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GM’s Electric Vehicle Makeover Reverberates Far Beyond Detroit

PYMNTS

While the wisdom and strategy can be debated, there is no arguing the fact that GM’s decision to wean itself — and the world — off of fossil fuels will have tectonic effects that will be felt far beyond Detroit, and will take along for the ride scores of ancillary businesses that keep America’s love affair with the automobile rolling.

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Innovation on Display: The 2017 Ford GT and FIS Connect 2017

Celent Banking

My favorite and I believe useful analogy for banking system engineering is that of automobile engineering, an industry that has a similarly colorful past and has been marked by fits and starts of innovation over the past 120 years. As Ford has shown with its 3.5L

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The 2017 Ford GT and FIS Connect 2017: Innovation on Display

Celent Banking

My favorite and I believe useful analogy for banking system engineering is that of automobile engineering, an industry that has a similarly colorful past and has been marked by fits and starts of innovation over the past 120 years. As Ford has shown with its 3.5L

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NEW REPORT: Post-Hurricane, CUs Provide Some Calm After The Storm

PYMNTS

In the November/December Credit Union Tracker , PYMNTS examines the latest efforts by the CU market to connect with members, from public-facing recruitment events to investments in predictive analytics solutions to disaster relief. Around The Credit Union World. After Hurricane Michael, CUs Step Up To Help Members Rebuild.

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Ford Creates New Self-Driving Car Unit; To Invest $4B

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In a press release , the Detroit car maker said the new unit will also be charged with accelerating the autonomous vehicle (AV) business so that Ford can capitalize on market opportunities. Team Edison will continue to report to Jim Farley, executive vice president and president of global markets.

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Rocket Cos. Shares Rise 19 Pct On IPO Debut

PYMNTS

the Detroit-based parent of mortgage lending giant Quicken Loans, reduced its bid to go public to $2 billion. You’re seeing a low-rate environment in conjunction with decreased (mortgage) applications,” Michael Underhill, chief investment officer for Capital Innovations, the Wisconsin-based firm that invests in IPOs, told Reuters. “So,

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Bright Paths Students Demonstrate New Skills with Incredible Variety of Apps

Perficient

Within mere weeks, 22 women are in the final stages of completing a Perficient-sponsored coding bootcamp in Detroit; their final project includes designing their own apps, all of which serve the world in various ways and all certain to make an impact. Deepti Dhar’s Bright Paths Project: Welcome to Stock Market.

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