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Tech Cos Making M&A Deals Amid Pandemic

PYMNTS

billion deal for a minority stake in Indian telecom startup Reliance Jio, giving the social media giant a larger foothold in the region. Last month, Facebook closed a $5.7

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There’s more to house prices than interest rates

BankUnderground

Then from 2000 to the start of the financial crisis in 2008, house prices doubled while rates barely budged. There has been large variation in house price growth across regions of the UK. London has seen the highest growth in house prices of any region. On a regional basis, house prices in the North East have grown the slowest.

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Community banks are thriving in Texas

Independent Banker

This region has the kind of energy that draws people to a place and helps them and their businesses thrive. Corporate relocations and expansions—influenced by factors like affordability, low corporate tax rates, no personal income tax and a rich talent pool—have contributed to a momentum that isn’t likely to subside soon.

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4 Traits of quality industry data for valuing a business

Abrigo

By Erik Lively, Regional Valuation Consultant, Sageworks. Some automated valuation solutions incorporate data updated annually or based on prior years’ tax returns, but other automated valuation solutions have real-time updates. Ask data providers how current the data is and how often it is updated. Is it relevant?

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4 Traits of quality industry data for valuing a business

Abrigo

By Erik Lively, Regional Valuation Consultant, Sageworks. Some automated valuation solutions incorporate data updated annually or based on prior years’ tax returns, but other automated valuation solutions have real-time updates. Ask data providers how current the data is and how often it is updated. Is it relevant?

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The Election That Misplaced Small Businesses

PYMNTS

This week opened with Hector Barreto — the current Chair of the Latino Coalition and a former SBA Administrator from 2001-2008 – wondering what on Earth had happened to the economic message during this particular election season. 2) Can taxes be made comprehensible? But what we heard far more often than lower, was less complicated.

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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. Real GDP was +3.2% in 4Q23, of which.73% Oh, brother!

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