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Crypto Fails To Impress For Corporate Tax Payments

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to allow businesses to pay their corporate taxes in bitcoin. The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance released a study last year, finding a sharp increase in the onboarding of new cryptocurrency users, rising from 18 million at the end of 2017 to 35 million at the end of 2018, Invest in Blockchain reports said.

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Retail Sales Rise 0.5 Percent In June

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Topping off a quarter of strong consumption, Americans spent more at retailers in June than the prior month. The Commerce Department said on Monday (July 16) that retail sales increased by 0.5 During that quarter, retail sales increased 1.9 Retail spending was also up 5.9 percent from the first three months of the year.

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Retail Sales Shot Up In May

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Consumer confidence seems to have returned in a big way in May as retail sales soared to their highest level since November 2017, according to news from The Wall Street Journal. Excluding auto sales, which have a tendency to bounce up and down frequently month to month, retail spending was up.9 Retail sales are up 5.9

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Bitcoin Daily: China Construction Bank Grows Blockchain Platform; IRS Tax Forms Now Ask About Crypto

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We launched our first distributed ledger technology in trade finance as early as 2017. with a flexible access to working capital financing instruments to the parties,” added Anna Sokolova, NLMK director for treasury. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) now has a question on crypto ownership on its 1040 income tax form.

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Adyen Sizzles, Bitcoin Fizzles And Retail Gets Its Groove Back

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Sizzle of the Week: Retail’s 2018 Rebound. Retail has had a rough couple of years, as most players that aren’t Amazon have struggled to cross the digital, omnichannel chasm. On the whole, with some notable exceptions, retail has landed on our Fizzle list more often than the Sizzle list in recent memory. Retail sales are up 5.9

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Laura Ashley Catches Second Wind With Funding From MUI

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home and fashion-ware retailer. based Wells Fargo and Malaysian group MUI Asia , it should be well-poised to utilize the needed funds from its working capital facility to meet its immediate funding needs. The retailer said the agreement did not constitute a cash injection from MUI Asia.

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

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Seriously, sit back with a pocket flask of Pappy Van Winkle, smoke a cigar (or your combustible of choice if you live in Colorado, California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Main or Massachusetts) and enjoy the 2017 GonzoBanker Awards. Monty Python “I’m Not Dead … Yet” Award – Goes to physical retail. FinTech threats and distractions.