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Singapore Enterprise Buys TGI Friday’s; Capgemini Acquires Altran 

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Three stores were shuttered in 2018 as profits dipped due to issues with the input tax credit. The TGI Friday’s brand will continue in India following the ownership change, The Economic Times reported on Monday (Sept. The restaurant has nine locations in India and has been in the country for more than 20 years.

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Uber of X: greenRush is The Uber of Cannabis

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After it became illegal in the United States through the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, the business of selling cannabis went mostly underground. Not until 2004 did cannabis become legal for non-medical use in certain areas of the country. Additional, burgeoning sources of revenue are technology and marketing solutions for cannabis brands.

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Guest Post: 2012 Economic Year in Review by Dorothy Jaworski

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Gas prices are finally coming down, making people able to drive their brand new cars more; I am glad to be testing the $3.00 The “Fiscal Cliff” Who in their right minds would have so many critical tax codes and laws expiring all on the same year-end date? The tax bracket changes become permanent and that will allow planning to resume.

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Fools Rush In: 37 Of The Worst Corporate M&A Flops

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For Google’s part, it kept releasing its own branded phones under the Nexus brand, partnering with Samsung, Asus, and LG to manufacture these devices, and further eroding the value of the Motorola acquisition. When you’re a powerhouse brand, it can be hard to see that the times are changing. Sears and Kmart.

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Soda Wars Summer

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The app will also allow users to record a 15-second “digital lip-sync video” that can be shared on social media using the hashtag #ShareaCoke, the brand told Ad Age. banning sodas from schools and levying a “soda tax” on beverage distributors in cities like New York and Philadelphia.

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11 Lessons From Startup Chapter 11s

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The company’s assets were acquired by Q Holdings in 2015, and the firm quietly relaunched the Quirky brand in 2017. Second, the thesis that one or two brands would quickly go on to own on-demand food turned out to be either wrong or too early. In September 2015, Quirky finally filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections.

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24 Lessons From Warren Buffett’s Annual Letters To Shareholders

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Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy only when others are fearful.” ( 2004 ). It had a great brand. Companies have both tangible assets (factories, capital, inventory) and intangible assets, which include things like reputation and brand. For investors as a whole, returns decrease as motion increases.” ( 2005 ). “Be

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