number is right around the 5 to 7 percent market share that is currently being seen.

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What Banks Can Learn from the Republic Bank Failure

South State Correspondent

Also, interest rates are not high by historical comparison (especially when eliminating the pandemic monetary response), and bank managers’ job is to manage uncertatiny (also called risk). However, that faster growth was not unusual and reflects the bank’s higher growth markets.

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B2B Startup Investors Go After The Niche Markets

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While there were no mega-deals in the B2B startup funding realm this week, it was still a busy time for companies and investors, with many funders targeting companies operating in less common markets. million from Alteria Capital. Alternative small business lender Lendingkart secured new funding this week to the tune of $11.5

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