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The 2018 GonzoBanker Awards

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GonzoBankers, 2018 has been a troublesome year. about the best and worst in banking for 2018 and get fired up to start again in ’19. Ladies and gentlemen, we bring you the 2018 GonzoBanker Awards ! Although all banks faced stock headwinds in 2018, we give the nod to William Demchak at PNC Financial Services.

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Twitch Buys Bebo In eSports Push

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The growth path of the company in addition to the larger opportunity in social media helped it get acquired by AOL for approximately $850 million in 2008. The company was sold to Criterion Capital less than two years after, and the Birches purchased it for $1 million in 2013.

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Target’s Rapid Reset

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Model and social media celebrity Chrissy Teigen is, in many ways, the perfect brand partner for Target, as evidenced by her recent review of her new kitchen and cookware lines. They are increasingly seeing the upper-end of their prime demographic, a group PYMNTS titled bridge millennials. population.

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Fast Fashion Isn’t Dead Yet — And Could Find Retail Rebirth

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30) from the Columbia Spectator , which covers news important to students at Columbia University and Barnard College in the global fashion capital of New York City. In 2018 alone fast fashion as a segment of the apparel industry brought in over $35 billion. The Facebook group Buy | Sell | Trade at Barnard has over 7,000 members.

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Will Snapchat Get Snapped Up Or Snap Back?

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The app that got famous for its disappearing messages is looking like it will either need to raise a some capital by sometime in 2019 or run the risk of going broke, according to a note by MoffettNathanson. Snapchat , according to recent reports , is having cash flow troubles. Yes, we’re discontinuing the Snapcash feature as of Aug.

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What is Shadow Banking? And Why Should You Know About It?

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Venture capital investors are pouring billions of dollars into fintech startups. Nearly half (47%) of Millennials and a little more than a third (36%) of Gen Zers and Gen Xers engage in shadow financial activities. I’m extremely proud of her! Over the last 15-20 years, things have changed. The Emergence of Shadow Financial Lives.

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izo: Dancing To The Beat Of Automated Payables

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With over 200 million monthly views and millions of subscribers globally, izo , the parent of media company DanceOn , is a digital network devoted to original dance-centric video and music content for millennials and Gen Z audiences. 21, 2018 at 1:00pm (EDT), please complete the registration form below: [contact-form-7].

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