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BBVA: Inquiry Into Spying Allegations Could Last Months

PYMNTS

The matter involves Jose Manuel Villarejo, who was reportedly hired by the bank to spy on executives of a possible buyer as well as government officials in 2004, at which time Gonzalez was executive chairman of the Spanish bank. The report is a response to alleged finance-related crimes and high-profile money laundering cases in the region.

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Amazon’s Biggest Campus In The World Opens In India

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Amazon was going to build a huge new headquarters in New York, but eventually decided against it, due to local opposition and despite tax breaks. Because of the competition in the region, Amazon has reportedly been considering partnering up with physical stores. The company’s next headquarters is being built in Arlington, Virginia.

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Morning Scan: Former Salomon Chief Dies; Iran to Create 'Bad Bank'

American Banker

Court Orders Banks to Pay Tax on Bonuses: The U.K.’s ’s highest court ordered UBS and Deutsche Bank to pay taxes on shares given to employees more than a decade ago as bonuses.

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Guest Post: Financial Markets and Economic Update - First Quarter 2024

Jeff For Banks

Trillions of dollars of subsidies on “green” BS projects, electric vehicles no one wants, tax credits, debt forgiveness, and free money all fuel demand and contribute to inflation. ISMs and regional Fed surveys have been mostly negative for months on end. Dorothy recently retired from Penn Community Bank where she worked since 2004.

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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. In the next few weeks, we’re expanding to Los Angeles.

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South Korean Starbucks Accepts Alipay For Tourists

PYMNTS

Users can even receive an instant tax refund at four major airports in the country. Launched in 2004, Alipay currently boasts more than 520 million active registered users. Overseas, Alipay now covers 38 countries and regions to provide payment services for Chinese visitors who are traveling overseas. trillion by 2020.

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Killing The I-Bank: The Disruption Of Investment Banking

CB Insights

Unity Software, a software platform aimed at video-game developers, pursued a bidding-based approach to its IPO in September 2020, similar to the process used by Google when the search giant went public in 2004. Unity relied upon a bidding system managed by Goldman Sachs, in which prospective investors were asked to bid on shares in Unity.